AJR56,,112023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 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.
AJR56,,22Relating to: proclaiming June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. AJR56,,33Whereas, 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 AJR56,,44Whereas, 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 AJR56,,55Whereas, 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 AJR56,,66Whereas, 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 AJR56,,77Whereas, by the onset of World War I, Wisconsin surpassed all other states in dairy production; and AJR56,,88Whereas, starting in 1940, Wisconsin cemented its reputation as “America’s Dairyland” by placing this slogan on license plates; and AJR56,,99Whereas, today, over 1.28 million cows across nearly 6,000 dairy farms call Wisconsin home; and AJR56,,1010Whereas, the dairy industry contributes about $45.6 billion to the state economy annually; and AJR56,,1111Whereas, 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 AJR56,,1212Whereas, because it has touched so many Wisconsinites’ lives, past and present, the dairy industry comprises a central component of Wisconsin heritage and identity; and AJR56,,1313Whereas, 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 AJR56,,1414Whereas, these dairy farmers’ unwavering dedication to the highest standards of quality have consistently moved Wisconsin forward; now, therefore, be it AJR56,,1515Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature hereby proclaims June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
