2021 Milk Marketing

Many U.S. dairy manufacturing companies belong to an organization that is the dairy processors' chief lobbying voice in the nation's capital. What is the name of the organization?

• International Dairy Federation

• Dairy Farmers of America

• National Milk Producers Federation

• International Dairy Foods Association

In comparison to the Margin Protection Program for dairy, the Dairy Margin Coverage program offers three new higher levels of margin coverage on a producer’s first 5 million pounds. Which of the following is not one of those levels?

• $8.50

• $9.00

• $9.50

• $10.00

Mastitis has severe economic consequences. The high somatic cell count causes a decrease in cheese yield and the bacteria causes a (an) ________ in the lactose (milk sugar).

• denaturation
• increase

• Decrease

• gram-negative infection

The 2018 farm bill established the ________ that makes it easier for producers, cooperatives, and processors to offer milk to food banks.

• Dairy for Kids Program

• Food Bank Provision Program

• Milk Donation Program

• Producer Food Bank Alliance

A milk producer would receive the maximum price for milk delivered within a milk marketing order if all of it was used to make __________.

• dry whole milk

• ice cream

• mozzarella cheese

• pasteurized milk

Created by the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990, this organization collects an assessment from processors marketing more than 3 million pounds of milk. This organization develops and finances generic advertising programs to expand markets and uses of US fluid milk products. What is the name of this organization?

• Dairy Marketing Inc.

• National Milk Producers Federation

• National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board

• International Dairy Federation

What is the term used to describe the processing credits that are designed to reflect the average processing costs associated with producing cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, or dry whey?

• Cost ratio

• Make allowance

• Competitive pay price

• Producer Price differential

How many pounds of cheese do U.S. consumers eat annually per capita?

• 15 pounds

• 29 pounds

• 37 pounds

• 45 pounds

One gallon of 40% cream weighs approximately __________ pounds.

• 7.7

• 8.3

• 8.6

• 9.2

What state most recently entered the Federal Milk Marketing Order system?

• Wisconsin

• California

• New York

• Florida