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Energy

Open letter urges UK ministers to unlock potential of community energy

March 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Federated Co-operatives reports net profit of $462m

March 3, 2026
Miles Hadfield
FCL generated annual sales of $11.7bn and returned $261m in patronage to its more than 160 member co-ops
Agriculture

Canadian agri co-op Sollio reports Ebitda of $562.3m

March 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Sollio Cooperative Group, the largest agri co-op in Canada, has hailed a set of “solid financial results that reflect the rigour of its execution and the practicality of its co-operative…
Education

Government to update rules around co-operative schools

March 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Federation of Southern Cooperatives hails opening of seafood processing site

February 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

US agri co-ops apex responds to Trump tariffs and farm legislation

February 26, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

World’s largest dairy co-op Amul launches AI farm assistant

February 26, 2026
Ciarán Daly

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Agriculture

US agri co-ops to seek merger approval from farmer-owners

March 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield
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Social Economy Europe sets out wishlist for 2028-2034 EU budget

March 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

PRA finalises amendments on credit union service organisations

March 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Irish credit unions gave €8m to community, says all-island report

March 3, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Farm Credit Mid-America announces return of $280m to customer-owners

March 3, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Lincolnshire Co-op opens new round of community funding

February 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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