§ 54401 Farmer Cooperative Bargaining Definition

• •A 'cooperative bargaining association' is a group of farmers working together.
• •This group helps farmers negotiate better prices when selling their crops.
• •They can bargain for things like fruits, vegetables, but not milk, cotton, or cottonseed.
• •The group must follow the rules set in Chapter 1 of this law.

A group of orange farmers want to sell their oranges to a juice company.

The farmers can join together in a cooperative bargaining association to negotiate a better price for their oranges as a group instead of each farmer trying to sell alone.