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Melissa Hughes: “Organic Valley started out as a business, but turned into a…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Missy Hughes remarks during the WisDems Convention

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

And I stood in their driveways when the Organic Valley truck showed up for the first time. And they turned to me and they said, my farm is safe. Organic Valley started out as a business, but turned into a community of 1600 farmers and millions of consumers. who understand that they can vote with their dollars to protect the environment and to protect farmers, all from a little corner in Wisconsin. (01:27–01:33)

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