Farming is not an easy job. You deal with the weather and the pests trying not to use pesticides, making your animals comfortable so maybe you can make a profit if the market is good. It's certainly not a job for the faint of heart or the lazy ones.
There are equipment failures, blights, droughts, and no matter how hard you try there is loss. As a farmer I take the loss personally. What could I have done to save that calf? How could I have improved the peach crop this year? And on and on. It's not just a job, it's a life style. Twenty-four/seven to feed the world is all it takes.
I think this year as we plan our magnificent feast we should take a moment to thank God we have food to eat (many do not) and thank the farmers, the cattlemen, the ranchers who keep supplying no matter how hard the work is.
.Merry Christmas!!! from the crazy lady At The Farm
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Do have yourself a wonderful Christmas. Warm greetings!
So true, thank God for all the farmers.
Merry Chrismtas to you and your family!
Thank you "Crazy lady from the farm":):) your words ring true and you should know you hard working farmer you. You may be retired but it stays with you. . Merry Christmas and enjoy every bit of it. HUGS B
Merry Christmas Dear Friend!
Sending Hugs, and Love To You and Yours.
Amen for farmers ! Wishing you and your family Very Merry Christmas !
Gale, being a farm girl myself, I can relate. We spent last weekend at my brother's house on the farm in Illinois and once again became aware of the challenges of farming. Have a blessed Christmas
Merry Christmas Gail . . .
And to the family too . . .
Well said my friend . . .
Thank You . . .
Agree 100 %... God bless all the farmers and our country that gives us our needs no matter what happens. and God bless all the people in the path of those storms last night that are left with nothing on Christmas Eve..
often overlooked and unappreciated, i would like to say thank you. i know you work hard and i learn a lot from my visits here!!!
merry christmas gail, put your feet up and have a wonderful holiday!!!!
Amen.God bless the farmer every day. May I add, God bless the trucker who gets the product to your table. He often works every holiday to keep the stores filled. You are right. We often forget the ones who work tirelessly.
Merry Christmas and the best of growing seasons in the New Year.
Amen, Gail. Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to you and your family.
Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
Dip, Elliot, Teddy and Lynne x
Well said.
Merry Christmas Gail.
Merry Christmas Gail and to all the farmers out there working the land. I know it is hard work my aunt once had a farm.
so true. an endless, often almost thankless job. yet, they find a joy in it.
Very well said. Merry Christmas!
I hope you and yours have a quiet, peaceful and worry free Christmas. It's a good time to be out in the country.
Amen to that, farmers feed the world! Merriest of Christmases!!! All our best for a joyful season!! Big hugs from us to you!!
Merry Christmas! Yeah for Farmers! I know I appreciate them:)
Hear! Hear! Farmers are special people and we must never forget the hard work that they do...we must never take them for granted!
Merry Christmas Gail, I hope you have had a lovely day!
Merry Christmas Gail! It had been a good year.
Hank
Amen! Well said. We certainly appreciate the farmers and ranchers here in our county. xo ~ Nancy
Gail
I hope you had a good Christmas.
I certainly appreciate Farmers and all the very hard work they do.
Have a peaceful Christmas-time, and all good wishes for the coming New Year ahead.
All the best Jan
I totally agree with you. I feel like no one appreciates farmers anymore. I do because I come from a long line of farmers. I never lived on a farm but from my great-grandfather, back, my family did. My grandmother always got our food directly from the farmers in the area. BEST. FOOD. EVER. I do that as much as possible. Yes, let's all be grateful for and show appreciation for the wonderful farmers and their families.
Lovely post! Thank God for farmers...they are the keepers and feeders of the land!
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