With Joe Coote leaving the cooperative, Allan Huttema takes over the role.

The California-based cooperative added spreadable with extra virgin oils, and specialty salt sticks to its portfolio.

The Northwest-based dairy cooperative will establish closer proximity to key farms and facilities.

The dairy cooperative has a goal to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2050.

The plant, which will manufacture ice cream only, is the cooperative's first facility outside of Oregon. 

David Lynn spent the past several months as the cooperative's interim CEO.

CDI will purchase ownership rights from Agri-Mark, Inc. and O-AT-KA Milk Products.

The money raised will benefit American Farmland Trust's Brighter Future Fund grant program.

President and CEO Michael Barrett will retire next January; Suzanna Dalrymple will replace him.

David Lynn took on the role once Bill Beaton, Agri-Mark's CEO for more than 12 years, stepped down.