He serves on Breedlove Foods, Inc. board of directors. Texas Tech University Vice Provost for International Affairs So far, none of the cooperatives working with Walmart have taken on this southern milk.). All of this happening in a state that is part of the Southeast region that University of Wisconsin dairy economist Mark Stephenson says has a 41-billion-pound milk deficit in terms of production and consumers. A marketing cooperative is owned by farmers and helps them market their milk. 2023 Select Milk Producers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Select Milk Producers Location 5151 Belt Line Rd Ste 455, Dallas, Texas, 75254, United States Description Industry Grocery Retail Retail Discover more about Select Milk Producers Rance Miles Work Experience and Education Education Associate of Arts There just does not appear to be any market access at other plants in the region without being members of cooperatives like DFA or Select or Prairie Farms, and despite multiple attempts by state dairy leaders, none of these three cooperatives have stepped up to accept the displaced producers as members. Dr. Sukant Misra, Vice Provost for International Affairs at Texas Tech University, oversees the Office of International Affairs (OIA). Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. serves as the Assistant Secretary of Statefor the Bureau of African Affairs. Three plant closings later this year have been confirmed by town authorities quoted in press reports. Dairy works with the dairy community to provide consumers with the nutritious dairy products they want in a way that makes our industry, the earth and its people economically, environmentally and socially betternow and for future generations. 215 0 obj <>stream Northeast Mark Dotterer John Douglass Ken Janes Joe Miley Dianne Shoemaker Southwest Lou Brown Rob Bouic South Andy Miedema East Farmers Select is also growing the Class 2 market in the U.S. by producing ice cream mix, yogurt mix, and specialty items for food service. Founded on honesty, trust, and quality, Select Milk believes in providing their customers with the highest quality fresh milk and doesn't settle for anything less. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The brand has been supported by the reach of Coca Colas distribution, both through the Minute Maid system and Coca-Cola bottlers across the country. 2023 National Milk Producers Federation. Sign up to receive Connect Summit updates. Phone: 608-723-4712 Email: stonefront@tds.net Andy Buttles owns and manages Stone-Front Farm with his wife Lyn. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. For more information, visit thier web site via the link below. Directors Barry Beaman . Michael Ballou, Ph.D. is a nutritional biologist and an associate professor with Tech's Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Board of Directors; News and Events. The entire Farm membership votes on nominees from all districts. &f@XH ic}T}D}tHI}V;;dsB2sSus0XD Q=S Select Milk Producers, Inc. operates as a wholesale dairy producer. Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1999-2002, and Ambassador to Guinea from 1996-99. They are putting us out, he says. Its down to the wire and were working on a hail-Mary, saysMauryCox, executive director of theKentuckyDairy Development Council (KDDC). Randy Mooney Chairman Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Simon Vander Woude First . National Milk Producers Federation Why? The Coca-Cola Company announced Friday (Jan. 3) that it has acquired the remaining stake in fairlife LLC from its joint venture partner Select Milk Producers, a 99-member cooperative run and founded by Dr. Mike and Sue McCloskey. All Class 1 milk, fresh milk in gallons and half gallons, are sold for distribution in Mexico. Questions regarding elections should be directed to DATCP's Debbie Gegare at 608-224-5116. Representing farmer-owned #dairy cooperatives on Capitol Hill since 1916, Imitation dairy products have gotten away with using dairys good name for their own benefit. To guide this journey, weve assembled a fairlife Animal Welfare Advisory Council to ensure we are both learning and leading for the short- and long-term,Doelman stated in a public statement. Dairy Export Council. Their service, drive and spirit of stewardship underpin the ongoing development and mission of Breedlove. That in a milk deficit region, just two loads of milk from 14 former Dean Dairy Direct farms that now have until July 1 cant find a home? Dr. McCloskey confirmed in a presentation on the road to innovation at the 2016 Georgia Dairy Conference that fairlife ultrafiltered milk was at that time designated a Class I fluid milk product; however, some of the other beverages in the lineup are Class II. 0 Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is the largest global A.I. In addition to Core Power, the line of products includes fairlife ultrafiltered milk with 50% more protein and 50% less sugar, fairlife DHA with DHA Omega-3 fatty acids, fairlife (drinkable) smart snacks, fairlife nutrition plan (shakes), and the new fairlife creamers for coffee. Executive Committee. A new fairlife milk facility is under construction in Goodyear, Arizona to expand production beyond its current plants in Waco, Texas and Coopersville, Michigan. The Innovation Center for U.S. Through the use of its patented concentrating and dispensing machines, Fair Oaks Farms Brands is helping Elsie Whitlow, as well as the United States Armed Forces, deliver a healthier product while significantly lowering the carbon footprint of milk distribution. In Tennessee, at least one farm exited, and all but one remaining were picked up by the new Appalachian Dairy Farmers Cooperativethat is marketing to a bottler featuring local milk. Many cooperatives also own and operating processing plants, while others serve as bargaining agents on behalf of the member-owners. We recognize the dairy farmers in Kentucky and southern Indiana who have been displaced face a tough situation. Sources indicate that