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Maine Milk Commission

State of Maine offices will be shut down on Thursday, December 24, 2009 as part of the State's cost savings measures. For details please see the bottom of this page.

 

Tim Drake
28 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333
phone: (207)-287-7521
e-mail: Milk Commission

About The Commission

The Maine Milk Commission is a five-member consumer board that is established to oversee the milk industry in Maine and to support the viability of farms and the milk industry. Part of this responsibility is setting minimum milk prices.


New 2007: Chapter 269 Milk Handling Fee (PDF File)

 

New 2007: Chapter 262 Dairy Support Program adopted effective July 1, 2007 (PDF File)



2005 study of producer costs (Word Doc.) by the University of Maine. See also:

University of Maine 2007 Cost of Production Study (PDF File)

The links on the left, right and below provide additional information on the Maine Milk Commission.


How milk prices are established

Link to Milk Commission Law (See Chapter 603)

Monthly Milk Handling Fee (PDF file)

Effective Date Minimum Prices (PDF file

Monthly Milk Production (PDF file)


FY 10 & 11 shutdown policy

The budget legislation for the next biennium has a provision which requires all executive branch state departments, agencies, and offices (except those operations determined to be exempt by the nature of the services provided as established by the Commissioner of DAFS) to be closed for 10 days in fiscal year 2009-2010 and 10 days in fiscal year 2010-2011. The dates identified for these closures are as follows:

FY 2009-2010 FY 2010-2011
Monday, July 6, 2009 Friday, July 2, 2010
Friday, August 7, 2009 Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, September 4, 2009 Friday, September 3, 2010
Friday, October 9, 2009 Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, December 24, 2009 Thursday, December 23, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010 Friday, January 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, March 12, 2010 Friday, March 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, May 28, 2010 Friday, May 27, 2011





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