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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
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.
AJR56,1,1
1Relating to: proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
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Whereas, since 1937, the observation of Dairy Month in June has given
3Wisconsinites an opportunity to recognize the special role dairy has played in the
4state's agricultural heritage; and
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Whereas, as early as the 1840s, dairy farmers from New York, then the nation's
6leading dairy producer, migrated to Wisconsin and established a foothold for the
7dairy industry; and
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Whereas, in 1872, the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association was founded with the
9goal of improving methods of making, selling, and marketing dairy products such as
10cheese and butter; and
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Whereas, at the turn of the century, Wisconsin's own Stephen Babcock
12developed a means to test the butterfat content of milk, which revolutionized the
13dairy industry by enabling standards of quality that could be used to establish milk
14prices; and
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1Whereas, by the onset of World War I, Wisconsin surpassed all other states in
2dairy production; and
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Whereas, starting in 1940, Wisconsin cemented its reputation as “America's
4Dairyland” by placing this slogan on license plates; and
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Whereas, today, over 1.28 million cows across nearly 6,000 dairy farms call
6Wisconsin home; and
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Whereas, the dairy industry contributes about $45.6 billion to the state
8economy annually; and
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Whereas, as a key part of this industry, Wisconsin cheesemakers produce over
10600 kinds of cheese and together produce over a quarter of the nation's cheese; and
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Whereas, because it has touched so many Wisconsinites' lives, past and
12present, the dairy industry comprises a central component of Wisconsin heritage and
13identity; and
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Whereas, in the month of June, the people of Wisconsin acknowledge the
15contributions of the state's hard-working dairy farmers, who have made dairy a
16pillar of the state's success; and
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Whereas, these dairy farmers' unwavering dedication to the highest standards
18of quality have consistently moved Wisconsin forward; now, therefore, be it
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19Resolved by the
assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature
20hereby proclaims June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
