Building a Beef Co-Op

Local Buyers Pay More for Fresh Beef

Terry Sager, president of the Shenandoah Valley Beef Cooperative, said co-op members earn a 30-cent-per-pound premium by selling directly to customers. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Deborah Huso)
Terry Sager, president of the Shenandoah Valley Beef Cooperative, said co-op members earn a 30-cent-per-pound premium by selling directly to customers. (DTN/Progressive Farmer photo by Deborah Huso)
A desire to keep family farms in the family was a big motivator for some Virginia beef producers, Terry Sager among them, who decided more than four years ago to launch a beef marketing cooperative.

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