The following is a transcript of an investigative report on Full Measure News. Click on the link at the end of the transcript to watch the video story.
It's been a tough year for farmers. As if nature wasn't enough of a challenge, coronavirus left farmers fighting not only for their own survival but also to keep food on America's tables. Scott Thuman follows the season and one family, from planting to harvest.
Scott: Early summer in Southern Virginia. On this farm, the corn and cotton crops have just gone in, now it’s a waiting game, hoping the months ahead bring good weather and regular rain. For Shelley Butler Barlow and her family, who’ve been here for generations, this is one of the most stressful periods of the year, and just getting to this point is an achievement in 2020.
Shelley Butler Barlow: We actually had the conversation of not planting anything this year, which is unprecedented, which everyone is using that word right now, but it is, we’ve never had that conversation before. We always are taking risks, and we’re always weighing our options-- excerpt, rest at link above --
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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