David Jones Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Southwest Area 3500 William D. Tate Avenue Suite 100 Grapevine, TX 76051-8734 Phone: 817-410-4500 FAX: 817-410-4501

About Our Milkshed Member Farms 475 Annual Milk Production 8.9 Billion Lbs. Average Production Per Member 18.7 Million Lbs.

Services and Programs Professional On-Farm Field Service • Quality and Volume Payment Programs • Services Custom Laboratory • Milk Quality and Component Testing • Dairy Operating Loans from DFA Dairy Financing Services, Inc. • Local Governance Structure Information and Young Cooperator Program • 24-Hour Toll-Free Quality & Market Information

Facts about DFA Southwest Area

The Southwest Area of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) serves a milkshed extending into 5 states. DFA’s Southwest Area represents 475 member farms that market 8.9 billion pounds of milk cooperatively. Average production per member farm is 18.7 million pounds of milk per year.

Southwest Area Council Governance Structure
The Southwest Area Council is made up of 19 districts. The members in each district select one representative each to serve on the Southwest Area Council and the Southwest Area resolutions committee. 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 19 Council representatives, five members are elected to serve on the DFA Board of Directors. The 18 elected Area resolutions committee members help determine policy guidelines for the Board and select five members to serve on DFA’s corporate resolution’s committee. Members also chose Delegates to represent them when a member vote is necessary. The Southwest Area sends one delegate for each fifty farms to vote on necessary matters at the DFA Annual Meeting.