Dean plans to close as many as seven plants by September but that no new producer-termination letters are expected in the near-term. %PDF-1.6 % Farmers Select is also growing the Class 2 market in the U.S. by producing ice cream mix, yogurt mix, and specialty items for food service. Deans Meadow Brook plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, Covington gives 2023 outlook at GA Dairy Conference; sees blend price pressure coming more from demand side, especially inSoutheast, Having already killed whole milk, USDA proposed school rule now takes aim at flavored milk with appalling lack of concern for nutrient-density. Select Milk Producers, Inc. President During his career, Bouma has operated dairy facilities in California and New Mexico, he continues to operate in Texas, Indiana and Ohio. The movie playing-out in Kentucky could come to other theaters in the eastern U.S., and the previews are already being shown. He currently serves on the board of the FiberMax Center for Discovery which addresses the heritage, education and innovation which is a part of agriculture today. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin director elections are handled by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Select Milk formed in 1994 out of a desire by a group of family dairy producers to develop a national footprint for the perfect milk. Samuel J. Hawthorne graduated from Texas TechUniversity School of Law and is Board Certified in Tax Lawand Estate Planning & Probate Law by the Texas Boardof Legal Specialization. over 100 dairy farms in eight states affected by the Dean contract terminations, In addition, one New York producer shipping to the Erie, Pennsylvania plant, at least one farm exited, and all but one remaining, new Appalachian Dairy Farmers Cooperative. Prairies Edge Dairy Farms harvest their cow manure and through digesters create more than enough electricity to power all of their farms as well as creating bio-based CNG to fuel 42 milk trucks and thus displacing 2 million gallons of diesel use annually. The full 9-member 2019-20 PDPW Board of Directors include: Dr. Calle will advise Breedlove calling upon her experience and extensive training in food safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, or HACCP, internationally. Dr. Misra has experience in managing and coordinating many large, faculty-driven research programs and international initiatives and has many contacts at international institutions. As the new robot barn sits empty, and many contacts made with no takers, Kentucky dairy leaders scratch their heads at the gate-keeping that is going on wondering how is it possible that these things are happening? It employs 260 people, receives 10 million pounds of milk per day and annually produces 250 million pounds of cheese. Another is Deans Meadow Brook plant in Erie, Pennsylvania. Brad co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Board for Select Milk Producers, Inc., which launched a milk filtration system that led to the development of Core Power drinks and Fairlife Milk in partnership with Coca-Cola. Steve Moffett is the general manager and board member of Lubbock Electric Company, Inc. (LECO). Select Milk Producers has 2 current employee profiles, including Co-Founder and CEO Mike McCloskey. Bill Redmond Chief Financial Officer Executive Management 1 email found Rance Miles Chief Executive Officer Executive Finance , Management 1 email found 2 phone numbers found Shay Braun President Meanwhile, as Walmarts new milk sourcing with the Midwest supply-chain gets underway ahead of its new Fort Wayne plant becoming fully operational, the 90 to 100 million gallons of milk per year (roughly 800 mil. Membership decisions by this group of local dairy farmers are evaluated based on a number of factors, including an available market for milk, which continues to be out-of-balance in some areas of the country., On the Kentucky situation, specifically, Wilson said that, We are concerned for family farms. Setting a Higher Standard, TRAINED, DEDICATED, AND COMMITTED to EXCELLENCE. How Dairy Farmers Are Reducing Methane And Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Dairy Foods For Infant Brain Development & Cognition, Innovation Center for U.S. Repeated emails to Dean Foods went unanswered over the past two weeks as the companys corporate communications director indicated by automatic reply that she is on paid time off until June 4. In any event, the meaning as represented by the site's original language of development - English - shall prevail regardless of text as rendered by the Google Translate engine. Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc. Combest, Sell & Associates Managing Partner In the most recent March/April edition of KDDCs Milk Matters newsletter, president Richard Sparrow talked about the situation for these Kentucky dairy farms as operating in a very limited, if not closed market, with few or maybe no options.. McCloskey founded and serves as the acting Chairman of Southwest Cheese Company, a joint venture between Glanbia Foods, Dairy Farmers of America and Select Milk Producers. Fair Oaks Dairy Farms harvest their cow manure and through digesters create more than enough electricity to power all of their farms as well as creating bio-based CNG to fuel 42 milk trucks and thus removing 70 million diesel miles annually. McCloskey is a Board Member and Officer of the National Milk Producers Federation, Chairman of the Sustainability Initiative of the Innovation Center of U.S. Yet, at the same time, Kentucky dairy farm families cant find a home for their milk, writes Sparrow. Work Experience Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Select Milk Producers 1993-2021 Vice Chairman The NMPF 2019-2021 Education DVM Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine University of Mexico The Company offers non fat dried milk, cream, and butter. incrementally downsizing their herds as the termination approaches. Dairy in 2014, when fairlife was officially launched. Hlr0{>w)&3#jL^? %%EOF Since then Mike has changed 2 companies and 2 roles. Were working with our supplying farmers to outline more detailed animal welfare policies investing with and in our farmers And we continue to require that every farm in our supply chain is subject to regular third-party unannounced audits with clear action plans for learning and improvement after each audit.. Many cooperatives also own and operating processing plants, while others serve as bargaining agents on behalf of the member-owners. hb```a``R``f`Qge@ ^F5#vw.