Comments on: The Future Of Farming http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/ Mike Rowe's PR Campaign for Hard Work Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:49:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Laah Tucker http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-45432 Laah Tucker Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-45432 Natoma, Kansas is nestled along Paradise Creek in Paradise Valley. Located some twenty miles from the epicenter of the Continental United States, this Heartland farming community continues to exhibit the Pioneer spirit of optimism, perseverance, and determination to put food on the world's tables. From this heritage my father at 92 retired only a few years ago. With aging farmers filled with vast knowledge, the challenge is for the next generation to love the land and care for it as their predecessors. It is time to rally the nation behind those who feed them, the American farmer. We invite you to this tiny town named Natoma, in Native American language meaning "new birth". You will see firsthand every facet of a struggling, yet determined people. Laah Tucker, daughter of a farmer. Natoma, Kansas is nestled along Paradise Creek in Paradise Valley. Located some twenty miles from the epicenter of the Continental United States, this Heartland farming community continues to exhibit the Pioneer spirit of optimism, perseverance, and determination to put food on the world’s tables. From this heritage my father at 92 retired only a few years ago. With aging farmers filled with vast knowledge, the challenge is for the next generation to love the land and care for it as their predecessors. It is time to rally the nation behind those who feed them, the American farmer. We invite you to this tiny town named Natoma, in Native American language meaning “new birth”. You will see firsthand every facet of a struggling, yet determined people. Laah Tucker, daughter of a farmer.

]]> By: mike http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-45157 mike Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:34:58 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-45157 Mike Rowe, I agree many Americans have a lot to say about what's wrong.Yet most who have the most to say about whats wrong, are the ones who are the biggest contributors to the problems of food insecurities. I am a farmer and every organization mentioned above would never come close to being able to walk a mile in a farmers shoes,thats a fact. So cheers to all you do and to all others involved in the production of food. In a country full of words with very little actions. Michael Nault Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems Specalist Mike Rowe,
I agree many Americans have a lot to say about what’s wrong.Yet most who have the most to say about whats wrong, are the ones who are the biggest contributors to the problems of food insecurities. I am a farmer and every organization mentioned above would never come close to being able to walk a mile in a farmers shoes,thats a fact. So cheers to all you do and to all others involved in the production of food. In a country full of words with very little actions.

Michael Nault
Sustainable Foods and Bioenergy Systems Specalist

]]> By: Chris Snyder http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-44930 Chris Snyder Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:34:04 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-44930 As a white collar guy with dirt under his fingernails, I really applaud your efforts Mike. It's amazing to see a celebrity bullypulpit used to lift "ordinary people" up. Keep up the good work! As a white collar guy with dirt under his fingernails, I really applaud your efforts Mike. It’s amazing to see a celebrity bullypulpit used to lift “ordinary people” up. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Taylor http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-44787 Taylor Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:28:02 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-44787 I am currently doing a speech on a similar topic and i honestly am proud to be called a farmer I am currently doing a speech on a similar topic and i honestly am proud to be called a farmer

]]> By: Daryl L. Hunter http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-44532 Daryl L. Hunter Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:38:50 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-44532 Well said, I hope you are heard far and wide. Mike if you still have a chimney sweep brushes maybe you could put it to work cleaning out some environmentalists ears :D Well said, I hope you are heard far and wide. Mike if you still have a chimney sweep brushes maybe you could put it to work cleaning out some environmentalists ears :D

]]> By: KNovotney http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-43697 KNovotney Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:40:11 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-43697 To Rosemary, Have you ever been to IA? I'm pretty sure they could not produce all the vegetables and fruit that was produced in CA to feed their state alone, as their state ALONE provides many of the others states in the country, as well as other countries. Period. They are utilizing the amazing soil and fertility, as well as growing seasons and weather, to support consumers worldwide. Please be more educated in your future remarks to agriculture. To Rosemary,
Have you ever been to IA? I’m pretty sure they could not produce all the vegetables and fruit that was produced in CA to feed their state alone, as their state ALONE provides many of the others states in the country, as well as other countries. Period. They are utilizing the amazing soil and fertility, as well as growing seasons and weather, to support consumers worldwide. Please be more educated in your future remarks to agriculture.

]]> By: Rosemary Cornell http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-43020 Rosemary Cornell Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:55:14 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-43020 I did not attend the FFA gathering, but from the transcript above I detected a wee bit of antagonism towards environmental organizations as being anti-agriculture; anti farmer. While there are some militant vegetarians out there and uneducated GMO-paranoids, most environmental/social justice organizations are militantly PRO farmer. Some will criticize the system that has developed in the last 50 years where government policies have promoted mono-culture at the expense of a family farm that produces meat,dairy, veggies and fruit in a symbiotic way. The policies that result in a state like Iowa growing nothing but corn, and importing nearly all their fruit and veggies from California, when they could do all that just fine in Iowa is a waste of energy. It's dumb stuff like this that many champions of sustainability are angry about and are eager to change. All that corn in Iowa takes lots of fertilizer - which washes down into the Mississippi and causes a gargantuan oxygen depleted dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico every year for a few months. Any fish or crustacean entering this zone dies. Period. Thus in making a food-source for cows, the policy destroys another food source for people in the Gulf. I did not attend the FFA gathering, but from the transcript above I detected a wee bit of antagonism towards environmental organizations as being anti-agriculture; anti farmer. While there are some militant vegetarians out there and uneducated GMO-paranoids, most environmental/social justice organizations are militantly PRO farmer. Some will criticize the system that has developed in the last 50 years where government policies have promoted mono-culture at the expense of a family farm that produces meat,dairy, veggies and fruit in a symbiotic way. The policies that result in a state like Iowa growing nothing but corn, and importing nearly all their fruit and veggies from California, when they could do all that just fine in Iowa is a waste of energy. It’s dumb stuff like this that many champions of sustainability are angry about and are eager to change. All that corn in Iowa takes lots of fertilizer – which washes down into the Mississippi and causes a gargantuan oxygen depleted dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico every year for a few months. Any fish or crustacean entering this zone dies. Period. Thus in making a food-source for cows, the policy destroys another food source for people in the Gulf.

