2006 New York Code - 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.