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I am not at all sure I would want to be in a co-op, run by farmers, have been in a buying group, which went a 'bit wrong', and came out, selling, could be good, but as milk..... All these ideas are great, and many farmers are brilliant business people, in their own field, but not other fields, which is where things go wrong.Ok then , there is a need clearly, all you clever posters why don't you start up your own local buying/selling groups/co-ops ?not just to put money for a few shares but hard work and commitment ? like those 2 did in the early days with plenty of farmer commitment...
very easy to spout off on s\media these days but i think you had better go to a few meetings and show your expertise .....
Like i say there is clearly a need, Cooperation works well in other countries why cant it work here? or is that a subtly different subject......
It seems one thing that is clear to me is if you want credit then get it from a proper lender second thing is there is a need for younger farmers to join in buying and selling groups.
and not me because I'm becoming an old fart nowadays....