What is NCERA-210?

NCERA stands for North Central Extension and Research Activity.   NCERA-210 is a committee organized by the USDA to improve the management and effectiveness of cooperatively owned businesses.  We are the only formally organized group of agricultural economists dedicated to research, teaching, and extension focused on agricultural cooperatives, and other businesses that use a cooperative business model in the United States.   As such we are the de facto national organization for agricultural economists that focus on cooperatively owned businesses.