From the Editor

A wise old Norwegian once said, “Cookies are made with butter and love.”

This I know to be true.

When we are young, we ourselves don’t always recognize our talents, but our parents sometimes do. From an early age, my mom noticed I had a knack for dairy judging. So she pushed me, more than any of my five siblings.

About two years ago, right before the leaves turned, I jumped on a bus for three days with 200 dairy farmers from around the world as part of the ABS Global Experience.

I know it isn’t January, but I’m going to talk about New Year’s resolutions. Now, I don’t do resolutions, but I do set goals each year. Usually, I try to do something or travel somewhere new, and I try to learn a new skill.

Living in Idaho so close to Yellowstone National Park has me watching the popular TV series Yellowstone. In the third episode of season three that just came out, there was a scene I loved and think not only applies to ranchers but farmers and dairy farmers too.

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.”