2019 Milk Quality and Products - Marketing

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

2. With few exceptions U.S. commercial disappearance of dairy products in 2018 was better than 2017 levels. However, products that fell short of the 2017 levels were significant. Two of these products were _____________________.
A. cheese and butter
B. yogurt and cheese
C. butter and fluid milk
D. nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder
ANS: D

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

4. Under the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Class I milk is the highest priced utilization. In
2018, the highest Class I price was in the federal milk order.
A. Upper Midwest
B. Northeast
C. Southeast
D. California
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. A Federal milk order is a regulation, issued by , which places certain requirements on the first buyers of milk from dairy farmers within a certain geographical area.
A. the Secretary of Agriculture
B. Congress
C. each state’s Governor
D. state legislatures
ANS: A

7. 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

8. _____________ cheese is the nation’s biggest cheese category reflecting amazing production growth. Every single month during 2018 this cheese topped 2017 monthly production totals.
A. Cheddar
B. Swiss
C. Edam
D. Mozzarella
ANS: D

9. One gallon of milk weighs approximately ___________ pounds.
A. 5.5
B. 7.8
C. 8.6
D. 10.1
ANS: C

10. What is the name of the USDA program that pays dairy farmers that signed up if the margin of the monthly measures for the price of milk and the cost of feed is less than $9.50?
A. Margin Protection Program
B. Whole herd buy out
C. Dairy Margin Coverage
D. Dairy Support Price 
ANS: C

11. _____________ 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 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

12. The trading fees paid by other countries to import dairy products into the United States are called ______________.
A. Import fees
B. Export expenses
C. Margin prices
D. Tariffs
ANS: D

13. The Federal Milk Marketing Orders primary objective is to provide
A. a framework to make buying and selling of milk a more orderly process
B. ensure fairness in the marketing of the milk
C. help handlers with their business affairs
D. keep the government informed
ANS: A

14. Children’s bodies and minds develop quickly, so they need all the nutrition they can get. Yet, more than half of the elementary school-aged children do not get enough calcium. Milk is the answer. One 8-ounce glass of milk provides of the daily minimum allowance of calcium.
A. 100 %
B. 60 %
C. 30 %
D. 15 %
ANS: C

15. What is the major milk production cost on most dairy farms?
A. calf care
B. labor
C. milking supplies
D. A.I. breeding supplies
ANS: B

16. The current United States Secretary of Agriculture is .
A. Sonny Bono
B. Sonny Perdue
C. Tom Vilsack
D. Ann M. Veneman
ANS: B

17. 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

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

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

20. According to the U.S. Dairy Export Council received the most dairy products exported from the United States in 2018.
A. Japan
B. Mexico
C. Canada
D. China
ANS: B

21. Over half of the top 50 U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to an organization that is dairy farmers’ chief lobbying voice in the nation’s capital. What is the name of the organization?
A. International Dairy Federation
B. Dairy Farmers of America Federation
C. National Milk Producers Federation
D. International Dairy Foods Association
ANS: C

22. 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

23. Which state, which did not participate in the Federal Milk Marketing Order program, voted to implement a new Federal order starting in November of 2018?
A. Montana
B. Idaho
C. California
D. Pennsylvania
ANS: C

24. 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

25. The annual production of milk for the United States during 2018 was 218 billion pounds, which was __________ 2017.
A. higher than
B. lower than
C. equal to
D. unchanged from
ANS: A

26. 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

27. Which two countries in the world produce the largest volume of cow’s milk?
A. United States and New Zealand
B. Germany and Russia
C. United States and China
D. United States and India
ANS: D

28. Most dairy cows are milked two or 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

29. 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

30. Milk marketing cooperatives
A. provide marketing power for dairy farmers
B. control Federal Milk Marketing Orders
C. are not permitted by the Federal Milk Marketing Orders
D. operate only outside the Federal Milk Marketing Orders system
ANS: A