COOP Dates & Laws

What was the purpose of the Capper-Volstead Act?

• To regulate banking practices

• To provide federal loans to farmers

• To serve as the "Magna Carta" of the cooperative movement, giving agricultural producers the right to form coops

• To establish minimum wage laws

When was the California Walnut Growers Association founded in Los Angeles, CA?

• 1908

• 1912

• 1925

• 1935

When was the Agricultural Marketing Act passed?

• 1926

• 1931

• 1929

• 1927

When was the California Canning Peach Association founded?

• 1912

• 1922

• 1932

• 1942

What was the purpose of the Clayton Act?

• To regulate interstate commerce

• To give labor and agriculture associations the right to exist without violating antitrust laws

• To establish the Federal Reserve System

• To enforce environmental protection laws

When was the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers' Society founded?

• 1800

• 1844

• 1900

• 1789

When was the Cooperative Marketing Act passed?

• 1929

• 1926

• 1930

• 1925

When was the Farm Credit Council founded?

• 1983

• 1990

• 1975

• 2000

When was The Grange founded?

• 1867

• 1875

• 1880

• 1890

When was Blue Diamond Growers founded?

• 1905

• 1910

• 1920

• 1930