PRINTER'S NO. 892
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
141
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, BROWNE, LANGERHOLC, BROOKS, BARTOLOTTA,
FONTANA, J. WARD, SCAVELLO, HUGHES, MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL,
MUTH, GEBHARD AND GORDNER, JUNE 14, 2021
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, JUNE 14, 2021
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2021 as "Dairy Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The dairy industry is Pennsylvania's largest
agricultural industry; and
WHEREAS, Dairy farmers are established contributors to our
communities; and
WHEREAS, Dairy farming is an integral part of Pennsylvania's
agriculture and overall economy, generating $14.7 billion of
economic activity annually; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation in terms of
the number of dairy farms; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania ranks seventh nationally in milk
production and this Commonwealth's 482,000 cows produced more
than 10.2 billion pounds of milk in 2020; and
WHEREAS, The dairy industry supports more than 52,000 jobs
across this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Ninety-nine percent of the dairy farms in this
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