TRENTON. N.J.—Marc Gold
man was the guest speaker before
The Garden State Milk Council
meeting last month in Trenton.
Marc Goldman, President of
Farmland Dairies, Wallington,
New Jersey was a prime mover in
the establishmen of what has
come to be known as the Milk
Processor Promotion Program.
Goldman reported that the Fluid
Milk Education program began
with a $0.20 per hundredweight
assessment that ran from February
1994 thru July 1994. The program
required that all persons who pro
cessed and marketed more than
500,000 pounds on fluid milk per
month were required to pay 20
cents per cwt on packaged milk
marketed. A Board comprising
fluid milk processors throughout
the nation was established to man
age the $5O-$6O million that were
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Goldman Addresses Garden State Milk Council
collected over the six montn
period.
Goldman reported on the activi
ties of the Processor Board but
admitted that the funding is
inadequate to meet the challenges
of beverage market competitors
such as Pepsi and Coca Cola.
According to Goldman “The Got
Milk Campaign is possible the
best television advertisement for
fluid milk today.” He feels that
processors are more qualified to
promotoe dairy products. Gold
man concluded that “instead of
spending farmers money on
advertising for dairy products, the
$0.15 promotion assessment
should be reduced to $0.05 which
would be used for research. The
processor assessment should be
increased and used for long term
milk promotion.”
Chris Cavallero reported on the
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activities of the American Dairy featured speakers will be Senatoi
Association and Dairy Council. John Scoot discussing Property
Ms. Cavallero showed a video Rights in New Jersey, a political
tape featuring the new fluid milk perspective. Mr. Peter Furey of NJ
advertisements, followed by a dis- Farm Bureau will be discussing an
cussion on school milk sales and agricultural perspective to Proper
milk handling proactices. ty rights. Still unconfirmed, Mr.
Dennis Schad of Atlantic Dairy Tom Cosgrove will discuss dairy
Cooperative reported that milk perspective, Inside Washington,
production is expected to increase Richard Schumm, assistant sec
next year with a decrease in farm retary of the GSMC noted that the
milk prices. Cheese for pizza is 1 " invitation letters to attend the
now the driving force behind com- Dairy Interest Luncheon will be
mercial milk disappearance. Den- sent out by the first of the year,
nis stated that the Freedom to Milk
Act proposes an end to the Milk
Support Program on January 1, ~
1996 and an end to Federal Milk T i|\ Tp I \ A/fTT-I
Marketing Orders on July 1.1996. Uw V tL/ IiILJ 1 VVL 1 ii
August Knispel announced that ’
the 1996 dairy Interest luncheon f
will be held on January 25, 1996 \
at Club Dix, Fort Dix New Jersey.
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Dr. Dhun Pate! stated that a
proposal was sent to the Depart
ment of Health to consider adop
tion of California Milk Standards
of Identity. California requires
higher solids-not-fat for fortifica
tion of packaged milk. The
increased solids add body and a
better taste to low fat and skim
milks.
This was a very likely and
informative meeting according to
August Knispel and asked every
one to attend the Dairy Interest
Luncheon.
Program Allows
STOREWIDE
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• Excellent choice where
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• Plant on well-drained
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• Place on soils where
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• Mid-Group 111
Earning Our Way
On More
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“someone to deal
directly with the
schools.”
She said that, as coor
dinator, students can
still go to a site such as
the Conestoga River and
do stream sampling and
aquatic investigation
all geared to a “hands
on” approach. Aquatic
studies can include
“collecting insects,
touching reptiles,
snakes and turtles,” and
other things.
* ‘Our big emphasis so
far is to partner with dif
ferent agencies such as
Lancaster County Parks
so that we can be a sup
port function to them as
well as provide a prog
ram of our own,” said
Sptenkle.
In the meantime.
Sprenkle is building up
a database of contacts.
She will be mailing a
“menu” of programs to
county educators in late
January or early
February.
She emphasizes that,
through the district,
some of the environ
mental programs
including work on
demonstration farm
sites will be free and
some will require a fee.
“Where I came from,
all our programs were
free,” she said. “But
what we think we’re
going to have is a bank
of programs that will be
fee-based and a bank
that will be free.” ■
As coordinator.
Sprenkle recognizes
how rapidly urbanized
the county is becoming
and how education is
more important than
ever.
“Agriculture is the
root of Lancaster Coun
ty,” she said. “Whether
people recognize it or
not, there is an urban
ingiedient to the county.
So it's important for
those people who may
be just moved in or who
live in the city to under
stand the reliance of the
county on agriculture.”