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Idaho Dairymen's Association
20 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-18
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About Idaho Dairymen's Association
The Idaho Dairymen's Association Summer 2026 newsletter goes further: its PAC discussion explicitly describes working with WinAg in Districts 24, 25 and 28.
From WinAg, dairy PAC and Naerebout: money, electoral cooperation and immigration-policy interests (2026-09-18). Recorded status: Primary official portal transcription; historical and current data distinguished. New published findings are added here as sourced excerpts.
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The same roster gives affiliations for several people: Bob Naerebout and Riley Barney with Idaho Dairymen's Association, Cooper Smith with Chobani, Roy Villasenor with Community Council of Idaho, Alex Castaneda with South Central Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Daragh Maccabee with Idaho Milk Products.
The Membership page lists Chobani, Idaho Dairymen's Association and Idaho Milk Products as platinum partners.
Unity Alliance's About page, under the expandable Current Board Members section, lists Cooper Smith of Chobani alongside Bob Naerebout of the Dairymen's Association and Riley Barney of the Idaho Dairymen's Association.
Idaho Dairymen's Association's Spring 2026 publication ties its political concerns to workforce/E-Verify and water funding and criticizes specific Magic Valley legislators over water votes.
Idaho Dairymen's Association publicly opposed E-Verify legislation absent major changes/guest-worker reform and its Spring 2026 PAC materials endorsed a slate that included Ben Fuhriman, Rick Cheatum, Dan Garner, Lori McCann, Stephanie Mickelsen, Rod Furniss and Jim Guthrie.
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People
Bob Naerebout
Stated in published researchUnity Alliance's About page identifies Bob Naerebout with Idaho Dairymen's Association (Dairymen's Association representative); this is an organizational affiliation as described in its roster.
Read record and sources →Riley Barney
Stated in published researchUnity Alliance's About page identifies Riley Barney with Idaho Dairymen's Association (communications and marketing specialist); this is an organizational affiliation as described in its roster.
Read record and sources →Rick Naerebout
Stated in published researchUnity Alliance's About page identifies Rick Naerebout with Idaho Dairymen's Association (CEO); this is an organizational affiliation as described in its roster.
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Idaho Dairy Industry PAC
Stated in published researchThis dairy relationship is not merely a similarly named PAC: Idaho Dairymen's Association's own materials say a portion of IDA associate-member dues may support the Idaho Dairy Industry PAC, a 2020 IDA publication describes the PAC as supported by dairy producers/processors/allied industry and built on IDA's existing influence, and a 2022 IDA newsletter explicitly says the Idaho Dairy Industry PAC was a member of the Idaho Prosperity Fund and that its board voted to maintain the membership.
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Research finding · 2026-09-18WinAg, dairy PAC and Naerebout: money, electoral cooperation and immigration-policy interests
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