HR0089 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0089 LRB102 15923 ECR 21293 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Brazinksi Family on being named the 2021 Illinois Pork Producers Association Family of the Year; and

WHEREAS, The Brazinksi Family owns and operates the Brazinksi Pork Farm located in Coulterville; the farm produces 34,000 market hogs per year in addition to a row crop farming operation that includes 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, and wheat; and

WHEREAS, The family is led by Jim Brazinksi, who is president of pig production companies Grand View Farm and Grand Tower Farm and the service agency Corn Silk LLC; and

WHEREAS, The family history of both Jim Brazinksi's parents is rich in farming tradition; his paternal grandfather set up his farm in the current Coulterville location in the 1920s; since his parents grew up on farms caring for various animals, it was only natural for them to consider raising animals; and

WHEREAS, In 1984, Jim Brazinksi graduated from SIU Carbondale and started constructing more hog buildings on the family farm to keep costs down; and

WHEREAS, Anything the Brazinksi family thought they could build, they tried to build; this included building their own hog building, pouring concrete slats, building feeders and manure pumps, and designing and making curtain openers; and

WHEREAS, On a herd visit in 2006, Dr. Bill Hollis, a veterinarian with Carthage Veterinary Service, suggested that the Brazinksi Family join a sow farm to improve the consistency of their pig flows; this improved the health and efficiency of the growing hogs, and as a result, the family is still following this structure today; and

WHEREAS, Family is a huge part of the Brazinksi's core values; this is evident as the family formed a small LLC called Corn Silk to hire their own caregivers to make sure Jim Brazinksi's mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 13 years ago, was able to get compassionate reliable care; and

WHEREAS, The Brazinksi Family hopes the Brazinksi Pork Farm will continue to grow in coming years as they strive to produce the best pork possible with care starting at the sow farm; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the Brazinksi Family's hard work and wish them continued success with the Brazinksi Pork Farm; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Brazinksi Family as a symbol of our respect and esteem.