Your right about being surprised how people view farmers. This topic proves that. In Arkansas 1 out of every 6 jobs directly depends on farming to survive, I would bet that is near the ratio in most of the USA. You are also right about there also someone ready to farm your land when you quit. However that person will be a corporate farm. The average age for farmers is nearing 60. Even those that would inherit the farm are leaving for more lucrative and easier ways to make a living. The more nonfarmers try to force out corporate farms the more they force out true family farms. When the government got involved in farming the slow cancerous death of the family farm began.
I'm proud of being a farmer but at the same time I'm also thankful for the opportunity. I don't think that is any different than many people view their chosen profession. I've read some pretty boastful statements made by some on here about their chosen nonfarm profession, if they are so important to humanity maybe they should do them for free. The comment was made by another poster that we view ourselves as the ones that feed the world. That is mostly true. There are more agricultural products exported than anything else.
It seems we have reached the point in society that we want health care without having to pay for it , we want protection without the police, we want cheap food without farmers, I could go on. We live in one of the most selfish and gullible times in recent history.
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