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Dairy Industry Flashcards

1
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States ranking 1, 2, 3, 15

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California, Wisconsin, Idaho, Indiana

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2
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Best marketing scheme/ploy

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Milk production

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Leading countries for number of cattle (Most to least)

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India, EU, Brazil, Russian Red, US

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4
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Leading countries in fluid milk production (Most to least)

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EU, US, India, China, Russian Fed.

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5
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Dairy production is _____ specialized. Like what?

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Highly; Production, processing, and distribution, invest in cows, machinery, barns, parlors

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Average US dairy has how many cows, farm how many acres of land, and market how..?

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135 milking cows, 200-300 acres of land, market through co-ops

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Number of dairy herds has been _____

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Decreasing

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8
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Investments in dairy herds exceed $_________ and most have ________

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$500,000; partnerships

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9
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Average herd size has been _____

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Increasing

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10
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Total number of dairy cows in US has been _____

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Decreasing

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Milk production per cow has been ______

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Increasing

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12
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Production trend show that… Result from what?

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Total US milk production continue to increase. Result from good breeding, feeding, health, and management

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13
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One gallon of milk weighs _____ lbs

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8.6

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14
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How are milk prices determined?

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Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO)

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15
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How did pre-2000 farm bills producers get paid?

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Received a government milk payment (mailbox price)

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16
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Farm bill req for FMMO

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Milk handlers (processors/co-ops) are required to pay producers based on their milk utilization, producers in a market share in proceeds of all milk sales pooled, a minimum milk price reflects end-product pricing

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17
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Agriculture commodities are traded in ______

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Chicago

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18
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Southeast part of US (Florida, Texas…) are importers or exporters of milk?

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Importers

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19
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Which breed’s milk is the most water?

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Holstein

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20
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Class 2 Milk

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Soft dairy products - Ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese

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Class 1 Milk

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Fluid milk for drinking, includes eggnog and buttermilk

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Class 3 Milk

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Hard dairy products - Hard cheese, cream cheese, and whey

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Class 4 Milk

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Butter and dry products (powdered milk)

23
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Which class of milk is typically the most valuable?

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Class 1

24
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_______ levels and ____ costs are causing changes to class __ values

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Consumption; fuel; 1

25
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Prices are based on milk _______ and ______ of milk

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Components; volume

26
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Between IN and FL which is the importer and exporter?

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FL = Importer, IN = Exporter

27
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IN $/cwt?

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$1.60

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FL $/cwt?

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$6.00

29
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From ____ - _____ milk price (mailbox price) was set by the ____

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1930; 2008; USDA

30
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Price tied to a __lb block of cheese sold on the ______ mercantile

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40; Chicago

31
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What were some problems with the mailbox price?

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Small number of milk processors, non-official coordination of prices, DFA ($12 mill fine for price manipulation)

32
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Holsteins produce ____ - _____ lbs per year

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2500; 3000

33
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How much do Holsteins consume daily?

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100 lbs

34
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100lbs are what?

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20lbs hay, 20lbs silage, 10-20lbs corn, 6-12lbs supplement

35
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Lactation is generally __ months

A

10

36
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Milk production peaks in year __

A

3

37
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How many dairy cattle? Increase or decrease how much?

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9.4 million; Up 2%

38
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How many beef cattle? Increase or decrease how much?

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28.9 million; Down 4%

39
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How many calves? Increase or decrease how much?

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34.5 million; Down 2%

40
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How many pounds of milk in US?

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226 billion pounds

41
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How many pounds of milk are exported out of the US? How much $ is that? Increase/decrease? By how much?

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40 billion pounds; $9.6 billion; Up 25%

42
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High-quality labor include what?

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High yield, innovative, local markets

43
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High-quality labor high yield are ___ over national average

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25%

44
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___ cows per FTE in high-quality labor

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60

45
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___lbs per FTE in quality labor

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1.2M

46
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Low-input dairy includes what?

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Pasture-based (don’t farm feed), low investment (limited tech), 100 cows per FTE, primarily cow managers (inputs are purchased), niche markets

47
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Intensive dairy includes what?

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Multiples of 250/2500 cows, large immigrant labor, tanker of milk (600), large debt/business, purchase most feed, consulting nutritionist/vet, division of labor

48
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Intensive dairy division of labor includes what

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Milk, cropping/feeding, develop replacements, manure management

49
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Calf ranch includes what?

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Development of heifers, grow and breed, often contract work, $2200/heifer, 2-types

50
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Calf ranch individually housed benefits

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Reduce the risk of disease transfer, prevent sucking on each other, nutrition, monitor calf health

51
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Calf ranch individually housed drawbacks

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Labor intensive, limited social interaction, behavioral modification

52
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Calf ranch group housing advantages

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Improved daily gain, increased intake, less stress, improved health

53
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Calf ranch group housed disadvantages

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Facilities maintenance, must group by age, less control of the spread of disease, more land

54
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Bulls

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Genomic evaluation tests (cows too), 98% of breeding AI, computer generated, mean

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