As was the case with farmers of other crops, potato farmers tried organizing growers' associations or coops to aid their knowledge and improve their marketing efforts.
The Northern Aroostook Potato Growers' Association began in 1888, organized through the Aroostook Pomona Grange.
A Maine Potato Growers Exchange, organized in the early 1920s, failed because prices were too low.
But, in 1940, the Maine Potato Growers, a marketing coop, began, and remained stable.
