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| Hine, Susan E.; Fulton, Joan R.; Loureiro, Maria L.; Vandeburg, Jennifer M.; McNamara, Kevin T.. |
| Agricultural cooperatives have been restructuring, by way of mergers, acquisitions, joint-ventures, and strategic alliances, to increase efficiencies to remain competitive in a changing business environment. The research evaluating the reorganization of cooperatives has revealed that less than one-half of the restructured businesses are financially successful. There is the potential to significantly influence the future health of the cooperative business sector if, first, insights can be gained concerning the factors being considered by cooperative managers when making restructuring decisions and, second, extension education programs can be adapted to meet the greatest need. In this study we examine: (a) what methods of valuation cooperatives are using... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Capital budgeting methods; Cooperatives; Finance; Restructuring; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14677 |
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| Hogeland, Julie A.. |
| The artificial insemination industry provides breeding products and services for both dairy and beef cattle. Two-thirds of the industry is organized as producer-owned cooperatives. The industry has been so highly successful in meeting the needs of producers for a high-quality reliable product that the United States is the world's leading producer and exporter of bull semen. Yet, more bulls (and consequently more cooperatives) are available than are technically needed for genetic variation and breeding requirements. The result of such product proliferation is higher semen prices and excessive costs for inventory, distribution, and marketing. To maintain their prominent role in the industry, the 22 cooperatives need to consolidate to streamline the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Artificial insemination; Semen; Dairy cattle; Breeding; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52019 |
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| Urutyan, Vardan E.; Aleksandryan, Mariana; Hovhannisyan, Vardges. |
| The paper aims at studying the challenges of agricultural finance in Armenia. Strengthening the rural credit markets and institutions in Armenia is of paramount importance. The study reviews and analyzes the outcomes of the Agricultural Credit Club Program implemented by the US Department of Agriculture Marketing Assistance Program in Armenia. The study identifies the attitudes and perceptions of member farmers relating to the level of interest rates and access to credit. The findings provided clear indications of the challenges facing the improvement or even development of rural financial markets and agricultural credit institutions from the demand side of agricultural credits. The study concentrates on several important issues like: problems with loan... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Credit clubs; Rural finance; Agricultural credit; Cooperatives; Agricultural Finance; Q13; Q14. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25276 |
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| Hogeland, Julie A.. |
| The evolution of the federated relationship between local and regional cooperatives is examined from the perspective of local cooperatives’ need for commodity-based farm supplies and regional cooperatives’ identity as food companies. Because locals want many competing bids for the supplies they purchase, they resist a strong and close affiliation with regional cooperatives, which then find themselves with excess capacity. Regionals have responded by instituting tighter bonds with selected local cooperatives operating as "internal supply networks," in exchange for certain benefits. This adaptation reduces the impact of divergent goals among regionals and locals within the federated system. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Federation; Networks; Competition; Regionalization.; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44645 |
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| Sauer, Johannes; Gorton, Matthew; White, John. |
| Drawing on survey data, this paper identifies the determinants of variations in farm gate milk prices for three CIS countries (Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine). We apply a multi-level modeling approach, specifically a bootstrapped mixed-effects linear regression model. The analysis suggests three main strategies to improve the price received by farmers for their output: consolidation, competition for output and stable supply chain relationships. In Armenia and Ukraine selling through a marketing cooperative has a significant, positive, albeit modest, effect on farm gate milk prices. In all three countries studied, the size of dairy operations, trust and contracting also affect positively the prices received by farmers. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Price heterogeneity; Milk; Cooperatives; Armenia; Moldova; Ukraine; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; O13; P32; Q13. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103722 |
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| Prasertsri, Peerapon; Kilmer, Richard L.. |
