Hello everyone!
A couple of days ago I tweeted a tweet to two very supportive people of my blog, Katie Pratt (@KatiePratt4) and Jeff Reisdorfer (@AgMedia101) asking the question what are some new challenges facing today's youth looking to get into the Ag field? The responses I received were overwhelming. Out of all the responses I received, one stood out the most. Jeff replied by saying "It's not as simple as 'I'm gonna go out and buy a farm and figure it out.'" Too many people think Agriculture is just as simple as what Jeff said. It is not just going out there in a tractor and planting corn. There is this natural, reoccuring stereotype out there that the same ol', same ol' farmer still goes out here on his cabless tractor and his 4 row planter and gets half a field done in one day if they are lucky. Then they go home and simply pray that it rains and the markets go up to 1 dollar. And the only reason that they are out there is because they were too uneducated to finish school. It is the 21st Century people. This kind of farmer is nearly extict. Today it is all about autosteer and trying to suck every last bushel out of the acre in your 24 row planter and your Case-IH Magnum 290 with air conditioning and Sirius XM radio. Then when they go home they go on a computer and do satelite plot charts and chemical formulas to figure out what is the best to use on their field. Does it bother anyone else that when you tell someone you are in the FFA, they comeback is "Are you gonna be a farmer," or "wow thats stupid"?
Like really people let's step it up. Let's show not only our friends, parents, etc., but
everyone in the entire world what it takes to be a farmer in this so far technological world. Let's see them wake up at 5 AM do the chores for cattle, go to school, have an FFA event, do homework, then finally go to bed and do it 5-7 days a week. Have them come up with the skills to not only run a farm but have the economy sense to know when to buy and sell on the market. The amount of disrespect the farmer, AKA the person who puts food on your table, AKA the person who puts clothes on your back, and AKA the person who is responsible for almost everything you use on a daily basis. Let's show the farmers of America that we appreciate them! If you have a twitter account and want to join this movement, do two things:
1) follow me on twitter, @ffathatagkid
2) use the hashtag #BreakTheStereotype
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