Illinois HR 637: USDA FARM SERVICE AGENCY

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HR0637LRB104 17632 ECR 31063 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Blake Twenhafel on being 

4awarded the 2025 American STAR in Agribusiness by the National 

5Future Farmers of America (FFA) at the 98th National FFA 

6Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana; and

7 WHEREAS, The American STAR Awards represent the best among 

8thousands of American FFA Degree recipients, recognizing FFA 

9members who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and 

10competencies by completing a Supervised Agricultural 

11Experience (SAE) program; and

12 WHEREAS, Blake Twenhafel, a member of the Wesclin FFA in 

13Trenton and a graduate of Kaskaskia College, is currently a 

14junior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where 

15he majors in crop science; and

16 WHEREAS, Blake Twenhafel began BT Lawn Care by push mowing 

17his first lawn in 2018, which he followed with utilizing 

18extensive marketing strategies on Facebook and generating 

19professional advertising materials; his business was part of 

20his Turf Grass Management SAE, through which the FFA provided 

21him with business development guidance and experience; and

HR0637- 2 -LRB104 17632 ECR 31063 r

1 WHEREAS, Blake Twenhafel has led BT Lawn Care as it 

2continues to grow year after year, having built a quality 

3reputation throughout the community and maintained customer 

4satisfaction while further developing BT Lawn Care's brand 

5through strategic marketing; and

6 WHEREAS, Blake Twenhafel has also undertaken employee 

7management as part of the process of owning and operating BT 

8Lawn Care to continue meeting customer demand, hiring his 

9first employees, who were fellow Wesclin