Guest Blog

It’s all too easy to look at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange right now and think, “Wow, class III is $23 per hundredweight (cwt)! It’s about time dairy farmers got a break.”

Spring is a time all farmers and gardeners look forward to after a long, cold winter. With the longer daylight, the temperature begins to rise and all the snow melts away.

If there is one thing I learned while growing up on the family dairy, it’s that farmers wear a lot of hats. No, I’m not talking about all the free ball caps stashed on the shelf in the coat closet. I am talking about the occupational hats farmers wear.

As farmers, we pride ourselves in the things we grow, like our calves and crops. According to merriam-webster.com, growth is defined as “the process of growing.”

Raise your hand if “reading more” was one of your New Year’s resolutions. If yes, you’re in luck. If not, I’d reconsider it. I really committed to reading more in 2021 with my friend Dorothy – and yes, the audiobooks count too.

Unfortunately, in our society today, we hear so much about depression and suicide affecting many people. A large part of the population has many mental health problems, and doctors treat many of them with medication, with little success.