By Ginger Rowsey
Delta Farm Press
“Agriculture saved my life.”
It was a refrain often repeated by attendees of the Farmer Veteran Coalition Conference held recently in Knoxville, Tenn. More than 200 veterans — some established farmers, some aspiring farmers — gathered for the 7th annual meeting. They came to learn about ways to better manage their farms. They came to learn about resources available to veteran farmers. And they came to meet with fellow veterans who have found healing, new beginnings, and maybe even success in agriculture.