Milk Marketing Quiz CDE Prep

Most dairy cows are milked two to three times per day. On average, a Holstein dairy cow will produce ______ gallons of milk each day.

• 8 to 9

• 4 to 5

• 10 to 12

• 15 to 16

Many U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to an organization that is the dairy farmers’ 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

Which cooperative marketed the most milk in 2021?

• Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

• Dairy Farmers of America

• Land O’Lakes

• Southwest Dairy Farmers

While there were significant disruptions in trade throughout 2021, total US dairy export value _______ when compared to the dairy exports of 2020.

• grew by 18%

• decreased by 18%

• grew by 25%

• declined significantly by 20%

Which countries lead the world in milk production and cattle milk production, respectively?

• India and United States

• China and New Zealand

• China and United States

• India and New Zealand

Milk from this species is the most widely consumed milk in the world?

• Cattle

• Goat

• Sheep

• Water buffalo

What item of federal legislation authorized the legality of farmer cooperatives and provided them with legal rights of negotiation for their members in matters related to the pricing structures and marketing of milk products?

• Morrill Act

• Sherman Act

• Capper-Volstead Act

• Farm Bill

The Dairy Research and Promotion Program, also known as the Dairy Checkoff Program, is a national producer and importer program for dairy product promotion, research, and nutrition education. To fund the program, U.S. dairy farmers pay a 15-cents- per hundred-weight assessment on their milk and importers pay _______ per hundred-weight on dairy products imported into the U.S.

• 30-cents

• 22-cents

• 7.5 cents

• 5-cents

To make one pound of butter requires approximately _______ pounds of whole milk.

• 21

• 15

• 30

• 25

Who is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?

• Tom Vilsack

• Sonny Perdue

• Ann Veneman

• John Block