She then told me all about government agriculture, factory farming, hormones in meat amongst other very false "facts". I was floored at all the misinformation she was telling others!
This is a larger problem than we realize. Many city consumers don't know where their food comes from. All they know is that they buy it from the grocery store. They don't understand the care for the garden foods or livestock that is involved before the product reaches the grocer. The early mornings or late nights or cold winters.
Most livestock and crops receive better care than most farmers themselves and their families.
Agriculture has changed over the years. Farmers are growing more with less. On average, a corn farmer raises enough food to feed 155 people. Farmers have to meet the demands of the growing population. Our world isn't getting any smaller!
We, as farmers and ag producers try to educate as many people as possible about production ag, but it takes one consumer, such as the one I ran into the other night, to give the wrong information to other consumers.
Farmers raise your food; it's their way of life.
If you have eaten today, thank a farmer!
