The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) would like to share their monthly column highlighting a WMMB Board Member and informing Wisconsin dairy producers about what’s happening at WMMB. This inaugural “The WMMB Link” column is written by David Bangart from District 7 and it features a Thanksgiving message.

Winter arrived too early for many of us. Shorter days, colder nights and snow on the ground may have even the best of us suffering already from the “winter blues.” To add insult to injury, many farmers in my part of Wisconsin look out their windows or barn doors to see a half-harvested crop of corn silage, corn or soybeans. They know that under that clean blanket of snow lies the soft ground resulting from the year’s excess moisture.

To put it mildly, 2014 will go down as a very challenging crop year, however, we still have much to be thankful for. We definitely were blessed with strong dairy prices, coupled with an unheard of beef market, both of which have been a boost for attitudes and profit levels. But that’s not all!

Being a board member for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), I’ve been able to see lots of exciting things happening for America’s Dairyland. And this Thanksgiving, even if it’s been colder and nastier outside than it should be, I want to share three reasons to give thanks and be grateful for all the good “dairy” things in our lives:

Reason #1: Dairy’s economic impact on Wisconsin keeps growing
Reason #2: MoDairy – raising awareness and funds for men’s health
Reason #3: Grassroots efforts and the volunteers who promote our industry

This Thanksgiving, may you find many more blessings and reasons to give thanks, and celebrate this beautiful holiday with smiles in your heart. Happy Thanksgiving!

The complete article can be found here.