This weekend I took a trip to Stillwater, Oklahoma to see friends and family. It was a great way to spend a birthday weekend and catch up with people I have not seen since May. On the trip back I opted for the less traveled state highways and saw some beautiful farm and ranch land. The scenery went from farmers preparing fields for this year’s wheat planting to the rough and rugged ranch land of the Northeast Panhandle. This time you’ll have to blame me for not taking my camera, but there are still some great photos out there to enjoy.
How often do you drive by a scene like this and not take time to admire the land that farmers and ranchers work so hard to take care of on a daily basis?
Here is an awesome field of sunflowers with pastures in the background. Driving on the highway many might not stop to think about all the work that goes into planting and harvesting sunflower crops. Where did you think that bag of sunflower seeds comes from? Photo courtest of Michelle Curtis
Now this is a sight that might just catch your attention. Dolores Krick caught this photo on her family's farm in York County, PA where they raise horses, corn, soybeans, and hay.Where ever the road may take you, take the opportunity to admire the landscape around you. The farmers and ranchers may not be seen as you pass by, but I guarantee you there is some hard work in caring for all of this great land we still have today.
Ryan Goodman works in grassroots advocacy as a communications consultant with beef cattle farmers and ranchers across the United States. He is a proud alumnus of Oklahoma State University, with studies focusing on cattle reproduction and nutrition. Ryan's experience in the beef industry range from family farms and ranches in several states to large feedlots and non-profit policy organizations.
Ryan is an avid trail and ultrarunner, proudly showing how beef can be an important part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle. Find Ryan on social media as @BeefRunner.
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