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Article: Leadership by example. (2003 Agribusiness Leader of the Year).(Richard Clauss of Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. is honored)
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- Agri Marketing
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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Leadership is a skill that one either possesses or must practice to achieve. For Richard Clauss, longtime dairy farmer and co-founder of Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., the skill seems to come as naturally as breathing. His role as a prominent leader is widely illustrated through many facets of his life. Highly regarded and often described as a "true leader" among his colleagues, Clauss personifies leadership on the dairy farm, within the industry and his community.
THE MILK MARKETING LEADER
Early on, Clauss adopted the philosophy that "there is no need to produce something unless it can be marketed at a fair price." In the midst of all-time low markets for ...