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I first had the opportunity to chat with Ray on twitter. His passion for the industry, which he loves, was quick to shine through! Later, I got the chance to meet and talk with Ray in person at the Agchat foundation conference in Nashville. We had a few good conversations and I quickly knew he was someone I wanted to know more about.
We kept in contact and less than a year from first talking with him online, Ray was gracious enough to invite me onto his family’s dairy farm in Denair, California. When I started the UsFarmGuys project, Ray was one of the first people that came to mind! His knowledge of the industry is immeasurable and his passion for social media is downright infectious!
Ray runs his family’s dairy farm with his father & brothers where they milk 500 cows. Ray is also passing on his knowledge to his young son who can often be found working side by side with his dad. Ray hopes that his passion for the industry will live on through him.
This is the second installment of our “Featured Farmer” series, to see the first one “An evening in the almond orchard” click here
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Hiromi - Maybe combined with the priulovsey mentioned letter writing campaign these charts should be included so they know we are aware of who is lobbying and what their intent is. We can be sure that none of these lobby dollars were spent in favor of increased milk prices, and with the amount that is spent we can also be sure that any change will be somehow in their favor. Down to the very last one these are strictly processor lobbies, and not one is a producer lobby or friend to producers.
Denise - Love these post about farmers – they feed more therm USA, they feed other countries! This one stirred up ole memory of going to a near by farm to get cream to make butter for a grade school science project. Thank you!
Holly Christine - Thanks for your great audio, Ray. It really makes the film.
Eric Danzeisen - Another Awesome video! Keep up the great work!
Ray - Thanks to Holly Bown for her awesome talents.
Oh an thanks to Trent Bown too.