Sonia Fabian Chief Operating Officer

Southeast Area 10411 Cogdill Road Knoxville, TN 37932 Phone: 865-218-8500 FAX: 865-218-8501

About Our Milkshed Member Farms 3,042 Annual Milk Production 5.4 Billion Lbs. Average Production Per Member 1.8 Million Lbs.

Services and Programs Professional On-Farm Field Service • Milk Quality and Component Testing • Quality and Volume Pricing Programs • Quality Assurance (Voluntary Dump) Program • Disaster Benefits Program • Member Insurance Program • Local Governance Structure • DFA/Southeast Dairy Partners Farm Supply Program • Direct Deposit • Member Communications • 24-Hour Toll-Free Quality & Market Information

Facts about DFA Southeast Area

The Southeast Area of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) serves a milkshed extending into 16 states. DFA’s Southeast Area represents 3,042 member farms that market 5.4 billion pounds of milk cooperatively. Average production per member farm is 1.8 million pounds of milk per year.

Southeast Area Council Governance Structure
The Southeast Area Council is made up of five regions with a total of 39 districts. The members in each district select one representative each to serve on the Area Council and the Area resolutions committee, except for one heavily concentrated district that elects three councilmen and three resolutions committee members. The Area Council monitors the marketing of member milk and provides advice to the Corporate Board of Directors in matters pertaining to the Area. From these 42 council representatives, 10 members are elected to serve on the DFA Board of Directors. The 43 elected Area resolutions committee members help determine policy guidelines for the Board and select 10 members to serve on DFA’s corporate resolution’s committee. Members also chose Delegates to represent them when a member vote is necessary. The Southeast Area sends one delegate for every fifty farms to vote on necessary matters at the DFA Annual Meeting.