MMPA history

And this was not an isolated case, according to the 1919 Michigan Milk Messenger, this was happening coast to coast.

In an article in the Michigan Milk Messenger, August of 1920, authored by editor R.C. Reed, the following advice was given:

In 1927, George passed the route on to his son Marc Traver who experienced several decades of MMPA history.

But by May of 1931, the Milk House Requirements for the Detroit markets were hard and fast for producers, requiring them to have a milk house that could be used year round and completely sealed on the inside.

In April of 1935 the first “Home Page” appeared in the Michigan Milk Messenger and women’s credibility was spelled out by writer Margaret Sheehy.

In 1936 women were invited for the first time to meet with the Sales Committee and Dairy Council.

In 1959 milk marketed by the association, reached a new high of 2.3 billion pounds valued at about $95.5 million dollars.

Joan and her husband Ron moved from the Detroit suburbs to Imlay City start a farm in 1970.

But it wasn’t until 1975 that the Imlay City MMPA Local would trust their voice to a woman, Joan Beatty as the first female delegate to the MMPA annual meeting.

That ‘no-fear’ factor surfaced again in 1986 in the first female board of director Deanna Stamp from Marlette.