AMPI discontinues production at South Dakota plant

NEW ULM, MINN. (Jan. 12, 2024) – Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) announced today it will discontinue production at its Hoven, S.D., cheese plant. Company leaders said the decision stems from declining sales.

AMPI is working with employees to provide access to resources, training and opportunities to apply for jobs at other AMPI facilities.

Milk from the member farms previously processed at the Hoven plant will be routed to other plants in the surrounding area.

AMPI continues to explore options for the facility’s future.

About AMPI:

AMPI is headquartered in New Ulm, Minn., and owned by dairy farm families from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. AMPI is the largest farmer-owned cheese cooperative in the U.S. The cooperative’s cheese, butter and powdered dairy products are marketed to foodservice, retail and food ingredient customers. The co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery® brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted® promise in 2019, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled dairy craftsmen to make great-tasting, award-winning products.