From the Editor

Imprinted on the concrete entryway to my parents’ dairy parlor are my older brother Austin’s toddler handprints and his name. I remember as a child placing my fingers in the tiny prints and imagining the day they were made.

When anti-dairy protesters take off their shirts and dump milk on each other during a presidential candidate’s campaign event, you know we’re dealing with nuts – literally and figuratively.

Kobe Bryant’s accidental death in a helicopter crash earlier this year shocked everyone. For days, the news of his passing consumed media cycles. That scene played out before.

Right before the end of the year, I made a visit to Kinnard Farms in Casco, Wisconsin, and met with director of dairy operations Shaun Hardtke to talk about one small change that made a significant difference on the 7,000-cow dairy.

You’ve likely heard the statistic that 80% of us will fail to accomplish the New Year’s resolutions we set forth (according to U.S. News & World Report).

Last year, your Progressive Dairyeditors chose to have a common theme for their work. We adopted the goal to be “confidently curious.”