Farmer or rancher cooperative.
Farmer or rancher cooperative. A business owned and controlled by Independent Producers that is incorporated, or otherwise identified by the state in which it operates, as a cooperatively operated business. The Independent Producers, on whose behalf the value-added work will be done, must be confirmed as eligible and identified by name or class.
Source
7 CFR § 4284.902
Scoping language
The following definitions apply to this subpart: