In this issue: Notes from the Department Head; Giving Back: An Interview with Professor Emerita Jean Kinsey; Implications of Cow Nutrition on Whole-Farm Profitability of Minnesota Dairy Farms by Alex Gambonini; Research Spotlight: Sunghun Lim; Economic Mobility and Educational Attainment in Immigrant and African American Communities: Besufekad Alemu; Remembering Jason Beddow; Professor Emeritus: Jeff Apland.