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CIR-62 Cooperative Directors: Asking Necessary Questions
CIR-61 The Circle of Responsibilities for Co-op Boards
CIR-60 Agricultural Cooperatives in the 21st Century
CIR 59 Antitrust Status of Farmer Cooperatives: The Story of the Capper Volstead Act
CIR 58 Assessing Performance and Needs of Cooperative Boards of Directors
CIR 57 Understanding Cooperative Bookkeeping and Financial Statements
CIR 56 Managing Your Cooperative's Equity
CIR 55 Coops 101 - An Introduction to Cooperatives (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 54 Do Yourself a Favor - Join a Cooperative
CIR 53 Cooperative Housing for Rural America
CIR 52 Cooperative Merger/Consolidation Negotiations
CIR 51 Base Capital Financing of Cooperatives
CIR 50 S Que es una Cooperativa? Para que se Organizan las Cooperativas?
CIR 50 What is a Cooperative?  Why Cooperatives are Organized
CIR 49 Shared Services Cooperative
CIR 48 Strategic Planning Handbook for Cooperatives
CIR 45 Section 15 Agricultural Marketing Cooperative
CIR 45
Section 14
How to Start a Cooperative
CIR 45 Section 13 Farmer Cooperative Statistics
CIR 45 Section 12 Base Capital Financing of Cooperatives
CIR 45 Section 11 Cooperative Business Management Functions
CIR 45 Section 10 Strategic Planning
CIR 45 Section 9 Legal Foundations of a Cooperative
CIR 45 Section 8 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives
CIR 45 Section 7 Financing Cooperatives
CIR 45 Section 6 Who Runs the Cooperative Business?  General Manager and Employees Spanish Version
CIR 45 Section 5 Who Runs the Cooperative Business? Board of Directors Spanish Version
CIR 45 Section 4 Who Runs the Cooperative Business?  Members Spanish Version
CIR 45 Section 3 The Structure of Cooperatives Spanish Version
CIR 45 Section 2 Cooperative Business Principles
CIR 45 Section 1 Understanding Cooperatives:  The American System of Business
CIR 44 Part 5 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives:   Handling of Losses
CIR 44 Part 4 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives: Internal Revenue Code Section 521
CIR 44 Part 3 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives: Distribution, Retains, Redemptions, and Patrons' Taxation
CIR 44 Part 2 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives: Patronage Refunds
CIR 44 Part 1 Income Tax Treatment of Cooperatives: Background
CIR 43 Working with Financial Statements - Guide for Cooperative Members
CIR 42 Co-op Involvement in Public Policy
CIR 41 Annual Audits - Board Responsibilities (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 40 Sample Legal Documents for Cooperatives (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 39 Sample Policies for Cooperatives
CIR 38 Managing Cooperative Antitrust Risk (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 37 Keeping Cooperative Membership Rolls Current (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 36 Recruiting and Training Co-op Employees
CIR 35 Understanding Capper-Volstead
CIR 34 Director Liability in Agricultural Cooperatives (PDF or HTML)
CIR 33 The Cooperative Approach to Crafts
CIR 31 Equity Redemption Guide
CIR 29 Advising People About Cooperatives (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 28 Cooperative Services:  What We Do, How We Work
CIR 27 Small Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Cooperative Operations
CIR 26 Cooperative Farm Bargaining and Price Negotiations
CIR 25 Opportunities in Cooperatives - A Leader's Program for Youth
CIR 23 Tax Treatment of Cooperatives (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 21 Organizing and Conducting Cooperatives' Annual Meetings
CIR 18 What Co-op Employees Do
CIR 16 What the Co-op Manager Does
CIR 14 What Co-op Directors Do
CIR 12 Members Make Co-ops Work
CIR 11 Powerpoint Presentations[Chapter 1] [Chapter 2] [Chapter 3] [Chapter 4] [Chapter 5]
CIR 11 Cooperatives: What They Are and the Role of Members, Directors, Managers, and Employees Cooperatives
CIR 10 What Are Cooperatives
CIR 9 What Are Patronage Refunds?
CIR 7 How to Start a Cooperative (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 5 Cooperatives in Agribusiness
CIR 4 Cooperatives in Agribusiness
CIR 1,Section 27 Cooperatives in International Trade
CIR 1, Section 26 Cooperative Historical Statistics
CIR 1, Section 23 Cooperative Petroleum Operations
CIR 1, Section 22 Cooperative Agrichemical and Seed Operations
CIR 1, Section 21 Cooperative Feed and Animal Health Operations
CIR 1, Section 20 Cooperative Supply and Equipment Operations
CIR 1, Section 19 Special Crops Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 18 Cotton Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 16 Dairy Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 14 Livestock and Wool Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 13 Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 12 Cooperative Transportation and Distribution
CIR 1, Section 9 Cooperative Financing and Taxation
CIR 1, Section 8 Cooperative Management (PDF) or (HTML)
CIR 1, Section 7 Cooperative Member Responsibilities and Control
CIR 1, Section 6 Cooperative Organization and Structure
CIR 1, Section 5 Organizations Serving Cooperatives
CIR 1, Section 3 Cooperative Benefits and Limitations
CIR 1, Section 1 Cooperative Principles and Legal Foundations (coming soon!)


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