From the Editor

My cow-loving 3-year-old son Cashton asks every night for the same bedtime story, but this is not your traditional “Goldilocks” or “Three Little Pigs.”

Like the parable of the “Blind Men and an Elephant,” any personal statements regarding the first half of 2020 will likely fall short of accurately describing the overall picture.

During the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home order, my dad had no shortage of help on his dairy. Most of my siblings traveled home to the farm to shelter in place with my parents. My dad went from having one helper to four in a single weekend.

Who could have imagined a June Dairy Month where there weren’t Breakfast on the Farm events? Where farm tours and dairy camps and giant ice cream sundaes were canceled or postponed?

Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic for me has been hard. Leading during any crisis is hard.

As I sit down to write this editorial, many of us are in the middle of changes we never anticipated. COVID-19 has transformed the way we live our lives and run our businesses.