The foundation upon which any cooperative rests is the economic need for it as a business enterprise. The existence of such a need cannot by itself provide the basis for a thriving cooperative. Not only mus.t the need exist, but the members or the promoters must through realistic and diligent...
Agricultural co-operatives in Oregon have experienced financial problems in recent years due to changes in the economic environment in which they operate: Increasing amounts of new capital will be required to finance growth and adjustment of operations in the future. This places a growing importance on the role of long-range...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the demand and price characteristics for lamb in the US and Oregon. The primary objective was to estimate coefficients for three variables in a demand function for lamb, and these variables were the production of lamb, the production of substitute meats, and...
