Poll: Most go to the barn first thing in the morning

Most Progressive Dairyman readers go straight to the barn first thing in the morning.

In a recent online poll, Progressive Dairyman asked, “What is the first thing you do in the morning?”

Only 3 percent of readers review herd reports first thing in the morning. Only a bit more, 6 percent, read the news. Some (12 percent) check social media.

A quarter (26 percent) of voting readers start the day right by eating breakfast. But most readers don’t waste any time before getting to work. Fifty-three percent go straight to the barn.  

What is the first thing you do in the morning?

• Eat breakfast: 26%

• Go to the barn: 53%

• Review herd reports: 3%

• Read news: 6%

• Check social media: 12%