June 2021 was a busy month for the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board.
June 2021 was a busy month for the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board.
Kristi Kassimer, of Fayette County, was appointed by Gov. Wolf and recommended by the Senate Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee to assume the position on the board in mid-June and was confirmed by the full Senate the following day. She brings a wide variety of agriculture advocacy and experience to the board, including previous work with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Kristi is also the great-granddaughter of Emerson Work, who served on the precursor to the board, the Milk Control Commission, in the 1960s.
The Milk Marketing Law actually includes, in Section 204, a description of a Bureau of Consumer Affairs to operate under the oversight of the board consumer member and the agency secretary. It has been quite a few years since this bureau has been in operation. In the not so recent past, the General Assembly funded a portion of the operating costs.
Once funding from the Legislature was lost, the board continued to maintain a staff position to fulfill these duties, but after a few years realized that was no longer financially possible.
At that point, whatever work done in support of consumers was primarily the responsibility of the consumer member.
While serving in that capacity, I did attempt to provide more outreach and other efforts toward working with consumers and consumer groups, but we are in no way able to provide services as in the past.
In her committee hearing, Kristi stated she would be interested in working with others at the Milk Marketing Board to develop cohesive pro-dairy messaging for online use. She and the senators also discussed ongoing issues with dairy promotion in contrast with plant-based beverages.
Welcome, Kristi! We are excited to have you on board and to begin working with you.
PMMB is always available to respond to questions and concerns. I can be reached at 717-210-8244 and by email at chardbarge@pa.gov.
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