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New Generation Cooperatives

• The Missouri Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) provides up to a 50% tax credit for producer investment in New Generation Cooperatives through the New Generation Cooperative Producer Tax Credit program. To be considered an eligible “New Generation Cooperative” under the MASBDA program, a producer-group must be organized as a Missouri cooperative under Chapters 274 or 357 of the Missouri Statutes. Additionally, the business must be considered a “development facility” or a “renewable fuel production facility”, which are defined in Chapter 348 of the Missouri Statutes. For information about the New Generation Cooperative Producer Tax Credit and other MASBDA programs, call (573) 751-2129.

See the following Ag Innovation Guides:

• From Idea to Implementation: A Checklist for Starting a New Generation Cooperative (PDF: 232kb)
• New Generation Cooperatives: A Primer for Missouri Agricultural Producers (PDF: 220kb)
• University of Wisconsin Cooperatives Center. Look under “Information About Cooperatives” then choose “Agricultural” then “New Generation Cooperatives”
• Academic articles by Dr. Mike Cook, University of Missouri. Dr. Cook is an expert on organizational design of cooperatives and other producer-owned and -controlled organizations.
• “Co-op Fever: A Rural Developer’s Guide to Forming Cooperatives” (Written for USDA/Rural Development by Bill Patrie, cooperative developer in North Dakota)
• Five Questions to Ask Before Joining A New Processing Cooperative
  (Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives)
• “Should I Join a New Processing Cooperative” (Quentin Burdick Center for Cooperatives)