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The article discusses how Green Pea Co. (GPC), a collaboration of five smaller pea groups, is helping farmers to save money on supplies, deal with limited labor supply and hold a greater stake in the businesses they deal with. Topics discussed include benefits of collaboration such as it spreads cost, increases negotiating strength and price pooling for high-risk crop, GPC maintains the specialist machinery, and the views of Peter Caley, a GPC director, on the same.

The article reports that Hindolveston, Norfolk, England-based grower cooperative Home Farm has invested in a fully ventilated concrete floor system for its potato store. The potato store was designed by Dutch company Omnivent and constructed by Thurlow Nunn Standen and JD Cooling. The concrete floor will provide crops the best possible air distribution.

The article offers farming-related news briefs in Great Britain. Dairy Farmers of Britain has decided to increase the price it pays for organic milk by 0.5p/litre back-dated to February 1, 2008. Dairy co-op Arla Foods Amba has announced it plans to cut its worldwide greenhouse gas emissions from production, transport and packaging, which total an estimated 1.5m tonnes, by 25% within 12 years.

The article presents an interview with German entrepreneur Eberhard Schultze. He states that most of their fields in Germany are covered by sugar beet. He reveals the expansion of his potato growers' cooperative which provide potatoes for McDonalds. He emphasizes the benefits of co-operation for a business. He comments on German farmers. He expresses optimism on the future of his cooperative.

Reports that shareholders of the bankrupt North Eastern Farmers (NEF) have no chance of recouping their investment in the business according to NEF chairman George Hendry. Number of the cooperative's shareholding members; Value of the company's losses; Pension fund deficits of the company since 2002.

Reports on the speculations on the plan of Milk Link to cut its prices in Great Britain. Assumed price cut according to Mark Brooking, membership director of the company's cooperative; Effects of the cooperative's business/market-related adjustment on the company's dairy pricing; Purpose of the business/market-related adjustment scheme.

Focuses on the proposed business called a 'new generation co-operative' which would be operated along European lines. Description of the cooperative; Details on the business.