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EDITOR'S NOTES
Read comments from Progressive Dairy editor Karen Lee, ranging from the origin of specific magazine articles to thoughts about industry trends.
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No one likes to make a mistake, do something wrong or get caught up in a bad situation. It can be even worse when it is recorded and put out there for the world to see. Yet as difficult as that can be, I firmly believe there is a lesson, or lessons, to be learned and good that can come from it.
What is the hardest-working piece of equipment on your dairy farm?
Perhaps it’s the skid loader, which can usually handle any task you throw at it.
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about speaking up for agriculture, and it most likely won’t be my last. As we continue to see more and more people distancing themselves from farming and at the same time taking a keen interest in how their food is grown and raised, the need for people to speak up about modern-day agriculture continues to grow.
Time and time again I’ve heard dairy producers defend their animal welfare practices by stating “I take good care of my cows so they will take good care of me.” The argument here is that proper animal welfare is good for a dairy producer’s bottom line.
It has been a long, hard winter. Many could argue that is the nature of the season – to which I’d agree – but in my book, these last few months seemed to take it a bit further than usual.
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