When it comes to choosing a location for a company headquarters in the ag retail market, it’s not surprising that CropLife100 organizations zeroed in on the state of Iowa. In fact, no U.S. state is represented more often in our 2024 list of the largest ag dealerships and cooperatives.
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O'Toole Companies
Iowa rank: No. 14 CropLife 100 rank: No. 94 Headquarters: Letts, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: O’Toole Companies, established in 1981, is a full-service agronomy dealer located in Letts, IA.
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Smith Fertilizer & Grain
Iowa rank: No. 13 CropLife 100 rank: No. 92 Headquarters: Knoxville, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: Smith Fertilizer & Grain strives to provide top of the line service and quality products at competitive prices, while keeping its customer profitable. The company works diligently to embrace new technology and strive to stay committed to developing relationships with its customers, employees, and suppliers.
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Eldon C. Stutsman
Iowa rank: No. 12 CropLife 100 rank: No. 74 Headquarters: Hills, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc. has a full service Agronomy Department providing quality products, quality service and quality advice. The company offers liquid, dry and anhydrous fertilizer with custom application, and carries a wide array of chemicals from herbicides to insecticides to fungicides, along with custom ground or aerial application.
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Five Star Cooperative
Iowa rank: No. 11 CropLife 100 rank: No. 68 Headquarters: New Hampton, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: Five Star Cooperative is a proud farmer-owned agricultural cooperative spanning across 15 counties with 19 locations providing agronomy, feed, grain, energy, and retail products and services to their members and customers.
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Farm Service Co-op
Iowa rank: No. 10 CropLife 100 rank: No. 56 Headquarters: Harlan, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile:Farm Service Co-op provides a full line of agronomy inputs and services, energy products, grain purchasing, and animal nutrition products. Its mission is to provide quality supplies and services at a competitive price for the economic benefit of its members and their cooperative. Pictured are summer interns at Farm Service Co-op.
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Cooperative Farmers Elevator
Iowa rank: No. 9 CropLife 100 rank: No. 46 Headquarters: Rock Valley, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: Cooperative Farmers Elevator (CFE) was established September 1, 2015 by merging Cooperative Elevator Association, Farmers Elevator Coop, and United Farmers Coop. Pictured is CFE's Alvord, IA, location.
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Heartland Co-op
Iowa rank: No. 8 CropLife 100 rank: No. 45 Headquarters: West Des Moines, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: Since the early days of the 1900’s, Central Iowa farmers knew they needed a place to market their grain for a fair price. Now, over 100 years later, Heartland Co-op has evolved into the cooperative it is today more than 70 locations providing products and services to its farmer members/patrons. Pictured is a tour at Heartland Co-op's Fairfield, IA, location.
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Asmus Farm Supply
Iowa rank: No. 7 CropLife 100 rank: No. 41 Headquarters: Rake, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: Asmus Farm Supply carries and supports all major chemical manufacturer’s products. Its sales staff is highly trained to help develop a customized crop protection plan for your operation.
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AgState Cooperative
Iowa rank: No. 6 CropLife 100 rank: No. 38 Headquarters: Cherokee, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: AgState is the result of a merger between First Cooperative Association (FCA) and Ag Partners/ALCECO in 2021. As such, its combined roots date back to the earliest days of Iowa agriculture.
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Titan Pro
Iowa rank: No. 5 CropLife 100 rank: No. 37 Headquarters: Clear Lake, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: Titan Pro, at its core, is an independent, family-owned company that supplies seed, crop protection, fertilizer, and crop insurance to growers across its Midwest footprint.
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River Valley Cooperative
Iowa rank: No. 4 CropLife 100 rank: No. 33 Headquarters: Elkridge, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: River Valley’s main goal is to increase the efficiency and productivity of its members’ agribusiness operations. The cooperative knows that members’ trust is never given — it is earned, always.
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Twin State, Inc.
Iowa rank: No. 3 CropLife 100 rank: No. 28 Headquarters: Davenport, IA Organization type: Independent Local Dealership Profile: Twin State, Inc., formerly Twin-State Engineering and Chemical Company is a privately held Iowa corporation, with three major manufacturing facilities. Its products are distributed through a network of 14 retail outlets and independent and cooperative dealers in the Midwest. Pictured is Twin State's Walcott, IA operation.
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Landus Cooperative
Iowa rank: No. 2 CropLife 100 rank: No. 23 Headquarters: Des Moines, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: Landus Cooperative is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative, headquartered in Des Moines, IA, that has a global reach and a local touch with more than 725 full-time employees at locations in more than 70 communities in Iowa and Minnesota and approximately 7,000 member-owners. Pictured is the Landus Cooperative Farnhamville location, one of the main hubs for central dispatch for agronomy products.
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NEW Cooperative
Iowa rank: No. 1 CropLife 100 rank: No. 11 Headquarters: Fort Dodge, IA Organization type: Cooperative Profile: In the years since 1973 one element of NEW Cooperative's story remains consistent: it was founded by farmers who saw mutual benefits in sharing resources.
In total, 14 companies call The Hawkeye State home, ranging from smaller independent dealerships like Smith Fertilizer & Grain (ranked No. 92 overall), to larger cooperatives such as NEW Cooperative (No. 11). Among those 14 retailers, eight are cooperatives while six are independent local dealerships. In addition, seven Iowa retailers were within the $101-$200 million revenue range in 2024, which was the highest for the state.
To find out all of the Iowa-based companies that made the list (in reverse order of sales), view the slideshow above.
Editor’s note: Companies included in the CropLife 100 listings were limited to independent dealerships and cooperatives that offer fertilizer, crop protection, seed, and custom application services. Figures do not include a host of services, such as data management, consulting/ scouting, or grain elevator revenue. Dealerships and cooperatives are ranked in order by total sales in their respective sales group.
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