Jerden Dairy Company
Owners: Jerry and Dena Brummer
Location: Marshfield, Mo.
History: Jerry and Dena Brummer moved their dairy supply business to Marshfield, Mo., seven years ago, after owning a similar company in Illinois for 15 years.
The couple are no strangers to the dairy business.
“My husband grew up on a dairy farm and we had a dairy in Mountain Grove. When Jerry’s dad retired from milking, Jerry went to work for Northside Dairy in Mountain Grove. From there, we bought the dealership in Illinois, which was Powell’s Dairy Supply. When we sold that business, we moved back to Missouri.”
Products and services: Jerden Dairy Company offers complete lines of milking units, vacuums supplies, parlor stalls, hygiene and livestock equipment, and cow comfort. The company also offers Cooling systems from Paul Mueller, milking equipment from GEA Farm Technologies – WestaliaSurge, stalls and accessories from Norbco, and manure handling equipment from GEA Farm Technologies-Houle are available through Jerden Dairy.
“We also have parts for a variety of milking equipment,” Dena said. “We carry some generic parts for other systems. If you need it, we’ve got it or can get it. We also offer installation and on-farm repairs.”
The company also offers a wide range of chemicals and supplies from GEA, Dairy Star Products and Meltec, including teat dips, gloves, sanitizers, filters, inflations, valves and acids.
“We have everything from hand sanitizer to all of the rubber goods,” Dena explained.
One of the newer products being offered are portable/single milkers for cows, goats or sheep.
“You have a lot of smaller places wanting to milk one or two cows, and we have the Eco-Milker that we sell that you can just plug into a 110 outlet,” Dena explained. “It’s something that we have seen a lot more of in the last couple of years. You have a lot of people who also might not be dairy farmers, but want to milk a couple of cows.”
