2022 MILK MARKETING

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Who is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?
A. Tom Vilsack
B. Sonny Perdue
C. Ann Veneman
D. John Block
ANS: A

2. A recent survey conducted by Hoard’s Dairyman reported that 55% of dairy
farms feed waste milk to ____________.
A. first calf heifers
B. calves
C. 2-year-old cows
D. cats
ANS: B

3. Milk marketing cooperatives
A. provide marketing power for dairy farmers.
B. control Federal Orders.
C. operate only outside Federal Orders.
D. are not permitted by Federal Orders.
ANS: A
 
4. Classified pricing under Federal Milk Marketing is a system that assigns value to milk based on the end use of the product. Class II pricing includes milk used to make ____________.
A. dry whole milk
B. spoonable (soft) dairy products
C. mozzarella cheese
D. pasteurized milk
ANS: B

5. The reason Federal Milk Market Administrators test grade A milk for composition and audit records of purchases by dealers is to ____________.
A. ensure an adequate supply of milk
B. ensure fairness in the marketing of the milk
C. help dealers with their business affairs
D. keep the government informed
ANS: A

6. What is the term that is an estimate of what it costs to transform milk into a finished dairy product like butter or cheese? These estimates are important because the values are used by USDA in setting the monthly minimum prices that regulated plants must pay for the components in your milk checks.
A. Cost ratio
B. Make allowance
C. Competitive pay price
D. Producer Price differential
ANS: B

7. Created by the Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990, this organization collects an assessment from processors marketing more than 3 million pounds of milk and develops and finances generic advertising programs to expand markets and uses of US fluid milk products.
A. Dairy Marketing Inc.
B. National Milk Producers Federation
C. National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
D. International Dairy Federation
ANS: C

8. The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk-price and the average feed price (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer. In 2021, the DMC program made indemnity payments totaling nearly  to producers who chose to be covered.
A. $990,000
B. $1.2 million
C. $1.2 billion
D. $5.0 billion
ANS: C

9. Which was the top yogurt producing state in 2021?
A. Wisconsin
B. California
C. New York
D. Idaho
ANS: C

10. Which cooperative marketed the most milk in 2021?
A. Associated Milk Producers, Inc.
B. Dairy Farmers of America
C. Land O’Lakes
D. Southwest Dairy Farmers
ANS: B

11. While there were significant disruptions in trade throughout 2021, total US dairy export value ____________ when compared to the dairy exports of 2020.
A. grew by 18%
B. decreased by 18%
C. grew by 25%
D. declined significantly by 20%
ANS: A

12. Federal Milk Market Orders provide ____________ to distribute moneys fairly among producers supplying milk to a market.
A. a producer settlement fund
B. a board of commissioners
C. classified pricing
D. creative product pricing
ANS: A
  
13. Most dairy cows are milked two to three times per day. On average, a Holstein dairy cow will produce ____________ gallons of milk each day.
A. 1 to 2
B. 8 to 9
C. 15 to 16
D. 20 to 21
ANS: B

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

15.   has the greatest number of dairy cows in the world with over 40 million cows.
A. India
B. China
C. United States
D. Canada
ANS: A

16. Although, some states produce more milk than their population can consume (net exporters of milk), other states do not produce enough milk to fulfill their population needs (net importers of milk). Which of the following states is a net importer of milk?
A. Idaho
B. South Dakota
C. Oregon
D. Georgia
ANS: D

17. Traditionally, Mozzarella cheese is made from the milk of water buffalo. When compared to mozzarella from dairy cattle milk, mozzarella from water buffalo milk is lower in:
A. Calcium
B. Protein
C. Cholesterol
D. Iron
ANS: C
 
18. To make one pound of butter requires approximately ____________ pounds of whole milk.
A. 8
B. 10
C. 21
D. 44
ANS: C

19. Which state recorded the largest percentage gain of milk production with an increase of 16.7% during 2021?
A. California
B. Wisconsin
C. South Dakota
D. Wyoming
ANS: D

20. The combining total classified value of producer milk received by every handler regulated under a milk order is defined as ____________.
A. minimum pricing
B. producers’ production pricing
C. classified pricing
D. marketwide pooling
ANS: D

21. Which country purchased the most dairy products from the United States during 2021?
A. Mexico
B. New Zealand
C. Canada
D. China
ANS: D

22. California, Wisconsin and Idaho were the three largest milk producing states in 2021.  Their production accounted for ____________ percent of the U.S. milk production in 2021.
A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
ANS: B
 
23. ____________ 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

24. Which countries lead the world in milk production and cattle milk production, respectively?
A. India and United States
B. China and New Zealand
C. China and United States
D. India and New Zealand
ANS: A

25. Which of the following is true of Kefir?
A. It is a fermented milk drink
B. It is made from the milk of cattle, goats, or sheep
C. It is fermented with a culture of bacteria and yeasts
D. All of the above
ANS: D

26. Milk from this species is the most widely consumed milk in the world?
A. Cattle
B. Goat
C. Sheep
D. Water buffalo
ANS: B
 
27. 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.
A. 30-cents
B. 22-cents
C. 7.5 cents
D. 5-cents
ANS: C

28. The actual milk check amount received by a dairy farmer is called the ____________.
A. fair market price
B. cooperative uniform price
C. mailbox price
D. Federal Order uniform price
ANS: C

29. 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?
A. Morrill Act
B. Sherman Act
C. Capper-Volstead Act
D. Farm Bill
ANS: C