]]> By: Cindy Kirkland http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-40579 Cindy Kirkland Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:13:20 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-40579 I am a proud Mom to 4 boys who all have been or are still involved with FFA. And still to this day your appearance at the National Convention is the best speech I have heard!! Thank you for coming, and sharing. We still have 2 sons in High School, and I am involved with our FFA Alumni, it is an honor to help these kids get a start in life, and I truly enjoy it. I just wanted you to know how you have still affected the ones that got to hear you talk. Sincerely a farmer and promoter of FFA in Missouri!! I am a proud Mom to 4 boys who all have been or are still involved with FFA. And still to this day your appearance at the National Convention is the best speech I have heard!! Thank you for coming, and sharing. We still have 2 sons in High School, and I am involved with our FFA Alumni, it is an honor to help these kids get a start in life, and I truly enjoy it. I just wanted you to know how you have still affected the ones that got to hear you talk. Sincerely a farmer and promoter of FFA in Missouri!!

]]> By: Melissa http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-34305 Melissa Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:20:35 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-34305 I feel it is absolutely awesome that Mike is promoting awareness of American agriculture. I feel that his theory about ‘all jobs relying on two industries – agriculture and mining’ is dead accurate. If it’s not dug out of the ground, it’s grown from the ground. I also agree with Mike’s statement about the nation becoming entirely disconnected from its food source. As and agricultural educator and FFA advisor, I am attempting to educate my students that in just that – no farms, no food. Some of my students already have awareness towards this because of their background, but others are actually surprised that there are farms that feed cows to produce milk. Mike has done a great job in using his fame to bring an extremely important issue to light. I applaud and thank you for being our voice! PS – “Dirty Jobs” is great!! I have several seasons, and I play them in class as career education and exploration and, sometimes, just to learn about the animals. My students love it!! I feel it is absolutely awesome that Mike is promoting awareness of American agriculture. I feel that his theory about ‘all jobs relying on two industries – agriculture and mining’ is dead accurate. If it’s not dug out of the ground, it’s grown from the ground.

I also agree with Mike’s statement about the nation becoming entirely disconnected from its food source. As and agricultural educator and FFA advisor, I am attempting to educate my students that in just that – no farms, no food. Some of my students already have awareness towards this because of their background, but others are actually surprised that there are farms that feed cows to produce milk.

Mike has done a great job in using his fame to bring an extremely important issue to light. I applaud and thank you for being our voice!

PS – “Dirty Jobs” is great!! I have several seasons, and I play them in class as career education and exploration and, sometimes, just to learn about the animals. My students love it!!

]]> By: Morgan http://www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/comment-page-3/#comment-34214 Morgan Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:36:17 +0000 http://www.mikeroweworks.com/?p=16955#comment-34214 When my mom heard that I had joined FFA in college, she immediately told me to look up this entry. I thoroughly enjoyed the read and very much appreciate your support of the agricultural industry. As an avid watcher of your show, I've done a few of the jobs you've been invited to partake in myself and I love watching your reactions. I'm used to working from sun up to sun down and so it's interesting to me to see what someone unaccustomed to the labor thinks of it. Farm work is no easy chore, by far. But it's nice when someone off the farm understands what we as farmers are doing. There aren't many people in my new big collegiate life who marvel when I say I'm going back to the farm after getting my degree. They always seem to miss the part when I mention that I'm also working to revolutionize the wine industry in the three years left to me on campus. It takes a lot of knowledge to farm these days, and it pains me that so few people realize that. Thank you for your compliments to these future farmers. I wasn't able to attend National Convention the year you spoke, but older members still tell me how inspirational you were. Thank you. :] When my mom heard that I had joined FFA in college, she immediately told me to look up this entry. I thoroughly enjoyed the read and very much appreciate your support of the agricultural industry. As an avid watcher of your show, I’ve done a few of the jobs you’ve been invited to partake in myself and I love watching your reactions. I’m used to working from sun up to sun down and so it’s interesting to me to see what someone unaccustomed to the labor thinks of it. Farm work is no easy chore, by far. But it’s nice when someone off the farm understands what we as farmers are doing. There aren’t many people in my new big collegiate life who marvel when I say I’m going back to the farm after getting my degree. They always seem to miss the part when I mention that I’m also working to revolutionize the wine industry in the three years left to me on campus. It takes a lot of knowledge to farm these days, and it pains me that so few people realize that. Thank you for your compliments to these future farmers. I wasn’t able to attend National Convention the year you spoke, but older members still tell me how inspirational you were. Thank you. :]

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