Farm First Dairy Cooperative

Farm First Dairy Cooperative The membership vote to merge the three cooperatives affirmed the members’ goals for industry success through collaboration.

FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative strives to provide all members a unified voice in dairy policy, strong marketing opportunities and valued member services through trusted first-hand industry involvement and leadership. Combining the strength of three longstanding dairy cooperatives, FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative represents the broadest and deepest level of experience in milk marketing history, combining

a total of 219 years of rich heritage. Members of Milwaukee Cooperative Milk Producers, Manitowoc Milk Producers Cooperative and Family Dairies USA Cooperative successfully voted to merge the three cooperatives in December 2012. Collectively, the strength of the three organizations became one unified and powerful voice in FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative.

25 years ago A day that will forever live in infamy. Do you remember where you were when it happened? We will never fo...
09/11/2026

25 years ago

A day that will forever live in infamy.

Do you remember where you were when it happened?

We will never forget.

Have a safe day on the Farm.

Good morning. Today we were sent this photo by FFDC Board member Stephanie Hughes of Pittsville, WI. Its her favorite c...
09/10/2026

Good morning. Today we were sent this photo by FFDC Board member Stephanie Hughes of Pittsville, WI.

Its her favorite cow, Raven.

The picture is a whole vibe in our opinion.

Farmers have favorite animals.
They have an eye for capturing beauty.
And there is a sense of hope and calm in this picture

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Send your farm photos that you think capture the essence of your farm life and we will post them as well.

Have a dairy good day. Milk it for all it's worth.

A little Labor Day calendar funny...Hope it makes you laugh until the cows come home....Thank you to all of you laboring...
09/07/2026

A little Labor Day calendar funny...

Hope it makes you laugh until the cows come home....

Thank you to all of you laboring on Labor Day

Super proud of our Fischer family!!! Sara and Paul Fischer wanted to be more involved in where their checkoff dollars go...
09/04/2026

Super proud of our Fischer family!!!

Sara and Paul Fischer wanted to be more involved in where their checkoff dollars go. Five years ago, they got involved with the Clark County Dairy Promotions Committee, and are continuing to build up momentum for two events that have been mainstays at the fair for 30 years, the Saw Cow contest and the Little Britches show.

Read more about their dairy promotion efforts on DairyStar.com: https://dairystar.com/stories/promotion-education-a-bit-of-fun,31289?

Do you like a day off the farm? Do you like to collaborate with people in your business? Do you loke to see some new inn...
08/07/2026

Do you like a day off the farm?

Do you like to collaborate with people in your business?

Do you loke to see some new innovation?

Do you like lunch?

Well you can get all of these things if you register to join us at Farm First Dairy Cooperative for our CoopLINK Dairy Innovation Roadshows.

Show number 2 is August 13th and we would love for you to join us.

Click on the link below to do so!!

And tour number 3 is August 19th. Still have room on both busses!

https://farmfirstdairycooperative.com/cooplink-roadshow-registration/

Our 1st of 3 Dairy Innovation Roadshows is in the books. Our Member Services Specialist and CoopLINK coordinator Abby W...
08/04/2026

Our 1st of 3 Dairy Innovation Roadshows is in the books.

Our Member Services Specialist and CoopLINK coordinator Abby Walker had a very full and informative day for our FFDC members and guests who joined us.

We visited Quality Liquid Feeds in Dodgeville where we were able to learn about new and innovative way to feed nutrients to crops as well as many other segments of agronomy.

Then we were off to Winchs Pine Grove Farm and learned about some pretty cool technology thats come out from robotic milkers, including following a cows cycle through her milk.

While at the farm we also had lunch.

Then back on the bus and off to Meister Cheese where we learned about their 110 year history as well as had a great tour to see how their cheese is made and their new intake facility.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on the bus.

Still time to register for the two remaining Roadshows this month.

See details below and register on the link provided!

https://farmfirstdairycooperative.com/cooplink-roadshow-registration/

We still have room on the bus today if your plans have changed on the Farm! 9:00 AM depart Dodgeville Wal Mart. Call 6...
08/03/2026

We still have room on the bus today if your plans have changed on the Farm!

9:00 AM depart Dodgeville Wal Mart.

Call 608-286-1909 if you'd like to join us today!

Lunch provided.

One of the unique benefits of being a Farm First Dairy Cooperative is our self funded Milk Income Loss Disaster program...
08/01/2026

One of the unique benefits of being a Farm First Dairy Cooperative is our self funded Milk Income Loss Disaster program.

While we hope our members never have to use this, our board President, John Rettler, has called it a "little peace of mind" that if there is an event beyond the producers control, this can be a little help in the interim.

This past year there was a snowstorm in March that affected 155 of our dairy farm members that we were able to help when they had to dump their milk because it could not be picked up. FarmFirst's office staff, member services and field reps, the plants and the board of directors worked diligently to get claims processed and deliver checks. This is an extremely daunting task and showed the teamwork attitude of our organization and its partners.

Last week our General Manager, Mick Homb, delivered a check to the Guttmann family for a fire they had.

A couple things John Guttmann said was that he knew they had it but was very happy that his rep Dan Pate had reached out and got all the information because there was so many things going on.

He was also very happy with the constant communication and the hand delivery of the check by our GM.

FarmFirst is proud of our "Boots on the Ground" cooperative team and thankful for our dairy farm families.

Click on the link to read more about the Guttmann fire that was published in the Dairy Star .

If you're interested in becoming a FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative member or learning how our Milk Loss Program works, please email [email protected] or visit our website at farmfirstdairycooperative.com

https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/UGa8CrkWXzCDDzVTysmf4PpsM?domain=dairystar.com

Address

4001 Nakoosa Trl, Ste 100
Madison, WI
53714

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(608) 244-3373

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