18  Hayes and Pepple, University of Illinois, Fertilizer Values Saving Money by Using Manure (2016). 19  Wang, Lim, Brandt, Norkaew, Miles, Manure Land Application and Soil Health Indicators, 2017 Manure and Soil Health Working Group Report (http:// soilhealthnexus.org/files/2018/02/ncrwn-manure- land-application-and-soil-health-indicators-report- FINAL.pdf). 20  Hayes and Pepple, University of Illinois, Fertilizer Values Saving Money by Using Manure (2016). 21  Tick Tock Energy, Inc. 22  Illinois Soybean Association, The Impact of Animal Agriculture in Illinois, (https://www.ilsoy.org/sites/ default/files/documents/Impact%20of%20Animal%20 Ag%20in %20Illinois%20Fact%20Sheet%20FY16%20 Final.pdf). 23  NOITCs submitted to IDOA for FY 2017 (89 swine farms with 86,864 animal units = 217,160 pig spaces X estimated construction cost of $260/ pig space = $56,461,600; 17 beef farms with 3,897 head X estimated construction cost of $1,200/ head = $4,676,400; 14 dairy farms with 1,129 head X estimated construction cost of $5,500/head = 6,209,500; 3 poultry/turkey farms with 414.5 animal units X estimated construction cost of $2,200/animal unit = $911,900 = estimated total construction cost of new livestock farms of $68,259,400) 24  Decision Innovation Solutions, LLC, Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture in Illinois 2004-2014 (Sept. 2015) (https://tool.animalag.org/stateDocuments/2016/pdfs/ ILLINOIS%20Economic%20Analysis%20of%20Animal %20Agriculture%202004-2014.pdf). 25  Decision Innovation Solutions, LLC, Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture in Illinois 2004-2014 (Sept. 2015) (https://tool.animalag.org/stateDocuments/2016/pdfs/ ILLINOIS%20Economic%20Analysis%20of%20Animal %20Agriculture%202004-2014.pdf). 26  Decision Innovation Solutions, LLC, 2015 Illinois Agriculture Economic Contribution Study (Feb. 2015). 27  Pike County Economic Development Corporation & National Ag Statistics Service (Total hog inventory in Pike County increased 101 percent from 2004 to 2012, increasing from 119,300 head in 2004 to 240,000 head in 2012). 28  Decision Innovation Solutions, LLC, Economic Analysis of Animal Agriculture in Illinois 2004-2014 (Sept. 2015) (875,700 tons of soybean meal consumed by Illinois animal agriculture in 2014; 875,700 tons X 2,000 pounds = 1,751,400,000 pounds of soybean meal/47.5 pounds of soybean meal per bushel of soybeans = 36,871,579 bushels of soybeans consumed by Illinois animal agriculture). 29  USDA-NASS, Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service, 2012 Annual Summary. 30  USDA NASS (Feb. 2017). 31  USDA NASS, 2017 State Agriculture Overview (https:// www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/ stateOverview.php?state=ILLINOIS); Milk Production report (http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/ MilkProd/2010s/2017/MilkProd-02-21-2017.pdf). 32  Pro Exporter, Illinois Corn Supply-Demand Report (May 2018). 33  NOITCs submitted to the IDOA for FY 2017 (89 swine farms with 86,864 animal units = 217,160 pigs X 2 turns per barn = 434,320 total pigs produced per year X 73 pork chops per pig = 31,705,360 pork chops per year; 434,320 total pigs produced per year X 1,036 slices of bacon per pig = 449,955,520 slices of bacon per year). 34  U.S. Census Bureau (July 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017) (http://www.chicagotribune.com/g00/news/local/ breaking/ct-met-census-illinois-drops-in-population- rank-20171220-story.html?i10c.encReferrer=&i10c. ua=1&i10c.dv=14). 35