A farmers’ Co-Op (also known as an agricultural cooperative) is a cooperative businesses created by farmer members. There are two main types of farmers’ co-ops, supply cooperatives, and marketing cooperatives. Supply cooperatives provide farmers with inputs likes seeds, fertilizers, machinery and equipment, and fuel to produce raw goods. Marketing cooperatives handle the packaging, logistics and transportation, distribution, and marketing of the agricultural products.
Some Examples of Jobs and Careers at a Farmers’ Co-Op
- Crop Adviser Jobs
- Farmhand Jobs
- Program Manager Jobs
- Retail Jobs
- Quality Assurance Jobs
- Controller / Accounting Jobs
- Marketing Jobs
- Agronomy Jobs