Full Text of SR1462 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | recognize the Illinois Farm Bureau
(IFB) for its commitment to | 4 | | proudly serving farmers in the State of Illinois for 100 years; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1916, the Illinois Agricultural Association, | 7 | | commonly known as IFB, formed when
a group of farmers began | 8 | | meeting at the University of Illinois to discuss important | 9 | | issues facing
Illinois' farming communities and families; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, These initial meetings brought needed | 11 | | conversation on the importance of 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, IFB is a membership-driven, not-for-profit | 16 | | corporation that represents 2 out of
every 3 Illinois farmers, | 17 | | while providing excellent agricultural resources, education, | 18 | | and
information to all rural and urban Illinois residents; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its long history, IFB has developed and | 20 | | initiated many farm programs,
companies, and businesses in | 21 | | order to improve Illinois' business climate and to ensure
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| 1 | | agriculture stays at the forefront as one of Illinois' most | 2 | | valuable economic engines; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, IFB continues to give back to the people and | 4 | | communities of Illinois by donating
more than $500,000, 10 | 5 | | million pounds of food, and 4,000 volunteer hours to local food
| 6 | | banks, while also awarding more than $80,000 in scholarships to | 7 | | college students; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Today, IFB is a leader for agricultural policy on | 9 | | the local, State,
and national level by focusing on its core | 10 | | mission: to improve the economic well-being of
agriculture and | 11 | | enrich the quality of farm family life; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, IFB achieves its mission by educating farmers, | 13 | | supporting common sense legislation,
and telling the farmer's | 14 | | story to the public; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | 17 | | Illinois Farm Bureau, its members, and its staff during its | 18 | | 100th
anniversary celebration and we recognize IFB's | 19 | | leadership and guidance on matters
important to Illinois' | 20 | | agricultural community; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, We designate April 6, 2016 as Illinois Farm |
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| 1 | | Bureau Day; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | distributed to the Illinois Farm Bureau and
all county farm | 4 | | bureaus.
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