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Rabobank launches $1bn programme to support sustainable food production

The three-year Kickstart Food project ties in with efforts by the UN to ensure the world…

Dutch dairy co-op to install solar panels on 310 farm rooftops

Chief executive Roelof Joosten says he wants the agricultural sector to ‘play an even more important…

Dairy co-op names family-run Glasgoforest as its farm of the year

The farm, run by Anne Willis and her sons William and Angus, was praised for its…

Agri co-ops join initiative to address land abandonment in Valencia

A number of co-op federations are members of a group set up by the Ministry of…

European farm co-ops leader meets with UN to discuss development

Cogeca president Thomas Magnusson met with UN social policy and development chief Daniela Bas to make…

Organic milk co-op forges European co-op alliance

Chairman Nicholas Saphir struck a confident note on Brexit, saying the deal with co-op Eko Holland…

Cannabis producers form co-op for ‘socially responsible’ retailing

As the government of Alberta implements a plan to legalise the sale of cannabis, a group…

Electric co-ops stepping in to fill America’s rural broadband gap

Rural co-op bank CoBank has released a report outlining lessons from the efforts the movement has…

Lessons from the Netherlands: Dilemmas of old and new co-ops

Co-op News speaks to Arjen van Nuland, chief executive of the Netherlands Co-operative Council, about the…

Agricultural co-ops warn EU about risks facing farmers

Ministers are meeting to discuss the Common Agricultural policy – and Copa and Cogeca say it…

Co-op Group launches Scottish Salmon Farming Group

The group will include stakeholders from across the supply chain to focus on best practice and…

After Brexit: A people’s policy to safeguard the future of food

Campaigners are calling for a legislative framework for the food system and several of their proposals…