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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TODAY: 6/19/08
Contact: Suzanne Redmond (315) 255-3045
ASSEMBLYMAN FINCH CELEBRATES DAIRY DAY
Honoring the Dairy Industry as Part of National Dairy Month
Assemblyman Gary D.
Finch (R,C - Springport) today joined his Assembly Republican colleagues
in celebrating their annual Dairy Day event in Albany's Legislative
Office Building.
New York has more than 6,200 dairy farms, and their
626,000 milk cows produce more than 1 billion pounds of milk each month,
making New York the third largest producer of dairy products in the
United States.
"The farming industry
is the backbone of New York," said Finch. "Today I join my colleagues in
celebrating all that our agricultural
industry does for the people of New York."
The annual event is held to offer the public a chance
to sample a variety of New York's dairy products and to meet
organizations and companies representing various sectors of the dairy
industry.
"I encourage New Yorkers to buy local agricultural
products whenever possible," Finch stated. "That way you can provide
your family with the freshest food available and also help New York's
dairy farmers remain productive and profitable, thus ensuring the future
of New York."
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