Bouma is the founder and senior partner with Toma and Bouma Management Consultants, specializing in strategic and business services to the agri-food industry. Bouma earned a M.Sc in agricultural economics from the University of Guelph and was a track and field athlete.

Scientists at the University of Guelph say they have discovered a chemical process that may explain how pets in Canada and the United States were affected by contaminants discovered in recalled pet food products last month.They found that melamine and cyanuric acid - compounds identified as contaminants in the gluten that was used in the recall

The University of Guelph is a medium-sized university located in Guelph, Ontario, established in 1964. While the U of G offers degrees in many different disciplines, the university is best known for its focus on life sciences, based in part on a long-standing history of achievement in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine and within Canada for its School of Fine Art and Music.The University of Guelph is currently ranked by Maclean's magazine as the top comprehensive university in Canada ("comprehensive" indicating institutions with significant research activity and a range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees). It has also held this ranking in 1999, 2002, and 2003, with its reputation, innovative research-intensive programs, and lively campus life cited as particular strengths.The university is also home to the Ontario Veterinary College, Ontario's only veterinary school.The university's School of English and Theatre Studies is a leader in Canadian literary and dramatic writing and theory, employing many leading voices in its field.The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Guelph Gryphons.