11.   Bob Echter, chairman of the fledgling farmers power cooperative, owns a flower farm near Encinitas.

12.   Minister of cooperatives and Small Enterprises Subiakto Tjakrawerdaja also asserted in the statement that his ministry had met with farmer cooperatives last week to discuss the issue.

13.   The idea for a farmer cooperative promoting gluten-free products grew out of research being done at Montana State University.

14.   The institute also cites various benefits that go to farmer cooperatives in Minnesota and North Dakota, including federal and state tax breaks and low-interest loans.

15.   The program is targeting existing and potential investors, commercial growersand those who intend to go into commercial farming, as well as farmer cooperatives and entrepreneurs.