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Business Management,
Structure & Insurance

A Matter of Choice: Durable Power of Attorney
Glennis M. Couchman, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
One way to increase control over what happens when one experiences incapacity is to write instructions in advance. Incapacity does not just happen to the elderly.

Benefits of Insurance Planning and Estate Planning
Barry Roach, Dtynan and Roach Estate Planning Group, March 1998
Benefits of Insurance Planning and Estate Planning

Examining Insurance Needs is Essential to Marketing
Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, 1995
Farmers' markets, roadside stands, U-Pick vegetable and fruit operations, and Christmas tree farms are on the upswing.

Farmers in Transition: Negotiation Strategies
Tracy R. Hyer, Damona G. Doye and Ross O. Love, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
A crisis such as losing all or part of the family farm is often so traumatic that it can be overwhelming, particularly if families are not taking positve steps to improve their individual situation.

How Growers Can Reduce Liability Risks
Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, 1995
There are basic business practices friut and vegtable producers can use to help reduce the liklihood of liability suits being filed.

Legal Structure Rules and Regulation for Direct Marketing Enterprises
Richard D. Gibson, Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, 1995
Nearly all marketing activities are affected by federal, state, county, and city ordinances, rules or regulations. In view of the current public interest for a safe-quality environment.

Member Control of Cooperatives - What it Means and How it is Exercised
Michael Cook, C. Brice Ratchford and Brian Griffith, University of Missouri-Columbia Extension, March 31, 1995
One of the fundamental principles of cooperatives is that they are controlled democratically by the members who use them.

Probate
Marcia L. Tilley, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
Probate is the process of settling an estate. It is designed to establish who is entitled to receive the decendent's property and the extent and nature of the ownership rights received by each individual.

Understanding Cooperative Principles and Practices
David W. Park, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
This fact sheet provides an overview of farmers' cooperatives through a discussion organized around a series of questions which highlight cooperative principles and practices.