WorksheetsDairy 2016
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The price added or subtracted for each 0.1% of milkfat above or below 3.5% is called the
bonus
milkfat differential
premium
class adjustment
Milk marketing cooperatives
provide marketing power for dairy farmers
are not permitted by the Federal Milk Marketing Orders
operate only outside the Federal Milk Marketing Orders system
control Federal Milk Marketing Orders
The highest price paid for milk is in the __________ region of the United States.
Northwest
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
The price of Class I skim milk is ______________ plus the Class I differential applicable to the particular order.
the average of the prices of Class III or Class IV skim milk
the higher of the prices of Class III or Class IV skim milk
the Class II skim milk price
the lower of the prices of Class III or Class IV skim milk
The dairy product category that requires the highest amount of raw milk from the U.S. supply is
butter
ice cream and frozen desserts
cheese
fluid milk products
Over half of the top 50 U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to a federation that is dairy farmers’ chief lobbying voice in the nation’s capital. What is the name of the federation?
National Milk Producers Federation
International Dairy Federation
International Dairy Foods Association
Dairy Farmers of America Federation
Tests for safety applied to grade A milk are
a responsibility of the health authority
the first consideration in pooling milk
Tests for safety applied to grade A milk are
a part of the testing by Market Administrators
Quality of grade A milk is
a part of the testing by Market Administrators
not controlled by Federal Orders
the first consideration in pooling milk
only checked if there is excess milk
The purpose of classifying milk into classes I, II, III and IV is to provide for
payment for milk according to its quality
payment for milk according to its cost of production
payment for milk according to its end use
classification according to the relative safety of each class
Under Federal Orders classes of milk have different
quality standards
percentages of fat
somatic cell counts
prices paid to producers
A system of fairly distributing payment among producers in a Federal Milk Market is called
pooling
base-excess pricing
seasonal incentive pricing
fair trade program
A major reason for having Federal Milk Marketing Orders is to
guarantee a market for the milk produced
prevent disease outbreaks
make dairying profitable
assure adequate milk supply of high-quality milk
The state that produces the most milk in the United States but does not participate in the federal milk marketing order program is
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
California
Wisconsin
A milk producer would receive the maximal price for milk delivered within a milk marketing order if all of it were to be used to make
dry whole milk
ice cream
butter
pasteurized milk
Over-order payments" or "super pool prices" are obtained for milk producers by
milk marketing cooperatives
milk marketin
dairy farmers
milk processors
The system of pricing grade A raw milk according to its use in making various products is called
class I base plan
classified pricing
the cooperative incentive system
base-surplus pricing
Federal orders do not control
to whom milk is sold
from whom milk is purchased
to whom milk is sold, from whom milk is purchased, or grade A standards
grade A standards
Federal Milk Market Orders provide ________ to distribute moneys fairly among producers supplying milk to a market.
a milk cooperative
supply-demand equalization
a producer settlement fund
a board of commissioners
Approximately _______ pounds of whole milk are needed to make one pound of cheese.
20
5
10
15
A mixture of milk and cream containing not less than 10.5 percent milkfat, but less than 18 percent milkfat is defined as
light cream
half-and-half
heavy cream
light whipping cream
Marketing cooperatives often offer incentives to dairy farmers for producing milk having which of the following special characteristics?
low somatic cell count
high protein count
low bacteria count
low bacteria count, low somatic cell count, and high protein content
In a milk market with four classes of milk, Class III milk is commonly used to make
butter and dry products
cottage cheese and cream products
fluid products
hard cheese
A federal milk marketing order must be voted in by
milk producers
consumers within the order territory
state legislatures
milk processors
Surplus milk
gets no consideration in establishing Federal Orders
commands a lower price than milk sold in the fresh fluid form
all of the above
is not produced under grade A standards
Milk controlled under federal orders must qualify as
all grades and classes
Grade A
manufacturing grade
Class I
