thescoop - October 2023

A LIFETIME SHAPED BY DAIRY

Letter from Chairman of the Board

ONE CONNECTED COOPERATIVE AND YOU

Driving performance through one DFA PAGE 4

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTS

Glennette Johnson never expected to perform a role in quality assurance

Dan Kullot is a DFA farmer-owner turned employee PAGE 6

HOW DAIRY IS CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

See how dairy (and you!) are making a difference PAGE 12

Jesus Garcia | DFA employee | St. George, Utah

Randy Mooney

I’ve been representing DFA as chairman of the Board of Directors for many years (although 2010 doesn’t actually feel that long ago!), and I’ve been a dairy farmer for even longer. I bought Mooney Dairy from my father in 1981, and I grew up on the same land in Rogersville, Mo., milking the cows through snowstorms, rainstorms and humid Missouri summers. I know what goes into running a dairy farm, and I’ve seen what goes into running a cooperative. Although things have changed throughout the years, what hasn’t is that my way of life as a dairy farmer would not be possible without dedicated, reliable employees like you.

American dairy farming as we know it began in the early 1600s, when immigrants brought cows with them across the Atlantic to nourish their families. The tradition continued, with many families milking more cows and improving the safety and quality of milk along the way thanks to technological advancements like pasteurization. Dairy farming has always been built on

A LIFETIME SHAPED BY DAIRY

family legacies, and my family’s story is no exception. Within each family owned farm lies a story of hardworking people determined to provide for their families, feed their communities and preserve their land for the next generation.

Mooney Dairy has been in my family for four generations and 150 years. Farming has taught me lessons I could have never imagined — about life, determination, family and community — it has made me who I am today.

A lesson I learned early on in my journey as a dairy farmer and as a leader in the industry is that getting involved matters, both professionally and in my community. I saw the important role my milk marketing cooperative played in how I ran my operation and in my ability to operate in a way that’s best for me and my family. That’s why I joined the board of directors at MidAmerica Dairymen, Inc. in 1988, and my involvement there carried over when Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. merged with three other regional cooperatives to form DFA in 1998.

Twenty-five years later, I’m still reminded daily of the unique experiences I’ve had both on my farm and as a Board member representing DFA’s nearly 11,000 farmer-owners. It has instilled in me a sense of greater good, collaboration and problem-solving, which are all things I know you face in your daily work. Whether you work in a plant,

laboratory, office or in the field, what you do matters. Employees like you are an important piece in our puzzle of connectivity — our farmer-owners depend on you to safely transport, process, test and market their milk and ensure it ends up on tables across the country.

I’m proud to be a farmer-owner of DFA, and I hope you’re proud to be a DFA employee. We represent a centuries-old industry that never stops innovating, all while remaining family focused and caring for the land. Thanks to recent developments and efficiencies, dairy farms in the last 15 years have used at least 20% less land, water and fuel to produce the same nutritious dairy products that consumers know and love — and nearly all of DFA farms are owned and operated by families. Those are numbers to be proud of, and you and your work are a part of those numbers.

On behalf of DFA’s farmer-owners, thank you for all that you do. Your work allows us to continue honoring our families’ legacies and write our own piece of history as a leading milk marketing cooperative. You are a part of DFA’s story.

Sincerely,

RANDY MOONEY Chairman of the Board

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Within each family owned farm lies a story of hardworking people.

RANDY MOONEY

MAYFIELD DAIRY: BRINGING SUNSHINE TO DAIRY AISLES FOR 100 YEARS

Mayfield Dairy Farms® Ice Cream, a DFA-owned brand based in the Southeast, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Mayfield family, the brand’s 700 employees and the community members who love Mayfield have created a lasting legacy the past century, and the future of the brand is equally as bright as its signature yellow ice cream cartons.

While all members of the Mayfield family have retired from the business, the original Mayfield farm is still in business, and the family first legacy lives on through the brand’s employees today.

“Mayfield brings families together,” says Mary Williams, general manager of Mayfield Ice Cream. “All of our employees are part of that family. We work together and have stayed together because we love the people we work with. That love and care goes into everything we make, and consumers know that.”

While the high quality of Mayfield products sets it apart from the rest in grocery stores, so do the brand’s unique colors. It’s hard not to stop and look at the bright yellow packaging on everything the brand makes.

