DA-24 Annual Report of Cooperative Milk Marketing Association

OMB No. 0581-0032

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
Dairy Program

Complete each question and request for information in all sections. Submit this
completed form and all requested information in pdf format to:
[email protected].
This report may also be submitted via mail (FedEx, UPS, or another preferred
carrier) to:

COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION –
ANNUAL REPORT
(including actions taken at the annual meeting
following close of the year)

USDA-AMS-DAIRY PROGRAM
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY DIVISION
ROOM 2530-SOUTH, STOP 0226
1400 INDEPENDENCE AVE., SW
WASHINGTON, DC 20250-0226

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED:

And, to each Market Administrator of the Federal milk marketing orders
listed in Character of Operations Section in which the cooperative has
producer members.

CURRENT NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSOCIATION (Complete Mailing Address)
Name:
Address Line 1:

Phone #:

Address Line 2:

Fax #:

City:

State:

Zip:

Email Address:
Select (X)
CHANGES IN OPERATION OF ASSOCIATION AND DOCUMENTATION – Include
actions taken at the annual meeting following close of the fiscal year.

Yes

No

1. Were any amendments made to the Articles of Incorporation?
(If "Yes,” submit a copy of the amendments or a copy of the Articles now in force as
amended, with active date.)
2. Were any amendments made to the Bylaws?
(If "Yes,” submit a copy of the amendments made or a copy of the Bylaws now in force
as amended, with active date.)
3. Was the form of membership certificate, membership contract, or producer
marketing agreement changed?
(If "Yes,” submit a copy of the new form.)
4. Were any contracts with buyers and brokers executed during the year?
(Contracts may be subject to review by Market Administrator auditors.)
5. Were the stock certificates changed during the year?
(If "Yes,” submit copies of the new certificates.)

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CHARACTER OF OPERATIONS
6. Number of Grade A Producers by Federal Order Market as of end of fiscal year, on
any order in which producer milk was pooled during any month in the year.

No. of
Producers

Appalachian Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 005
Arizona Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 131
California Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 051
Central Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 032
Florida Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 006
Mideast Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 033
Northeast Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 001
Pacific Northwest Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 124
Southeast Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 007
Southwest Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 126
Upper Midwest Marketing Area, Federal Milk Marketing Order 030

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CHARACTER OF OPERATIONS (Continued)
7.

Select (X)
Yes

No

Does the cooperative market the milk of other cooperatives?

7a. Does the cooperative market the milk of independent producers?
Notes for 8 & 9:
- Dairy Program and Market Administrators reserve the right to monitor and/or request supporting
documentation of cooperative member/nonmember milk marketings and/or valuation of such milk
marketings on a monthly or more frequent basis to determine the share of cooperative’s marketings
conducted on behalf of producers who are not members of the cooperative organization.
- Base responses on the fiscal year of this report.

8a. Total value of cooperative members’ milk marketed by the cooperative.
8b. Total value of milk marketed by the cooperative for nonmembers (include
independent producers and/or producers who are members of another
cooperative association).
8c. Percent of non-cooperative milk value of the total milk value
(e.g., 8b/(8a+8b) x100).

9a. Total pounds of cooperative members’ milk marketed by the cooperative.
9b. Total pounds of milk marketed by the cooperative for nonmembers
(include independent producers and/or producers who are members of
another cooperative association).
9c. Percent of non-cooperative pounds of the total pounds
(e.g., 9b/(9a+9b) x 100).

10. Number of inactive and retired members with voting rights.

11. Number of Board members with voting rights that are not members of
the cooperative.

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$

$

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No.

No.

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REQUESTS FOR SUPPORTING INFORMATION
12. Submit fiscal year-end balance sheet and a copy of all auditor's notes and reports. If no outside
audit was performed, cooperative may submit certification by an audit committee of annual
financial statements.
13. Submit Operating Statement for the fiscal year, with supporting schedules and notes showing
sources of income.
14. Submit a list of officers and members of the Board of Directors and provide the term of service
for each individual as an officer and director, including the date the present term expires.
15. Submit a list of principal employees and position titles.
Please electronically attach requested supporting information if completing electronically, otherwise physically attach.

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AFFIRMATION AND CERTIFICATION
Any previously qualified cooperative seeking to retain its qualified cooperative status must affirm that they
comply with requirements of the Capper-Volstead Act on an annual basis. By filing this form, the cooperative
association certifies the following:
•
•

The cooperative is operated for the mutual benefit of its members insofar as they are producers of
agricultural products.
The cooperative does not deal in the products of nonmembers in an amount greater in value than
such products that it handles for its members.

In addition to the foregoing requirements, the cooperative association certifies that it conforms to one or both
of the following:
•
•

No member of the cooperative association has more than one vote because of the amount of stock or
membership capital owned.
The cooperative association does not pay dividends on stock or membership capital in excess of 8
percent per year.

The cooperative association further certifies:
•

No officer, director, manager, or principal employee or any of their close relatives may have a financial
interest in any competitor of the Association or in any business organization selling to or purchasing
from the Association, other than the person's own farm.

By signing below, I certify the information herein and in the accompanying documents and schedules
is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Name of Association:
Title of Reporting
Official:
Name of Reporting
Official:
Signature of
Reporting Official:

Date of
Signature:

Enter below the contact for questions about this filing if different than the reporting official:
Name:
Title:
Address:

Phone #:

Address:

Fax #:

City:

State:

Zip:

Email Address:

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PURPOSE AND LEGAL CITATION OF DA-24
Purpose: The Cooperative Marketing Association Annual Report is required each fiscal year for a cooperative
to continue to be considered qualified under the provisions of the Capper-Volstead Act, the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement of Act of 1937, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (7 C.F.R. § 900.350 - 357).
Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the suspension or termination of a cooperative’s
qualified status and of certain privileges and exemptions afforded to the cooperative association and its
members in relation to Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
A qualified cooperative association has the privilege of engaging in one or more of the following actions under
the provisions of a Federal Milk Marketing Order: market milk on behalf of its members and nonmembers
producers; be designated as a handler under 7 C.F.R. § 1000.9(c) within a Federal Order and file a report of
receipts and utilization; collect payments from milk handlers on behalf of members (and nonmembers); vote on
behalf of producer-members in Federal Milk Order rulemaking referenda; be exempted from the marketing
service assessment under 7 C.F.R. § 1000.86(b) if the cooperative association meets additional performance
criteria.
Questions regarding this request for information should be directed to the Operations and Accountability
Division of Dairy Program and/or the Market Administrator(s).
According to the paperwork reduction act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid
OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0032. The time required to complete this information collection
is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This
report is required by 7 CFR 900.355 from cooperatives desiring to maintain their qualification as a cooperative association
under the Federal Milk Order Program.
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the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status,
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and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866)
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SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
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USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

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