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Dairy co-op First Milk wins 22 medals at cheese awards

The farmer-owned co-op also picked up four trophies at the ceremony, for its Cheddars and Double…

OrganicLea food growing co-op offers family summer school

Forest Time offers nature-based crafts on the co-op’s 12 acre site on the eastern edge of…

European agri co-ops launch petition against single fund CAP

'Agriculture plays a key stabilising role - and we cannot jeopardise its future with budgetary short…

Fonterra opens first electrode boiler in bid to cut climate emissions

The New Zealand dairy co-op plans to invest $70m in two new electrode boilers as part…

Scottish farm machinery co-ops plan merger

Ringlink Scotland and Highland Business Services are asking members to vote on the proposal in the…

Co-ops to play key role in Ghana’s national food programme

"Co-operatives are proven instruments of empowerment," said Ghana's food and agriculture minister

The secret behind Korean women divers’ oxygen-free diving

The women of Jeju Island, who sell their catch through fishery co-ops, have undergone centuries of…

NI fishing co-op blames environmental problems for suspended catch

Lough Neath Fishermen's co-op say eels from the waters – hit by blue green algae for…

Trademarks of collapsed fruit co-op sold to private firm

Canada's BC Tree Fruits Co-op was wound up last year, citing low volumes, bad weather and…

Co-ops welcome simplified Common Agricultural Policy package

'The agricultural sector needs policies that are coherent, meaningful and implementable,' said Copa and Cogeca

Co-ops welcome EU-wide lowering of wolf protections

Copa and Cogeca said the move was long overdue, with rural people affected by wolf populations-…

Co-operatives help to correct the imbalance in trade 

An article by Fairtrade International looking at the impact of coffee-growing co-ops in Ethiopia, as we…