“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.” —Winston Churchill

“Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.” —Martina McBride

The race for the presidency heats up with the primary season just around the corner and the general election only a year away. Lost among the debates, the negative ads and the relentless analysis by pundits is the fate of farming on voting day.

The year is coming to a close, leaving in its wake a thousand memories both good and bad. Memories of camping in the mountains with my family, the birth of a new grandchild and time spent with my aging parents.

As Theo Scholze was preparing to write this month’s blog post, he was expressing concern over the marketing campaign that is currently being funded by our checkoff dollars through Dairy Management Inc. (DMI). He felt that they were missing the millennial audience, and he was concerned that while they are working with the NFL, they aren’t associated with any “one name” athletes or their sports – Lebron, Michael, Pele or Ronolodo.

At Thanksgiving dinner, always remember to compliment the chef. Just know that if you compliment your mother-in-law on the “turkey neck,” be sure she knows you meant the actual turkey. Tryptophan in turkey will only make you tired, but a mother-in-law has the ability to “put you to sleep” permanently.

Progressive Dairyman is proud to once again join in the MoDairy effort to promote men’s health during the month of November – or rather, Movember.

A religious leader, Larry R. Lawrence, recently gave a sermon that caused me to ponder my standing with God. He told the story of the rich young ruler who came to Christ (Matthew 5:48).

American politics is a strange animal. In few other counties are there only two parties and is so much money spent on campaigning.

When I was a child, as Thanksgiving drew near, my teachers would typically announce that our assignment was to answer this question, “What are you thankful for?”