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Longtime DFA Executive Passes

Published December 12, 2025

Funeral services will be held on December 27 for Gary Hanman. Hanman, 91, helped establish Dairy Farmers of America in 1998, bringing together four dairy cooperatives into a single entity and growing it into the nation’s largest dairy co-op. Hanman…
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NCB Co-op 100 Updated

Published October 28, 2025

The National Cooperative Bank has released its annual ranking of the top 100 revenue-earning cooperatives. CHS remains at the top of that list with 2024 income of $39 billion. Six of the top ten largest cooperatives are from agriculture, including…
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Top 50 Dairy Co-op List Updated

Published October 15, 2025

Dairy Farmers of America remains the largest dairy cooperative nationwide. Milk volume totaled 55.7 billion pounds, down 6 million pounds from 2024. According to the Hoard’s Dairyman list of the top 50 dairy co-ops, Edge Dairy Farm Cooperative moved up…
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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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