Question

What is the purpose of a “milk check-off”?

(a) To increase the milk price support

(b) Determine if milk contains antibiotics

(c) To pay for the generic advertising and research

(d) To prevent spoilage

The question was posed to me in an online quiz.

This is a very interesting question from Milk Marketing topic in section Primary Production of Milk of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) To increase the milk price support

The best I can explain: The purpose of a “milk check-off” is to increase milk price support.  Fifteen cents per hundredweight of milk is taken from the producers ‘milk check.