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Southwest Area Council
Members
475
Milk Production
8.9 Billion Lbs.
Average Production Per Member
18.7 Million Lbs.
About the Area Council
The Southwest Area of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) serves a milkshed extending into 5 states. DFA’s Southwest Area represents 509 member farms that market 8.3 billion pounds of milk cooperatively. Average production per member farm is 16.4 million pounds of milk per year.
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
DFA Southwest Area
David Jones, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
3500 William D. Tate Ave., Suite 100
Grapevine, TX 76051-7102
Phone: 817-410-4500
FAX: 817-410-4501
Joint Ventures
- DairiConcepts
- National Dairy Holdings
DFA Manufacturing Facilities
- El Paso, Texas
- Schulenburg, Texas
Dairy Links:
Milk Market Administrator: www.dallasma.com
Dairy Max: www.dairymax.org
Texas A&M Extension Service: www.afpc.tamu.edu
Chicago Mercantile Exchange: www.cme.com
New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture: nmdaweb.nmsu.edu