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DFA to Close SD Plant

Published July 22, 2024

Dairy Farmers of America plans to close its dairy ingredient plant in Pollock, South Dakota on August 30. The milk volume received at the Pollock plant will be directed to other DFA facilities. DFA cited “potential long-term shifts in milk…
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Co-op 100 Released for ’23

Published October 17, 2023

CHS remains the largest cooperative in the United States with revenues of $47.8 billion in 2022. Dairy Farmers of America is a distant second with annual revenue of $24.5 billion. The National Cooperative Bank lists the top 100 cooperative businesses…
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DFA Announces New Hire

Published July 29, 2022

Dairy Farmers of America appointed Kevin O'Donnell as its new senior vice president of sustainability. Most recently, O'Donnell was with an early-stage investment firm that focused on agriculture and food technology startups.
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New President and CEO for DFA

Published July 14, 2022

Dennis Rodenbaugh succeeds Richard Smith as president and CEO of Dairy Farmers of America. Smith was with DFA for 16 years. Most recently, Rodenbaugh was the DFA executive vice president of council operations and ingredient solutions.
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DFA Board Announces CEO Transition

Published November 6, 2021

At the end of 2022, Dennis Rodenbaugh will take over as the president and chief executive officer of Dairy Farmers of America. Rodenbaugh currently is DFA’s executive vice president and president of council operations and ingredients solutions. DFA’s current president…
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DOJ Approves DFA-Dean Foods Deal

Published May 4, 2020

Dairy Farmers of America has closed on its $433 million purchase of Dean Foods. The Justice Department gave its blessing if DFA agreed to divest three Dean Foods facilities. Those plants are located in De Pere, Wisconsin, Harvard, Illinois and…
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Farmers Forced to Dump Milk

Published April 2, 2020

Dairy Farmers of America report milk processing plants are already operating at capacity, forcing strategic milk dumping at large dairies. West Bend, Wisconsin dairy farmer Ryan Elbe spoke to the Midwest Farm Report. "Anything we never thought could happen seems…
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