2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-0027/1
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May 30, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Tranel, Sinicki, Kaufert, Dittrich, Brill, Armstrong, Arney, Bare, Neubauer, Spaude, B. Jacobson, Novak, Gundrum, Miresse, Brown, Allen, Fitzgerald, Murphy, Johnson, Melotik, Roe, Kreibich, Knodl, Gustafson, Tittl, Goeben, Behnke, Anderson, Green, Tucker, Doyle, Tusler, O'Connor, Duchow, Mursau, Franklin, Spiros, Goodwin, Wichgers, Sheehan, Clancy, Kitchens, VanderMeer, Moses, Pronschinske, Hurd and Palmeri, cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Pfaff, Carpenter, Wall, Cabral-Guevara, Wirch, Spreitzer, Roys, Drake, Keyeski, Testin and Tomczyk. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR59,1,1
1Relating to: proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. AJR59,1,42Whereas, 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 AJR59,1,75Whereas, as early as the 1840s, dairy farmers from New York, then the 6nation’s leading dairy producer, migrated to Wisconsin and established a foothold 7for the dairy industry; and AJR59,1,108Whereas, in 1872, the Wisconsin Dairyman’s Association was founded with 9the goal of improving methods of making, selling, and marketing dairy products 10such as cheese and butter; and AJR59,1,1411Whereas, 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 AJR59,2,2
1Whereas, by the onset of World War I, Wisconsin surpassed all other states in 2dairy production; and AJR59,2,43Whereas, starting in 1940, Wisconsin cemented its reputation as “America’s 4Dairyland” by placing this slogan on license plates; and AJR59,2,65Whereas, today, over 1.28 million cows across nearly 6,000 dairy farms call 6Wisconsin home; and AJR59,2,87Whereas, the dairy industry contributes about $45.6 billion to the state 8economy annually; and AJR59,2,109Whereas, 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 AJR59,2,1311Whereas, because it has touched so many Wisconsinites’ lives, past and 12present, the dairy industry is a central component of Wisconsin heritage and 13identity; and AJR59,2,1614Whereas, in the month of June, the people of Wisconsin acknowledge the 15contributions of the state’s hardworking dairy farmers, who have made dairy a 16pillar of the state’s success; and AJR59,2,1817Whereas, these dairy farmers’ unwavering dedication to the highest standards 18of quality have consistently moved Wisconsin forward; now, therefore, be it AJR59,2,2019Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature 20hereby proclaims June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
