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Mississippi Co-op Wins $16M Broadband Grant From USDA ReConnect Program
A “historic day” for a Mississippi co-op building a $60 million rural broadband network.
Quality of Life
Potato Farmers Served by Electric Co-ops Face COVID-19 Challenges
Potato farmers are already faced with a crop surplus as they prepare for the August harvest.
Quality of Life
Co-op Voices, Part 2: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Growing unemployment and declines in tourism, agriculture and oil prices are affecting co-ops.
Cooperative Development
Co-ops Staff Up on Beneficial Electrification to Meet Members’ Needs
Beneficial electrification employees meet members’ demands for energy efficiency, cost savings.
Quality of Life
Co-op Voices: The Expanding Financial Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Some co-op members are having trouble paying their electric bills after being laid off their jobs.
Economy & Trends
COVID-19 Concerns Fuel Uncertainty for Farmers, Ranchers in Co-op Country
The COVID-19 pandemic is depressing prices for products that co-op members produce on their farms.
Economy & Trends
Electric Co-ops Face $10 Billion Revenue Loss by 2022 Due to COVID-19
NRECA urges policymakers to act as electric co-ops face a $10 billion revenue loss from COVID-19.
Cooperative Development
Along Those Lines: Keeping Crews and Members Safe, Powered and Connected During the Pandemic
Electric co-op leaders discuss safety measures to keep power on and members connected to broadband
Quality of Life
Video: Co-op Broadband Enhances Education, Local Economy in Rural Virginia
Co-op connects residents, schools, businesses to opportunities they’d never had access to before
Economy & Trends
Co-op Leaders Add Their Voice to FCC Precision Agriculture Effort
Precision agriculture brings greater efficiency to farm tasks like seeding, fertilizing and wateri