A very good question indeed! By a show of hands how many of you are interested in agriculture? I see. Now, by the same sign, how many are interested in eating? Quite a few more hands up now, aren’t there? Well, if you are interested in eating, you are interested in agriculture. Why? Simple; any food you eat is on your plate because of agriculture. That hamburger? Farmers and ranchers both broke their backs to put that on the table. A Garden salad? Farmers grew that over the course of several months. Having cereal and milk for breakfast? Dairy farmers and grain farmers both provided that hearty start to your day! When we learn about agriculture we discover how much we need it, as well as ways to ensure that this precious resource will be here for years to come. Agriculture is the most essential yet least understood industry in the world. Do you have to dress in Wranglers and a Carhartt T-shirt and get dirty in order to learn about agriculture? Of course not! Just keep coming back here and you’ll be and old hand in no time!
Have a nice day!
Luke
A brief but accurate thumbnail of one of the "things everybody ought to know but maybe just haven't thought about yet". Don't forget that fab cappuccino, and the little smidgen of incredible dark chocolate to go with it -- they came from somewhere, too...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Luke; keep it up!