Farmers Strive For Greatness!

      Safety in agriculture is very important. Agriculture has a high number of serious injuries. There are several ways to prevent injury while working in this field that I will discuss, along with the common types of injuries that are experienced. When working around such large equipment people have to be very cautious. Proper training and the use of protective equipment can help extremely reduce the risks of injury.      There are several types of injuries that people in the field of agriculture can experience. Whether they are serious, life-threatening injuries, or mild injuries. Combines are equipment that way over 50,000 pounds. This means that anything or anyone that comes near it can be at risk. Combines also have a very high amount of blind spots. There have been several fatalities to children due to this because the operator of the combine cant see if a child is playing directly behind the machine. Animals can also inflict danger on the farmer. Bi...

 Hemp farming has become very popular. Several farmers are starting to take on the art of hemp farming. Hemp is different than things farmers are using too. It's not a very complex plant to grow and harvest, its just different, so it may take a farmer a little while to perfect his hemp operation.  Hemp is part of the cannabis gene but it is not marijuana. Hemp contains less than 0.3% of THC. Hemp also contains high amounts of CBD and CBG, which are utilized very well. Hemp grows well in the same kind of places that vineyards and fruit excel in. Hemp also requires soil that doesn't hold a lot of water and soil that is extremely fertile. Colorado, new york, and Oregon shows the best conditions for growing hemp. Although there are also several other places that hemp will grow and be successful in.  Hemp is used for several different things. Hemp is grown specifically for industrial reasons.  One main item hemp is used for is fabric. That fabric can then make things like...

       Chicken farming is very unique in ways. There are also several things that many people don't know about. Chicken farming is a lucrative business meaning you have to achieve it under good management. Breaking that down means that chickens need to be watched closely and taken care of every day. Chickens are very vulnerable to disease. Disease is the main factor that chicken farmers have to look out for. If one chicken gets a disease and it goes unmonitored or controlled then it can quickly spread to the rest of the chickens and soon the farmer will lose their chickens. Chickens are a unique animal. They don't require a large amount of space to stay healthy. However, chickens that have a lot of areas available to them are more likely to produce a larger amount of eggs. Free-range chickens (meaning that they aren't kept in cages and are able to move around outside and inside freely) produce healthier and more tasteful eggs for consumers. It may seem gross but free...

    Farming, also known as agriculture, has been developing every year. Every year technology advances more and more. The advances help farmers to produce more products like crops and livestock. With the population increasing every year the need for farmers is higher than ever.       The amount of farmland has increased tons over the years.  In 1950 corn totaled about 82 million acres in the United States. In 2016 that number hit around 90 million and that number is still increasing every year. In a 60-year span, soybeans have increased from 15 million to 75 million acres. Farmers can take on so much farmland because of the several advances of technology.        The advances in farming technology have helped extremely with increases the number of products that farmers can produce. The first known farmers hand planted and hand-harvested all their crops. Now farmers have access to machinery that allows them to produc...

     Farming has benefits when it comes to shaping the minds of kids. Farming teaches kids great motivation, good work ethic, kindness, leadership, and several other aspects that make a well-rounded individual.     I have lived my whole life working on a farm. I have been in tractors and combines since I was only two months old. Now after 18 years, I cannot imagine growing up any differently. Farming has taught me everything I know, especially that hard work truly does pay off. Working long days, early morning to late night to get the benefits from the year's work. Farmers do not get paid every week or every other week like a normal job. Farmers get paid once a year. The harder you work and the more time you put in increases the benefits you get (that paycheck). I have also learned never to give up. If something does not go as planned then I do not stop, I find a way to fix it and keep going.     One of the most important things farming has t...

 Farmers often get overlooked by society and this is the case because people are not educated about all that farmers do for the world. Several people when they think of farmers think that their dirty uneducated people which in most cases is not true because most farmers today have some sort of higher education. Farming can have very unexpected expenses like a tractor broke down and now they have to spend roughly $100,000 to buy a new one. This is the reason why most farmers have higher education so they can have a steady full-time job outside of farming. Farming has good years and bad years, so they cannot solely rely on the farm income to have a steady happy life. Farmers get overlooked wherever they are. You may experience while driving that you get stuck behind a truck and wagon hauling grain to the elevator (where the grain is sold). These wagons are transporting thousands of dollars and thousands of pounds of grain in them. Whether that be corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, or any...