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

When it comes to the declining consumption of milk, one substance stands out among the increasing number of competitors.

Water. Yes … water.

Dear Dairy Industry,

On a recent dairy industry conference call, Dr. David Kohl, part owner of Homestead Creamery in Wirtz, Virginia, and professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, said something that really struck a chord for our organizations: “Don’t equate your self-worth to your net worth.”

Man, it is a tough time for the dairy industry. Things haven’t been great the last couple years and then bang! COVID-19 strikes and milk prices plummet.

We all need to thank the woman who raised us. Whether she was your birth mom, sister, grandma, aunt, adoptive mom, cousin or friend of the family. They always had words of wisdom to add to our lives.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been around dairy cows, and I have worked with my dad, Brian, on our dairy in Shafter, California. Every Saturday morning, I loved going out with him on the dairy in the golf cart to check cows.