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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