I love leadership, and it is very clear that vision is one of the most important responsibilities of any leader. Great leaders understand the significance of not only possessing vision but also clearly communicating it to everyone connected to the organization.

When I was in college, I studied classic English literature: Milton, Shakespeare and Donne. Their writings were beautiful and referred to the Bible without apology.

So far, most of the reaction to AI-generation in artistic pursuits has been one of repulsion, and that’s not surprising. My age group and upward grew up before cell phones, so it goes to reason that, for most of us, AI performers are a bridge too far. However, I suspect that what matters most will be what younger generations think.

When a short, wet 2019 wheat harvest left dairies struggling with expensive and moldy straw, one farm decided there had to be a better way to feed dry cows than their Goldilocks diet. That challenge sparked an idea that would ultimately set the operation apart by separating corn silage into fodder and fines.

In this digital age, how are dairy producers making numbers work for them? Host Matti McBride chats with Pennsylvania dairy farmer Steve Harnish in this Progressive Dairy Podcast episode.

They say football is won and lost in the trenches with fundamentals like blocking and tackling. The fundamentals of automated milking systems are monitoring performance and completing maintenance.

For the past 14 years, I’ve had the responsibility – and privilege – of serving as the independent economist evaluating the national dairy checkoff. My team at Texas A&M has looked at mountains of data, ran every model imaginable and has done what economists do: remove the noise to find the signal. After all that analysis, here’s the signal I want dairy farmers and importers to know: Your checkoff investment is paying off in significant, measurable ways.