Madam Speaker. I rise today to congratulate Borba Farms of Riverdale. California for receiving the 2007 Agricultural Business of the Year Award from the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce. Borba Farms began in 1919 when A.J. Borba emigrated from the Azores Islands off Portugal and started a dairy farm in Riverdale with 40 cows and 120 acres of land. Eventually. A.J.s sons. Ross. Sr. and Darril diversified their farming operation by expanding into cotton. tomatoes. and other row crops. The sons of Ross Borba. Sr. and his wife Justina. Mark and Ross Borba. Jr.. now farm about 8.600 acres of crops that include lettuce. cotton. tomatoes. garlic. onions. alfalfa. sugar beets. wheat and almonds.
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