date:Jun 09, 2012
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At the NCFC annual meeting in Washington later this month, the group will be reminding the public about the importance of cooperatives.
Nationally, we think co-ops are responsible for over 300,000 jobs, Conner told Agriculture.com during his visit to Des Moines.
Local and regional co-ops such as Growmark, are part of that sector of the economy. So is the Farm Credit System. It includes many familiar consumer brands, too--Welches, Ocean Spray, Blue Diamond, Sunkist and Land O' Lakes.
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