UWCC Events

Farmer Cooperatives Conference

November 1 - 3, 2021
Online program

The 24th Annual Farmer Cooperatives Conference will highlight the latest strategic thinking from your fellow agricultural cooperative peers. Building off of our 2020 online format, the conference will allow participants to interact with speakers and fellow attendees through chat, interactive Q&A sessions, and facilitated discussion groups. The flexibility of the online format also allows the conference to be more reflective of crucial topics that emerge for the field in the months and weeks before the online meeting.

Webinar: Cooperative Business Resources for Entreprenuers and Researchers

Event Description
What is a co-op? You’d be surprised to see that co-ops are a part of everyday life. Think about your local credit union, going to REI for a new tent, or the cranberries in your breakfast granola. What they all share is a single fundamental goal- uniting to meet a common need. A cornerstone of America’s economy, co-ops have been empowering people, developing communities, and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. In this session, UW Center for Cooperatives staff will share resources available to campus innovators including technical assistance for starting or converting a cooperative, training opportunities, and research on the cooperative model. We will also highlight grants and trainings available through the City of Madison funded - Madison Cooperative Development Coalition – which provides support to innovators to explore the worker cooperative model.

Legal Webinar: Working with Cooperatives in Wisconsin 2020

In Working with Cooperatives in Wisconsin, attorneys become more familiar with the unique cooperative business model. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of: different types of cooperatives and how they’re financed, other areas of law that impact working with cooperatives, and strategies for conversions.

Are you interested in registering for the webinar but cost is a barrier? Thanks to the generosity of the Federated Youth Foundation, UWCC is offering a limited number of scholarships. Please email your request to Megan Webster, mawebster@wisc.edu. Include your name, contact information, professional affiliation, and a brief statement of explaining your webinar goals and reason for applying.

1.5 CLE credits

Available on demand through December 2021.

Produced by the UW Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic and the State Bar of Wisconsin