Celebrate National Farmer’s Day on October 12
National Farmer’s Day is coming up on Thursday, October 12. It is a day to pay tribute to all the farmers throughout American history — which is a lot of farmers—as farming is one of the oldest jobs around!
The profession of farming began around 12,000 years ago with the domestication of livestock as hunter/gatherers settled down to plan their own food. Out of agriculture, cities and civilizations grew, and because crops and animals could be farmed to meet demand, the global...