The Michigan Cooperative Development Program and Mid-America Cooperative Council are pleased to host the *Cooperative Executive Directors and Managers Conference* at the MSU Henry Center for Executive Development. This year’s program will cover effective communication, strategic planning and legal duties of cooperative directors and managers. Registration and additional information about the program can be found at http://macc.coop/event-registration/?ee=62, or by visiting www.macc.coop and selecting the program. You may also contact Mollie Woods, MCDP Director at (517)353-4380 [log in to unmask] for more information. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html