Leroy Plagerman

National Milk Producers Federation operates as a milk producers organization. It serves congress, US and foreign government agencies, industry organizations, the news media, and the public. The firm specializes in the areas of milk pricing, domestic and international market development, agriculture credit and taxation, environmental issues, food safety and health, animal welfare, product standards and labeling, and research and biotechnology. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Darigold, Inc. processes and markets butter, cheese, cultured products, fluid milk, and ice cream. It markets all these products under private labels and the Darigold brand name. The company is divided into two divisions focusing on the two major segments of its business - consumer products and ingredients. The consumer products division produces and markets a full line of dairy-based and other products, primarily through wholesale, retail grocery and foodservice channels. The Ingredients Division produces bulk butter and cheese, dry milk powder, whey powder and fractions, and markets to institutions, food brokers, and food processing companies. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA