A42-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 14, 1998 Texas, New Mexico Dairy Co-ops To Form Milk Marketing Agency ARLINGTON, Texas Four milk marketing cooperatives in Texas and New Mexico signed an agreement on Oct. 31 - to work together to market milk produced by dairy farmers in Texas and New Mexico. Kansas City-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is joining with Elite Milk Producers of Texas, Select Milk Producers of New Mexico and Zia Milk Producers of New Mexico in a reorganization of the Cooperative Returns Revolving Certificates To Members Two Months Early period. The first was the 80-per- patronage dividends, profits cent cash portion of the 1997 from raw milk sales, and quality divisional earnings totaling $4.1 premiums, million, or 21 cents per hundred- Maryland and Virginia Milk weight, mailed 11 days earlier Producers Cooperative than usual, on Friday, August Association, headquartered in 2T Reston, Va., is a milk marketing The board of directors was and processing cooperative pleased to approve this early which markets milk for about distribution to further supple- nso dairy farmers throughout ment the excellent milk prices Pennsylvania, Maryland, dairy farmers are enjoying this Virginia, West Virginia and fall, says President Jack Delaware. The cooperative Hardesty, a dairy farmer from includes Marva Maid, a milk Berryvilk, Virginia. processing division in Newport Historical High Returns News, Va.; a manufacturing For the past four years, division in Laurel, Md.; and an Maryland and Virginia has equipment division in Frederick, returned an average of 71 Md cents/cwt above market prices to producers in cash. This figure includes over-order premiums, RESTON, Va. Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc. distributed $1.3 million, or seven cents per hundredweight, to dairy farmers who shipped milk to the cooperative in 1990. Mailed on Wednesday, September 30, the distribution represents certificates held in the cooperative’s revolving fund since 1991 For the past eight years, this portion of the revolv ing fund has contributed to maintaining the facilities and buildings owned by the coopera tive. 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The stated purpose of the milk marketing agency outlined in the organization documents are: • To promote dairy farming in the Agency and the marketing of dairy products through coopera tion. •To eliminate speculation and waste in the production and marketing of milk, processed milk and other dairy products. •To maximize the effective ness of the processing, produc tion, marketing and distribution of dairy products. •To stabilize the production and marketing of dairy products and the related costs of such activities. “This agency combines our marketing function to benefit our customers and the markets we serve,” said Donald DeJong. “The agency will also make our milk hauling operations much more efficient by allowing us to direct milk to the nearest customer whenever possible,” added Tony Bos. “Because Texas and New Mexico have become a milk supplier to a broad geo graphic area, the ability to improve hauling efficiency has r— 11 « Randall G. 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It is a win-win situation for all involved.” Calvin Buchanan, chairman of the Southwest Area Council of DFA, said he is excited about the possibilities the new agency offers dairy farmers. “We’ve made great progress in bringing dairy farmers together in our own organization and I think this agency is another step in helping dairy farmers realize the benefits of working togeth er.” In a special meeting of the TX-NMMMA, the board of direc tors elected David Jones as chairman, Frank Scheckarski as treasurer and Dale Finch as sec retary. Other board members are Donald DeJong and Toi\y Bos. .hotshot:. 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