| A milk marketing cooperative (MMC) was created by Florida dairy farmers to link the primary supply of fluid milk with the derived demand of processors in the vertical market. For any given milk supply, the revenue or return to farmers per unit of milk is the average milk price received by the MMC minus the MMC’s transfer cost. An important task for the MMC is to operate the fluid milk hauling system that optimizes the MMC’s milk transfer cost (routing and scheduling cost) subject to farm and plant schedules. The objective of this study is to determine if it is economically feasible to implement a more efficient routing and scheduling of farm-to-plant milk collection by the MMC. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Margins; Milk; Routing; Scheduling; Demand and Price Analysis; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59380 |
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| Theuvsen, Ludwig; Franz, Annabell. |
| In recent years the organization of meat supply chains has been among the most animatedly discussed topics in agriculture and the food industry. Many authors hypothesize that contracts and vertical integration are paramount for the future competitiveness of meat production. But most arguments do not take into account the complexity of today's meat supply chains and the pivotal role private and cooperative livestock traders still play in many countries. In this paper we analyze the role and success factors of livestock trading cooperatives in modern meat supply chains. The results show that livestock trading cooperatives are most successful when their service spectrum meets members' needs and offers an added value to farmers. From a theoretical perspective,... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Equifinality; Livestock trading; Meat industry; Success factors.; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8164 |
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| Coon, Randal C.; Leistritz, F. Larry. |
| Cooperatives are an important form of business organization in North Dakota; 405 cooperatives were operating in the state in 2004, with most (224) related to agriculture (farm supply, agricultural processing, and grain handling). In addition, 33 utility, 66 financial, and 82 cooperatives classified as "other" were operating in the state in 2004. Cooperatives exist to enhance sale price, reduce costs, or provide a service or product for their member-owners, but they also contribute significantly to the state's economy. This report will provide estimates of the contribution North Dakota cooperatives make to the state economy measured in terms of such key economic indicators as retail trade, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; North Dakota; Economic impact; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23663 |
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| Soboh, Rafat; Oude Lansink, Alfons G.J.M.; van Dijk, Gert. |
| Providing a performance measure of any firm is a crucial issue, not only for the stakeholders of the firm, but also for policy makers, labor unions, and economists. The relevant performance measures should consider the objectives of the firm’s owners. The ownership structure of cooperatives is different from that of investors owned firms, which in principle implies the need of different tools to measure their performance. Typically, however, the performance of cooperatives and investor owned firm is mostly compared using the same approach. In this study, we use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to compare the performance of dairy cooperatives and investor owned firms in major European dairy producing countries using a traditional approach, which views both... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: DEA; Hyperbolic efficiency; Cooperatives; Investor Owned Firms; Bootstrapping; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58132 |
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| Kazmierczak, Tamra Kirkpatrick; Bell, James B.. |
| The two types of niche markets targeted by lamb marketing cooperatives are described in this guide. The first type includes specialty middlemen outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb to specialized niches within the traditional meat marketing system of retail food stores, restaurants, food service outlets, and specialty distributors. The second type includes those outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb directly to the consumer, such as freezer markets, farmers' markets, mobile markets, and mail order sales. This guide also describes the advertising, promotional, and other marketing programs used by cooperatives to target these markets. Finally the competition, product differentiation, capital requirements, market development, management,... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Lamb; Niche marketing; Marketing programs; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49825 |
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| Spatz, Karen J.; Brainich, Eric. |
| One avenue of growth for U.S. dairy cooperatives is exporting. Long- term market development is one ingredient for success in international sales. Given possible trade liberalization, cooperatives should evaluate their position in the global marketplace and develop a plan to ensure growth and stability for members. The first part of this report evaluates world dairy market conditions. It looks at trends in world trade and cost of production and policies of major milk-producing countries. Various marketing organizations and practices such as joint ventures could be employed to facilitate exports. A description of the marketing strategies used by the New Zealand Dairy Board illustrates how these practices have been utilized for a successful international... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Dairy exports; Cooperative exports; Dairy; Dairy cooperatives; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49823 |
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