The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, written and recorded by The Band in 1969 would immortalize not only the historical event that ripped our nation apart and the struggle that would come in a botched Reconstruction, but also the dying of a distinct era. The southern United States has placed a majority of its stake in agriculture since the very beginning. Down here sugarcane, cattle, corn, peaches, pecans, soybeans, and the king cash crop cotton have always held up our economy. Like football, agriculture is a way of life here. Life changes though. Constantly. Now the modern farmer is caught between the responsibility of feeding an ever-growing, ever-needy population and the newly developed debate of ethics and economics in food production. Continue reading »![]()
