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Fonterra partners with Royal DSM to lower on-farm greenhouse gas emissions

The dairy co-op is introducing a feed additive which it hopes will reduce methane emissions by…

Shop Coop: A new online store to market worker co-op goods

The venture has been set up to build national and international product chains for the sector

Housing co-ops included in Canadian rental assistance funding

The scheme is an exceptional one-time assistance

Meet … Doug Field, joint CEO of East of England Co-op

'With the variety our family of businesses gives us, I learn something new on a daily…

How co-operative law helps co-ops grow: A UK perspective

'We have no explicit recognition of something distinctive as a co-operative which deserves protection and promotion,…

Agri-food co-ops in Europe and Ireland want smoother trade

Copa-Cogeca is among organisations calling for measures to limit disruption - while Ireland's Lough Neath Fisherman's…

Brexit and food co-ops: The view from Unicorn Grocery

The new system brings extra costs – but veg buyer Dan Monks hopes in the long…

UK government announces £4 million for a renewed Community Housing Fund

Housing co-operatives will be able to apply for money to support them in preparing bids for…

US National Cooperative Bank granted over $1.5bn in loans in 2020

Based in Arlington, USA, the bank has been serving the co-operative sector for over 40 years

Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions launches campaign to promote inclusion

The foundation is the official philanthropic arm of the World Council of Credit Unions

Obituary: Lifelong co-operator Winifred Knowles

Elaine Dean remembers loyal and creative Central England colleague

Ghanaian co-ops face tariffs until post-Brexit trade deal with UK is agreed

If tariffs continue to apply farmers and workers will lose market access, says the Fairtrade Foundation