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USD A Seeks Nominations
For Rechartered Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. Agri
culture Secretary Ann M. Vene
man recently announced that the
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Ad
visory Committee has been re
chartered, and that USDA is
seeking nominations for member
ship.
The original committee, whose
two-year term expires Aug. 6,
was created to provide sugges
tions and ideas to the secretary of
agriculture on how USDA can
tailor its programs to meet the
fruit and vegetable industry's
needs. The rechartered commit
tee will consist of up to 25 indus
try members appointed by the ag
riculture secretary to serve two
year terms.
The members will represent
the fruit and vegetable industry
and will include representatives
of fresh fruit and vegetable grow
ers or shippers, fresh fruit and
vegetable wholesalers, brokers,
retailers, fruit and vegetable pro
cessors and fresh cut processors,
foodservice suppliers, state de
partments of agriculture, and
trade associations.
Individuals, organizations, and
groups affiliated with the catego
ries listed above are invited to
Milk Marketing
Board Announces
July Class 1 Price
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Milk
Marketing Board (MMB) this week announced
the prices to be paid to Pennsylvania dairy farm
ers for July Class I milk (beverage) as an aver
age of $13.82 in the western areas of the Com
monwealth; and an average of $14.31 in the
central and eastern areas of the Commonwealth.
These prices do include the over-order premium
of $1.65 per one hundred pounds of milk.
Farmers, whose milk production is pooled
under a federal order, will receive a market-wide
blend price based upon the value of all classes of
milk. However, the blend price received will vary
as the component composition of a farmer’s
milk differs from the established benchmarks of
3.5 percent butterfat, 2.99 percent protein, and
5.69 percent other solids.
Since 1988 the MMB has mandated over
order premiums on Class I milk due to adverse
conditions affecting the Pennsylvania dairy
farmer.
Chairman Boyd E. Wolff announced that
since the inception of the MMB’s over-order pre
mium, Pennsylvania dairy farmers have received
over $307,000,000 in additional income.
nominate individuals for mem
bership on the reestablished com
mittee. Nominations should de
scribe and document the
proposed member’s qualifications
for membership to the commit
tee, and list their name, title, ad
dress, telephone, and fax number.
In appointing individuals to
the committee, USD A is seeking
a diverse group of members inter
ested in providing suggestions
and ideas on how USD A can tai
lor its programs to meet the fruit
and vegetable industry's needs.
Nominations will be accepted
until Sept. 6 and should be sent
to Robert C. Keeney, Deputy Ad
ministrator, AMS Fruit and Veg
etable Programs, Room 2077-S/
USDA Stop 0235, 1400 Indepen
dence Ave. SW, Washington
D.C. 20250-0235; e mail; rob
ert.keeney@usda.gov. Individuals
nominated to the committee or
receiving nominations should
contact Sandra Gardei, the feder
al designated official, to receive
the necessary forms for member
ship: phone (202) 720-0988; e
mail: sand
ra.g a r -
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da.gov,
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Land O ’Lakes, Dairy Marketing
Services Enter Into Agreement
ARDEN HILLS, Minn.
Dairy Marketing Services (DMS)
and Land O’Lakes, Inc. an
nounced an agreement to jointly
market milk from both organiza
tions in the northeastern U.S.
This agreement will involve
approximately 16 billion pounds
of milk produced annually by
dairy producers represented by
the two organizations in that re
gion.
Officials of DMS and Land
O’Lakes said the focus of the
agreement is to provide greater
efficiencies and increased savings
in the areas of milk marketing,
assembly, and transportation.
The ultimate goal of this agree
ment is to enhance returns to all
members.
“This agreement is based on
our common dedication to opera
tional efficiency and a shared
commitment to benefit the dairy
producers we represent,” said
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zations,” said DMS Chief Execu
tive Officer Rick Smith. “These
administrative and operational
savings will enable the two or
ganizations to better serve dairy
farmers and customers alike.”
Gherty and Smith added that
the marketing alliance recognizes
the intensely competitive and
rapidly consolidating dairy mar
ketplace, Land O’Lakes and
DMS’ commitment to customers
and the two companies’ overlap
ping geography. The agreement
applies only to the marketing of
commodity milk. Both organiza
tions will retain separate opera
tions for membership, member
services and programs, producer
payroll, and cooperative gover
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