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Many dairy farmers use their Facebook pages as a tool to share their practices with other farmers and consumers. However, choosing a voice and tone for your page can be difficult.

Third-generation California dairyman Donny Rollin says he has seen the good, the bad and the ugly, but that’s a good thing.

“I believe the combination of all three of those is what makes farmers so innovative, faithful, proud and humble,” he says.

“Breeding cows we love to milk” is one of Jay and Heather Jauquet’s mantras at Synergy Dairy LLC, near Pulaski, Wisconsin, and with hand-picked genetics and astute management, they are doing just that.

The end of one year and the start of another is often a reflective period. With that in mind, the editors of Progressive Dairy reached out to our editorial advisers and asked them to reflect on the following question:

My name is Greg Latza, and I’m a freelance photographer living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Serving on boards, both in the dairy industry and beyond, allows dairy professionals to personally impact their communities and shape the future of the industry. For many dairy producers, board representation provides an avenue to expand their voices and develop mutually beneficial networking relationships.