Braum's Family Farm in Oklahoma: History, What It Raises, How It Makes Money and How to Contact It
Profile updated November 2026
Braum's Family Farm at Tuttle, Oklahoma is one of the most integrated dairy operations in the country. High Plains Journal reports about 10,000 dairy cows on the Braum family farm, a 10,000-acre headquarters farm, and eight farms and ranches in Oklahoma and Texas totaling about 48,000 acres, all feeding a chain of roughly 280 stores. Braum's says it milks its own private herd and processes the milk on the same farm.
| Location | Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma (headquarters farm); a second farm near Follett, Texas |
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| Founded | Family dairy roots from 1933; first Oklahoma store 1968; herd moved to Tuttle in 1975 |
| Sectors | dairy; corn and alfalfa; ice cream and milk processing; bakery; retail stores |
| Scale | about 10,000 dairy cows; about 10,000-acre Tuttle farm; about 48,000 acres across eight farms and ranches (High Plains Journal) |
| Why it is elite | one of the largest dairies in the region, with farm, plant and stores under one family company |
| Ownership | Family owned; Drew Braum is president and CEO per High Plains Journal |
| Official website | Braum's official site |
History of Braum's Family Farm
The Braum story starts in Kansas. Henry H. Braum bought a butter processing plant in Emporia, Kansas in 1933. His son Bill Braum bought the company in 1961, sold the store chain in 1967 but kept the dairy, and in 1968 opened the first Braum's store in Oklahoma City with his wife Mary. The company's own website lists 1968 as the start of the Oklahoma business.
High Plains Journal reports that the herd moved to Tuttle, Oklahoma in 1975, and that processing and bakery operations followed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Bill Braum died at 92, and the next generation, led by Drew Braum, now runs the company. The result is a farm where milking, processing and store delivery sit within one family business.
What Braum's Family Farm Grows and Raises
The dairy milks its own herd and, according to Braum's, feeds a vegetarian diet grown on the farm with no added growth hormones or antibiotics. Corn and alfalfa are the main crops, grown under center pivot irrigation, and silage storage capacity is reported at 240,000 tons per year. Grains such as milo, barley, soybeans and corn are added to rations. High Plains Journal estimates about 40 calves are born per day across the Tuttle and Follett farms.
The processing plant and bakery sit on the farm, and the company's own trucks deliver to its stores. Braum's says milk reaches stores in under 36 hours after milking. Its stores combine a grill, an ice cream fountain and a grocery market, so most of the dairy output is sold under the company's own name rather than as commodity milk.
How Braum's Family Farm Makes Money
Retail dairy and ice cream
Braum's turns farm milk into ice cream, milk, cheese and other dairy products sold in its own stores. High Plains Journal counts about 280 locations in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas, and the company offers over 100 ice cream flavors.
Restaurant and fresh market sales
The stores pair a grill and fountain with a fresh market grocery, so each visit can combine a meal, dairy and groceries. The farm's products give the stores a story customers can see, and they supply the base for the menu.
Crops and bakery
Corn and alfalfa raised on the farms feed the herd, which cuts the need to buy feed, and the bakery turns out baked goods daily for the stores. Owning crops, cows, plant and trucks lets the company capture margin that would otherwise go to outside feed, processing and distribution firms.
Farm Insight: What Other Operators Can Learn from Braum's Family Farm
The clearest lesson is that integration can be a strategy for dairy margins. Controlling feed, herd, processing and retail lets one family company decide its own quality standards and keep value that most dairy farms pass to processors. Smaller dairies can borrow a piece of this by bottling, making cheese or selling direct.
A second lesson is consistency of story. Braum's can credibly say the milk comes from its own herd on its own land, and that claim is repeated at every store. Any farm moving into direct sales benefits from a simple, verifiable origin story and from tight logistics, such as the fast farm-to-store timeline Braum's advertises.
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How to Contact Braum's Family Farm
Website: https://www.braums.com/about/
Contact details as published on the operation's own website, November 2026. No farm street address or phone number was printed on the pages reviewed; use the contact page at https://www.braums.com/contact/. Farm tours are listed on the company site; confirm availability before traveling.
Braum's Family Farm Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Braum's About page - the company's own account of its dairy and stores
- Braum's milk process - how milk moves from the farm to the stores
- High Plains Journal on the Braum Family Farm - independent coverage with acreage, herd and store counts
- Dairy Herd Management - trade coverage of Braum's at 50 years
- USDA NASS Oklahoma Census tables - Oklahoma milk cow and farm counts from the 2022 Census of Agriculture
Braum's Family Farm FAQ
Where is the Braum's dairy farm?
The headquarters dairy farm and processing plant are at Tuttle, Oklahoma, according to Braum's. High Plains Journal also reports a farm near Follett, Texas.
How big is Braum's Family Farm?
High Plains Journal reports about 10,000 acres at Tuttle, about 48,000 acres across eight farms and ranches, and about 10,000 dairy cows.
Does Braum's make its own dairy products?
Yes. The company says it milks its own herd, processes the milk at a plant on the farm, bakes in its own bakery and delivers with its own trucks.
How can I contact Braum's?
Use the contact page on braums.com. The pages reviewed do not print a farm phone number or street address, so check the company website before planning a visit.
Braum's Family Farm proves that a dairy can control its own supply chain from cow to cone and still stay a family business. To see how it fits among Oklahoma producers, read the state guide to Oklahoma farms and the other profiled operations.