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ROC USA featured in USDA magazine

Posted by Mike Bullard August 20, 2015

Rural Cooperatives, the magazine of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has featured ROC USA in a two-page spread in the July/August edition.

The piece tells the story of ROC USA, from the birth of the resident ownership movement by the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, to the formation of ROC USA and milestone 10,000thhome secured by resident ownership this spring.ac

The bi-monthly magazine contains articles and news items relevant to agricultural and non-agricultural cooperatives. USDA’s oldest periodical, it was launched after Congress passed the Cooperative Marketing Act, which charges USDA with helping to promote cooperatives through education, research, statistics, technical assistance and co-op development.

Click here to read the entire issue.

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