Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), is the largest US dairy cooperative

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), is the largest dairy cooperative in the United States and a primary supplier to Dean Foods and their WhiteWave brands.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. is a dairy marketing cooperative that serves and is owned by nearly 18,000 dairy farmers in 48 states. DFA is one of the country’s most diversified manufacturers of dairy products, food components and ingredients, and is a leader in formulating and packaging shelf-stable dairy products.

There is strength in numbers! DFA Programs for cooperative members include:

• Health Insurance
• Dairy Risk Management Services
• Agri-Max
• my401k
• DFA Scholarship

In addition to marketing milk, DFA is a dairy foods processor with investments in brands and plants that bring added value to members.

Coop investments are made to increase returns for members. Some of these investments include:

• 22 DFA-owned manufacturing plants that produce a wide range of products
• Fluid milk joint ventures and shared ownership in milk bottling plants
• Joint-venture partnerships with America’s best private-label food marketing companies
• Development in export markets throughout the world
• Marketing agreements with other U.S. cooperatives and farm organizations
• Innovative partnerships resulting in specially formulated ingredients products and packaging

DFA producers  supply the marketplace with milk and a variety of quality products. Some of these branded products include:

• Borden® cheese
• Keller’s® Creamery butter
• Plugrá® gourmet butter
• Sport Shake® energy milk shake
• Speciality coffee drinks
• Infant formula

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