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The Cooperative
Growing together,
preparing the future of dairying
At a Glance
Dangjin Dairy Cooperative
Dangjin Dairy Cooperative has presented a new model for the dairy industry by successfully advancing nutrient-cycling agriculture — with a forage production base, a TMR feed plant, a shared livestock-manure resource-recovery facility, and a specialized heifer-rearing farm. In 2024, it completed NatureFarm, Korea's 1st smart livestock complex, not only completing nutrient-cycling agriculture after 20 years but also leading the way in future-oriented smart livestock farming that combines ICT and AI.
- Founded
- 199234th anniversary in 2026
- Members
- 30294 in 1992 → 302 in 2020
- Annual Collection
- 30,000ttotal raw milk collected by the cooperative
- Annual Revenue
- 85.8bn KRWKRW 23.6 bn in 2008 → KRW 85.8 bn in 2020
Membership, annual collection, and revenue are based on figures provided by the cooperative and public press releases, and are updated periodically.
Chairman
Chairman's Message
To prepare for an aging workforce and expand raw-milk productivity, dairying must shift from "backyard dairying" to "complex dairying." Only by moving toward dairying that combines AI and smart farming can we secure competitiveness.
Circular Agriculture
Nutrient-Cycling Agriculture, Completed Over 20 Years
2008
TMR Feed Plant
The cooperative's own feed production. Annual sales of 89,000 tons, blended and supplied by cow group.
2010
Forage Cultivation Base
Seokmun · Songsan reclaimed land. 359 ha under cultivation (1.2 times Yeouido), 11,699 tons harvested a year.
2012
Shared Manure Resource-Recovery Facility
Dangjin Nature World farming corporation. Produces high-quality compost through 1–2 months of fermentation and about 6 months of curing.
2019
Heifer Farm
Songsan-myeon. Korea's largest specialized heifer farm, raising 1,500 head.
2024
Smart Dairy Complex
Dangjinpo-ri, Godae-myeon. Korea's 1st smart livestock complex, with 1,000 milking cows.