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Dairy farmers in the milkshed will vote on the proposed amended New York-New Jersey Federal Milk Marketing Order (Order No. 2) in a mail referendum ending at 11:59 p.m., Feb. 18. The amended order was contained in a final decision, on all federal milk orders, issued on Jan. 19, by the United States Department of Agri culture. It is based on the national hearing held in September, October, and November 1990. Ronald C. Pearce, referendum agent, said all dairy farmers who delivered milk to pool plants and bulk tank units in April 1992 will be eligible to vote. A producer who is not a cooperative member will vote by individual ballot. A produc er who is a cooperative member may vote collec tively through the cooperative (if it has chosen this voting procedure) or may vote by individual ballot. If the order as proposed to be amended is not approved by at least two-thirds of those casting ballots, the New York-New Jersey Federal Milk Marketing Order will be terminated. The issues involved in the referendum include classification of milk uses and how reconstituted milk will be priced when made from nonfat dry milk or concentrated milk produced under an other order. Briefly stated, as amended, all federal milk or ders will provide for three uniform classifica tions of milk use. Currently, a few orders have two classes of use, while most of the orders spe cify three classes, and some classification differ ences exist among the orders that have three classes. Concentrated milk (milk that has had some of the water removed) that is shipped in bulk form from a plant regulated under one order to a plant(s) regulated under another order will now be treated the same as any other shipment of a bulk fluid milk product between such plants. If such milk product is distributed as a labeled reconstituted fluid milk product by the receiving plant, the Class I use will be passed back to the originating order. Currently, if such milk is assigned to Class I uses, the receiving market imposes on the hand ler that made the reconstituted milk a compensa tory payment for the benefit of local producers. Also, if a reconstituted product made from nonfat dry milk that was manufactured from pro ducer milk under another federal order is distri buted as a labeled reconstituted fluid milk prod uct, the handler may elect to make a payment to the market where the nonfat dry milk was made. Such an option does not currently exist. The changes to Federal Order No. 2 also arc applicable to New York State Order No. 126 and New Jersey State Order No. 57-3. These concur rent state orders are essentially identical to the Federal order. The final decision and the ballots will be plac ed in the mail soon. The referendum agent urges all eligible producers who are not voting collec tively and who do not receive a ballot to contact the Referendum Agent at One Columbia Circle, Albany. N.Y. 12203-5i56i.
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