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Articles in Nov-Dec, 2006 issue of Rural Cooperatives

• New energy sources: big deal for rural America
  by Thomas Dorr
• Fruit co-op leader Baum oldest ever to earn University of Chicago Ph.D
  by William Harms
• Analysis says CWT boosts milk checks by 40 cents
• Imperfect directors & CEOs: new book focuses on seven disciplines of business governance excellence
  by Bruce J. Reynolds
• National Cooperative Bank shortens name to NCB
  by Dan Campbell
• USDA awards $22.6 million in VAPG & minority co-op grants
• Pilgrim's Pride bids for Gold Kist
• From concept to commercialization: New Jersey business incubator to assist producers, co-ops & food processors
  by Dan Schofer
• Southwest Cheese opens in N.M.; to have $1.2 billion regional impact
• United Co-op pursuing merger
• DFA, Justice Dept. settle Southern Belle antitrust case
• Wisconsin co-op merger rejected
• Swiss Valley Farms purchases Shullsburg Creamery facilities
• Promise of renewable energy focus of St. Louis conference
  by Stephen Thompson
• Innovative tools for rural co-ops
• USDA issues more than $1 billion in electric loans
• USDA funds 1890s to promote jobs, co-op & business growth
• Dairy dilemma: ban on rBGH use by Tillamook sparks conflict
  by Thomas W. Gray
• Fading fortune: investor-owned growth spurt pushes co-ops off Fortune
  by Bruce J. Reynolds
• Lindgren new Sunkist president; Bee Sweet Citrus joins co-op
• Magnifying the message: Co-op Month efforts spread the word about benefits of producer—and user-owned businesses
  by James Wadsworth
• CHS purchases additional US BioEnergy ownership
  by Dan Campbell
• National Beef acquires Vintage Natural Beef
  by Dan Campbell
• Illinois co-ops partner to form Total Grain Marketing
• Bike co-op goes flat: difficulties faced by worker-owned bike co-op offer lessons for others of potential business pitfalls
  by Stephen Thompson
• Survey shows support for biofuel incentives
  by Dan Campbell
• Tree Top pays $19.4 million to members for '05 crop
• Outside interests put money on table: ethanol was built on cash from farmers and their neighbors; but the boom is pushing them aside in favor of deeper pockets
• All cooperatives must use new federal income tax form 1120-C
• Record sales year for PCCA; $28.9 million for members
  by Dan Campbell
• USDA awards $25.8 million for distance learning, telemedicine
• "Heroic" leaders named to Cooperative Hall of Fame
• Groundbreaking for largest biodiesel plant in Iowa
  by Dan Campbell
• Blue Diamond's Howard Isom ends long co-op board service