National Ag News

A sixth-generation multi-state dairy farmer told the House Agriculture Committee ag labor is still his top concern.

Brad Bouma is President of Select Milk Producers, the company behind brands including Fairlife, Farmers Select, and Southwest Cheese. For him, labor is a big concern.  “We cannot find enough people in Plainview, Texas, Lamotte, Indiana, or anywhere else to go milk cows and the H2-A system that we currently operate under does not work for the dairy industry, it doesn’t work for cattle feeders, our colleagues.  

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