Hearing Set on rbST
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 12:46pm.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board has announced that it will conduct a hearing June 4 on premiums for rbST (recombinant bovine somatotropin)-free milk.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony and exhibits concerning the possibility of mandating a producer premium for packaged milk labeled as rbST-free. The board will also consider testimony and exhibits concerning the effect of such a premium on minimum wholesale and resale prices.
People wishing to testify at the hearing must notify the board by April 7. The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m., June 4, and will take place in Room 309 of the Agriculture Building in Harrisburg. The hearing applies to all milk marketing areas in the state.
For more information, contact the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board at RA-PMMB@state.pa.us or (717) 787-4194.
