Dairylea Named One Of
Top 100 Cooperatives
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Syra
cuse-based Dairylea Cooperative,
Inc. has been named one of the
top 100 cooperatives in the coun
try by National Cooperative
Bank (NCB). In their annual list
of the “Top 100,” Dairylea
ranked 41 of more than 47,000
cooperatives in the U.S.
Now in its ninth year, NCB’s
“Top 100” list spotlights the na
tion’s most successful coopera
tives that have generated at least
$287 million in revenue in 2000.
Dairylea is named regularly in
NCB’s top 100. “We are pleased
to consistently achieve this stand
ing” said Dairylea CEO Richard
P. Smith. “It certainly is indica
tion of the success and strength
of the members of Dairylea and
of cooperative structure.”
With more than 2,500 member
farms located throughout the
Northeast, Dairylea Coopera
tive’s annual sales approached $1
billion. Founded in 1908, today
they market more than 5.5 billion
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pounds of milk on an annual
basis, making them the largest
milk-marketing organization in
the Northeast.
Through its holding company,
Agri-Services, LLC, Dairylea
provides a variety of resources
for its member farms, including
insurance coverage, loan pro
grams, milk price risk manage
ment services, livestock market
ing, and investment and
retirement planning.
Through Dairy Marketing
Services (DMS), its joint venture
with Dairy Farmers of America’s
Northeast Council, Dairylea as
sists in managing a milk market
ing system that includes more
than 7,000 farms and 11.5 billion
pounds annually.
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them to offer maximum benefits
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With less than two percent of
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