As a 27-year-old dairy farmer, I understand the millennial mindset pretty well. My world and how I communicate with my friends is night-and-day different from the way my parents grew up and shared information.

Four men with different roles in cattle feeding joined panel moderator Justin Sexten at the Angus Means Business National Convention and Trade Show Nov. 2-4 in Overland Park, Kansas. They explored “top 10 things I learned from feeding my cattle,” as part of Angus University at the convention.

It’s rearing its ugly head again – the public perception that the only thing alfalfa exports are good for is shipping water to Saudi Arabia or other countries.

“Treat every cow like she is your only cow. It is more important for us to do what is right for the calf than what is easy for the people.” —Stotz Dairy motto

It was the second Christmas after my mother moved us to a new state – just my sister and myself. The older kids had grown and moved away. Mom had started a new job teaching at the elementary and we kids were barely adjusted to our new setting.