North American Bison Cooperative:  Sources

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1999. AMS News Release No. AMS-056-99: USDA announces actions to support bison producers. Online. Retrieved July 30, 1999. http://www.ams.usda.gov/news/056c.htm .

Anderson, V., S. Metzger, and D. Sexhus. 1997. Commercial bison production in the Northern Plains. North Dakota State University: Carrington Research Extension Center; Carrington Farm Business Management Program; and North American Bison Cooperative. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999.  http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/carringt/97beef/art8.htm .

Associated Press. 1999. Bison co-op considers new plant in Canada. The Forum, April 26,1999: p. A3.  Fargo, North Dakota.

Associated Press. 1999. Bison co-op members approve checkoff plan. The Forum, April 25, 1999: p. A15. Fargo, North Dakota.

Associated Press. 1999. USDA will buy bison meat for lunch program. The Forum, March 25, 1999: p. A10. Fargo, North Dakota.

Associated Press. 1998. All 10,000 shares of bison cooperative sold. The Forum, March 21, 1998: p. A6. Fargo, North Dakota.

Associated Press. 1993. Four North Dakota towns finalists for buffalo plant. The Forum, February 3, 1993: p. A9. Fargo, North Dakota.

Associated Press. 1993. Bison co-op gaining support. The Forum, January 18, 1993: p. B8. Fargo, North Dakota.

Barnard, C. 1999. The other red meat. National Foods Merchandiser. Online. Retrieved July 23, 1999. http://www.nfm-online.com/nfm_backs/Mar_99/buffalo.html .

Brooke, J. 1996. Buffalo meat horns in on beef market. New York Times, August 19, 1996. Denver Buffalo Company web site. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://www.denverbuffalo.com/general/news.htm .

Campbell, D. 1995. Temperature rising: Co-op fever is still sizzling across North Dakota. Farmer Cooperatives (August): 10-16.

Campbell, E. 1997. Stampeding into the market: North American Bison Co-op herd bison goes from the brink of extinction to expansion. Article dated July 22, 1997. Online. Retrieved June 7, 1999. http://www.gfherald.com/news/local/722bison1.htm .

Cunnigham, C. 1999. Personal e-mail communication from North American Bison Cooperative. New Rockford, North Dakota.

The Forum. 1998. Bison co-op mails checks. June 20, 1998: p. B2. Fargo, North Dakota.

Gunderson, D. 1997. The bison are back in North Dakota. Minnesota Public Radio web site. Article dated November 16, 1997. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://news.mpr.org/features/199711/16_gundersond_bison_m/ .

Haddad, C. 1999. Eat more bison? Industry faces a hard sell. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 11, 1999. Online. Retrieved July 23, 1999. http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/bigstory/041299/bison.html .

Halvorson, B. 1993. Bison processing plant going up in New Rockford. fedagazette, July 1993. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/fedgaz/rou937.html .

Hanson, M. 1997. Annual buffalo auction draws big crowd. Bismarck Tribune, December 14, 1997. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://www.ndonline.com/TribWebPage/dec1997/12159772608.html .

Hanson, M. 1998. Cattle producers starting to look at buffalo business. Bismarck Tribune, October 16, 1998. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://www.ndonline.com/TribWebPage/oct1998/10169870352.html .

Hanson, M. 1999. Pasta, bison cooperatives joining forces. Bismarck Tribune, February 11, 1999. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://www.ndonline.com/TribWebPage/feb1999/2119970753.html .

Kelly Associates. 1998. Business plan for bison producers.  Prepared for Manitoba Agriculture.

Meat Industry Insights Internet News Service web site. 1998. Turner pushes bison meat business. Article dated November 16, 1998. Online. Retrieved June 7, 1999. http://www.pb.net/spc/mii/981129.htm . 

Meat and Poultry Online. 1998. Bison meat products to be rolled out this fall. Article dated October 15, 1998. Online Retrieved July 27, 1999.
http://news.meatandpoultryo…com/companies-in-news/19981015-9352.html .

Meat and Poultry Online. 1999. U.S. Bison and North American Provisioner to merge. Article dated June 22, 1999. Online. Retrieved July 27, 1999. http://www2.meatandpoultryonline.com/cont… .

National Bison Association web site. Online. Retrieved July 30, 1999. http://www.nbabison.org/advantages/why.shtml .
http://www.nbabison.org/history/history.shtml .

North American Bison Cooperative. Various informational material.

North American Bison Cooperative web site. Online. Retrieved July 23, 1999. http://www.nabisoncoop.com .

North American Bison Cooperative web site. Online. Retrieved March 16, 2000. Press Release - November 1st, 1999. http://www.nabisoncoop.com/subpages/news.htm .

North American Provisioner, Inc. web site. Online. Retrieved July 23, 1999. http://www.buffalo-nickel.com .

Pates, M. 1998. Regional bison cooperative flying high, sales continue to soar as folks can’t get enough of tasty alternative to beef. The Forum, January 11, 1998.  Fargo, North Dakota. E-mail copy of article contents received from M. Pates.

Pates, M. 1995. Bison co-op cuts a profit. The Forum, August 26, 1995. Fargo, North Dakota. E-mail copy of article contents received from M. Pates. 

Pates, M. 1993. Buffalo drive: North Dakota rancher spearheads cooperative. The Forum, February 21, 1993: pp. D1-D2. Fargo, North Dakota.

Rampton, R. 1995. Ranchers’ co-op heads off ‘wreck in bison industry’. Western Producer, November 9, 1995, pg. 53.

Sexhus, D. 1997. Gate to plate: Producers take control of an industry. Speech given at North Dakota State University: sponsored by the Quentin N. Burdick Center for Cooperatives. Online. Retrieved December 3, 1998.  http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/qbcc/bloom/sexhus.htm .

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