### Question
What does joint operation mean?


### Answer
**Joint operation** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 1991*:

> a joint farming operation in which two or more farmers work together sharing equally or unequally land, labor, equipment, expenses, and income

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 1991*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-AGRICULTURAL CREDIT > SUBCHAPTER IV-ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS**

