From Agriculture Proud: Brandi is Ag-Thankful

In honor of Thanksgiving and the start to the holiday season this November, we have featured some posts from Ryan Goodman‘s Agriculture Proud Blog. All month of November, he’s been featuring guest bloggers that explain why they are Ag-Thankful. These posts have been very insightful and uplifting. It’s nice to see what many people are thankful for and why! Here’s one from Brandi Buzzard, who we have featured on our blog multiple times. Enjoy!

From Agriculture Proud:

I’m Ag Thankful because I love to eat. A lot; especially meat and potatoes. My deep love affair with meat and starch is made possible by one lone group of people. America’s farmers and ranchers. You see, I currently don’t contribute to the GDP. I don’t produce anything. However, I consume constantly. If it weren’t for the hardworking farmers and ranchers of our nation, who work 24/7/365 in order to provide me with an abundant safe and healthy food supply, I’d be left to eating Ramen three times a day which is a rather large step down from meat and taters.

I’m Ag Thankful because agriculture has employed my family for the past 60 years and will provide me with a career in the somewhat near future. Buzzards weren’t made for concrete and sky scrapers – we long to be in the country, working with the land and livestock. Agriculture and food production have enabled us to work in an industry that we love. Going to work every morning isn’t feared; it’s embraced.

Lastly, I’m Ag Thankful because being an ag kid has supplied me with many of the life lessons, skills and morals that have made me who I am today. Example 1: While owning and showing 4-H animals is fun, the truth of the matter is that livestock are for consumption – the ‘circle of life’ was learned at the tender age of 5. Example 2: If you want something, you’ve got to work for it. Whether it’s raising calves, growing crops or earning a degree, nothing worthwhile in life comes easy– that needs little explanation.

Agriculture has not only made me who I am but it continues to provide me with new and exciting opportunities as well as feed me! That’s called a hat trick in the sports world.

Brandi Buzzard is an Animal Science Graduate Student at Kansas State University. An avid Blogger, rodeo competitor, and proud advocate for agriculture. Thank you so much Brandi for sharing your thoughts.

Want to share your reasons for being thankful for Agriculture this month? Send Ryan Goodman an email with your post (agricultureproud@hotmail.com). Stay tuned during the month of November for more great guest posts from those are Ag-Thankful.

Source: http://agricultureproud.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/brandi-is-ag-thankful/#more-753

The opinions expressed in the above post represent the thoughts and feelings of the blogger, and not necessarily NYFEA as a whole.