“The origin of the signature Mayfield yellow is an interesting one,” Mary says. “Tom Mayfield always said that the bright yellow and black road signs were the most eye-catching ever made. When it came time to brand his products, he took inspiration from the traffic signs he admired. The original Mayfield colors were yellow and black, but soon became yellow and brown. Our customers love it — they always say that the Mayfield products look like a ray of sunshine in stores.”

Employees also take pride in the flourishing visitor’s center, which opened in 1994. More than 100,000 people enter its doors each year, and they leave with full bellies and newfound knowledge of the dairy industry every time. Visitors enjoy a full plant tour, an educational video about dairy farming and the brand’s history and samples of the brand’s most iconic flavor, Moose Tracks (a chocolate fudge ice cream complete with peanut butter cups).

“This whole place bleeds yellow, and that in and of itself is why I think Mayfield has been so successful,” Mary says. “When we joined DFA in 2020, it was great to know that we were joining a farmer-owned Cooperative. Mayfield was founded by a dairy farmer, so we were grateful to feel like a part of something that returns value to DFA’s farmer-owners.”

ONE CONNECTED COOPERATIVE AND YOU

Our strategy is to drive performance through One DFA — a connected Cooperative delivering value through focused, collaborative actions. Bringing our strategy to life is important work, and we can’t do it with a set-it-and-forget-it mentality. The world and our industry are fast-moving, and we must remain

As employees, we’re all connected by our dedication to bring value to our farmerowners. Our Cooperative does this by securing and enhancing milk markets, investing in plants and products that add value to farmer-owners’ milk and providing services and programs that make it easier and more profitable for them to farm. From innovative solutions to identifying efficiencies in hauling and transportation, we provide resources and tools to ensure their milk makes it to tables around the world in the most sustainable and economical way possible.

relevant to best support our farmer-owners. That’s why our strategy is a living strategy, capable of evolving and adapting as needed. This constant motion ensures driving performance for DFA is always top of mind.

As a farmer-owned cooperative, we are all bound by our shared values, and we understand our impact on society and our role as part of a global dairy community.

In the coming months, you will hear more about our living strategy, including our three priority initiatives and how you play an important role. These initiatives include how each of us are part of the milk supply chain, how we bring insights to life by sharing what we are learning and making connections across teams and even across the Cooperative, and

the development and evolution of our dairy beverage network.

We are future-focused — knowing we have to stay nimble and adapt in order to continue delivering value to our family farm-owners.

As a farmer-owned cooperative, we are all bound by our shared VALUES , and we understand our impact on society and our role as part of a global dairy COMMUNITY.

Adam and Jane Graft | DFA farmer-owners | Americus, Ga.

Eldon Marrs | DFA farmer-owner | Ault, Colo.

AT THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR STRATEGY are our mission, vision and values. They provide the strong foundation on which to build longterm success, while keeping DFA’s focus on our farmer-owners.

UPDATED MISSION

Deliver Value to Our Family Farm-Owners as a LEADING Global Dairy Cooperative.

VISION

Enriching Communities and Consumers’ Lives Through all the Possibilities of Dairy.

The Board of Directors recently approved the living strategy approach as well as an update to our mission (which you can see below). This slight update reinforces our commitment to being a leader in the global marketplace.

VALUES

Think about an experience where you connected with a DFA employee or farmer-owner and, together, accomplished something special.

Scan the QR code and share those connectivity stories that have made an impact in your life or in the lives of others.

Jesus Garcia | DFA employee | St. George, Utah

Employee Spotlights

Dan spent his summers as a child working for his four uncles who owned small dairy farms in southeastern Minnesota. When a veterinarian would come by the farm for regular visits, Dan says watching them work their magic with livestock piqued his interest in a career in the field.

He went on to earn his doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Minnesota, and he has worked in the dairy industry ever since — including as a practicing large animal veterinarian, dairy farmer and now as a dairy specialist out of DFA’s headquarters in Kansas City, Kan.

“After graduating from veterinary school, I moved to central Texas to begin my career in an exclusive dairy veterinary practice,” Dan says. “While I was there, I was fortunate to meet my future wife, Karin, at a local dairymen’s bowling league. Karin and I later moved to western Kansas to start a dairy practice when dairies were starting to pop up there. We enjoyed working and raising our four children in the small rural communities there over the next 25 years as the industry grew.”

Milk continues to run in the family veins as one of Dan’s four children has also decided to pursue a career in the dairy industry. Ira Kullot, DFA Risk Management analyst and Dan’s oldest son, joined DFA in 2020.

