Task Force Information

Task Force I   Farm Buildings & Equipment

John T. Tyson, Director

Penn State University
Mifflin County Cooperative Extension
Lewistown, PA 17044
Tel: 717-248-9618

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • Activities & guidelines of this Task Force involve buildings & equipment for dairy operations.
  • Systems include designs for handling cows, feed, milk, ventilation & manure.

Task Force II   Plant Equipment & Procedures

John Partridge , Director

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MIT
Tel. 517-355-8460

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • To develop meaningful guidelines for procedures and equipment involved in dairy plant operations.
  • To promote uniformity between the states.

Task Force III   Laboratory & Quality Control Procedures

Nancy Carey, Director
Milk Quality Improvement Program

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Tel: 607-254-7079

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • To cover topics related to laboratory, quality control, product evaluation & trouble shooting procedures.
  • To cover methods of assuring quality through good production and manufacturing procedures.

Task Force IV   Regulatory Issues & HACCP

Philip Wolff, Director

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Manassas, VA
Tel: 202-720-9386

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • To foster communications & uniformity between the states.
  • This Task Force has been assigned guidelines concerning inspections as well as those relating to HACCP.

Task Force V   Milking Systems & Procedures

Charles Miller, Director

Dairymaster USA, Inc.
Hamilton, OH
Tel. 513-942-0868

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • To address guidelines relating to milking system design, equipment and facility function and cleaning.

Task Force VI   Small Ruminants

Dan Scruton, Director

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Montpelier, VT
Tel 802-828-3836

MISSION STATEMENT:

  • To develop guidelines pertaining to all aspects of production and processing for dairy goat, sheep and other small ruminant operations.