Bill Text: NY K00484 | 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: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-04 - adopted [K00484 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00484-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 484

BY: M. of A. Lupardo

        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  addition,  Dairy  Day  will  be recognized on
Wednesday, June 5, 2019; 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, dairy processors, manufacturers and distributors;
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 3,800 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 creating $13,954,577,500 in direct output  and  a  major
employer  of  labor  from all phases of production, through marketing of
milk and dairy products with 63,400 jobs; 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 processing industry;
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.