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to our members because milk powder
for instance will reach customers
further from where they are today,
allowing them to have more markets
for their milk. We are currently
exporting products to more than 50
countries and are continuing to look
to expand.
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Over 350
DFA is divided into seven geographic
100-350
areas. A network of production facilities
30-100
30 or less across the US process farm-fresh milk.

branching out

With brands such as Kemps and Sport Shake,
Dairy Farmers of America has become active in
retail. Kemps, St. Paul, Minn., in 2020 rolled out
siips, a shelf-stable canned milk product that
offers a high protein content. The product is
available in chocolate, caramel and mocha flavors.
DFA Ingredient Solutions, a business unit of
DFA, this year launched an e-commerce store that
allows manufacturers to order smaller quantities
of its dairy ingredients. The new platform initially
will feature dairy-based ingredients, including
seasoning blends, specialty powders and
concentrated pastes.
" We receive many requests from small food
manufacturers for specialty ingredients that
deliver flavor and texture benefits associated
with dairy into their products, " said Carol
Willenbring, vice president of marketing and R&D
for ingredient solutions. " Our response to these
inquiries was to develop an online experience to
give these companies access to the same, highly
rated dairy ingredients that leading brands and
larger food manufacturers have come to expect
from us. "
DFA set a target to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, committing to reduce both direct and
value chain GHG emissions by 30% by 2030 from
a base year of 2018.
" While the entire dairy industry from farm
to manufacturer only contributes about 2% of
total greenhouse gas emissions, we know it's
imperative to keep doing better, " said David
Darr, senior vice president and chief strategy and
sustainability officer at DFA.
-Jeff Gelski, Food Business News

Source: Dairy Farmers of America

DFA's whole milk
drying plant in
Fallon, Nev., was built
in 2013 by Big-D
Construction, as the
general contractor.
The plant has been
producing saleable
product since 2014.

here for the next generation.
We have set sustainable
target goals to reduce our
greenhouse gas emissions by
30% by 2030. On our farms,
there are a lot of renewable
energy projects going on, like
solar panels or even wind power.
And then, there's a lot of opportunity
with anaerobic digesters, which
convert manure and food waste into
energy.
We also have an accelerator for
innovation that focuses on AgTech
and dairy products. We are even
looking at block chain technology
to get a better sense of our
environmental footprint.
In terms of expansion, our
Ingredients Solutions business is
really focused on the global market.
Expansion in this market is important

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