Bill Text: NY J01114 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 2019, as Dairy Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-22)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - ADOPTED [J01114 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01114-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1114

BY: Senator METZGER

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        June 2019, as Dairy Month in the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 2019, as Dairy  Month  in  the
State  of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National Dairy
Month; and

  WHEREAS, National Dairy Month began as National Milk Month in  1937,
as  a  way  to  promote drinking milk and to help stabilize dairy demand
when production was at a surplus; and

  WHEREAS, National Dairy Month has developed into an annual tradition
celebrating the worldwide contributions of the dairy industry; and

  WHEREAS, National Dairy Month celebrates  the  safe,  healthy,  high
quality,  and  most  importantly,  delicious  dairy  products we have in
abundance in the United States, thanks to the hard work  and  commitment
of our dairy farmers; and

  WHEREAS,  In  New  York  State, agriculture continues to rank as the
number one industry, and with dairy farms extending  across  the  State,
New York ranks third among states in total milk production; and

  WHEREAS,  New York has over 5,600 dairy farms with more than 600,000
dairy cows which produce over 12 billion pounds of  milk  annually;  New
York  leads  the  nation in the production of cottage cheese, yogurt and
sour cream; and

  WHEREAS, Nearly half of the value added to  New  York's  economy  by
agricultural  products  comes  from the direct sale of dairy products by
New York farmers; and

  WHEREAS, The dairy industry is  an  integral  segment  of  New  York
State's  economy  and  a  major  employer  of  labor  from all phases of
production, through marketing of milk and dairy products; and

  WHEREAS,  New  York's  dairy  farmers  have  historically  been  the
stewards  of  the land, contributing to the State's diverse agricultural
landscapes through responsible conservation practices and investments in
technology; and

  WHEREAS, New York's milk and  dairy  products  have  been  known  to
promote  a  healthy  weight,  reduce  the  risk for high blood pressure,
osteoporosis and certain cancers, as  well  as  help  build  and  repair
muscle tissue, maintain healthy skin and provide natural nutrients; and

  WHEREAS, Ninety-eight percent of our nation's dairy farms are family
owned  and  operated,  and  every  day, dairy farmers invest their time,
energy and passion into producing  wholesome  and  nutritious  milk  and
other dairy products; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim  June  2019,  as  Dairy
Month  in the State of New York, and to acknowledge the contributions of
the dairy industry and New York's dairy farmers; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.