2014 Exporter of the Year Dairy Farmers of America invests in dairy exports
DFA’s $85 million whole milk powder facility in Nevada meets the requirements of dairy customers in China and other countries. That’s one reason the dairy cooperative has been named the Tom Camerlo Exporter of the Year.
By Mark O’Keefe, contributing editor
The white tent erected in front of Dairy Farmers of America’s new milk powder manufacturing facility in Fallon, Nev., protected dignitaries and other attendees from the bright desert sun on Sept. 10. DFA executives, board members, local farmers, governmental officials and other invited guests sat at festive tables adorned with tablecloths and take-home gift boxes celebrating the occasion.