Transcript: THE ECONOMY AND DAIRY INDUSTRY:BRAD BOUMA

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Congressional Testimony
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July 14, 2009
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Congressional Testimony
07-14-2009
Statement of Brad Bouma President, Select Milk Producers, Inc. Committee
on House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry July
14, 2009 Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Select Milk Producers, Inc. and Continental
Dairy Products, Inc., thank you for giving us this opportunity to discuss
with you the economic conditions that face dairy today with a focus on
the opportunities and challenges ahead for this industry. My name is Brad
Bouma. I and my wife Barb live in Plainview, Texas where we operate an
integrated dairy farm. With the addition of our sons Brandon and Brent
to the management team, we represent 5 generations of dairy farming that
began in The ...

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