Especially if the message relates to a subject matter that is near and dear to my heart. I was passing through a small, rural town called Palmerston when I spied this sign. This was the first glimpse that I saw, so I decided to pull my car off the road, park and walk around the sign so that I could share its poignant messages with all of you.
Harvesting is in full swing in the Province of Ontario, Canada currently. Just before I passed by this sign, I passed a huge farm that with lots of activity happening.
The Combines Were Lining Up To Take 32 Rows Of Corn Off At The Same Time
In many cases, the farmers still ban together (within their communities) to share heavy equipment and get everyone's crops off or harvested before our weather changes and ruins their produce. If they work in teams, big jobs can be accomplished faster.
In this video (which was posted by Youtuber: Henry Lunshof from his farm on Oct. 22/2015) you can see what I am talking about:
(It is a beautiful process to watch.)
This year has been tricky. We haven't had the sun-units that we normally would have and we've also had more rain than normal. As a result, hay was ready to be harvested early but it was really tricky to get it off the fields between all the rain. (Unfortunately this will eventually have an impact in a few months, when farmers would normally be feeding this material to their livestock.) Some may have to buy more to supplement their animal feed inventory. We've had the same type of struggle this year with soybeans and corn.
Every day that we have blue skies and no rain, our Farmers are currently working around the clock to harvest what they have been growing on their lands for the last 6 months.
They are currently moving tractors, combines and wagons from one farmer's lands to another, so if you happen to get held up in your travels in a parade of farming equipment, please remember that these folks are working around the clock and as fast as they can.
Ultimately, Farmers Feed Cities and every job that a farmer does, even if he or she is running a small farm is exceptionally important because we all have to eat.
I welcome your comments and I invite you to follow me on my journey...we will be braking for combines and tractors. ;)
~ Rebecca Ryan