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Christmas had always been different for Christina and Albert Ross. They had no aunts, no uncles and no cousins to come and bring them gifts. All they had was their mother.
Yet Albert and Christina did have a grandmother.
She lived on a ranch out in Oregon, thousands of miles away. They never expected to see her. However, they knew she loved and cared for them.
HOW WE MET: It all started when I heard some sort of clatter out on my lawn last year. Springing from my bed and grabbing my eight-iron (I’ve never trusted my nine-iron), I tiptoed down the stairs to catch what I thought was an intruder rustling around in my living room. Imagine my surprise to find the Jolly Old Elf himself putting goodies under the Christmas tree. I offered him some homemade chocolate chip cookies and he was gracious enough to answer a few of my questions.
I sit here in front of my computer contemplating Christmas. It is a few weeks away but preparation needs to be made. After all, it is the biggest and most anticipated event of the year. Children have “sugarplums” dancing in their heads. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer must guide Santa through the fog to the rooftops in a sleigh laden with gadgets and trinkets to delight every child. Elves must be up and busy.
I learned forward, hunched over the buzzer, as if the closer my brain was to my hands, the quicker they could react.
Omaha, Nebraska, 2004 – Junior Holstein Association National Dairy Bowl Finals.
We have turned into early winter here. The harvesters of machines, green and red, have taken their kernels and bean pods, the trucks parked alongside the road are gone and the stubble disk is moving across the field.
Editors reviewed a year’s worth of issues from November 1, 2011 to November 1, 2012, and each selected 10 favorite articles. Of each of those lists, we’ve compiled the Top 10 Editors’ Picks.
Read on for a summary of each article and commentary from an editor.
or scroll down for each editor's individual top 10 picks.
Progressive Dairyman staff has once again pulled a list of the articles that were most well-read during November 1, 2011 through November 1, 2012 at www.progressivedairy.com.
Many of these popular articles featured video, and we’re thrilled that our YouTube channel has more than 165,000 views. Be sure to visit the links below to watch videos or read the article in its entirety.
When the Sand Solutions Conference began several years ago, a large focus was on the benefits of using sand for bedding.
Since then, the message has been heard by the dairy industry and this year’s conference offered by McLanahan Agricultural Systems focused on the cows’ environment, cleanliness and comfort, as well as maximum sand recovery from recycling systems.
Under the leadership of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, a team of industry experts customized the EPA SmartWay assessment tool to develop USDairy.com/FleetSmart, a free online resource provided by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Jim Mulvenna, senior vice president and general manager of the Dairy and Bulk Food Transport Division at Ruan Transportation Management Systems, explains how this tool can help dairy fleet managers measure and improve their fuel efficiency.
The following blog was written by David Ladd of RDL & Associates, LLC, which aims to assist clients in seeking solutions to issues impacting agriculture and the rural economy. Learn more at http://rdlassociates.wordpress.com.
I have been in and around politics for the better part of two decades but a father for less than two years. In that short time, there has not been a day gone by when I have not felt as though I have failed my son as a parent – that I have done enough to alleviate the crushing debt being heaped upon his generation and those yet to be born.
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