傳播成功的種子阿拉巴馬州農(nóng)民合作社及其邦尼植物農(nóng)場在南部【外文翻譯】

1、本科畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)（論文）外文翻譯原文：原文：SpreadingSeedsofSuccess：AlabamaFarmersCoopitsBonniePlantFarmplaybigroleinstrengtheningtheruralSouthIfyou’rearesidentofruralAlabamaevenpartsofFlidaGegiaMississippiyou’relikelytobenefit—perhapsmethanyou

2、know—fromanagriculturalcooperativethatwasbnduringthe1930stohelpfarmersgetataxbreakonnitrogenfertilizer.Thesedaysyou’llfindmuchmethanfertilizeratAlabamaFarmersCooperative(AFC)oneofthelargestfarmerownedbusinessesintheSouth

3、east.Sinceitbegan71yearsagothefederatedsupplymarketingcooperativehasservedtheregionwithnearlyeveryimaginableagriculturalsupplyservice.BasedinDecaturAla.themultifacetedcompanyisownedby46localfarmerownedcooperativesthatrep

4、resentmethan30000members.iginallyknownasTennesseeValleyFertilizerCooperativeAFCtypicallyseesannualrevenuesreachmethan$300million.GrainmarketingcottonginningcatfishprocessingaremajdivisionsofAFC.Membercoopsalsooperate80fa

5、rmsupplyretailstesthatselleverythingfromfeedseedfencesuppliestogardenmaterialsanimalhealthproductssptinggoodsfarisingnumberofnonfarmresidents.PoweredbyitsdiversityAFCischannelingincometofarmersjobsto2300peoplesuppttorela

6、tedbusinessesmillionsofdollarsintoruralcommunities.“AFCitsmembercoopsprovidealotofretailoutletsinthecommunitymuchneededproductsservicesffarmers”saysJimmyNewbyanAthensAla.farmerwhosefamily—throughitsmembershipinLimestoneF

7、armersCooperative—hasdonebusinesswithAFCsince1960.“ThosebenefitsserviceswouldbeselymissedifAFCwasn’theretoprovidethem.”ThisSouthernagriculturalleaderhasbuiltitssuccessinlargepartbyanticipatingcustomers’needsdevelopinginn

8、ovationstomeetthem.PerhapsnoAFCdivisiontypifiesthatapproachmethanitsBonniePlantFarmdivision.WinningoverWalMartsuccess”saysTommyPaulkAFC’sCEOsince1996.PaulkthefourthCEOinthecoop’shistymightalsocredithisgrparentsBonnieLivi

9、ngstonPaulk.ThetwoestablishedBonniePlantFarmin1918nearUnionSpringsLivingston’shometown.Expingbeyondabarelivingofraisingcottoncnpeanutshogsthecouplebeganproducingcabbageplantstoselltomerchantsduringthewintermonths.Thevent

10、ureprovedsuccessfulwiththePaulksboostingtheirefftsbyadvertisinginthelocalnewspaper.Thebusinessgrewsteadilyasthecoupleaddedmefieldgrownvegetablestotheirsalesinventy.TheysoonchristenedtheirbuddingbusinessnamingitafterBonni

11、ePaulk.ThePaulksbeganadvertisingtheirvegetablesineveryweeklypaperinAlabamaintheSouth’sleadingfarmpapers.By1940BonniePlantFarmcountedabout2000regularcustomers.Itshippedto10SouthernstatesbesidesAlabama.Fexampletheyarewking

12、withAlcnStateUniversity’sCoopExtensionSmallFarmDevelopmentCentertohelpproducerscompleteamarketingplantoincreaseproductionatalocalprocessingfacility.TheyarecollabatingwiththeMississippiDevelopmentAuthityEnergyDivisionUSDA

13、onconstructinga20unithousingcooperativeinHolmesCounty.TheyarealsowkingwithafaithbasednonprofitSaintMargaret’sNursingHometodevelopaneldercarewkerscoopinNewleans’LowerNinthWard.Thegoalistoprovidetopqualitycleaninglaundryfo

14、odservicestothelowincomeelderlywholivetherealsotohelptheneighbhood.MACtheMississippiCenterfCooperativescontinuetoinspireassistruralMississippiansseekingtoimprovetheirownlivesthoseofothersinthedeepesttraditionsofcooperati

15、veenterprise.Eveninthefaceoftheseverestchallengesthevisionhasheldsteady.Byunitingasfarmfamiliestocreatecooperativesthenbyjoiningthosecoopsintoassociationstheyhavebuiltthecapacitytomakeadifferenceonaregionalscale.Insodoin

16、gtheyhavepositionedthemselvestobecomepowerfulcatalystsfchange.In1975AlabamaFarmersCoopboughtBonniePlantFarm.Businessgrewrapidlythroughthe1980sasBonniePlantFarmaddedmegreenhousesplantdeliveringtrucks.Thenextgenerationstep