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92_SJ0038

 
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 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.

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