By Lynn Pitman, Outreach Specialist, UW Center for Cooperatives Rural and urban communities are grappling with a shortage of housing that is affordable and meets basic quality standards. In Wisconsin, housing costs in 2017 had …
Year: 2019
Reflections on 30 Years Working with Co-ops
Advisory Committee Spotlight: David Trechter Prof. David Trechter has long served cooperatives nationally though his research and teaching at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Trechter joined the faculty in 1990 after earning his Ph.D. from Michigan …
Co-op Development Spotlight: Homecare Co-ops
By Esther West, Cooperative Development Specialist As the U.S. population ages, there is historic and growing demand for quality, in-home care. Across the nation, more than 2 million homecare workers help people stay in their …
Co-op Development Spotlight: Hemp
By Kelly Maynard, Cooperative Development Specialist Hemp is back in Wisconsin! Low milk and grain prices and a struggling farm economy has left farmers searching for alternate avenues to achieve farm profitability. A combination of …