Revised
1)
Minimum standards for raw milk quality:
SPC LPC COLI SCC
50,000 750 750 600
Members
producing milk exceeding these levels for three consecutive weeks are penalized
$.10/cwt for milk produced the second and third consecutive week. Only milk that tested high is debited. (Note: Levels are the same as California
Grade ‘A’ standards)
2)
Minimum standards for milk quality bonus payments:
SPC LPC COLI SCC
$.20
cwt 15,000 100 100 125,000 or less
$.10
cwt 15,000 100 100 126,000 - 175,000
$.05
cwt 15,000 100 100 176,000 - 225,000
Four weekly bacteria counts are averaged and results compared to qualify members for the bonus program. In the event 5 or more bacteria counts are tested representing one lot of milk, the highest duplicate within the same pay period is thrown out. An antibiotic incident and/or two milk temperature violations (over 45° at time of pickup) during the month will disqualify a member from receiving a milk quality bonus for that month.
3)
Special Penalty Program standards:
Members with on-going milk quality problems may be
placed on a special penalty program by their district quality committees. Members
on special penalty will receive daily milk quality testing and will receive
penalties when those tests indicate milk produced exceeds the maximums listed
above. The rate of these penalties will
be determined by the district quality committees.
Members on special penalty can
have their membership terminated by recommendation of the district quality
committee if any 6 months of a 12-month period do not meet an
established standard.
The established standard is 80% of milk samples tested per month must
be of Grade ‘A’ quality. Counts that
don’t meet this standard are printed in red on postcards sent to the
dairy. If more than 20% of pickups
tested within a calendar month exceed this standard, this will count as one of
the six qualifying months for termination proceedings to commence.
Bacteria history will be evaluated on a monthly basis by the quality
committee and evaluated on a 12-month moving window.
If 6 months out of a 12 month period exceed the standard listed above,
the district committee will recommend termination to the Board of Directors at
their earliest meeting following this determination.
Upon termination of membership, any and all production base reverts to CDI.