Full Text of HR0732 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson served as the 14th President of the | 3 | | Illinois Farm Bureau and as its full-time executive officer for | 4 | | 10 years, from December 2003 to December 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson has been an outstanding | 6 | | spokesperson for farmers and for all facets of Illinois | 7 | | agriculture, maintaining the highest level of integrity and | 8 | | honesty; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson's knowledge of agricultural issues | 10 | | is highly regarded, resulting in expanded relationships on both | 11 | | sides of the aisle at both the State and federal level; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Just days into Philip Nelson's first term as the | 13 | | Illinois Farm Bureau President, the first case of Mad Cow | 14 | | Disease was reported in the State of Washington; he took | 15 | | immediate action to instill consumer confidence by voicing his | 16 | | support for the quick action the United States Department of | 17 | | Agriculture took to ban downer cattle from getting into our | 18 | | nation's food supply; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson led the charge to create the | 20 | | Saluting Agriculture Specialty License Plate, which has | 21 | | brought in more than $310,000 to the Illinois Agricultural |
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| 1 | | Association Foundation's Ag in the Classroom efforts; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson led the Illinois Farm Bureau through | 3 | | tough issues that would have harmed farmers and rural economies | 4 | | such as the potential creation of a gross receipts tax; he | 5 | | defended agriculture against numerous regulatory affronts; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson took a leadership role in bringing | 7 | | Illinois food and agricultural industries together on many | 8 | | initiatives, including Illinois Ag in the Classroom, Vision for | 9 | | Illinois Agriculture, and Illinois Farm Families; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Prior to being elected President of the Illinois | 11 | | Farm Bureau, Philip Nelson served as Vice-President of the | 12 | | organization from 1999 to 2003; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Philip Nelson has been | 14 | | extremely involved in both State and national agricultural | 15 | | organizations; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson has held numerous agricultural | 17 | | leadership positions over the years, including serving as | 18 | | President of the Illinois Soybean Association from 1989 to | 19 | | 1991, President of the LaSalle County Farm Bureau from 1993 to | 20 | | 1999, Vice-President of the American Soybean Association from | 21 | | 1993 to 1994, and Chairman of the American Farm Bureau |
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| 1 | | Federation's Swine Advisory Committee from 1997 to 2000; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson served with distinction as a | 3 | | director of the American Farm Bureau Federation from 2004 to | 4 | | 2013 and served as Chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation | 5 | | Trade Advisory Committee from 2009 to 2011; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson was named Future Farmers of America | 7 | | Star Farmer of Illinois in 1977 and the American Farm Bureau | 8 | | Federation's National Outstanding Young Farmer in 1984; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson was named Prairie Farmer Master | 10 | | Farmer in 2001; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson represented farmers' interests on | 12 | | the first United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 13 | | Biotechnology Advisory Committee, and the Federal Grain | 14 | | Inspection Service Advisory Committee; he currently serves on | 15 | | the USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade | 16 | | and Animals and Animal Products; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Joliet Junior College presented Philip | 18 | | Nelson with its Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Philip Nelson and his wife Carmen operate a | 20 | | fourth-generation grain and livestock farm near Seneca, where |
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| 1 | | they grow corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, and run a cow-calf | 2 | | operation; he and his wife have 3 children, Kendall, Kyle, and | 3 | | Rachel; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we commend Philip Nelson on his dedication to Illinois | 7 | | agriculture and congratulate him on his 10 years of service as | 8 | | the President of the Illinois Farm Bureau; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Philip Nelson as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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