2020 Fall Farm Outlook

2020 Logan County Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS October 28, 2020 PAGE 35 E ach day of our lives, we utilize products that are grown by farmers. From the food we eat to the clothing we wear to the fuel for our vehicles, the American farmer has a hand in providing us with essentials for daily living. Most often we relate farming to food, from the flour on your fried chicken and the chicken, to the milk on your cereal and the cereal too, and the fruit that tops it, all these products come from the farm. The hot dogs, hamburgers, fish, chicken bacon, lamb and steak that fill our plates at meals, and even the side dishes and condiments are a product of the American farmer. Here in Logan County, our farmers are most visible when we see the tractors with tillage tools and planters in the fields in the spring or the combines and large trucks hauling grain to local elevators come fall harvest. Locally, most grain products go through a chain of selling and buying events and end up as processed and blended as feedstuffs for livestock. Logan County beef cattle, hogs, sheep and chicken producers are the ones to thank for the meat on your dinner table. We often look at the farmer as a businessman. But they are neighbors we see in stores and restaurants, or with whom we might share a pew in church. They are also significant to our local support system, caring for the needs of others. Each year a number of farm groups perform random acts of kindness around the community. Many of these things go unnoticed even though what they do for us is invaluable. This year in particular local food pantries are grateful to farmers for many donations. When our world changed earlier this year, in many cases, it brought out the best in people. We became much more concerned for the health and wellbeing of our neighbors. The state-wide shut down left many families with Thank a farmer – for more than you may realize CONTINUE X