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Register Now: Coop Symposium 2026!
We're inviting you to join us for our 8th Annual Coop Symposium, April 17th, 2026, in Epes Alabama at the Federation's Rural Training & Research Center! WHAT TO EXPECT! Participants will convene in state-based breakout sessions during this year’s symposium to explore the policies, challenges, and opportunities shaping cooperative development in their regions. Through collaborative dialogue, attendees will help define a shared vision and set of advocacy priorities to strengt
SAVE THE DATES: Annual Meeting 2026
Stay tuned for more details! Thursday - Birmingham, AL Friday - Saturday - Epes, AL
Hands in the Soil: Women Cultivating Land, Community, & Cooperative Power!
📅 Monday, March 30 🕛 12:00 PM (Noon) eastern Register here! You’ll hear from Federation Board Chair Shirley Blakley, alongside Federation staff Jackie Figg, Shelia Daniels, and Alicia Jordan, and Louise Witherspoon Williams, daughter of Federation founding cooperative member Estelle Witherspoon. As we close out Women’s History Month, we’re creating space for reflection and conversation. Join us for a special webinar on Monday, Noon Eastern time, recognizing the UN’s desi
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Originally Published on July 26th, 2024 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Federation-of-Southern-Cooperatives-LAF-Announces-23rd-Estelle-Witherspoon-Lifetime-Achievement-Recipient-----.html?soid=1103462940550&aid=597awy-XEv4
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Official Notice of theFederation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund's57th Annual Meeting
Originally published on July 15th 2026 https://myemail.constantcontact.com/OFFICIAL-NOTICE-OF-57th-ANNUAL-MEETING.html?soid=1103462940550&aid=qhBuPLHdY6I
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First Black woman to serve as USDA’s No. 2 set to leave department
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Originally Published February 16, 2023 EAST POINT, GA. - The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund proudly announces that Tanya James has been tapped to serve as I nterim Texas State Coordinator, where she will lead our efforts around cooperative economic development, land retention, and advocacy with our membership of Black farmers, landowners, and cooperatives . She will focus specifically on underserved communities throughout the state of Texas . Tanya
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