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Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products (dairy products, food components, ingredients and shelf-stable dairy products) to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion ...
The museum, which consists of a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) facility, serves as the headquarters for the many activities sponsored by the Southwest Dairy Farmers. [4] The museum's exhibits include the life of a dairy farm before electricity came to rural areas and demonstrations on separating cream, the first step in dairy production. [ 4 ]
Agricultural Credit Association; Agricultural Development in the American Pacific; Agricultural Society of Baton Rouge; Agricultural Wheel; Agriculture Network Information Center; Alaska Cooperative Extension Service; American Agricultural Law Association; American Agriculture Movement; American Angora Goat Breeders' Association; American Corn ...
Dairy products companies of the United States (4 C, 113 P) Pages in category "American dairy organizations" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk, cheese and related products such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
The Southwest employs the heaviest irrigation of any region, since the region is hot and dry, and the soil is generally not as conducive to plant growth as other areas of the country. Despite this, the Southwestern United States suffers from water shortages and droughts despite the already employed irrigation systems.
In 1940, farmers had founded the American Dairy Association (forerunner: the Dairymen’s Union of California, founded in 1891 [5]) to promote U.S. milk products to consumers through advertising. They merged it with the National Dairy Council in 1970. [3] In 1983, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board was created through Congress. [3]
Grupo Lala was listed 12th in Dairy Foods magazine's list of the top 100 North American dairies. It was the only dairy from Mexico to be listed in the top 100. [5] Grupo Lala purchased National Dairy from Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), in 2009. [6] In 2009, Grupo Lala purchased National Dairy Holdings L.P. from the Dairy Farmers of ...