History

The co-operative was established in the Murray River town of Cobram in 1950 when 14 dairy farmers pooled their resources to form the Murray Valley Co-operative Dairy Products and Trading Company Ltd. The name Murray Goulburn Co-operative Company was introduced in 1960 to greater reflect the co-operative's area of operation following mergers with factories at Kyabram, Berrigan and Rochester.

The year 1972 was also significant as the co-operative's association with the DEVONDALE brand name was establish with the purchase of the cream division of DEVONDALE Cream Company. Today there are more than 3000 dairy farmer suppliers situated in all corners of Victoria and parts of the Southern Riverina in New South Wales. The company now has six factories in Victoria along with 26 trading stores, serving the rural community throughout Victoria and NSW. The trading stores provide farmers with essential farming requisites such as animal health care products, machine parts, fertiliser and pasture stock.