[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING FAIR OAKS FARMS AND RANDY KRAHENBUHL

 Mr. BAYH. Mr. President, I rise today to commend Fair Oaks 
Farms for winning the 2005 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. Fair Oaks 
Farms was founded in 1999 and is a large dairy operation in northwest 
Indiana committed to producing the highest quality milk and dairy 
products.
  The U.S. Championship Cheese Contest included more than 1,000 entries 
from 25 different states. Despite such tough competition, Fair Oaks 
Farms took home first prize with Randy Krahenbuhl's 45-pound wheel of 
nutty Emmenthaler Swiss. The cheese was awarded a score of 98.55 out of 
a possible 100. Randy Krahenbuhl's sweet Swiss also won honors as the 
second gold-medal cheese in the championship round.
  Although nearly half of the entries for top honors were from 
Wisconsin, Krahenbuhl put Indiana on the cheese map with his incredible 
quality cheeses. I come from a tradition of family farming, so I know 
firsthand that Indiana's farmers have played a key role in Indiana's 
rich history. Our farms have long been recognized as some of the best 
in the country and this contest is yet another example of Hoosier 
farming representing the very best of Indiana.
  Randy Krahenbuhl presides over the dairy operation at Fair Oaks Farm, 
where he has the chance to design his own cheese and ice cream factory, 
and the freedom to run it as he pleases. I am pleased to congratulate 
Randy Krahenbuhl and Fair Oaks Farm on winning such an honor and 
bringing recognition to Indiana. We are proud to have him in the 
Hoosier State.

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