At the beginning of 2008, Progressive Dairyman reported that a major flood destroyed farms and towns in southwestern Washington. The combination of rain, warmer temperatures and melting snow in the mountains caused rivers to flood their banks and spill enough water to close I-5 for many days, which cost the state of Washington millions in revenue each day.

This article was #19 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: In the fall of 2009, it was hard not to come across a producer or dairy writer sharing an opinion about milk protein concentrates. In this article, Ben Yale pointed out that only a small percent of milk proteins are produced outside of the U.S. and that the term “milk protein” covered a wide range of dairy products. Because this article was so popular, we asked Ben Yale a follow-up question:

This article was #9 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: Leon Leavitt is the founder of Progressive Dairyman magazine. Last December, he advised dairy producers on five things they shouldn’t do without during the holidays: 1. faith, 2. prayer, 3. spouse and family, 4. friends, and 5. Building relationships with people “better than yourself.” Because this article was so popular, we asked Leon a follow-up question:

This article was #3 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: The Reed family of Jasper, Minnesota, was forced to quit dairying because they couldn’t overcome problems with stray voltage. Chuck Untiedt faced similar problems and made it his mission to educate other dairy producers about stray voltage and the benefits of using monitoring equipment. Because this article was so popular, we asked Untiedt a follow-up question: