Rural Cooperatives
Encyclopedia
Rural Cooperatives is a bimonthly trade journal
for rural cooperative
s in the United States
. The journal is published by the United States Department of Agriculture
's Rural Business-Cooperative Service
and focuses on rural agricultural cooperatives.
News for Farmer Cooperatives was published by the United States Farm Credit Administration
from April 1934 until December 1953. The journal was initially published on a monthly basis. The journal was published from 1954 until January 1976 by the United States Farmer Cooperative Service. In 1976, the journal shortened its name to Farmer Cooperatives and in 1996, the journal changed its name again to Rural Cooperatives and broadened its scope to include rural utility and consumers' cooperative
s.
Trade journal
A trade magazine, also called a professional magazine, is a magazine published with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press....
for rural cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
s in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The journal is published by the United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food...
's Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service is one of three agencies within USDA Rural Development responsible for administering various economic development programs to rural communities in the United States and its territories...
and focuses on rural agricultural cooperatives.
News for Farmer Cooperatives was published by the United States Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Administration
The Farm Credit Administration is an independent agency of the Executive Branch of the United States Government. It regulates and examines the banks, associations, and related entities of the Farm Credit System, a network of borrower-owned financial institutions that provide credit to farmers,...
from April 1934 until December 1953. The journal was initially published on a monthly basis. The journal was published from 1954 until January 1976 by the United States Farmer Cooperative Service. In 1976, the journal shortened its name to Farmer Cooperatives and in 1996, the journal changed its name again to Rural Cooperatives and broadened its scope to include rural utility and consumers' cooperative
Consumers' cooperative
Consumer cooperatives are enterprises owned by consumers and managed democratically which aim at fulfilling the needs and aspirations of their members. They operate within the market system, independently of the state, as a form of mutual aid, oriented toward service rather than pecuniary profit...
s.