Thanksgiving, blessing for American farmers
Much too soon after we start that scrumptious meal, we are sopping up a last bit of gravy with a last bite of roll, topping it all off with a slice of pecan or apple pie and heading to the recliner for a short afternoon snooze.
As winter’s chill puts a final stamp on harvest season and summer leaves burst into a final, fiery blaze of glory, we give thanks – to the farmers and ranchers, farm workers, haulers, processors and distributors who put food on our tables. We toast, as well, our Extension service, USDA, universities and agricultural industries whose research, advice and products keep U.S. farmers ahead of the curve.
Thank you, farmers, for all you do. For the sacrifices you make, for the huge risks you take, both physical and financial, for enduring to be the best, even in the face of searing, insensitive criticism from people who just don’t get it – and probably never will.
Thanks for the meal, guys and gals, not just the one on Thanksgiving, but the ones we eat every day. Thanks for stocking our grocery store shelves and making our food production system the envy of the modern world.
As we sit down to our meals this holiday season, thank you for giving America one of its greatest freedoms – the freedom from want. Happy Thanksgiving!
Source: deltafarmpress.com