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2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 56
June 14, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives TRANEL, GUSTAFSON, PLUMER,
NOVAK, ALLEN, C. ANDERSON, ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, BARE, BEHNKE, BINSFELD,
CABRERA, CONLEY, CONSIDINE, DITTRICH, DRAKE, EDMING, GOEBEN, GREEN,
GUNDRUM, S. JOHNSON, KITCHENS, KURTZ, MAGNAFICI, MICHALSKI, MOSES,
MURPHY, MURSAU, MYERS, NEDWESKI, O'CONNOR, OLDENBURG, ORTIZ-VELEZ,
PENTERMAN, PETRYK, RATCLIFF, RETTINGER, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA, SCHUTT,
SHANKLAND, SINICKI, SNYDER, SPIROS, STEFFEN, STUBBS, VANDERMEER and
WITTKE, cosponsored by Senators BALLWEG, MARKLEIN, AGARD, FELZKOWSKI,
HESSELBEIN, JACQUE, KNODL, PFAFF, ROYS, SPREITZER and WANGGAARD.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
Whereas, since 1937, the observation of Dairy Month in June has given
Wisconsinites an opportunity to recognize the special role dairy has played in the
state's agricultural heritage; and
Whereas, as early as the 1840s, dairy farmers from New York, then the nation's
leading dairy producer, migrated to Wisconsin and established a foothold for the
dairy industry; and
Whereas, in 1872, the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association was founded with the
goal of improving methods of making, selling, and marketing dairy products such as
cheese and butter; and
Whereas, at the turn of the century, Wisconsin's own Stephen Babcock
developed a means to test the butterfat content of milk, which revolutionized the
dairy industry by enabling standards of quality that could be used to establish milk
prices; and
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Whereas, by the onset of World War I, Wisconsin surpassed all other states in
dairy production; and
Whereas, starting in 1940, Wisconsin cemented its reputation as “America's
Dairyland” by placing this slogan on license plates; and
Whereas, today, over 1.28 million cows across nearly 6,000 dairy farms call
Wisconsin home; and
Whereas, the dairy industry contributes about $45.6 billion to the state
economy annually; and
Whereas, as a key part of this industry, Wisconsin cheesemakers produce over
600 kinds of cheese and together produce over a quarter of the nation's cheese; and
Whereas, because it has touched so many Wisconsinites' lives, past and
present, the dairy industry comprises a central component of Wisconsin heritage and
identity; and
Whereas, in the month of June, the people of Wisconsin acknowledge the
contributions of the state's hard-working dairy farmers, who have made dairy a
pillar of the state's success; and
Whereas, these dairy farmers' unwavering dedication to the highest standards
of quality have consistently moved Wisconsin forward; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature
hereby proclaims June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
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