People are boycotting milk and other farm-raised organisms like the plague. Why? They believe everything they see. They believe that cows stand in inches of their feces and that they are highly mistreated and unhappy. These same people believe that we are hurting cows by using them for their God created purpose, which is for milk and meat. The people boycotting farmers aren’t doing anything beneficial for themselves or the cows for that matter. They are just basking in their misinformation. Not all farms pump their animals full of antibiotics, unless the cows are sick and for the sake of fact it’s important you know there are extremely strict standards of milk quality and milk that doesn’t meet standards is completely drained. So if you have this belief that farmers are mostly bad and unethical then you need to think again set your prejudging and stereotypical ways aside and respect farmers for who and what they are good, hardworking people.
Farmers across Michigan are making headlines at great rates. Why? I can assure you it’s not because they mistreat their animals. These farmers are taking action to make a difference.
Most of us have heard about the wildfires that have affected farms and ranches in the Midwest. These farms have been devastated beyond belief. Do you want to see awful? I urge you to do a Google search on the wildfires of the Midwest. You will see cows that were burned alive, along with fields that were devastated and you will read the stories about these farmers. Farmers who have a bad rap for not caring enough about their animals are doing all they can to save them in some cases even at the expense of their lives. Farmers have lost their life’s work and their homes at the expense of the flames and their spread. This is a crisis and it should be treated as such because these people are all in part responsible for putting food on your table.
God bless the farmers for their hard work and willingness to help. At this time those who feed America are coming together to help those affected.
For example my town, the small town of West Branch, MI is doing their part. At the time we have seventeen semis hauling hay bales, cattle feed, and other much-needed supplies following complete and utter devastation of homes and farms. It’s this sort of act that should make bystanders proud not critical of all the little things they see and believe to be fact with little questioning.
As a child growing up with an Aunt and Uncle who own a farm I learned many things about what goes into running a farm and from my view as a child and now as an adult I see and respect that the work farmers do is some of the hardest work out there. Next time you think about criticizing a farmer; I encourage you to actually go to a farm and I can almost guarantee that what you will see is nothing like the things that you see in the horrible videos that are often circulated on the internet.
Before you judge a farm or a farmer for their lack of empathy think about these farmers that are ultimately coming together to help those thousands of miles away.
A huge thank you goes out to the farmers who are out there making a difference!
