As part of a coordinated, cooperative-wide Milk Marketing and Balancing Optimization Project, Dairy Farmers of America is closing its dairy ingredient facility in Pollock, SD.
The announcement, made earlier this month (July 18, 2024), means 33 full-time and four part-time positions will be eliminated. Dairy Farmers of America officials say they will collaborate with the workers to assist them throughout this transition.
The raw milk previously handled at the Pollock facility will be redirected to nearby production sites.
Dairy Farmers of America is a national farmer-owned cooperative representing over 11,000 family farm owners. DFA provides high-quality dairy products to customers, including fluid milk, cheese, butter, ice cream and other components. Their popular brands include Alta Dena Dairy, Meadow Gold Dairy, Friendly’s, Borden Cheese, Plugrá Premium Butter and Kemps.
Dairy Farmers of America runs 46 factories around the US, specializing in a broad range of dairy products. There are 13 plants in the “Central Area,” which stretches from the Dakotas to Wisconsin and from the Canadian border to Oklahoma.
