South Dakota Dairy, An Excellent Choice!
Dairy is Thriving in South Dakota!

 

 

 

 

HOME

CONTACT

STATS

Dairy is Thriving in South Dakota!

Number One Dairy Climate
Number One Business Climate

Big things are happening in South Dakota’s dairy industry. Land O’ Lakes, in partnership with Davisco, has completed a state-of-the-art cheese plant in South Dakota and Valley Queen Cheese recently expanded. DairiConcepts is starting a specialty cheese plant in South Dakota. This means increased markets and increased profits for dairy producers. South Dakota has what dairy producers need to succeed! Adequate power, abundant feed and weather conducive to milking. Check out South Dakota. You’ll like what you see.

Dairy is Thriving in South Dakota!
 
bullet

Just ask Land O’ Lakes; DairiConcepts; Associated Milk Producers, Inc.; Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.; Dimock Dairy; Dean Foods; Gillette Dairy; Cass Clay; and Davisco, Inc. They have all found success in South Dakota.
 

bullet

South Dakota is home to five cheese processors, two fluid milk plants, one milk powder plant and one whey processor.
 

bullet

Finding new markets for dairy producers in South Dakota is a priority. Land O’ Lakes, in partnership with Davisco, has completed a world-class cheese manufacturing facility in eastern South Dakota.
 

bullet

Processors are positioned throughout the state, which allows producers the opportunity to locate in desired areas and still access a local market.
 

bullet

South Dakota’s weather is perfect for high milk production. Based on cow stress days, Brookings, South Dakota, has the ideal production climate.

WHY SD?

South Dakota Dairy Brochure (pdf)

Immigration

SD At a Glance

South Dakota Profile

Headlines

Weather

SD’s Rank In US Ag

By-Product Feeds

Commodity Feed Prices

Milk Processing Plants

Dairy Construction Projects

SD Dept of Ag

SD Dept of Ag
Loan Programs

Rural Electric Economic Development Revolving Fund

SBA 504 Loan Program

Permitting

Livestock Importation

Dairy in South Dakota

Printable Pamphlet (pdf)

Some of the documents on this site are in Adobe Acrobat  format. To view or print them you will need the Acrobat Reader software. If you do not already have this software you can download it from here.

 

 Last Modified: 03 May 2005

   

[ South Dakota Home | South Dakota Department of Ag  | Contact | Feedback | Help | Search | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer ]