COVID-19 is real. It's wreaked havoc on society. Like most other industries, agriculture has taken a beating. Dairy processors, farmers and allied companies all have suffered and now face a new world of personal protective equipment, social distancing, self-isolation and other preventative measures.

The politics we're experiencing in today's world are nothing like what our parents' and grandparents' generations lived through. The days of bi-partisanship, compromise and polite regard for differing viewpoints are gone.