About the Cooperative
The Michigan Milk Producers Association is a dairy farmer owned cooperative and dairy processor. Founded in 1916, the MMPA serves dairy farmers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin.
As a cooperative, our members are owners of the business and have the opportunity to be active in its governance. The 13 dairy farmers on our board work to guide the direction of the cooperative in the best interest of our members. MMPA works to best serve members every day by providing leading on-farm services, training and member involvement opportunities. With forward-thinking vision, MMPA also support education for the next generation of dairy leaders with scholarships.
MMPA maintains a strong presence within the dairy industry with strategic business relationships through a variety of channels like processing shelf-stable, value added dairy products. MMPA has four member owned processing plants in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, including Superior Dairy and the Middlebury Cheese Company. Products made at MMPA’s plants include fluid milk, sour cream, cheese, ultra-filtered milk, cottage cheese, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk, cream and condensed skim milk.
MMPA Brands
Our Core Values
Quality
We commit to produce the highest quality milk and milk products for our customers to feed the people of the world.
Integrity
We operate honestly and ethically in all manners of production and business – always holding ourselves to the highest standard.
Progress
We provide solutions and lead the dairy industry to continued advancement, sustainability and production.
Community
We value all people in our diverse workforce and cooperative. We commit to provide leadership, education and proactive involvement to strengthen our communities and ensure America is a great place to live, work and raise a family into the future.
Leadership
We engage actively in state and national issues impacting the dairy industry, our cooperative and our communities.
Our History
1916
MMPA is formed at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University)
1919
Michigan Milk Messenger first published 
1922
MMPA leads development of the classification of milk pricing system 
1932
MMPA starts transporting milk from county receiving stations 
1937
First MMPA 4-H Milk Marketing Tour Held 1948
Michigan passes Pasteurized Milk Law 
1950
Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators Program began 
1951
Federal Milk Marketing Orders began in Michigan 
1956
MMPA Districts Established 
1956
MMPA helped members replace cans and purchase bulk tanks 
1957
Ovid Plant Purchased 
1962
Disaster Protection Program Initiated for Members 
1965
Adoption of the Grade A Milk Inspection Law 
1966
MMPA Celebrates 50th Anniversary 
1978
Michigan Milk Political Action Committee Formed 
1979
Dairy Communicators network formed 
1981
Constantine Cooperative Creamery Merger, MMPA acquires the Constantine plant 
1982
MMPA Merges with Michigan Dairy Producers Company 
1984
Advisory Committee Formed to serve as liaison between board, management and members 
1987
Joint Agreement between Leprino Foods and MMPA established 
1988
Quality Premium Program begins, providing economic incentive for members to produce higher quality milk 
2007
Member Farms Required to Provide rBST-Free Milk 
2008
Ovid Expansion Project began, completed in 2010 
2011
Members begin participating in the National Dairy F.A.R.M. Program for animal care 
2015
MMPA attains Level 3 SQF Certification at both processing plants in Ovid and Constantine 
2016
MMPA celebrates one century 
2016
MMPA enters cheese making business with purchase of Indiana cheese plant 
2021
MMPA aquires Superior Dairy in Canton, Ohio