N.Y. Cooperative Corporations Law § 110: Declaration of policy

§ 110. Declaration of policy. It is the declared policy of this state

to promote the effective production and merchandising of agricultural

commodities by providing the means by which farmers may act together in

manufacturing, processing, preparing for market, handling and/or

marketing their farm products and by enabling farmers to act together in

purchasing, testing, grading, processing, distributing and/or furnishing

farm supplies and/or farm business services through cooperatives

operated for the mutual benefit of the members thereof as producers and

purchasers.