{"id":2200,"date":"2014-08-26T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2014-08-26T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:02:10","slug":"mike-frerichs-investing-in-green-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/mike-frerichs-investing-in-green-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Frerichs: Investing in Green Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/frerichsforillinois.com\/\">Mike Frerichs<\/a> is our candidate for Illinois State Treasurer (he&#8217;s currently a State Senator from Champaign). \u00a0I was interested to see this from him the other day:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<table style=\"color: #222222;\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Header\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/fKzUUPSkwVsFwVMsenjMIuMjnxF3qU7KjiAtwd5N4mqQE77-4Udi4ZxW7PrQ5vbC-PsmSHq7UgsvkhhuUuPYTjbr250F-M9deRVC2JwHNJPqcJ5uQ46uvozUeoIu784c5kxgZ6RWtxwvk11oTSZr3Q=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/www.myngp.com\/BCEImages\/UploadImages\/2698\/16a76ae7-986e-492a-9a7b-f6f140a4e575.png\" alt=\"Header\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"color: #222222;\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Steve,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was raised in the small community of Gifford, IL, where my family has been farming for five generations. I have seen firsthand the hard work it takes to run a successful farm in Illinois. As your next Treasurer I will work from Day One to ensure that the largest sector of Illinois&#8217; economy gets the attention and resources it needs to continue to be the backbone of the American agricultural system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is why I am excited to announce my plan for environmental and agricultural investment that provides farmers in Illinois with additional inexpensive capital to get the system upgrades they need while also incentivizing eco-friendly farming practices.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As Treasurer, I will continue to seek out smart policy programs that put more of our people to work and help make Illinois more sustainable, both downstate and upstate. Help make this vision a reality by\u00a0<a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" href=\"http:\/\/images.myngp.com\/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=IVi0ax2%2b6UDLpC3olJXC4yrvlLrY0tRLxH4Cf9vHXDnO6vP7PGO0%2boBiZsCXLW0VSS%2fE4IjjoYQ3MH9jQhvCWvlYK3dDUgw6Aq9NbMMEhH%2f%2bdLN7wSidCq7uhLCLsZlZHSLVtqcWakeYapXUGfSu6A%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>contributing<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Frerichs&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"EcoAg Invest\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/SbKgVLU5OmPBVD4Felz1L6_WYr_xszjgPk2XNI0Jh_fl3LkfRYuXXMs--mqgwuzWmWUjTMEwiCDEpXIQ6F6kelsg1KSYX5F1M6IW4tWDeihn9LWJldvmb75rb4SqdHSuAsSkc4JWBK0r0FLRz9VAAg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/www.myngp.com\/BCEImages\/UploadImages\/2698\/58eba6c2-eabd-4a31-9903-3a824f308238.jpg\" alt=\"EcoAg Invest\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a style=\"color: #1155cc;\" 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