The Importance of Farmers in Our Food Supply Chain

Farmers play a crucial role in our food production, providing us with fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat, eggs, grains, and more. They work tirelessly to grow crops, raise animals, and ensure a stable food supply for all. Different crops thrive in varying climates, from citrus fruits in warm regions to grains in optimal soil conditions. Farmers use fertilizers to nourish their crops and promote healthy plant growth. Their dedication and hard work sustain our food industry and nourish our communities.

• Farmers
• Food Supply
• Agriculture
• Crops
• Soil

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1. If It Werent for Farmers Rookie Read-About Science By Allan Fowler Power Point presentation created by permission of Maria Felizardo and Scholastic Publishers

2. If it werent for farmers what would there be to eat?

3. All the fruits and vegetables,

4. All the fruits and vegetables, all the milk and cheese,

5. All the fruits and vegetables, all the milk and cheese, meat and eggs you enjoy,

6. all the wheat that s made into flour,

7. all the wheat that s made into flour, that s baked into bread and cookies and cakes,

8. all of it comes from farmers.

9. A farm is a place where people go to work to grow plants or raise animals for food.

10. Some farm cropssuch as oranges, grapefruits, and peaches grow best where it s warm most of the time. Others such as apples and berries, potatoes, and tomatoes can be grown in cooler climates.

11. And there are places where the soil and climate are just right for growing corn and grains. Fields of wheat or corn stretch as far as the eye can see.

12. Farmers often add fertilizer to their soil. Fertilizer is plant food. It helps farmers grow bigger, healthier plants.

13. Farmers protect their crops from harmful weeds, insects, and plant diseases.

14. The most important thing all crops need is water.

15. Nothing can grow without water. Sometimes there isn t enough rain.

16. Then the farmer irrigates his crops. He brings water to them from natural sources such as rivers or springs.

17. The water reaches the crops through an irrigation ditch, or through a pipeline connected to sprinklers.

18. Today, machines help the farmers do their work. Tractors pull the plows that break up the soil and the planters that plant the seeds

19. and the harvesters that gather in the crops.

20. Some crops are so delicate that they would be crushed by machines. Raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries are like that, so they are picked by hand.

21. Besides crop farms, there are dairy farms where milk and cheese are produced

22. poultry farms, where chickens are raised for meat and eggs

23. And cattle farms or ranches, where cattle are raised for beef.

24. If it werent for farmerswhat would there be to eat?

25. Words You Know Crop Farms Dairy Farms Wheat Fruits and Vegetables Cows Poultry Farms Milk Cattle Ranch Organic Farm Eggs Chickens

26. Words You Know Tractor Harvester Sprinklers Chemicals Tractor