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.Alberta Egg Producers Co-op. New Generation Cooperative fits the bill. Media story by Alberta Agriculture and FoodTechnical Writer, Janet Kanters, 2005. Alberta Egg Producers Cooperative Formed. University of Alberta’s Department of Rural Economy Cooperative Program. Newsletter, Volume 4, No.1, 2004
Alberta Wapiti Products Co-op of Canada
Vencana is the registered trademark name of the Alberta Wapiti Products Co-op (AWAPCO) which was officially incorporated on June 22, 2001 in the province of Alberta, Canada. With 141 producer members, the Co-op is able to provide consistent premium ranched elk meat on a on-going basis. AWAPCO has already made significant shipments of elk meat to the United Sates and Europe.
AFSC Commercial
AFSC Commercial is a division of Agriculture Financial Services Corporation offering a unique portfolio of innovative financing options, to help meet the capital needs of the rapidly expanding value-added and agrifood industry.
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. (October 2003). Business Options. (PDF - 303 KB)
AVAC Ltd.
AVAC is a not-for-profit, private company dedicated to nurturing and developing value-added agriculture in Alberta. AVAC invests in innovative ideas that add value to agricultural commodities. We invest through coaching, knowledge, contacts and financial resources.
Canada/B.C. Farm Business Management Program. Agricultural Co-ops, A Start-up Guide (PDF - 386 KB).
Canada/B.C. Farm Business Management Program. Financing Agricultural Cooperatives (PDF - 306 KB).
Centre for the Study of Cooperatives. New Generation Co-ops: Rebuilding Rural Economies. University of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, SK.
Corbett Smith Bresee LLP. New Generation Co-ops: Alberta’s Newest Option for Agricultural Businesses. 23 page paper prepared for the NGC Technical Seminar in Edmonton, December 3 & 4, 2002. An extensive bibliography is included.
Dakota Growers Pasta.
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
FCC loans are available for on-farm diversification and for off-farm businesses that process, transport, store or distribute farm inputs or farm produce, provided that the applicant or the shareholders of the applicant (in the case of companies or cooperatives) are involved in primary agricultural production related to the business.
Fulton, Murray. (2001). New Generation Cooperative Development in Canada. (PDF - 229 KB) Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, SK.
The purpose of this paper is to provide some background on why NGCs have developed at this particular point in the history of agriculture and why they need to be encouraged. The paper explores some of the factors that have influenced their development in the US and examines why NGC development has been slower in Canada. The paper also discusses ways in which the model is changing and evolving and some of the challenges NGCs are currently facing.
Stikeman Elliot. (February 2005). Securities Law Update. New Private Placement Capital Raising Exemptions for British Columbia and Alberta.
North Dakota State University. Quentin Burdick Centre for Cooperatives.
North Dakota State University. North Dakota Coordinating Council for Cooperatives.
Ontario Cooperative Association.
In 2000 & 2001, CCA Ontario in partnership with CCA National was involved in a pilot project to support start-ups and encourage the adoption of the New Generation Cooperative model in rural Ontario. The project was funded under the CARD (Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development) Fund. Its aims is to facilitate the efforts of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector to respond positively to changes by taking advantage of new opportunities, fostering industry self-reliance, meeting future challenges and becoming more competitive in the changing domestic and international policy environments and global market.
Parlee McLaws LLP – Sample Technical Documents for NGCs. A series of templates, and guidelines designed for accountants, lawyers, consultants, and other professionals involved in the creation and operation of NGC’s, 2005.
Patrie, Bill. (2002). The U.S. Experience with New Generation Cooperatives (PDF - 262 KB).
Bill Patrie presented this speech at the December 2002 New Generation Coops Technical Seminar held in Edmonton, Alberta by the Alberta Agriculture Innovative Business Arrangements Team.
Rural Education and Development Association (REDA). Cooperatives: A Start-up Guide.
Toma & Bouma Management Consultants. (March 2003). Alberta New Gen Co-ops - Governance and Management: Developing a Management Resource (PDF - 962 KB).
University of Alberta. Cooperative Program in Agricultural Marketing and Business.
Part of the mission of the Cooperative Program in Agricultural Marketing and Business is to build on the already strong bridge which links the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry to the cooperatives, boards, commissions and other group marketing entities of the province in the broad area of extension education in cooperative marketing and business management. It is expected that these linkages will reinforce an understanding of the history, evolution and current issues relating to group marketing organizations and activities, as well as aiding in the transmission of new educational activities.
University of Manitoba. Forming a New Generation Cooperative in Manitoba.
Over the past decade, more than 100 new generation cooperatives (NGCs) have been established on the northern plains of the United States. NGCs represent the entrepreneurial efforts of agricultural producers who want to expand into business operations that occur past the farm gate. There is a growing interest among producers across western Canada in NGC formation. The purpose of this site is to provide an overview of some of the key factors involved in forming an NGC in Manitoba.
University of Manitoba. New Generation Co-op Case Studies.
The following NGCs are included here as case studies: Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Northern Plains Premium Beef , North American Bison Cooperative, United Spring Wheat Processors (now Spring Wheat Bakers). These case studies are included here to give an overview of the different circumstances and start-up processes that NGCs have experienced. All efforts have been made to ensure the studies are as accurate as possible. Sources are included at the end of each case.
University of Saskatchewan. Centre for the Study of Cooperatives
The Centre for the Study of Cooperatives, established in 1984, is an interdisciplinary teaching and research institute at the University of Saskatchewan. The objectives of the Centre are: to develop and offer university courses that provide an understanding of cooperative theory, principles, development, structures, and legislation; to undertake original research into cooperatives; to publish cooperative research, both that of Centre staff and that of other researchers; and to maintain a resource centre of cooperative materials that supports the Centre's teaching and research functions.
University of Saskatchewan. Centre for the Study of Cooperatives - List of Cooperatives Research Centres.
University of Wisconsin. Center for Cooperatives.
The UWCC conducts extension/outreach and research. Extension/outreach programs are directed at all aspects of cooperative business principles, organizing cooperatives, cooperative financing, cooperative structure, cooperative management, leadership and governance, and related topics for both agricultural and consumer cooperatives. Research topics investigate all types of cooperative issues.
University of Wisconsin. Center for Cooperatives - Case Studies.
USDA (July 1998). Creating Coop Fever: A Rural Developer's Guide to Forming Cooperatives (PDF - 693 KB). Rural Business Cooperative Service. Service Report 54.
Bill Patrie shares his wealth of experiences and observations gained from guiding many new generation cooperatives that have given North Dakota the reputation of being a focus of "Co-op Fever."
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