So What?

“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.”

Thomas Jefferson once said "Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." This quote can be applied and lived through all eras of our nation. Not once have we had a nation without agriculture, without the need to continue, or the will to survive. The United States of America is the nation to imitate when it comes to the success and pride of our agriculture industry. That isn't to say that we haven't had our flaws, our disasters or our depressions. The Dust Bowl of the Great Depression was a horrific man-made environmental disaster, one of the worst in our nation's history. The Dust Bowl, however, didn't bring an end to agriculture or to the people of our nation. The Dust Bowl brought out the strongest, wisest and most grit-filled individuals. Tough times don't last, tough people do.

So why does it matter? Why is the success of agriculture, and its past and future endeavors important? E.M. Tiffany said it well; “I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds.” Our nation is nothing without the success of our agriculture industry, and the tales of our past tell that well. The legend of our agriculture industry must live on, we must call on ourselves and our peers to support and defend the agriculture industry. We must take care of the land in which we have been gifted, and we must care for all of the creatures we are privileged to keep. We have a duty to believe in the future of agriculture, and we must have a faith born not of words but of deeds. We must not only talk about rising and sustaining, we must actively pursue those endeavors.

“I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds.”


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