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Taking care of the cows, land and people. That statement and its variations are ones heard often across the dairy industry as producers work to establish sustainability practices that meet the needs of their farms and the ever-growing demand from consumers.

I realize that as you are reading this, Mother’s Day has already passed. Yet, the mothers in our lives deserve far more than just one day of recognition each year.

In my lifetime, I have seen dads come and go. Some who would be classed as knights in shining armor and those who would not.

My wife sometimes asks why I keep ordering wings where we live, even if I know they won’t be good. In the end, I believe it’s a way to explain to myself where I come from and how that place has shaped me.

In this episode, Dr. Blaine Ellison, owner of Applied Biotechnologies Inc., details the uses of a new product QFA.