tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post2873726330684668289..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: CooperativesEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-62759711092427587382010-03-09T11:41:31.406-05:002010-03-09T11:41:31.406-05:00So would you deal with this co-op situation you de...So would you deal with this co-op situation you describe or not? Sometimes there are little option.Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-83738998786573647932010-03-09T10:47:26.082-05:002010-03-09T10:47:26.082-05:00Or the co-op eventually turns into a bureaucracy w...Or the co-op eventually turns into a bureaucracy which on exists to promote itself.<br />Or instead of a lot of small and medium sized farmers and a few big farmers banding together to increase their buying and selling power you have a few small farmers dominated by a few huge farms that have more money than the co-op and they use the co-op as an extension of their operating loan...<br />Our sort of local co-op was buying wheat from a neighbor. I was planting and found morning glory seeds in the kind of shriveled wheat. I called the neighbor to politely ask what was up as his wheat is always perfect. I think I asked him if Wilco was buying wheat somewhere else. They were... and it was crap. A buying decision was made in the bureaucracy which saved pennies for the company but cost individual members dollars.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-83528479613658835632010-03-08T19:29:43.584-05:002010-03-08T19:29:43.584-05:00As you know, a handful of us touched on this subje...As you know, a handful of us touched on this subject on Ralph Goff's blog, "Mindless Ramblings", the other day. I'm glad you did this post, I found it interesting, since co-ops are a thing of the past in my area anymore.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com