Full Text of HR0962 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Farm Bureau | 4 | | for its commitment to proudly serving farmers in the State of | 5 | | Illinois for 100 years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1916, the Illinois Agricultural Association, | 7 | | commonly known as the Illinois Farm Bureau, formed when a group | 8 | | of farmers began meeting at the University of Illinois to | 9 | | discuss important issues facing Illinois' farming communities | 10 | | and families; these initial meetings brought needed | 11 | | conversation on the importance of a quality education, | 12 | | resourceful avenues for information collecting and | 13 | | distribution, and more effective and innovative farming | 14 | | practices for Illinois' fertile soils; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Farm Bureau is a membership-driven, | 16 | | non-profit corporation that represents 2 out of every 3 | 17 | | Illinois farmers, while providing excellent agricultural | 18 | | resources, education, and information to all rural and urban | 19 | | Illinois residents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its long history, the Illinois Farm | 21 | | Bureau has developed and initiated many farm programs, | 22 | | companies, and businesses in order to improve Illinois' |
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| 1 | | business climate and to ensure that agriculture stays at the | 2 | | forefront as one of Illinois' most valuable economic engines; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Farm Bureau continues to give back to | 5 | | the people and communities of Illinois by donating more than | 6 | | $500,000, 10 million pounds of food, and 4,000 volunteer hours | 7 | | to local food banks, while also awarding more than $80,000 in | 8 | | scholarships to college students; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Illinois Farm Bureau is a leader for | 10 | | agricultural policy on the local, State, and national levels by | 11 | | focusing on its core mission: to improve the economic | 12 | | well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm family | 13 | | life; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Farm Bureau achieves its mission by | 15 | | educating farmers, supporting common sense legislation, and | 16 | | telling the farmer's story to the public; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate the members and staff of the Illinois Farm Bureau | 20 | | on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary; and be | 21 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize and appreciate the Illinois | 2 | | Farm Bureau's leadership and guidance on matters important to | 3 | | Illinois' agricultural community; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 | | delivered to the Illinois Farm Bureau and to all County Farm | 6 | | Bureaus.
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