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The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy said that

sherri Jul 9, 2018

22 Comments

Steve says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 11:29 am

And they never make any money according to them. This is a world wide phenomenon as I learned when in Japan. I asked about farmers and crop prices. My students said farmers, in Japan, have the same sad tale of never making any money. 😉

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ruthiebear says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 11:46 am

You have captured the hard working, yet thankless job of a farmer beautifully.

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Bill Phillips says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 1:20 pm

The desaturation and the dust really give the feeling of hot dry weather. Yes Farmers always moan but they work hard and for long hours

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Steven says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 1:27 pm

Your processing in B&W really makes the dust cyclone stand out nicely in this field. It also gives the feeling that this must have been a very hot, dry day. Given what JFK has stated, I really feel sorry for the farmer!

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Martine Libouton says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 2:24 pm

J’adore ce genre de photos

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Tom Wilson says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 2:26 pm

I hope there’s no one around with an allergy!

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Willem says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 2:50 pm

No life / food without farmers, beautiful photographic presented so.

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Martine says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 7:56 pm

Jolie scène champêtre.

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Barbara Thomas says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 8:07 pm

I think it is a hard living and they really do work long hours. Nice shot.

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Harry says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 8:15 pm

I agree with the quote as it applies to the traditional family farmer. But over the last 70 or 80 years, price supports, quotas and things like futures trading and crop insurance have moved the farmer more toward a traditional business. And the rise over the last several decades of factory farms and integrated supply chains have given the “farmer” purchasing power to get wholesale prices, and access to the prices paid by the retail consumer.

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Elaine Hancock says:

Jul 9, 2018 at 8:49 pm

A wonderful image. I like the dust flying. Farmers are so hard working.

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lisl says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 12:21 am

This looks like out very dry country at the present time, sherri

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Michael Skorulski says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 12:37 am

Excellent image of just some of the work of a struggling farmer.

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mhelene says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 6:11 am

Superb composition .

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Maria-Lina says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 6:32 am

Bonjour Sherri, que j’aime l’odeur du foin frais coupé, superbe photo! Bise, bonne journée dans la joie!

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grouser says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 7:02 am

Make hay while the sun shines.
A lot of people say that 🙂

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Ayush Basu says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 12:55 pm

love this view, Sherri, makes it all the more thought provoking.

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Nicou says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 9:10 pm

le temps des foins ce tracteur et la poussière soulevée sueprbe
Amitié

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Elizabeth Buckalew says:

Jul 10, 2018 at 10:17 pm

I love the dust flying! Nice catch – and good quote!

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Elaine K says:

Jul 11, 2018 at 2:34 am

awww, the life of small farmers is hard these days…. kind of a sad picture when thought about alongside that quote…

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Diane says:

Jul 11, 2018 at 5:38 pm

I really like this photo. Dry is definitely what I would say too.
It’s really very sad that farmers do the hard work, high risks, yet are never properly compensated. Not even close. And yet the middle and end-retailers are the ones making all the profit. It’s not right but I don’t know if it will ever change.

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Anita Bower says:

Jul 17, 2018 at 3:20 pm

Excellent quote. I live in a rural area and I see the hard work required to farm. I also see the joy.

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