COOPERATIVE?
A dairy cooperative is a farmer-owned organization where members collectively process, market, and distribute their milk. Cooperatives like Upstate Niagara ensure a market for our member’s milk with competitive pricing.
By pooling resources, cooperatives provide competitive pricing, shared infrastructure, and access to broader markets, while maintaining high-quality standards, supporting sustainable dairy farming, fostering community growth and employment, and ensuring customers enjoy fresh, local dairy products.
WHAT MAKES UNC UNIQUE?
Being farmer-owned means every decision prioritizes quality, sustainability, and community impact. Unlike corporations focused on maximizing profits, our structure allows us to reinvest directly into our farms, facilities, and employees, keeping dairy farming viable for generations and our focus on sustainability, healthy herds, thriving communities, award-winning dairy products, flexible co-packing, custom private-label solutions, and excellence in every drop of milk we produce.
FARMER-OWNED IS
FARMER-FIRST
UNC dairy farmers take exceptional care of their cows and land, producing higher-quality milk that leads to fresher, better-tasting dairy products. As stewards of the land, they focus on long-term sustainability, using innovative practices that protect natural resources and reduce our environmental footprint. Because we are locally owned, every choice we make strengthens our farms and the communities we serve.
REINVESTING INTO RESOURCES
- Competitive pricing in every market
- Access to cutting-edge technology
- Robust quality assurance programs
- Advancing sustainability initiatives
- Broad, built-in network of support
- Seamless sharing of best practices
- More milk moved!
LOCAL FAMILY FARMS
We thrive on the dedication of our over 200 dairy farming families, whose commitment to excellence enables us to deliver fresh, delicious, and award-winning dairy products.
CUTTING-EDGE FACILITIES
UNC prioritizes reinvesting into all resources, including our plants to ensure product lines pack the diversity and deliciousness we all deserve.
JOIN UNC
Our cooperative has a variety of open positions available at a given time; from production floor workers and delivery drivers to HR and corporate positions.
