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he Tennessee Council of Cooperatives (TCC)
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is a non-profit organization established to
promote “the cooperative way of business”
through education and promotion of all types
of cooperatives.
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Made up of member
representatives from
various cooperative
organizations in
Tennessee.
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Our STRUCTURE
What sets cooperatives apart from other types of businesses
is that they are owned and controlled by the people who use
their products and services, so members have a chance to
share in their successes and have a voice in their operation.
Cooperatives are led by their membership through an
elected board of directors and share profits with members
by reducing costs of their products or services by providing
patronage refunds.
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How we STACK-UP
Tennessee farm bureau
1 TOBACCO CO-OP
2 MILK CO-OPS
3 FINANCIAL CO-OPS
8 TELEPHONE CO-OPS
23 ELECTRIC CO-OPS
53 TENNESSEE FARMERS
CO-OPS
Our MISSION
TCC serves as a clearinghouse for the open
exchange of information and experiences among
cooperative businesses; as a sounding board for
new ideas; and as a forum for discovery,
discussion and dissemination.
YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE
T
he Annual Young Leaders Conference
provides cooperatives across the state the
opportunity to educate young leaders
regarding the benefits of cooperative business.
Those who attend this conference are exposed to
ideas and information that may enable them to
add value to their own businesses, form new niche
cooperatives with others in their communities, and
meet the challenges of the future with cooperative
marketing innovations.
The Annual Young Leaders Conference is a
combined effort of the TCC and the Tennessee
Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers.
Youth PROGRAM
The Tennessee Council of Cooperatives
sponsors up to four outstanding Tennessee
youth to attend the National Institute
on Cooperative Education (NICE) Youth
Conference each year. The TCC youth delegates to this
conference are selected because of their achievements in
Tennessee’s 4-H and FFA programs. The TCC youth delegates
are the alternates in the Level II, 4-H, Leadership and
Citizenship projects and the alternates in the State FFA Star
in Agribusiness and State Proficiency Competition.
CO-OP EMPLOYEE TRAINING
WORKSHOP
College Scholarship
PROGRAM
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PARTICIPATING
UNIVERSITIES
The scholarship program, started
in 1984, is an effort to acknowledge
and aid the young people most likely
to return to communities served by
rural cooperatives. TCC considers
the scholarships an investment in
the future of cooperatives and their
leadership. Several scholarship
recipients from the past currently
serve in one of Tennessee’s
cooperatives or in one of the state’s
agriculture-related agencies which
work with, support and help build
cooperative businesses.
The Council sponsors six college scholarships for
agricultural students from each of Tennessee’s fouryear agriculture programs :
Austin Peay State University
UT Knoxville
Middle Tennessee State University UT Martin
Tennessee Technological University Tennessee State University
The Tennessee Council of Cooperatives sponsors a
comprehensive training program for all employees
of any type of cooperative business. The training is
designed to help cooperative employees better relate
to their customer-members. Workshops are typically
held in August. Visit our website for workshop dates
and registration forms.
TENNESSEECOUNCILOFCOOPS.ORG
Tennessee Council of Cooperatives
c/o Roberta Smith, Admin Sec.-Treas.
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
P.O. Box 609
Pikeville, TN 37367
PHONE OR FAX:
Phone: (423) 447-2121
Fax: (423) 447-2498
EMAIL:
smithr@bledsoe.net
CONTACT
US
Our MEMBERS
AgCentral Farmers Cooperative
Anderson Farmers Cooperative
Appalachian Electric Cooperative
Bedford Moore Farmers
Cooperative
Benton Farmers Cooperative
Ben Lomand Telephone
Cooperative
Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
Burley Stabilization Corporation
CHS
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
Carroll Farmers Cooperative
Chickasaw Electric Cooperative
Claiborne Farmers Cooperative
CoBank
Cocke Hamblen Farmers
Cooperative
Coffee Farmers Cooperative
Cooperative Finance Corporation
Cumberland Electric Membership
Corporation
Cumberland Farmers Cooperative
Dairy Farmers of America
Davidson Farmers Cooperative
DeKalb Telephone Cooperative
Dickson Farmers Cooperative
Duck River Electric Membership
Corporation
Farm Credit Mid-America
Fayetteville Public Utilities
Fentress Farmers Cooperative
First Farmers Cooperative
Forked Deer Electric Cooperative
Fort Loudon Electric Cooperative
Franklin Farmers Cooperative
Gibson Electric Membership
Corporation
Gibson Farmers Cooperative
Giles County Farmers Cooperative
Grainger Farmers Cooperative
Greene Farmers Cooperative
Hancock Farmers Cooperative
Hawkins Farmers Cooperative
Henry Farmers Cooperative
Highland Telephone Cooperative
Holston Electric Cooperative
Humphreys Farmers Cooperative
Jefferson Farmers Cooperative
Knox Farmers Cooperative
Lawrence Farmers Cooperative
Lincoln Farmers Cooperative
Macon Trousdale Farmers
Cooperative
Marion Farmers Cooperative
Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers
Marshall Farmers Cooperative
Maury Farmers Cooperative
Meriwether Lewis Electric
Cooperative
Middle Tennessee Electric
Membership Corporation
Mid-South Farmers Cooperative
Montgomery Farmers
Cooperative
North Central Telephone
Cooperative
Obion Farmers Cooperative
Overton Pickett Farmers
Cooperative
Perry Farmers Cooperative
Pickwick Electric Cooperative
Powell Valley Electric
Cooperative
Putnam Farmers Cooperative
River Valley Ag Credit
Robertson Cheatham Farmers
Cooperative
Rutherford Farmers Cooperative
Scott County Telephone
Cooperative
Scott Morgan Farmers
Cooperative
Sequatchie Farmers Cooperative
Sequachee Valley Electric
Cooperative
Sevier Farmers Cooperative
Smith Farmers Cooperative
Southeastern Farmers
Cooperative
Southeast Select Sires
Southwest Tennessee Electric
Cooperative
Sumner Farmers Cooperative
Tennessee Electric Cooperative
Association
Tennessee Farm Bureau
Federation
Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
Tennessee Valley Electric
Cooperative
Tipton Farmers Cooperative
Tri-County Electric Membership
Corporation
Tri-State Electric Membership
Corporation
Tri-State Growers, Inc.
Twin Lakes Telephone
Cooperative
Union Farmers Cooperative
Upper Cumberland Electric
Membership Corporation
Volunteer Energy Cooperative
Warren Farmers Cooperative
Washington Farmers Cooperative
Wayne Farmers Cooperative
Weakley Farmers Cooperative
West Kentucky & Tennessee
Telephone Cooperative
White County Farmers
Cooperative
Williamson Farmers Cooperative
Wilson Farmers Cooperative
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