Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series discussing how Montana’s supply management system operates and the effect it has had on the state’s dairy industry.

It doesn’t matter where the market has been – only where it is going. We encourage producers to look forward and not base decisions on what has happened in the past.

For many sports fans across the country, September marks their favorite time of the year … the start of another football season. As a die-hard Packers fan, I’m like a kid on Christmas morning when the NFL regular season kicks off.

In late July, the National Geographic channel aired a documentary about hidden-camera animal abuse titled “Inside Secret America: Animal Undercover.” Kay Johnson Smith, CEO for the Animal Ag Alliance, was interviewed for and appeared in the documentary. Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley talked with Smith about the experience and about her opinion of the 45-minute show.

World Dairy Expo (WDE) is known for its tremendous quality of cattle, extensive trade show and worthwhile educational opportunities. It offers eight free educational seminars that highlight the latest research in dairy business.