Dan eventually went on to become a managing partner and staff veterinarian on the farm, where he worked for the next 10 years as a DFA farmer-owner. Dan says his time managing a dairy is valuable to his current role because he’s familiar with the challenges of running a dairy farm day to day.

In his role at DFA, he provides guidance on animal health and wellness to our farmer-owners, including animal care, milk quality and biosecurity, and he says he uses knowledge from his real-life experiences often.

Although Dan says he enjoyed everything that running a dairy farm entails, when he began working with DFA as a consultant in 2019, he was excited by the opportunities to make a difference on an even larger scale and impact more farmer-owners’ lives. Dan joined DFA as a full-time employee in 2020.

“When I was consulting, I was introduced to some of the initiatives the DFA farm practices and Gold Standard teams were scaling across the Cooperative,” Dan says. “That’s where I found a new home, and I have been helping teams across DFA collaborate on animal health initiatives in support of our farmer-owners ever since.”

Dan Kullot | DFA employee | Kansas City, Kan.

DR. DAN KULLOT, D.V.M. — a dairy veterinarian and former DFA farmer-owner has firsthand insight to deliver value to our farmer-owners in his role with DFA.

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When I was consulting ... that’s where I found a new home, and I have been helping teams across DFA collaborate on animal health initiatives in support of our farmer-owners ever since.

DAN KULLOT

5 YEARS

Working with DFA

VETERINARY SPECIALIST

Providing guidance on animal health and wellness to farmer-owners

GLENNETTE JOHNSON never expected to perform a role in quality assurance, but is happy she took the plunge.

For Glennette Johnson, quality assurance supervisor at our Oak Farms® Dairy plant in Dallas, Texas, ensuring the quality of milk was not what she pictured her next opportunity to be. But, 15 years ago, she wanted something different from what she knew as a restaurant manager. So, when a friend told her about opportunities at Dean Foods, (DFA later acquired a substantial portion of Dean Foods’ assets in May 2020), she readily accepted a role as a quality assurance (QA) technician.

“From the beginning, I was intrigued,” she says. “This is a challenging job, but one that teaches me something each and every day. It feels worthwhile knowing there are so many things to learn, people to collaborate with and that I’m helping bring quality products to consumers.”

Quality assurance is just what it sounds like: assuring the quality of something, in this case, our farmer-owners’ milk that goes to the plant and makes its way to the lab. Glennette and her team ensure best practices, procedures and standards are met, so that the creamers, fluid milk and other beverages produced at the plant are safe and delicious for consumers.

“What we do here at the Oak Farms plant — and at every DFA manufacturing facility — is very important to our

farmer-owners and ultimately our consumers,” she says. “Each one of us has an impact on our purpose of delivering the simple pleasures of real dairy to people everywhere, straight from the family farms that own DFA.”

During her time at the Oak Farms plant, Glennette has been able to grow in her career.

“I first started as a QA technician; then, over time, gained opportunities to become a lead supervisor — a position that was created for me because my manager saw my potential,” Glennette says. “That same manager is still my mentor, one who I admire and am very grateful for.”

Even with no dairy or agriculture background, Glennette is happy to report that she sees and understands the value she brings to the Cooperative and the dairy industry at large — and she urges you to seek out your value as an employee of DFA to understand your connection to your co-workers and how you help feed the families down the road and across the world, no matter your role.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR

Ensuring best practices, procedures and standards are met in the plant

15 YEARS

Working with DFA

WE INVITE YOU TO RECOGNIZE A CO-WORKER

We know that each of our Cooperative’s approximately 19,000 employees have a story to tell — and we want your help telling them. If you have a co-worker who you think deserves the employee spotlight in a future edition of thescoop, submit their name for consideration.

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What we do here at the Oak Farms plant — and at every DFA manufacturing facility — is very important to our farmer-owners and ultimately our consumers.

GLENNETTE JOHNSON

Glennette Johnson | DFA employee | Dallas, Texas

2023 MEMBER OF DISTINCTION

Northeast Area

A CENTURY OF FARMINGas a family

Mother and daughter duo, Diane Morin and Erica Hermonot, and the generations of men and women who preceded them at their centuries-old dairy farm in Woodstock, Conn., know the importance of family and community.

In October 1920, Ethal Barrett, Diane’s grandfather and a World War I veteran, and his wife, Estella, purchased Fairholm Farm, a 100-acre homestead of rolling hills established in 1812.

During the Great Depression, they and their three children, George, Doris and Barbara, sold milk and dairy products, like homemade cottage cheese, to support their family and feed their community during this historic time of economic struggle.

