Work Stories- Farming (pt. 2!)

I'm back Y'all!

My last post did really well so I thought I'd try again. Also I got a couple of requests for more so here you go.

Let's get this over with. I got asked this in a comment so I'm answering here.
People who hate GMOs are idiots. Let's start with that. GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, but most people who are against them couldn't tell you that. So what are they really? Well, I'm not a rancher, but I know a little about how it's used in cattle anyway. For centuries, cattle ranchers have been selectively breeding animals for desirable traits. For instance, you have a bull who is very strong, but gets sick easily. You have a cow who has good immunity, but is weak. You breed the two together. Now, you COULD get a strong animal with good immunity. But you could also end up with a sickly calf that isn't strong at all. This is how it's been for a long time. It was just a process of trial and error. Then, along comes science. All of a sudden, we can help engineer an animal that is strong and immune. Every time. We can select a trait and get it with a little experimentation. That's oversimplifying it, but that's the idea. The same goes for plants. Wheat can be created now that can withstand a brutal drought and terrible heat, and still yield better than earlier varieties would under perfect conditions. And here's the thing with GMOs- there are no negative effects. Really! We would hail them as a miracle if people weren't so for-no-reason opposed to them.
Tl;dr- GMOs are awesome. Stop raggin on them.

1.) pocketknife
2.) gloves
3.) hat
These are true essentials. Can't go without a pocketknife, most useful tool ever. Gloves are great for pretty much anything. And a hat? I've seen anything from a "cowboy" hat, to a baseball cap. (That's what I wear). I don't know of any farmer or rancher who leaves home without one.

All the time. Any piece of equipment. They break down at the worst time. Sometimes it's easy. An hour or two and they're up again. Sometimes it takes weeks and we have to rent a replacement.

This is just rural America in general. There are never any cars on the red dirt roads. And when there are they're either farmers or high schoolers doing 110.

Next time you eat a sandwich, remember- a farm kid has probably played around in that grain. Wheat trucks are pretty much just big ol swimming pools. It's stupidly fun.

We raise free range hens for the eggs. We sell them. And I hate it. The people we sell to demand free range and antibiotic free. Both are stupid and cruel. We lose so many chickens to predators. I'm not joking, we average one a week during spring. And no antibiotics?!? It's a constant struggle to keep them sickness free. I know it's worse for cattle and pigs. Free range is just dumb.

Literally 90% of my food in the field comes from the big double arches. We send someone in to town to pick up food and bring it back. McDonalds is the best. Thank you fast food employees. I would seriously starve in the field without you.

Hawk tax. This happens a lot. You can't see but it has a rabbit. We scare up rodents and critters with the combine so they sit on power lines and wait. It's fun to watch. Shoutout to all the other farmers and ranchers on imgur.

Y'all come back now, ya hear?