1. OVATA Fall Conference Teaching Agriculture Cooperatives October 9, 2015 John McCulley, Misty Slagle and Reynold Gardner

2. The Cooperative Landscape United States 2,200 ag co–ops 2 million members $209 billion net sales 136,000 full time employees 55,000 part time employees 27% of all farm marketing – 80% dairy Capper–Volstead

3. The Cooperative Landscape

4. 1. CHS, Inc.* 2. Land ‘O Lakes* 3. Dairy Farmers of America 4. Wakefern Food Corp. 5. GROWMARK, Inc. 6. Associated Wholesale Grocers 7. Ag Processing Inc. 8. HealthPartners, Inc. 9. ACE Hardware Corp. 10. California Dairies Largest Co–ops in the United States *on Fortune 500

5. The Cooperative Landscape 12 Group Health Cooperative 16 Darigold 22 REI 59 URM Stores 67 Snake River Sugar Company 80 Western Family Holding Company 95 Tillamook County Creamery Association Largest Co–ops in the Northwest

6. The Cooperative Landscape United States – Other Cooperatives 1 in 3 Americans identify as member of a credit union (100 million) 929 rural electric cooperatives – 17 million members 255 telephone cooperatives – 1.2 million members

7. The Cooperative Landscape Oregon 50 ag co–ops – 32,000 members 11 NWFCS offices – 3,800 members 18 rural electric co–ops – 207,000 members 11 telephone cooperatives – 16,000 members 63 credit unions – 1.63 million members 300 entities registered as cooperatives ORS Chapter 62/ORS 723

8. The Cooperative Landscape

9. The USDA Understanding Cooperative Curriculum Developed in 1989 by USDA’s Agricultural Cooperative Service Updated in 1997 and 2008 based on feedback from Instructors Latest Edition - July 2015 available to download only at http://www.value-added.org/cooperatives/teacher- resources/#understanding

10. The USDA Understanding Cooperative Curriculum Instructional Units Unit 1 - The American Enterprise System Unit 2 - Cooperative Business Principles Unit 3 - The Structure of Cooperatives Unit 4 - Finance and Taxation of Cooperatives Unit 5 - The Cooperative Business Team: Members and Directors - Policy & Control Unit 6 - The Cooperative Business Team: Manager and Employees - Coordination & Operations Unit 7 - Mini Cooperative Business Experience

11. FFA Cooperative Quiz Contest District Contest – Written Test State Contest – Written Test & Interview State Contest Prizes 1 st Place - $100 Contestant & $100 Advisor Trip to National Institute on Cooperative Education (NICE) in Roanoke, VA for Student and Advisor 2 nd Place - $75 Contestant & $75 Advisor 3 rd Place - $50 Contestant & $50 Advisor 4 th Place - $25 Contestant & $25 Advisor

12. FFA Cooperative Quiz Contest - Interviews 5-7 Minute Interviews for each contestant Areas of Evaluation: Strong Voice Outgoing Personality / Positive Attitude Well Groomed Appearance Confident Responses to Questions Good Knowledge of Cooperatives

13. FFA Cooperative Quiz Contest Areas of Special Attention: Unit 5 - The Cooperative Business Team: Members and Directors - Policy & Control. *Patronage Requirements *Patronage Refunds *Stock *Member Elections

14. Additional Information www.rd.usda.gov/publications/publications-cooperatives www.acco.coop (Directory of Oregon Cooperatives & Links to Resources)

15. Thank You & Questions John McCulley john@profadminserv.com john@profadminserv.com Misty Slagle wai.misty@gmail.com wai.misty@gmail.com Reynold Gardner reynold.gardner@state.or.us reynold.gardner@state.or.us