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92_SJ0038 LRB9208995RHrh 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Food animals are the primary source of 3 high-quality protein that nourishes the people of the world; 4 and the global consumption of meat, milk, and eggs is 5 expected to grow at least three percent annually for the next 6 two decades; and 7 WHEREAS, Animals reared for food are the primary 8 consumers of corn and soybeans grown on Illinois farms and 9 feed co-products from Illinois corn and soybean processing 10 plants; and 11 WHEREAS, Illinois food animal agriculture generates $12 12 billion annually in economic activity and $2.4 billion in 13 farm producer cash receipts; and 14 WHEREAS, The holistic integration of livestock and 15 row-crop agriculture is fundamental to long-term 16 sustainability of Illinois soils and a diverse ecosystem; and 17 WHEREAS, The Illinois research and education system in 18 livestock agriculture is ranked among the best in the world; 19 and 20 WHEREAS, There is a great opportunity for Illinois 21 farmers to participate directly in domestic and international 22 markets for animal products, and for Illinois industries to 23 contribute to local economic development by marketing the 24 components of advanced production technologies globally; and 25 WHEREAS, Decision makers are challenged to find unbiased 26 answers to the increasingly complex technical, social, and 27 environmental questions that affect public policy as it 28 relates to food animal agriculture; and 29 WHEREAS, There is not now in existence an entity to 30 collect information and to focus public and private resources -2- LRB9208995RHrh 1 to capture opportunities in food animal agriculture; 2 therefore, be it 3 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL 4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 5 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that interested parties 6 draft a plan for the formation of a Food Animal Institute and 7 that an evaluation of the contribution that such an Institute 8 can make to this State and globally be reported to the 9 General Assembly before March 1, 2002.