Perry Tjaarda
California
Western Area
Perry, in partnership with his wife and parents, milks 3,200 cows. He also grows wheat and corn for silage, raises all his own replacement stock and farms almond trees on 900 acres. Perry served on the California Milk Advisory Board and as dairy chairman for the Kern County Fair. He and his family were named DFA’s Western Area Member of Distinction in 2009. Perry is a member of DFA’s Executive Committee.