SYRACUSE, N.Y. In a
move aimed at capturing further
growth, United Dairy Cooperative
Services Inc. has named Edward
D. Anna president of the board of
directors. Anna, who brings 30
years of dairy experience to the
position, succeeds James G. Fat
sos, who will assume the role of
chief executive officer.
United’s board of directors vot
ed Anna to the board and its presi
dency at a recent meeting. Fatsos
said Anna was chosen because of
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his expertise and success in milk
marketing. Fatsos cited Anna’s
accomplishments during his ten
ure with the Batavia-based Re
gional Cooperative Marketing
Agency Inc. (RCMA).
“Ed Anna is the right person at
the right time for United Dairy
Cooperative Services. There’s no
better dairy professional we can
have to pursue the aggressive mar
keting opportunities that chal
lenge us. We’re all delighted,”
Fatsos said.
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As general manager and CEO
of RCMA, Anna implemented a
plan that made the agency a highly
successful dairy farmers’ market
ing cooperative. Under Anna’s
leadership from 1986 to 1989,
RCMA paid out more than $66
million to 22,000 dairy farmers in
21 months.
“I envision great things for
United,” said Anna. “I’ve seen
them establish the standard in pro
viding members with premiums
and patronage dividends. We want
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to build on that I can’t wait to roll
up by sleeves and get to work.”
Thanking the board for this “ex
citing challenge,” Anna called
upon the board to accept their own
challenge.
“I’ll need your help and the help
of all the members. But, based on
past success. I’m confident and
thrilled about United’s future.”
Anna’s other roles have includ
ed executive vice president of the
Empire Group of H.P. Hood Inc.,
Cuba, and Empire Cheese Inc.,
and assistant to the general man
ager of Upstate Milk Cooperatives
Inc. in Leroy.
Patsos, who will assume the
role of CEO immediately, said
United’s growth has been strong
since its incorporation in 1987.
Keystone Farm Credit Pays Dividend
SHOEMAKERSVILLE (Berks
Co.) — The Board of Directors of
Keystone Farm Credit, ACA has
declared a 5-percent cash dividend
to all holders of common stock as
of December 31. These dividends
will be payable to stockholders on
March IS.
The ability to pay a dividend is
reflective of the strong financial
position of Keystone Farm Credit,
according to Bernard C. Flory,
president and chief executive
officer.
“Keystone’s strength is due, in
part, to our ability to price more
competitively, our loan staff’s
aggressive marketing of our loan
“Starting as a new organization,
we have shown how a bargaining
cooperative can best serve its
members with the least invest
ment. Our profitability tells our
success story,” Patsos said.
United has filled a need to pro
vide dairy farmers with an alterna
tive bargaining method.
Based in Syracuse, United
Dairy Cooperative Services has
members in New York and Penn
sylvania. In addition to milk mar
keting, United Dairy Cooperative
Services provides other services to
its members and to other coopera
tives. Among the services are mar
keting, accounting, producer pay
roll, quality control, and comput
er-based financial planning.
products and financial services,
and the support of our member
ship and the agricultural commun
ity,” Flory said.
Keystone Farm Credit, ACA
serves over 4,500 farmers and rur
al residents in the 15-county
southeastern Pennsylvania area.
Associated with the nationwide
Farm Credit System, Keystone is
affiliated with the Farm Credit
Bank of Baltimore which current
ly is providing loans and financial
services to over 49,000 farmers,
agri-businesses and country home
owners in Pennsylvania, Dela
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.