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Abstract
State cooperative councils serve a valuable role for local cooperatives by providing services
including education, legislative monitoring and lobbying, and promotion of the cooperative
form of business. This paper outlines the specific challenges that state councils are experiencing
in today's changing agribusiness environment. The results of a survey of members of the Colorado
Cooperative Council are reported. Logit analysis is performed to identify the factors contributing
to the cooperatives' satisfaction with the state council and the cooperatives' use of the
council's services. The paper concludes with suggestions for action by state councils.