When Ethal passed away suddenly, 16-year-old George helped his mother and sisters run the farm. He continued

to manage it full-time after graduating from high school and took over after he and Celia were married in 1958.

George and Celia worked the dairy together even through George’s 13-year kidney illness and dialysis until his passing in 1988. Similarly, George’s daughter, Diane, her mother, Celia, and siblings took on the farm.

Today, Diane co-owns the family farm with her husband, Todd, daughter, Erica, and Erica’s husband, Jon. Diane manages the books and Erica manages the herd. Todd lived and worked on his family’s 400-cow dairy in Promfret, Conn., milking and working where he was needed, learning his trade along the way. When Jon was a child, his family leased a dairy before purchasing their current farm. Here, Jon started a small flock of turkeys during his high school years that has since grown into a 3,000-bird, diversified operation.

David, Diane and Connie Barrett, children of George and Celia Barrett

Doris Barrett, sister of George Barrett

Now, at Fairholm Farm, Todd manages the crops and machinery it takes to run the farm and their dairy uses robotic milking machines that Jon has taken on the responsibility of maintaining.

The two couples each have a house on the property. Erica and Jon are raising their three children, Mackenzie, Alex and Ben, in the original 1812 farmhouse — now a cheery, bright yellow, a fun update from its original white color.

A FAMILY LEGACY OF HARDWORKING WOMEN

Diane and Erica are proud that Fairholm Farm has passed down to two generations of women leaders. They consider their roles on the farm as continuing their family’s tradition of hard work. “There has always been a woman with a seat at the table at our farm,” Erica says. “If there was a job that needed to be done, it didn’t matter who stepped up to do it — so long as it got done.”

In a family photo dated 1921, her great-grandmother Estella sits on a horse-drawn mower. She’s tending to the same land her granddaughter, great-granddaughter and great-greatgrandchildren now live on and work. Estella not only ran the farm for many years, but she was also a college graduate — a rare and significant accomplishment for young women of her generation.

What began as a homestead has now grown into a family dairy farm with the purchase of an additional 450 acres over the past 100 years, for a total of 550 acres of land, and a herd of around 415 Holstein cows.

Diane and Erica continue to diversify by selling meat and eggs to their community, just as Ethal and Estella did before them. A century later, Fairholm Farm now has a small retail store and a website to sell products beyond the borders of Woodstock. Erica also began a farm camp for kids in the summer to help educate the next generation of consumers.

PLANTING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE

As they look ahead to the next century of their operation, the Fairholm Farm family believes in taking it one day at a time.

“The best we can do is create a healthy farm business that will be there for our kids, should they want to take it over,” Erica says. “And then if not, we’ll figure it out.”

For now, Erica and Jon’s children are happy to help around the farm with little chores, like riding along in the corn truck.

As she and her family plant seeds for the future of Fairholm Farm, Erica knows she has planted her own roots right where she wants to be.

“Even on my hardest days, I never feel like there’s anything else I could love as much as I love walking out my front door and doing what I do as a dairy farmer,” she says.

Learn about the Morin and Hermonot family and our other 2023 Members of Distinction at dfamilk.com/MOD.

Mackenzie, Alex and Ben Hermonot

“ There has always been a woman with a seat at the table at our farm.

ERICA HERMONOT

Erica and John Hermonot

Diane and Todd Morin

George and Celia Barrett

Estella Barrett Ethal Barrett

Scan the QR code to visit the Fairholm Farm website.

Plant Spotlight

DFA employees | Portales, N.M.

DID YOU KNOW?

Across DFA’s 83 plants, most average about 150 employees

The DFA plant in Dallas, Texas, has the most employees at almost 500

• Only 13 of DFA’s plants have more than 250 employees

The DFA plant in Cass City, Mich., has the fewest, with just over 25

• Only 29 of DFA’s plants have less than 100 employees

PORTALES, N.M.: Where individuals feel valued, welcomed and heard

With 143 employees on staff, management at the DFA plant in Portales, N.M., works hard to nurture a culture where employees feel valued, welcomed and heard through living our values of integrity, passion, quality and community.

“When you’re here, you’re an honored guest,” says Philip Salazar, manager of plant operations. “You’re taken care of.”

A culture of familiarity takes time and effort to create. Plant management uses a number of ways to thank employees for their hard work, and also takes pride in serving the greater Portales community.

