PRINTER'S NO. 3441
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
909
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SNYDER, TOOHIL, KOTIK, BURNS, DIAMOND, MACKENZIE,
DONATUCCI, READSHAW, HENNESSEY, MALONEY, KAVULICH, FEE,
P. DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, ENGLISH, ROZZI, TOEPEL, CUTLER, PEIFER,
O'NEILL, REGAN, ROSS, MAJOR, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, NEUMAN,
CALTAGIRONE, WARD, BAKER, A. HARRIS, VEREB, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
HARHART, COX, SONNEY, DUSH, BIZZARRO, METZGAR, KAUFFMAN,
V. BROWN, WHEELAND, HARHAI, GIBBONS, JOZWIAK, PICKETT,
D. COSTA, CAUSER, THOMAS, MARSICO, SAYLOR, HAHN, COHEN,
MAHONEY, MENTZER, OBERLANDER, WATSON, KIRKLAND AND GINGRICH,
JUNE 1, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 1, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2016 as "Dairy Month" and "Dairy
Farmers Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Dairy farming serves as a primary economic driver
behind the number one industry in Pennsylvania, which is
agriculture; and
WHEREAS, Dairy farming is a proud family tradition in this
Commonwealth, where 99% of dairy farms are family owned; and
WHEREAS, There are 7,426 dairy herds registered with the
Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth, and approximately
530,000 cows, with each cow producing approximately 2,352
gallons of milk per year; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has the second-largest number of dairy
farms nationally and ranks fifth nationally in total milk
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production; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's dairy farms serve as the ideal model
for sustainable rural economic development; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's many picturesque dairy farms have
been a mainstay in the renowned beauty of the rural Pennsylvania
landscape for centuries; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of June 2016 as "Dairy Month" and "Dairy Farmers
Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania and recognize the
outstanding contributions of Pennsylvania's dairy farmers to the
health and the historical, cultural, environmental and economic
success of this Commonwealth.
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