Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has opened a new regional office in Ripon, Calif.
“Now we’re centrally located (in dairy country),” said Glenn Wallace, DFA area chief operating officer. “Ripon is a great community. We’re happy to be here.”
Wallace was joined by DFA members and staff and City of Ripon dignitaries.
“Ripon was founded on farming,” Mayor Chuck Winn said. “We’re glad to have DFA here.”
Locally, DFA has been up and running in Ripon for about a year, with the previous office located in Southern California.
“We still have our Southern California office,” Wallace said.
Ripon, however, is located between the DFA-owned manufacturing and ingredients plant in Hughson, and the Turlock cheese plant.
The western area of DFA consists of nine districts servicing California, Nevada and most of Arizona, representing 300 dairy farms and producing 6 billion pounds of milk annually. One of his area’s biggest customers is Super Store Industries, consisting of Save Mart and Raley’s stores. DFA also handles Dean Foods, Heritage, Kraft, Leprino, and Stremicks.
Source: The Manteca Bulletin