NCBA CLUSA kicked off its 100th Anniversary at the National Press Club earlier this month with the formal launch of the bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus and testimonials from a broad spectrum of co-op advocates ranging from top co-op executives to an Organic Valley farmer leading the “Generation Organic” revolution among new family farmers in the U.S. Video of the full press conference is now available. Click here to watch.
The video includes remarks from Judy Ziewacz, interim president and CEO of NCBA CLUSA; Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), caucus co-chair; Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI); caucus co-chair; Lillian Salerno, deputy under secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Rural Development; and Meegan Moriarty, legal support for USDA – Rural Development.
The video also features testimonials from the co-op sector, including Gina Schaefer, owner of 11 Ace Hardware stores in the Washington, D.C. area; Chuck Snyder, president of the National Cooperative Bank; Bruce Carrozzi, Divisional vice president of Retail Growth for True Value; Terry Ingram, an Organic Valley farmer; Dan Arnett, general manager of Central Co-op; and Molly Moisan, director of Outreach for Pachamama Coffee Cooperative.