Registration is now open for Opportunities Explored: 2009 Grazing Conference, which will take place February 11-12 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. This two-day event, hosted by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), is open to all dairy producers and industry professionals. The conference is open to all dairy producers and industry professionals who wish to learn more about … Read More
DFA Settles with CFTC
The Board of Directors and management of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) announced today that DFA has reached a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The settlement ends the CFTC’s investigation into DFA’s trading activities on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 2004. Without admitting or denying the CFTC’s findings in the administrative order, DFA and two … Read More
DFA Announces Member Photo Contest Winners
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) recently announced the winners of their annual member photo contest. DFA member Carrie Topp of Botkins, Ohio took home the grand prize title for her adorable photo! Congratulations to all the winners – be sure to visit the website to see all the great photos. The DFA photography contest again demonstrated that our members … Read More
Jones Payments Revealed
Dairy Herd Management is reporting a Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) special committee has discovered that former CEO Gary Hanman made unauthorized payments in the amount of $185,500 to Mississippi dairy producer Buckey Jones. Reveled Current CEO Rick Smith described the incident Tuesday morning in a telephone call to members of the dairy media. The situation also is discussed in … Read More
Weekly CWT Update
Cooperatives Working Together (cwt) has announced its updated export bids. The sole bid was from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 18 metric tons (39,683 lbs.) of anhydrous milkfat to Panama. CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of the product is verified by the submission of the required … Read More
Weekly CWT Export Update
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has announced their weekly export acceptance bids. Both of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of butter to Morocco in the following amounts: 125 metric tons (275,578 pounds), and 75 metric tons (165,347 lbs.). CWT will pay an export bonus to the bidder, only when delivery of … Read More
DFA Announces Ingredient Division
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) has announced a new dairy ingredients division. “Ingredients is a growth area with real potential, which is why DFA management and the Board are dedicating more resources to it,” says Mark Korsmeyer, president of DFA’s Dairy Food Products. “This new division will better allow us to meet the growing demands of our customers both domestically … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update. CWT has accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat. Two of the bids were from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO: one for the export of 200 metric tons (440,925 pounds) of anhydrous milkfat to Russia, and another for the export … Read More
CWT Weekly Export Update
Your weekly Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export update. CWT has accepted ten export assistance bids for the sale of butter, cheese and anhydrous milkfat. Four of the bids were from Darigold of Seattle, WA, for butter exports in the following amounts to the following destinations: 500 metric tons (1,102,312 pounds) to Morocco; 125 metric tons (275,578 lbs.) to Japan; 50 … Read More
CWT Export Bids
Cooperatives Working Together has accepted seventeen export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese and butter. One bid was accepted from Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for the export of 108 metric tons (237,600 pounds) of Monterrey Jack cheese to Japan. All sixteen other bids accepted were for butter. Seven separate bids were accepted from … Read More