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Cooperative spirit

Celebrating co-ops and communities

Cynthia Clanton
Oct 15, 2024

October is National Co-op Month. Evan Fust, senior director of operations for Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ High Plains based in Yuma, Colo., and Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ United Plains Ag based in Sharon Springs, Kan., describes the role cooperatives play in communities across rural America and why he believes in the cooperative system.

 


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