We are here to help our members succeed in agriculture. This form helps us know how to allocate resources to meet member needs. Please complete the form as thoroughly as possible, if you have any questions contact support@fortyacrecoop.us. Thank you!
We are here to help our members succeed in agriculture. This form helps us know how to allocate resources to meet member needs. Please complete the form as thoroughly as possible, if you have any questions contact support@fortyacrecoop.us.
Thank you!
MEMBERSHIP AND BENEFITS
Benefits Furnished by The Cooperative. The Cooperative intends to do some or all of the following: (a) negotiate agreements with suppliers of agricultural products and materials including negotiating discounts, allowances, special services and/or rebates for the benefit of members from such suppliers; (b) Provide and or negotiate cultivation and processing of agricultural products; (c) develop private label Product; (e) provide marketing programs, training programs and management programs; (f) provide a license to use the Marks (defined below); (g) permit You to participate in other benefits developed from time to time by the Cooperative for its members; and (h) provide advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels.
In addition to the Member Benefits listed above, and in an effort to reflect the different needs of the members, Forty Acre may from time to time establish “Tiered Membership Groups.” A member’s participation in a Tiered Membership Group shall be based on such member meeting the criteria established by Forty Acre’s Board of Directors for participation in such Tiered Membership Group, which may be based on production and or sales. By becoming a member of Forty Acre You agree that Forty Acre may assign Your membership into a Tiered Membership Group based on Your production volume, sales, or other qualifications and criteria You may meet. Forty Acre may also provide certain category or vendor-based purchasing programs (“Purchasing Programs”) which You may be eligible to elect to “opt-in” on an annual or other basis as determined by Forty Acre.
License of Marks. During the Term of this Agreement, the Cooperative grants You a nonexclusive license to use the Marks in connection with Your business at Your location as identified on the cover page. You shall have no right to use the Marks, in any manner, on the World Wide Web or Internet or in any email address or domain name without the prior written consent of the Cooperative. “Marks” shall mean “Forty Acre Cooperative”, logos and such other names, if any. and licensed to Cooperative for use by its members and all modifications