Bill Text: NY K01044 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 1044 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2022, as Dairy Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2022-06-01 - adopted [K01044 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K01044-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 1044

BY: M. of A. Rules (Lupardo)

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        June 2022, as Dairy Month in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this  Legislative  Body  to  memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2022, 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 one  of
the top industries, and with dairy farms extending across the State, New
York ranks third among states in total milk production; and

  WHEREAS, New York has approximately 4,190 dairy farms with more than
623,000  dairy  cows which produce 14.8 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; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2022, 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 Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.