EDITOR'S NOTES

There are a lot of buzzwords floating around concerning various environmental and sustainability issues, some useful and some confusing, but one term I have taken quite a liking to is “upcycling.”

Once again, we bring you our state of the dairy industry issue – a time when we publish the annual dairy statistics poster and look at major news and trends in the industry.

Eating dinner as a family every night has always been a high priority in my house, and sharing meals together has led to some fascinating dinner table conversations. Since I moved back home last May, we have covered a plethora of topics at suppertime.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been involved in a project that has me reviewing every article we’ve ever published in our Canadian edition. In a little over 10 years, the list totals 4,108 articles … and counting, as we’ve just added more with this issue.

Once, on a family vacation when I was in high school, I went to my aunt’s hotel room to meet her for a walk. She had just given birth to her first child, and the trip was the first time my family had met the new baby.

At some point in our lives, someone has reminded us to choose our words wisely. Every single one of us has probably said something we wish we could take back. I know I have.