The plant has taken part in the city’s annual Christmas Light Parade for the past five years, provides turkeys to employees and their families, in addition to donating turkeys to local Portales families, for Thanksgiving and participates in truck pulls for charity. Every summer, the plant hosts a school supplies drive that ensures all employees with school-aged children have the supplies they need.

Throughout the year, plant management shows their appreciation for employees by hosting cookouts during their meal breaks. On the Fourth of July, they grill burgers and hot dogs, and on Cinco de Mayo, they serve tacos. Beyond food, the plant also gives away prizes to employees who complete required trainings or tasks early. Some of the fan-favorite prizes include YETI® coolers, smokers, speakers and electronics.

Even the building itself is designed for the benefit of employees. For example, the plant recently upgraded its break room to fit more people and include an outdoor seating area with a pergola. The vending machine’s options are carefully curated to provide healthy but enjoyable choices to meet the needs of a larger percentage of the staff.

Good leaders know that showing appreciation is only one aspect of creating a strong, positive culture. Portales management takes listening to their employees very seriously and strives to address employees’ concerns in a timely manner. When a department raises concerns, actions are immediately taken to not only solve the problem, but to solve it in a way that makes the process better overall. As an example, earlier this year, one of the receiving bays had a hose issue, so the plant not only replaced that bay’s hose, but researched the best hose to strategically make replacements across all bays to avoid future issues.

Rigo Holguin, production lead at the Portales plant, has one of the longest tenures, having been with the plant since 2004. He speaks to the culture at the Portales, N.M., plant saying, “The way you come to work — in a good mood — you want to leave the same way. We are continuously improving our plant and finding ways to improve peoples’ days.”

FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMER LEADERS

You work for a farmer-owned and farmer-governed cooperative. Many of those farmer-owners help guide the business by participating in governing and leading DFA. Dedicated, engaged and up-and-coming leaders within our Cooperative ensure that not only DFA, but the entire dairy industry continues to have representation and a voice where we need it and that our Cooperative is strong and stable for generations to come.

WHAT DFA FARMER-LEADERS HAVE BEEN UP TO THIS YEAR:

• In March, farmer-leaders participated in DFA’s Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., to learn more about the Cooperative, participate in the grassroots governance process and engage with other dairy farmers from across the country

• In May, more than 100 Young Cooperators (YCs) attended DFA’s National YC Conference in Nashville, Tenn., where they took a deep dive into DFA and the various components of our business

• In June, 12 Young Cooperators (YCs) traveled to Washington, D.C., and met with more than 20 members of Congress to advocate for issues important to the success of the dairy industry

HOW WE DEVELOP FARMER-LEADERS Young Cooperator (YC) program

Provides dairy farmers, aged 45 or younger, with personal and professional growth opportunities to improve their business and leadership skills, and ways to get involved with DFA and the dairy industry.

Emerging Leaders program

A formal, two-year curriculum designed to develop and prepare farmer leaders to take on future leadership roles (ex: Area Council or Board of Directors) within our governance structure and influential positions within the dairy industry.

DFA

CARES SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT DFA FAMILIES

Have a student that might be interested in a DFA Cares scholarship? Watch for more information about 2024 applications later this fall.

63 STUDENTS

AMONG THESE 63 STUDENTS, five individuals are connected to employees and 31 are related to our farmer-owners.

SYDNEY HAAG

Thorntown, Ind.

GRACE HEAVYSIDE

Lipan, Texas

LINDA JACOB

Haubstadt, Ind.

CHLOE LA CROSSE

Forestville, Wis.

BRYSON STEJSKAL Ulysses, Kan.

Scan the QR code to take a look at the full list of recipients. do you recognize any students from your community?

DFA Young Cooperators Washington, D.C.

HOW DAIRY IS CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

As a 1-billion-person-strong industry, we believe dairy is a solution. See how dairy (and you!) are making a difference.

ON THE FARM

• LED lightbulbs power barns and buildings with less energy

• Cover crops keep soil healthy during the winter before other crops are planted

• Anaerobic digesters transform cow manure into renewable energy

• Solar panels harness sunlight to efficiently reduce electricity needs

• Water gets recycled four times on a dairy farm, on average

• Feeding cows food byproducts, like almond hulls and citrus pulp, diverts food from landfills

ON THE ROAD

• Optimizing milk hauling routes saves fuel, time and money

• Haulers capturing records electronically is more efficient and reduces paper waste

• Investing in aseptic and extended shelf-life (ESL) milk products reduces milk waste and opportunities for spoilage as we deliver dairy beverages to customers across the country

• Exploring future opportunities for electric trucks and vehicles to minimize fleet footprint

What tips do you have for your co-workers to become more sustainable at work and at home?

