Under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), is considering a request for loan financing from Florida Renewable Partners (FRP) to construct a 548-acre, 74.5-Megawatt Solar Farm and an associated 0.68-mile-long gen-tie line. The solar project is proposed to be constructed on 548- acres located on Yelvington and East End Roads in unincorporated Putnam and Flagler Counties, Florida.

Under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), is considering a request for loan financing from Florida Renewable Partners (FRP) to construct a 578-acre, 74.5-Megawatt Solar Farm and an associated 3.5- acre offsite yard. The solar project is proposed to be constructed on 578-acres located south of State Road (SR) 26, east of SE 80th Avenue, north of SE 110th Street, and west of SE 90th Avenue in unincorporated Gilchrist County, Florida. Florida.

What began as an organic produce pool of farmers in the Coulee region of southwest Wisconsin has grown to become a member of the Top 100 Agricultural Cooperatives, and the largest organic marketing cooperative when farmers wanted something different than the market had to offer at that time. Exploratory meetings began in 1988 to discuss how they could market their production; organic produce, eggs and milk focusing on quality and sustainable farming practices.

In May 2021, a groundbreaking was held at the Waupun Wastewater Treatment Facility to mark the start of construction on a new Advanced Biological Nutrient Recovery (ABNR) system. Roughly 140 days later, attendees of the 2023 Algae Biomass Summit, the largest gathering of professionals in the algae and seaweed economy, were brought in by coach bus for a 3-hour, in-depth tour of the largest such facility in the country.

In Hay Springs, Nebraska, customers stream into the Farm to Family cooperative grocery store. Kids in swimsuits looking for a snack, farmers grabbing a cold drink, and parents picking up the last items for dinner come and go from the little store on main street.

Each year in October, many cooperatives pause to celebrate National Cooperative Month.  This year, the theme “Owning our Identity” focuses on what makes a cooperative different from other businesses.