Southeast Milk, Inc. (SMI) was created on October 1, 1998, with the merger of two Florida dairy cooperatives, Florida Dairy Farmers' Association (FDFA) and Tampa Independent Dairy Farmers' Association, Inc. (TIDFA). The two predecessor cooperatives developed separately, but the growth of the two moved in parallel lines. TIDFA's original group of dairy farmers formed a cooperative in 1948, with incorporation as TIDFA in 1967; FDFA's was first chartered in 1956, but the aim of both cooperatives was to more efficiently market their members' milk. Each cooperative formed its own trucking department to haul the milk, TIDFA in 1969 and FDFA in 1973. Through the years, both cooperatives merged with other cooperatives and expanded their membership. In 1998, it was agreed that the future of the dairy farmers located in Florida could best be served by merger of the two cooperatives. SMI presently markets nearly 2.6 billion pounds of milk annually.
Contact Southeast Milk Inc.
Contact Southeast Milk Inc.
Paul Bikowitz
CEO
1970 SE County Highway 484
Belleview, FL 34421
Phone: (352) 245-2437
Fax: (352) 245-9434
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