MORE REGIONAL REPRESENTATION. THAT’S MORE COOPERATIVE.

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Edward CobleHarmony Grove Dairy FarmWaynesboro, Ga.

Dairy Farmers of America is built around regional representation, regional marketing and regional processing. The Southeast Area is one of seven geographic Areas across the country that helps guide the future of our Cooperative and makes us more efficient.

Members in each of the 16 districts within the Southeast Area elect representatives to serve on the Southeast

Area Council (SEAC). Council members help manage marketing and regional issues. Seven current DFA Board

Directors come from the SEAC.

To ensure every member has a voice, Southeast Area members also elect delegates and resolutions committee

members who address and vote on national issues that affect us all. It’s important for every member to have a

say in the future of our shared Cooperative.

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16DISTRICTS

16STATES

1,590MEMBERFARMS

3.7BILLION LBSY E A R L Y A R E APRODUCTION

2.3MILLION LBSYEARLY AVERAGE

PRODUCTION PER MEMBER

Manufacturing and Cheese Affiliates Schreiber Foods, Carthage, Mo.

Cabool, Mo. Springfield, Mo.

Winnsboro, Texas

AREA LEADERSHIP

MORE SERVICESYou can benefit from a variety of on-farm services available to DFA members:

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Southeast Area Office830 Corridor Park, Suite 200Knoxville, TN 37932Phone: 865-218-8500 | Fax: 865-218-8501www.dfamilk.com

Kent HermanChairman, Southeast Area Council Dairy ProducerTaylorsville, N.C.

Randy McGinnisSenior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Southeast Area

SOUTHEAST AREA MEMBERS PROVIDE MILK FOR THESE LEADING CUSTOMERS:Dean Foods | Hiland Dairy | Kraft Foods | The Kroger Company Turner Holdings | Saputo Inc.

SOUTHEAST AREA MILKSHED

*Nationally, DFA owns 41 plants and invests in 33 plants with affiliate partners.

MORE PROGRAMSYour membership gives you access to a variety of helpful programs for your operation:

• myDFA personalized website• Custom lab services• Individual, herd and bulk tank monitoring• On-farm field service• Quality assurance • Quality recognition programs • Dairy Educational Political Action Committee (DEPAC)• Gold Standard Dairy Program• DFA Cares Foundation• National scholarships• Young Cooperator Program• mySecurity on-farm biosecurity and preparedness program

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Fluid Affiliates Stremicks Heritage Foods, Joplin, Mo.Hiland Dairy Fort Smith, Ark. Fayetteville, Ark. Springfield, Mo. Fulton, Ky. Little Rock, Ark. Memphis, Tenn.

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• DFA Risk Management• DFA Grazing• DFA Insurance

Provided by Agri-Services Agency

• DFA Farm Supplies• DFA Energy

• DFA Financing Provided by Agri-Max Financial Services, LP

• Dairy One• Member Savings Network

MORE WAYS FROM FARM TO TABLEDFA helps put your products and a farmer presence in grocery aisles. Brands like Borden® Cheese, Breakstone’s® Butter, Cache Valley® Cheese, Dairy Maid Dairy®, Keller’s® Creamery Butter, Guida’s Dairy®, Kemps®, Oakhurst Dairy® and Plugrá® Butter connect family farms with family tables.

The innovative efforts of DFA also creates new products, new facilities and new ways for families across the globe to enjoy what you produce.

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