Hi everyone! New to the group here but the topic is self explanatory .. To me farming is more than a career path its a way of life for many reasons Most of us here have a greater appreciation for the land than city dwellers and nature too for that matter .. alot of people judge us as "white trash" but in my mind thats farm from the truth! Ethanol - we grow the corn to make it, Produce - we grow it, Fall Decor (corn stalks, indian corn, pumpkins etc) - we sell it and numerous other things. Someone in the city can say they work hard .. I'd like to see them last on a busy farm... country folks are the most determined hard working people out there and some of the nicest too! Don't get me wrong... alot of people have stressing jobs but in crunch time we have to be there physically and mentally Also, growing up on a farm has changed most of us all... think about it... When you were little you got to enjoy fresh things from the garden, maybe a fruit orchard and some delicious pie. As I sit here alot of people at school used to give me bull for enjoying gardening because I am a male... but how many of you do? I still enjoy spring through fall watching a small plant grow and enjoy the veggies or flowers bloom and I don't think there is one thing wrong with that! Also, it showed you a hard days work... granted my dad isn't a farmer but both sets of grandparents are and I realized how much they busted their but to do all that they do. Running through a big yard was great, I remember how cool I thought I was the first time I got to use the riding lawnmower.. I felt like I was on top of the world! Then after that came field work up till today and there is nothing like a good hard days work leaving you satisfied at the end of the day! Now how many of you want to raise a family on a farm? I know I do! After growing up on a farm and living in town ... the saying "you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy" is so true ... anymore all I see is yuppies complaining about anything and everything and I miss the laid back atmosphere more and more each time. It is instilled upon me to start a family on the farm - To me its the best way to grow up- you get to enjoy life a little more than city folk do and there is something to be said about a nice summer night with a bbq sitting in the grass watching the sun set drinking iced tea or lemonade Like most of you on here you can't wait till you get that special spouse who you can sit back with and look out at the land and/or livestock. Country life is barn parties, church on sunday morning, enjoy a cold beer in the shop with your buddies, the smell of diesel smoke or the odor of corn drying in the bin the first ripe tomatoe out of the garden, and the first pie you make when the apples are ready, pickups and gravel roads, the old barn still standing proud, tastee freezes, county fairs, tractor shows/pulls, a huge lawn, being sore after bailing hay, the smell of manure on a hot day, watching deer run when you combine - heck maybe a pheasent! I am sure most of you will agree, your proud of where you came from, who you are, and the agriculture comunity/small town living in general! I am darn near 21 years old and I am proud of where I came from, who I am, and the fact I picked a career path in agriculture! --Brad
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