USDA Seeks Nominations For National Fluid Milk Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
USDA is asking daily processors
to nominate, candidates for the
National Fluid Milk Processor
Promotion Board.
USDA’s Agricultural Market
ing Service oversees the fluid milk
program as well as other research
and promotion programs. The see
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seven members to replace six
members and one vacancy position
with terms expiring May 31,2000.
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members will serve 3-year leans.
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The 20-member board was
established by the Fluid Milk
Promotion Act of 1990 to develop
and administer a coordinated prog
ram of advertising and education
to promote fluid milk products. Of
die 20 members, 15 represent geo
graphic regions and five are at
large members of the board. The
at-large members must include at
least three fluid milk processors
and at least one member from the
general public. There are two
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USDA will accept nominations
for board representation in five
geographic regions and for two at
large positions. Nominees for all
regional positions and at least one
at-large position must be active
owners or employees of a fluid
milk processor. The other at-large
position may be filled by a member
of the general public. The geo
graphic regions are: Region 3
(Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylva
nia, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia); Region 6 (Ohio and
West Virginia); Region 9 (Alaba
ma, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis
sippi and Tennessee); Region 12
(Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico,
Nevada, and Utah); and Region IS
(Southern California). No fluid
Secretary Dan Glickman said.
Glickman appointed former
Rep. Dennis Eckart, D-Ohio, as
chairman of the 38-member
panel. So diverse are the views
of the committee’s members that
USDA plans to hire a profes
sional facilitator to help Eckart
manage the panel.
The committee includes rep
resentatives of the Monsanto
Co., General Mills Inc., the Env
ironmental Defense Fund, Org
anic Farming Research Found
ation, Consumer Federation of
America, Rural Advancement
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milk processor shall be repre
sented on the board by more than
two members.
Fluid milk processors and others
may submit nominations for reg
ions in which they are located or
market fluid milk and for the at
large members.
Nomination forms and back
ground information forms can be
obtained by calling (202)
720-6909. To nominate an indivi
dual, please submit a copy of the
nomination form and a signed
background form for cadi nomi
nee by Feb. 11. Forms should be
sent to Promotion and Research
Branch, Dairy Programs, AMS,
USDA, 1400 Independence Ave,
SW, Stop 0233, Room 2958-S,
Washington, DC 20250-0233.
ional Com Growers Association,
and the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
The committee’s first meet
ings will be March 29-30 in
Washington. The panel is autho
rized to stay in operation for two
years.
Glickman has also asked the
National Academy of Sciences to
review USDA’s approval process
for genetically engineered crops.
Critics say the agency has
approved new varieties without
adequately testing their poten
tial impact on the environment.
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cies involved in regulating
biotech crops. Others include
the Food and Drug Administra
tion and the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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