The State House has approved several bills to support dairy farmers and the dairy industry in Pennsylvania. One bill would create Keystone Opportunity Dairy Zones with the goal of encouraging new or additional processing capacity for Pennsylvania milk. The other aims to ensure the state’s over-order premiums on milk are being properly paid to support Pennsylvania dairy farmers. Additional bills approved by the House would amend the Milk Marketing Law to increase the amount of payment in lieu of suspension of a milk dealer’s license from $150 per day to $1,000 per day, and to increase milk tester and weigher sampler certification periods from one year to two years. The bills are pending action by the Senate.