2018 Milk Marketing

MULTIPLE CHOICE 

1. The reason Federal Milk Market Administrators test Grade A milk for composition and audit records of purchases by handlers is to
A. ensure an adequate supply of pure and wholesome milk for the consumer
B. ensure a market for milk
C. help handlers with their business affairs
D. keep government informed
ANS: A

2. A Federal Milk Marketing Order is not authorized unless two-thirds of the affected _______ milk to the proposed marketing area approves its implementation.
A. dairy cooperatives supplying
B. producers supplying
C. cheese processors manufacturing
D. handlers processing
ANS: B

3. To make one gallon of ice cream requires approximately ___ pounds of whole milk.
A. 8 
B. 12 
C. 22 
D. 44
ANS: B

4. Which of the following flavors of ice cream is the most popular, by sales volume?
A. Raspberry 
B. Strawberry 
C. Vanilla 
D. Chocolate
ANS: C

5. Milk has more protein than you may think. An 8 ounce glass of real milk has ____ times more protein than plant-based beverages, like almond milk. In addition, milk protein is a complete protein, while most plant protein sources are missing some of the amino acids your body needs.
A. 2 
B. 8 
C. 20 
D. 31
ANS: B

6. As dairy cow numbers recently climbed to a 22-year high point during 2017, dairy farm numbers reached a modern-day low of approximately __________ farms.
A. 30,000 
B. 40,000 
C. 45,000
D. 55,000
ANS: B

7. The Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Program focuses on sales of what two dairy
products?
A. cheese and butter 
B. yogurt and milk 
C. ice cream and cheese
D. butter and milk
ANS: A

8. A milk producer would receive the maximum price for milk delivered within a milk marketing order if all of it was used to make
A. dry whole milk 
B. ice cream 
C. mozzarella cheese
D. pasteurized milk
ANS: D

9. What is the process called that disintegrates fat globules in milk in order to reduce the separation of cream? The fat globules are typically broken down by forcing the milk through a small passage at a high velocity.
A. pasteurization 
B. ultra-pasteurization 
C. homogenization
D. standardization
ANS: C

10. What two dairy product prices are largely determined by export opportunities and greatly affect the milk price paid to farmers?
A. Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder
B. Cheese and skim milk powder
C. Ice cream and whole milk
D. Nonfat dry milk and yogurt
ANS: A

11. To make one pound of butter requires approximately ________ pounds of whole milk.
A. 8 
B. 12 
C. 22 
D. 44
ANS: C

12. Dairy Product imports into the U. S. comprised _____ percent of U. S. industry product sales in 2017. USDA projects that percent to hold steady for 2018.
A. 3 
B. 15
C. 25 
D. 30
ANS: A

13. What piece of legislation made farmer cooperatives legal?
A. Sherman Act 
B. Capper-Volstead Act 
C. Farm Bill
D. Barkley Act
ANS: B

14. 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?
A. International Dairy Federation
B. Dairy Farmers of America Federation
C. National Milk Producers Federation
D. International Dairy Foods Association
ANS: C

15. Milk used to make ice cream would be priced in what Federal Order class?
A. Class I 
B. Class II 
C. Class III 
D. Class IV
ANS: B

16. The actual cost of producing dairy products that is used in the Class III and IV pricing formula is called the _____________.
A. milk-feed ratio price 
C. Federal Order price
B. cooperative bonus premium 
D. make allowance
ANS: D

17. Dividing the total dollars a dairy has in assets by the number of cows determines which economic indicator?
A. equity 
B. total investment per cow
C. debt per cow
D. debt to asset ratio
ANS: B

18. Under several Federal Milk Marketing Orders, milk is priced based on the amount of
A. water and free fatty acids
B. mastitis and aflatoxins
C. bacteria counts of milk and antibiotics
D. fat, protein, and other solids
ANS: D

19. Federal Milk Market Orders provide __________ to distribute moneys fairly among producers supplying milk to a market
A. a milk cooperative
B. a producer settlement fund
C. supply-demand equalization
D. a board of commissioners
ANS: B

20. What is the name given to the system utilized by the Federal Milk Marketing Orders that sets producer prices based on the finished dairy product in which the milk was used?
A. Market pricing 
B. Classified pricing 
C. Creative pricing
D. Hedge pricing
ANS: B

21. The _____________________ is a voluntary risk management program for dairy producers authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill through December 31, 2018. The program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all milk price and the average feed cost (margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer.
A. Milk Income Loss Contract
B. Price Support Program
C. Classified Pricing
D. Margin Protection Program for Dairy
ANS: D

22. 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).
A. denaturation 
B. decrease 
C. increase
D. gram-negative infection 
ANS: B

23. Most dairy cows are milked two to three times per day. On average, a cow will produce _______
Gallons of milk each day.
A. 1 to 2 
B. 6 to 7 
C. 15 to 16
D. 20 to 21
ANS: B

24. The actual milk check amount received by dairy farmers is called the ___________________.
A. milk-feed ratio price 
B. cooperative bonus premium 
C. Federal Order price
D. mailbox price
ANS: D

25. ______________ is an effective natural choice exercise recovery drink due to its powerful nutrient package that supplies the nutrition the body needs after a workout. It has carbohydrates to help refuel the body; protein to help reduce muscle breakdown and stimulate growth; and fluid and electrolytes to aid in rehydration. Drinking it after resistance training a has been shown to increase the body’s ability to make new muscle and may help improve body composition.
A. Chocolate milk 
B. Greek yogurt 
C. Gatorade
D. Whey protein concentrate
ANS: A

26. A mixture of milk and cream containing not less than 10.5 percent milkfat, but less than 18 percent milkfat is defined as
A. light whipping cream 
B. half-and-half 
C. light cream
D. heavy cream
ANS: B

27. Federal Milk Marketing Orders are a __________ program that defines the terms under which handlers of milk within a specific marketing order purchase milk from dairy farmers.
A. mandatory
B. congressionally required
C. elected
D. voluntary
ANS: D

28. Which variety of cheese represents in the largest wholesale sales volume, annually, in the U.S.?
A. Swiss 
B. Cheddar 
C. Mozzarella
D. Process American
ANS: C

29. Since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan proclaimed a National Ice Cream Month, it has been celebrated annually, every _______________.
A. June 
B. July 
C. August
D. September
ANS: B

30. Prices paid by handlers are identical in all federal orders for milk utilized in the manufactured product categories, however milk used in Class I varies by location. The highest price paid for Class I milk is in the _________ region of the United States.
A. Southeast 
B. Midwest 
C. Northwest
D. Northeast
ANS: A