Dairy Farmers of America
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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is an agricultural marketing cooperative owned by about 19,514 members (dairy farmers) representing 11,306 farms in the United States representing one-third of the US milk supply. In 2006 it had $7,898,824,000 in sales. It is based in Kansas City, Missouri. It is part of the common marketing agency DairyAmerica, which markets dry milk and other products.
Since 1998 it has licensed the mascot Elsie the Cow from Borden, Inc. for use on cheese. It also owns the Keller's Creamery butter business, including the manufacture of brands Keller’s Bar, Plugra, Cottage Creamer and Dairy Maid. Other brands include: Golden Cheese, Mid-America Farms, Jacobo, Enricco, CalPro, and Sport Shake.
It was formed in 1998 by the combination of four dairy cooperatives
- Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (Southern Division)(AMPI),
- Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. (Mid-Am),
- Milk Marketing, Inc. (MMI) and
- Western Dairymen Cooperative, Inc. (WDCI).
Three additional dairies have joined:
- Independent Cooperative Milk Producers Association (ICMPA),
- Valley of Virginia Milk Producers Association,
- California Cooperative Creamery (Cal-Gold), and
- Black Hills Milk Producer
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