Help to Make the Season Bright
By Ray Atkinson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Anyone who’s spent any time around farmers knows that they are strong, independent and courageous, often in the face of overwhelming odds. Year after year, farmers and ranchers deal with a wide range of issues over which they have no control, including droughts, floods and storms, market disruption from trade disputes, labor shortages, low commodity prices…and the list goes on. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic multiplied the impact of all of these issues and added to the already high stress levels farmers are carrying.