Arthur Capper Cooperative Center

05/07/2026

Can't wait to see you at the Leadership Symposium!

SAVE THE DATE!
Leadership Symposium for Cooperatives
🗓 August 17-18, 2026
📍Manhattan, KS

Details coming soon!

05/07/2026

Attention Kansas Cooperatives and Kansas Producers!

Please help the Kansas State University Land Use Survey Office by completing their Input Costs Survey before the May 31 deadline. Your participation helps provide valuable data and insights that support Kansas agriculture and rural communities.

🗓 Please complete this short survey (5 minutes) by May 31
👉 https://tinyurl.com/input26

Thank you for your help!

🔹 2026 Kansas INPUT COSTS Survey
Share your knowledge by completing the 2026 Kansas Input Costs Survey. Your input helps create accurate, trusted cost estimates for Kansas agriculture.

This survey gathers information on 2025–2026 input costs, including average costs for:
🌱 Fertilizer
🌾 Seed
🧪 Herbicides & insecticides

Your responses are voluntary, anonymous, and confidential.. The results provide valuable, reliable data for producers, policy makers, and the agricultural industry.

🗓 Please complete this short survey (5 minutes) by May 31
👉 https://tinyurl.com/input26

Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics
Kansas Cooperative Council

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04/28/2026

We had a wonderful day spending time getting to know some truly outstanding K-State College of Agriculture students. Their drive, determination and passion are inspiring - and, it's clear they're going to make a big impact on the world.

A great side benefit to the day for Dr. Brian Briggeman, Professor and Director of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC), Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Seleise Barrett, ACCC Managing Director, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics, was spending time with Kansas Cooperative Council President/CEO, Russell Plaschka, and having lunch with Dr. Allen Featherstone, Head, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics, and Dr. Elizabeth Yeager, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics.

03/27/2026

ACCC Director, Dr. Brian Briggeman; KCC President/CEO, Dr. Russell Plaschka; KCC Senior Director of Member Services, Jennifer Hill; and ACCC Managing Director, Seleise Barrett met today to discuss cooperative education programs. A fun surprise was running into former KCC President/CEO, Brandi Miller!

Kansas Cooperative Council

Brian Briggeman

03/13/2026

Fact Sheet 23 - Evolving Kansas Farmer Cooperative Landscape: Update to Grain Storage Map
https://accc.k-state.edu/research/fact_sheet_series.html

The Kansas farmer cooperative landscape has changed significantly over time. Since 2016, the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC) has periodically surveyed Kansas farmer cooperative leaders to identify grain storage locations and capacities. In 2025, the ACCC conducted an updated survey to refresh its online interactive map of farmer cooperatives operating in Kansas. Today, 54 cooperatives are headquartered in the state. A fact sheet was developed to report the results of the 2025 survey and compare them with findings from earlier surveys conducted in 2016 and 2021. Together, these results provide a valuable look at the evolution of cooperative grain storage over time. The fact sheet also includes a series of maps illustrating changes in the Kansas farmer cooperative landscape from 2016 to 2026 and as shown below.

Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics

02/25/2026

Margins tight? Input costs high? Commodity prices uncertain?

The Finances and the Farm course from Kansas State University helps producers strengthen financial skills and make informed management decisions.

This self-paced online class covers:
• Record keeping
• Balance sheets & income statements
• Enterprise budgeting
• Cash flow management
• Family living expenses
• Goal setting

Updated for 2025 with more interactive learning tools.

💲 $100 | FSA credit option available
📜 Certificate upon completion

Invest in your operation’s bottom line.

https://agmanager.info/events/finances-and-farm-online-class

02/13/2026

Great conversations this week at NCFC with cooperative leaders and educators from across the country, paired with valuable insights from industry experts. ACCC Director, Dr. Brian Briggeman and ACCC Managing Director, Seleise Barrett, also made time to "Remember the Alamo!"

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics

01/29/2026

12/19/2025

Investing in the Future: Celebrating the 2025-2026 Cooperative Scholarship Recipients!!

Cooperative leaders invest in education because it delivers long-term value and the future of agriculture is bright because of their generous support! Congratulations to the 17 cooperative scholarship recipients from the K-State College of Agriculture awarded through the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center in the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics

Full press releases can be found on the ACCC website: https://accc.k-state.edu/studentresources/scholarships.html