Byron, along with his wife, DeDee, daughter, MeLissa, and son-in-law, Steven, farms 1,000 acres of land and milks 230 cows on Le-Dr Dairy. Byron has served on Midwest Dairy’s division board since 1998 and on its corporate board for more than 10 years. In addition, he served on the United Dairy Industry Association board as a delegate for 10 years and one term on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. In 2010, Byron received the UDIA Service Award for 10 years of dedicated service.