What You Don’t See in Agriculture!

#Plant16 is in full swing here in Iowa and that means lots of long hours for those in the agriculture community!

When you are a farmer or involved in the agricultural community there are a lot of things that are normal to you or that you’re used to seeing. When you’re not it’s easy to be unaware of what is going on behind the scenes!  It’s easy to not know how much goes in to feeding the world.  I wrote a similar post about this same topic and you can find that HERE! But, for today..I want you to think about what you don’t see on the surface of the agriculture world.

• You aren’t seeing the farmer who works from sun up to sun down (or more) to get the crops planted or harvested.
• You aren’t seen the mom who is taking care of three children by herself while her husband is in the field (for hours and days on end).
• You aren’t seeing the agronomist who is taking phone calls at all hours of the day for the benefit of his farmer.
• You aren’t seeing the applicator who is in the farmers field before sun up to apply fertilizer so the farmer can continue working!
• You aren’t seeing the men and women (farmers, agronomists, applicators alike) who are missing their kids’ activities and time at home to get the job done!
• You aren’t seeing the truck driver who hauls the grain, fertilizer, and is away from his home for 12-14 hours a day if not days at a time!
• You aren’t seeing the book-keepers, fertilizer plant managers, and others who work weekends to keep the farmers going.
• You aren’t seeing the wives who are making several meals a day, feeding their kids at home and either taking meals to the field or packing their husbands lunches and dinners to keep them going!
• You aren’t seeing the fuel truck drivers who work tirelessly to keep the farmers fueled up and going in the fields!

Now, that its planting season, my husbands phone rings off the hook, he misses track meets, he eats supper later, and doesn’t get nights and weekends to relax and he is only one part of the process.  There is so much that goes into planting, caring for, and harvesting a crop that many people not in the industry have no idea about.  The next time you see anyone in any part of agriculture, make sure to thank them for their work to help feed the country!  Farmers don’t do it alone!