![Nick Hadeland opens the hopper on a grain cart pulled into the Key Cooperative in Roland, Iowa on a busy harvest day.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/51166/101918-am-coops-nickhandeland__medium.jpg)
Ag Co-ops Are More Than Seeds And Sales, They’re Boosting Rural Economies
Farmers started forming co-ops nearly a century ago, primarily to get better prices for their crops. They pooled their resources, put up storage bins and gained leverage with buyers.