New milk promotion programs approved SYRACUSE, N.Y. Decisions have been made both locally and nationally for expenditures of the funds made available by the new Dairy Promotion Program. Dairy farmers nationwide are currently contributing IS cents per hun dredweight of milk towards milk promotion, and are expected to invest over $2OO million into ad vertising during the next year. Ten cents will be invested locally by Federal Order 2 dairy producers into promotion programs being run by the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council. The remaining five cents is being used nationwide by the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. LOCAL PROMOTION At a recent meeting, the Board of Directors of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council approved a three-point plan for the $2,270,000 in additional funding made available from the Dairy Promotion Program. The ADA/DC STEP UP TO A STEIGER while A Bearcat Costs You Less. 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The above plan has also been approved by the New York State Promotion Advisory Board. NATIONAL PROMOTION The remaining five cents from the total 15 cent promotion deduction is being used nationally to supplement local promotion programs. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board has approved a $50,640,000 promotion plan for the purchase of national television and print ad vertising between September 1 and April 30. The approved plan will focus on four areas. Seventeen million will be put into fluid milk advertising, $24 million will be used for a new cheese campaign, $7 million will be • 48 & 60 Mower Deck •48 Snowblower • 48 Tiller • 3 Point Lift used to promote butter, and $3 million will be invested in a calcium program. The above program was designed by the National Board to coincide with programs being run by local milk promotion agencies. According to the original draft of the Dairy Promotion Act, “Coordination between the national dairy promotion program and existing State and regional programs is given high priority by the Act.” Therefore, the Board’s main objective was to supplement current local programs and avoid duplication of advertising strategies. The entire Dairy Promotion Plan is scheduled to continue until September of 1985. At that time a national producer referendum will be taken in order to decide on the continuation of the program. For further information on milk promotion programs, contact the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council toil free at 800-ADA MILK (in New York) or 800-HOT MILK (in New Jersey and Penn sylvania). 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