Dairy Farmers of America
food Kansas City, KS · Private
Dairy Farmers of America operates one of the largest dairy processing networks in the US with 54+ manufacturing facilities across the country, producing milk powders, whey proteins, cheese, and fluid milk under major brands like Kemps and Meadow Gold. As a farmer-owned cooperative, the company maintains significant vertical integration from raw milk marketing to finished product distribution.
Dairy Farmers of America is a national, farmer-owned dairy cooperative that markets members' raw milk and manufactures dairy products and ingredients, including milk powders, whey proteins, cheese, butter, condensed/cultured dairy, fluid milk, and ice cream sold under brands such as Kemps, Meadow Gold, Oakhurst, Borden, and Keller's. It is one of the largest milk marketing and dairy processing organizations in the United States.
Employees
18,000
Mfg Plants
57
All Facilities
59
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (59 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (57)
Alta Dena Dairy
City of Industry, CA
Fluid milk, juice, tea, cultured
DFA - Hughson
Hughson, CA
Condensed milk/skim/buttermilk, cream, dry milk, dry buttermilk, bulk butter (production idled 2018)
Swiss Dairy
Riverside, CA
Fluid milk, ice cream
DFA - Turlock
Turlock, CA
Italian-style cheese, whey, whey protein concentrate
Meadow Gold - Englewood
Englewood, CO
Fluid milk, cultured
DFA Ingredients - Fort Morgan
Fort Morgan, CO
Nonfat and whole dry milk, condensed skim, cream, dairy powder ingredients
Guida's Dairy
New Britain, CT
Fluid milk, cream, ice cream mixes, fruit drinks (scheduled to close ~2026)
T.G. Lee Dairy
Orlando, FL
Fluid milk, juices/drinks
Kemps - Le Mars
Le Mars, IA
Fluid milk, cottage cheese, cream, dips, sour cream, ice cream mix
Meadow Gold - Boise
Boise, ID
Fluid milk, cultured, frozen novelties, sherbet, fruit drinks
DFA Ingredients - Goshen
Goshen, IN
Condensed milk, cream, nonfat dry milk
DFA Ingredients - Garden City
Garden City, KS
Whole, skim and nonfat dry milk powder and cream; one of the largest milk-powder dryers in North America (opened 2017)
Garelick Farms - Franklin
Franklin, MA
Fluid milk, cream
Dairy Maid Dairy
Frederick, MD
Fluid milk, cream, cultured
Oakhurst Dairy
Portland, ME
Fluid milk, cream, juice/drinks
DFA - Adrian
Adrian, MI
Condensed milk, condensed skim, cream, dry buttermilk, nonfat/whole dry milk
DFA Ingredients - Cass City
Cass City, MI
Cream, condensed whole and skim milk (condensing/ingredient plant)
Country Fresh
Grand Rapids, MI
Fluid milk
Jilbert Dairy
Marquette, MI
Fluid milk, ice cream
MWC (DFA joint venture)
St. Johns, MI
Block cheese and value-added whey protein; Glanbia/DFA/Select Milk joint venture
DFA - Dalbo (DairiConcepts)
Dalbo, MN
Hard Italian cheeses (Parmesan, Asiago, Romano, fontina), grated/dried cheese, dry dairy ingredients
Kemps (cultured)
Farmington, MN
Cultured dairy - yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese
Kemps (fluid milk)
Minneapolis, MN
Fluid milk
Kemps (ice cream)
Rochester, MN
Ice cream and frozen dairy
DFA - Winthrop
Winthrop, MN
Butter, butteroil, dry/condensed buttermilk, nonfat dry milk, whey protein concentrate, lactose
DFA - Zumbrota
Zumbrota, MN
Cheese, whey protein concentrate, dry milk/cream/buttermilk, specialty dried dairy ingredients
DFA Ingredients - Cabool
Cabool, MO
Condensed milk, cream, nonfat dry milk; nutritional/sports beverages
Meadow Gold - Billings
Billings, MT
Fluid milk, cultured
Meadow Gold - Great Falls
Great Falls, MT
Fluid milk, sweet cream
Pet Dairy - High Point
High Point, NC
Fluid milk
Pet Dairy - Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, NC
Fluid milk, TruMoo, private label
Cass-Clay Creamery
Fargo, ND
Fluid milk, cream, butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream
Cumberland Dairy
Bridgeton, NJ
UHT/ESL milk and cream, frozen dessert mixes, creamers
Southwest Cheese (DFA joint venture)
Clovis, NM
Large block cheese and whey protein plant; DFA joint venture
DFA Ingredients - Portales
Portales, NM
Nonfat dry milk, condensed skim, cream, whey, milk protein concentrate (DairiConcepts JV)
DFA Ingredients - Fallon
Fallon, NV
Dairy/milk powder via spray drying
Meadow Gold - North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas, NV
Fluid milk, ice cream/frozen
Garelick Farms - Rensselaer
Rensselaer, NY
Fluid milk, cream
Reiter Dairy
Springfield, OH
Fluid milk
DFA Ingredients - Middlebury Center
Middlebury Center, PA
Milk balancing plant: skim milk powder, liquid cream, condensed skim
DFA - New Wilmington
New Wilmington, PA
Specialty/Italian cheese, whey protein concentrate, nonfat dry milk, nutritional ingredients
DFA Ingredients - Reading
Reading, PA
Condensed milk/skim, nonfat dry milk, dry cream, dry malted milk, whey products
Pet Dairy - Florence
Florence, SC
Fluid milk, juice, drinks
Pet Dairy - Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC
Fluid milk, half & half, coffee cream, eggnog (ESL)
Mayfield Dairy Farms
Athens, TN
Fluid milk, chocolate milk, ice cream, juice
Oak Farms Dairy - Dallas
Dallas, TX
Fluid milk
La Vaquita (Castro Cheese)
Houston, TX
Hispanic cheese (queso fresco), cremas, drinkable yogurt
Oak Farms Dairy - Houston
Houston, TX
Fluid milk
Oak Farms Dairy - San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Fluid milk
DFA - Schulenburg
Schulenburg, TX
Shelf-stable cheese dips, cheese sauce and salsa
Oak Farms Dairy - Waco
Waco, TX
Fluid milk
DFA - Winnsboro (Keller's Creamery)
Winnsboro, TX
Butter hub - Keller's, Hotel Bar, Plugra, Falfurrias, Breakstone's (licensed), Borden (licensed); anhydrous milk fat, buttermilk powder, nonfat dry milk, condensed milk
DFA - Beaver (Cache Valley / The Creamery)
Beaver, UT
Cache Valley cheese, cheddar/curds, butter, condensed milk, nonfat dry milk
Meadow Gold - Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT
Fluid milk, cream, sour cream, butter, ice cream
DFA Ingredients - St. Albans
St. Albans, VT
Cream, condensed skim milk, milk powder (slated to idle Aug 2026)
Kemps - Cedarburg
Cedarburg, WI
Cultured dairy - cottage cheese, sour cream; frozen
DFA - Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI
Milk balancing / dairy ingredients plant
Other Facilities (2)
DFA Corporate Headquarters
Kansas City, KS · hq
Corporate headquarters of the cooperative
DFA Innovation Center
Springfield, MO · r&d
Research, innovation and dairy ingredient applications lab