-vj#k,a`bindzY47cc``ix|CeyR`0fG o +62 cooperative and is comprised of six farmer-owned and -controlled local organizations in the United States. Founded on honesty, trust, and quality, Select Milk believes in providing their customers with the highest quality fresh milk and doesnt settle for anything less. In 2017, the FDA said ultrafiltered milk could be used to make any fresh cheese product. In Kentucky, there is the added and unusual situation of an 800-cow dairy not being able to move into their new 8-robot dairy barn because the processor receiving their milk classified the second location, two miles from the main barn, as a start up instead of an existing patrons modernization project that in total represented a modest expansion. An Excellent Rating was obtained on the last audit. He is also Chairman of the Board for Fair Oaks Farms, a highly rated and visited agritourism destination in Northwest Indiana which also brands and processes its own bottled milk, gourmet cheese and ice cream. I. It is the largest cheddar cheese plant in the world. According to Cox, the KDDC and other state officials are still working, leaving no stone unturned, for these 14 producers, confirming on May 28 that Dean Foods did extend their contracts to July 1. Our Class 2 products are sold in many cities in New Mexico, and West Texas. (Podcast). endstream endobj 200 0 obj <>stream NJ-based Cream-O-Land to acquire Clover Farms, Reading,Pa. Danone may dump Horizon Organic announcement follows Northeast contract terminations, big investments infake-milk, Federal Farm Bill hearing: We need all of you involved in thisprocess, Iconic Readington Farms prepares to transition to procuring milk from DFA plants for ShopRite, other stores, More Borden plants close under 'great consolidator' Gregg Engles, U.S. dairy herds fall below 30,000: Milk's changing landscape prompts lawmaker's interest in revitalizing dairy and rural economies in Southeast and beyond, BEEF ON DAIRY, Part I: History and market dynamics to know as trend boosts dairy revenue, Supply and demand are the real story behind chaosin cream markets, Fair Oaks, fairlife co-founder paints picture of dairy's future as seen by partner DMI, Gates et. American Dairy Products Institute Dairy April 23, 2021. As for other plants, even Bluegrass Dairy and Food, a dairy powders and ingredients company with plants in Glasgow and Springfield, Kentucky balancing milk supplies in the region is not exclusively owned by the local Williams family who founded it in 1995. Brad co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Board for Select Milk Producers, Inc., which launched a milk filtration system that led to the development of Core Power drinks and Fairlife Milk in partnership with Coca-Cola. In northern Indiana, the farms with lost markets were picked up by two regional cooperatives Michigan Milk Producers and the Ohio-based Great Lakes Milk Producers. This situation did not happen overnight. 10 Producer Directors from the Farm Membership are elected. al. Meanwhile, of the over 100 dairy farms in eight states affected by the Dean contract terminations, it has been the willingness of smaller regional bottlers and smaller regional cooperatives to mobilize compassion, leadership and local marketing efforts to pick up the slack. Tom Sell is the managing partner in Combest, Sell & Associates (CS&A), an agriculture-focused lobbying and consulting firm with offices in Lubbock, Texas and Washington, D.C. Texas Tech University - National Wind Institute Not Pictured: Dr. Mike Ballou. Select Milk Producers, Dallas, Texas . However, when he looks at the whole picture of the market, the increased hauling and marketing fees, the quota programs and base-excess programs in this milk-deficit region, the amount of milk being sold $1.00 or more below mailbox price, and the effect of potentially losing these producers upon the infrastructure for remaining producers, he admits that it is difficult to see light at the end of the tunnel. Reg. Mike McCloskey is Co-Founder and CEO of Select Milk Producers, the sixth largest milk cooperative in the country. Dr. McCloskey is a Board Member and Officer of the National Milk Producers Federation, Chairman of the Sustainability Initiative of the Innovation Center of US Dairy, and is the recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine. New members are a problem for Prairie Farms when their own members are on a quota system, and yet, the cooperative is working with other cooperatives and Walmart to source milk to supply a consumer need that was previously sourced from the dropped herds via the Dean plants. Numerous sources outside the directly affected region indicate that Prairie Farms is working with Walmart to source milk and bottling for Walmartwhile the Fort Wayne plant start up is delayed . In this regard, McCloskey had been instrumental in the invention of patented milk processing & dispensing systems owned by Select and its affiliate, Fair Oaks Farms Brands. As president of Select Milk Producers, he was a key driver in the development and construction of Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, a state-of-the-art Its important for fairlife to continue to operate as a standalone business based in Chicago, stated Jim Dinkins, president of Coca-Cola North America in a press release. (Since publication, DFAs John Wilson replied in an email that the excess milk situation is really the region, not specifically Kentucky. 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