Agriculture’s Voice by Choice

I am a farmer by choice
Those in power will hear my voice

I need not yell or scream
Only tell of my agricultural dream

That one day agriculture will return
To be a field where you can actually earn

An income that will entice
Our youth to think twice

Youth of America – we need you too!
Agriculture is a field for you

In spite of challenging times I will commit
To never give up and to never quit

I will make the farmers’ plight heard
By sharing truth in spoken and written word

And my family and I will look to God
For help in raising our animals and turning the sod

Giving thanks in all things and maintaining good visions
Pushing the pencil and praying fervently when making decisions

So that when we lay down at night
We’ll feel calm because we’re exhausted having fought a good fight

Giving thanks to our Lord
Knowing that most in this world go to bed hungry or bored

Having done our best to restore
Agriculture to its’ rightful lore

By Ralph D. Coffman March 25, 2009