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DE SR18
Resolution
Status
5/15/2014
Primary Sponsor
Brian Pettyjohn
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AI Summary
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Designates June 2014 as Delaware Dairy Month to recognize the importance of dairy products and the dairy industry.
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Honors seven Delaware farm creameries: Cowgirls Creamery, Daily Dairy Market, Hopkins Farm Creamery, Hy-Point Dairy, UDairy Creamery, Vanderwende Creamery, and Woodside Creamery.
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Recognizes dairy farmers across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties, listing approximately 40 individual farmers and dairy operations by name.
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Highlights that Delaware's milk production reached 92 million pounds in 2012 and milk sales rank fifth in agricultural receipts in the state.
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Notes the Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation's 5K Milk Run/Walk on May 31, 2014 to benefit underprivileged children through the Ministry of Caring.
Legislative Description
Declaring June 2014 Delaware Dairy Month And Honoring Delaware's Farm Creameries And Dairy Farmers.
Last Action
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
5/15/2014