Email dfacomm@dfamilk.com to share your tips and tricks. Who knows? You may be featured in our next issue of thescoop

IN THE PLANT

• Solar panels help reduce the need for electricity from nonrenewable sources

• Routine plant energy audits identify opportunities to offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

• Investments in new and more efficient technology allow for increased production with decreased emissions and waste

• More efficient milk receiving leads to reduced costs and fuel emissions

• Continuous improvement practices are learned from one another and industry partners to make us more efficient and maximize resources

AT HOME

• Compost food scraps at home or at a composting center

• Use LED lightbulbs to reduce your home’s electricity needs

• Buy and/or mend used items instead of purchasing new

• Avoid using plastic bags by shopping with reusable bags

• Eat and drink delicious, sustainably made dairy, and then reuse and recycle your milk jugs

IN THE Kitchen

EMPLOYEE: Ranna McNeil-Reeser

ROLE: Quality assurance specialist

LOCATION: Hummelstown, Pa.

Ranna’s late stepmother’s recipe for enchiladas is special to her because of the memories it brings back. “Bonnie married my dad in 1989, and she inherited his five kids in the process,” she says. “My older brothers were just hitting the teenage years and went through a truly massive amount of food (including four gallons of milk per day). Bonnie’s dinners were legendary in our family for being delicious, creative and filling.”

This past Christmas, one of Ranna’s brothers secretly collected all of Bonnie’s recipes and had them made into a cookbook for each of the siblings. “The tears were flowing,” she says. “I was so happy to see her enchilada recipe again, as well as many other favorites from my childhood. I love to make her recipes and remember the huge impact she had on our lives.”

BONNIE’S ENCHILADAS

Serves 4 | Prep time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef

1 can refried beans

1 can cream of chicken soup concentrate

½ pint sour cream

¼ cup onion, diced

1 4-ounce can chopped green chiles

8 flour tortillas

½ pound grated cheddar cheese

METHOD

Brown ground beef. Add refried beans and simmer. Mix together soup, sour cream, onion and chiles for sauce. Fill tortillas with bean and meat mixture. Fold or roll filled tortillas and place in baking pan, seam side down. Cover with sauce. Sprinkle on cheese. Bake at 350 F° for 15 minutes.

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Bonnie’s dinners were legendary in our family for being delicious, creative and filling.

RANNA MCNEIL-REESER

Ranna McNeil-Reeser (left), Bonnie (right) and family

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2. Good Culture® partnered with our Dairy Brands Division to create milk that boasts this health benefit

3. This regional brand is celebrating 100 years in stores

4. This DFA-owned Hispanic cheese brand has been delivering artisan cheeses to Texas for more than five decades

6. This brand is likely to greet you with a smile and one of its unique Unicorn Sparkle ice cream bars

10. DFA’s retail cheese store, The Creamery, is in this state

11. Breakstone’s® butter is , or can be used to cook a Passover meal

12. This brand’s mascot is Elsie, a cartoon dairy cow who rose to real-life fame in the late 1930s

13. Famous Disney characters are appearing on this product nationwide

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1. This brand boasts a signature hot air balloon (a 120-by80-foot cow named Airabelle)

5. This milk brand is known for its seasonal and colorful flavored milks, which are orange and green

7. Meadow Gold® Dairy makes this sweet summer treat — but it isn’t ice cream

8. This DFA-owned butter brand derives its name from the French term “plus gras,” which translates to “more fat”

9. Alta Dena® Dairy has a lactose-free milk with a longer than regular milk

11. This DFA-owned brand is a Midwest staple, hailing from southeast Minnesota

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THE EDITORIAL TEAM

MARJIE KNUST, Executive sponsor

PATTY SALCEDO-MORTON, Editor in chief

KIRSTEN HUDSON, Editorial director

RACHEL WHALEY, Content strategist

ANNIE CLINKENBEARD, Writer

MONA DEISTER, Writer

ANNIE JEWELL, Writer

SADIE POLSON, Writer

BAILEY SIMERL, Writer

STEPHANIE DUNN, Creative director

MARISA BAKER , Art director

KATIE SCHENK , Designer

ALYSSA TRINKL, Project manager

Taylor Hysong | DFA employee | Huntington, Ind.