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My grandfather, Claude Despain, was considered one of the best dryland farmers in the White Mountains. He always had a good crop of beans and corn, though he depended mainly on rainfall during the monsoon seasons of Arizona, which at times were more abundant than others.

We reached out to state and regional checkoff organizations and asked them to share a popular June Dairy Month recipe. We also asked them to share what made the recipe so special – whether that was YouTube views, social media comments or a well-known chef’s involvement in the creation of the recipe.

The other day on the internet, I saw an old commercial of a semi truck that had these words painted on the side: Jonny Kat, Kitty Litter. For some reason, that had a profound affect on me.

Like the other 60 million viewers who watched the Netflix series Narcos, I was both elated and a little conflicted when the program reached the re-enactment of Pablo Escobar’s death.

You know Parmesan cheese, have probably eaten it grated over pasta or a Caesar salad at a favorite Italian restaurant.

We walk by it several times each day. We walk by every morning when we feed and milk our cows. Every evening when we repeat this routine, we pass by it again. Need a tool?