| 9/4/2003 USDA Amends Dairy Promotion And Research Order - 9/2 USDA Under the amendments, member representation in 4 of the 13 geographic regions of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board will be modified to better reflect current milk production in the specified regions. The changes will provide more accurate representation on the board. The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, which administers the Dairy Research and Promotion Order, proposed the amendments. The order requires that regional representation be reviewed periodically and changed when necessary to best reflect milk production volume within regions. Based on the Board's review of 2002 milk production data, Regions 1 (Oregon and Washington) and 2 (California) each will gain one board member, while Regions 5 (Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota) and 10 (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) each will lose one board member. The program is financed by a mandatory 15-cent per hundredweight assessment on all milk produced by dairy farmers in the contiguous 48 States and marketed commercially. Details of the amendments will be published as a final rule in the Sept. 3 Federal Register. Copies and additional information may be obtained from David R. Jamison at david.jamison2@usda.gov (202) 720-6961 or Dairy Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Stop 0233, Room 2958-S, Washington, D.C. 20250-0233. Related Link: http://www.usda.gov |
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