98% of the microorganisms that call cows rumen stomach home are what type?

The microbiological standard for Grade A unpasteurized milk is _____ bacteria or less per millimeter of milk.

According to the national animal health monitoring system data, what do most farmers site as the most common criteria for weaning a calf?

The major cause of salty flavor in milk is _____.

Which of the following fatty acids found in milk have been associated with health benefits in humans?

Stainless steel equipment is used to produce, store and process milk because _____.

Lactose is the principal _____ in milk.

Excessive agitation of raw milk is a common cause of the off-flavor _____.

Historically, the two most important diseases of cattle transmissible to man through raw milk are _____ and _____.

_____ is the test used to check for water added to milk.

When cooling milk on the farm, what temperature must the bulk storage system reach within two hours of the end of a milking?

Distillers grains provide primarily what two nutrients to a dairy cattle diet?

The principal protein in milk is _____.

Raw milk somatic cell count must be _____ or less to meet Grade A standards in the United States.

In a herd milked three times a day, no cows should have a long lag time. The time from when the cow is stimulated to milker attachment should be less than _____ seconds.

What is the number one reason for culling cows on American dairy farms, according to National Health Monitoring System data?

The off-flavor in milk generally caused by exposure to sunlight or fluorescent light is _____.

The document used by the U.S. dairy industry that contains the rules for producing todays fresh pasteurized milk supply is _____.

Somatic cells occurring in large numbers in milk indicates _____.

When pasteurizing milk, the minimum temperature that raw milk must be heated to for 15 seconds is _____.

What is a test used to screen for antibiotics in milk?

People who consume full-fat dairy are less likely to develop what disease?

Typical farm milk consists of _____.

What hormone, which blocks the let-down of milk, is released into the cows bloodstream when it is stressed?

Poor quality forage will cause ____ to decrease significantly

Among the various food groups, dairy products serve as the leading source of ______ in the American diet

The CMT test detects ____ in raw milk

The rolling herd average is defined as ____

One gallon of milk weighs approximately ___ pounds

During 2016 the state that held hearing to listen to testimony for a proposal to create a federal milk marketing order was

Under federal orders milk is priced based on the finished dairy product in which it is used. This is called____

The actual milk check amount received by a dairy farmer is called the ____

What piece of legislation made farmer cooperatives legal?

A primary reason for establishing minimum farm milk prices through the federal milk orders is…

Dairy consumption growth in the United States is only 0.8%, but foreign consumption is growing much more quickly. Which country has increased in dairy consumption the most?

Which cheese variety produced in the US is the most commonly consumed in recent years

A milk producer would receive the maximum price for milk delivered within a milk market order, if all of the milk was used to make _____

Federal milk marketing orders are ____ programs that define the terms under which haulers of milk within a specific marketing order purchase milk from dairy farmers

Over half of the top 50 U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to a federation that is dairy farmers chief lobbying voice in the nations capital. What is the name of the federation?

To make one pound of cheddar cheese requires approximately ____ pounds of whole milk

A federal milk marketing order is authorized Only if two-thirds of the affected ___ milk to the proposed marketing area approves its implementation

Federal milk marketing orders provide ___ to distribute moneys fairly among producers supplying milk to a market

According to the food and nutrition board of the National Academy of Sciences, all people need at least ____ milligrams of calcium per day

The ___ is a voluntary program to help score a farms animal welfare practices against the industry recommendations. It is operating as a partnership of the national milk producers federation and dairy management inc.

A system of fairly distributing payment among producers in a federal milk market is called___

Dividing the total dollars a dairy has in assets by the number of cows determines which economic indicator

Marketing cooperatives often offer incentives to dairy farmers for producing milk having which of the following special characteristics

____ is an effective exercise recovery due to its powerful nutrient package that supplies the nutrition the body needs after a workout. It has carbohydrates to help refuel the electrolytes to aid in rehydration. Drinking it after resistance training has been shown to increase the body’s ability to make new muscle and may help improve body composition.

Since 1984 president Ronald Reagan proclaimed a national ice cream month. It has been celebrated annually, every ____

USDA far, service agency administrators ____ that offers dairy producers a catastrophic coverage when the difference between the all milk price and average feed costs falls below a specified level

Milk marketing cooperatives

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

Prices paid by handlers are identical in all federal orders for milk utilized in the manufactured product categories, however milk used in class 1 varies by location. The highest paid for class 1 milk is in the ____ regions of the United states.

Dairy is the second largest organic food category accounting for what percentage of total organic food sales?

Which of the following flavors of ice cream is the most popular, by sales volume?

In a milk market with four classes of milk, class 3 milk is commonly used for

According to the dietary guidelines for Americans 2015-2020, what percentage of the population is not getting the recommended three servings of dairy daily

Milk has more protein than you may think. An 8 ounce glass of real milk has ___ times more protein than a similar sized serving of a plant based beverage like almond milk. In addition, milk proteins is a complete protein, while most plant protein sources are missing some of the amino acids your body needs

Federal milk order hearings can be lengthy because ____ can testify and ____ can cross examine the witness