A housing cooperative, or co-op, is a legal entity, usually a corporation, which owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings; it is one type of housing tenure.
An alternative to leasing farmland is custom farming. The. custom operator agrees to perform all the machine opera-. tions on the ownerâs land in exchange for a set fee or rate. The landowner pays for all seed, chemicals, and other in-. puts, and keeps all of the crop and commodity payments.
Conventional vs. organic farming. The word organic refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution.