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ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES

FEASIBILITY AND MARKET STUDIES

Staff Papers

Five Questions to Ask Before Joining a New Processing Cooperative.
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Should I Join a New Processing Cooperative?
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Bhuyan, S., Availability and Market Potential of Non-Agricultural Businesses in the Northern Plains, Ag. Econ. Report 371, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, June 1997.

Bhuyan, S., Potential Applications for Shared-Services Cooperatives in North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Misc. Report 178, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, June 1996.

Bhuyan, S., Trade Analysis of Retail and Service Industries in North Dakota for Planning Local Economic Development, Ag. Econ. Report 363, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, October 1996.

Bhuyan, S., D.W. Cobia, and F.L. Leistritz. Availability and Market Potential of Non-Agricultural Businesses in North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Report 360, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, September 1996.

Bhuyan, S. and F.L. Leistritz. Economic Impacts of Cooperatives in North Dakota, AE Series Reports 96009, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, December 1996.

Bhuyan, S., F.L. Leistritz, and D.W. Cobia. Non-Agricultural Cooperatives in the United States: Roles, Difficulties, and Prospects, Ag. Econ. Report 388, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, April 1998.

Bhuyan, S. and Frayne Olson. Potential Role of Non-Agricultural Cooperatives in Rural Development: A Report on Focus Group Studies Conducted in Rural North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Report 383, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, January 1998.

Cobia, D.W. New Generation Cooperatives: External Environment and Investor Characteristics, a talk given at a Food and Marketing Symposium held in Las Vegas, NV, January 1997.

Cobia, David W., ed., Cooperatives in Agriculture, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1989.

Cobia, David W., and Randal C. Coon. Pricing Systems of Trainloading Country Elevator Cooperatives: A Summary, Ag. Econ. Report 215, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, December 1986.

Cobia, David W., William W. Wilson, Steven P. Gunn, and Randal C. Coon. Pricing Systems of Trainloading Country Elevator Cooperatives, Ag. Econ. Report 214, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, December 1986.

Dahl, B.L., D.W. Cobia, & F.J. Dooley. Bulk Fuel Distribution Costs for Cooperatives in North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Report 334, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, September 1995.

Dahl, B.L., D.W. Cobia, and F.J. Dooley. Distribution Costs for Dry Fertilizer Cooperatives in North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Report 339, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, November 1995.

Dynamics of American Cooperative Movement, talk by David Cobia, Tokyo, Japan, August 1994.

Famalette, J. Gazing Into the Crystal Ball: Career Opportunites in the Food and Agricultural Industry in the 21st Century, 1st Annual Al Bloomquist Lectureship, April 1995.

Freeh, V. World Trade and Market Globalization: The Other Parts of the Equation, 2nd Annual Al Bloomquist Lectureship, April 1996.

Goreham, G., D.W. Cobia, F. Olson, and T. Kibbe. What New Generation Cooperative Officials Should Know About Members and Their Concerns, Extension Report 41, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University, Fargo, March 1998.

Goreham, G., F. Olson, D.W. Cobia, and B. Wilson. Questions and Answers about Agriculture Loan Officers and Farmers Investments in New Generation Cooperatives, Extension Report 42, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University, Fargo, March 1998.

Gunn, Steven and David W. Cobia. Strategies for Survival in the Country Elevator Industry, Ag. Econ. Misc. Report 122, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, May 1989.

Gunn, Steven P., and David W. Cobia. Grain Marketing Cooperatives: Adjustments to Farms Programs, Ag. Econ. Report 291, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, September 1992.

Hatfield, Harlan K., David W. Cobia, Gordon W. Erlandson. Consolidation of Allocated Equity for Merging Cooperatives Previously Operating on a Revolving Fund, Ag. Econ. Misc. Report 96, Department. of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, April 1986.

Incorporation statues for ND, SD and MN New Generation Cooperatives, A set of articles.

Kibbe, Theron F. Value-Added Contract Cooperatives: Investor and Noninvestor Differences.

Olson, F., T. Kibbe, and G. Goreham. New Generation Cooperative Membership: How Do Members Differ from Non-Members?, Extension Report 40, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University, Fargo, March 1998.

Olson, Frayne. Five Questions to Ask Before Joining a New Processing Cooperative, EC-1108, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University, Fargo, July 1996.

Olson, Frayne. Should I Join a New Processing Cooperative?, EB-67, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University, Fargo, July 1996.

Royer, Jeffrey S., and David W. Cobia. Measuring the Equity Redemption Performance of Farmer Cooperatives, North Central Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 1984.

Selected articles on new-wave, value-added cooperatives.

Sexhus, Dennis. Gate to Plate: Producers Take Control of an Industry, 3rd Annual Al Bloomquist Lectureship, March 1997.

Sinner, George. Why Farmers Won't Survive Unless They Become Food Merchants, 5th Annual Al Bloomquist Lectureship, April 1999.

Training Program for New and Emerging Cooperatives, Handout material and speaker notes in loose-leaf form. One set each for June 1994 and June 1995.

Wilson, B. and G. Goreham. 1996, The Formation of New Cooperatives and the Attitudes of Investors and Non-Investors, accepted as a presented paper for the A.A.E.A. 1997 summer meetings.

Wilson, B., G. Goreham, T. Kibbe, and D. Cobia. Agricultural Loan Officers' Roles in Cooperative Investment in North Dakota, Ag. Econ. Report 366, Department of Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, November 1996.

Zinovchuk, V.V. Farmer Cooperatives Versus Collective Farms: American Studies on Ukrainian Problems, ND Ag. Exp. Sta., 1995.

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