Response one 1-25-10

In the readings of the Omnivore's Dilemma, there was something that stood out to me that I was previously unaware of. Farming might be one of the toughest jobs in the United States. Reading about George Naylor's experience as a farmer makes jobs I would never want, look extremely easy. From what I read, it seems that George was brough up knowing that he was going to run the farm when his father was gone. Basically, his career was already set up for him before he had the opportuniry to explore what he really wanted to do in life. That is how farming works I guess, it is a family business. And might I add, not one that, so to speak, 'pays the bills'.
Reading about George's troubles as a farmer is ever hard to hear about. Whether the economy is bad, meaning the demand for corn goes down, or the competitive neighbors have the more high tech gear, leading them into bankruptcy, or even just being able to feed the family and pay the bills, farming is not an easy job. As time goes on, no one knows what is going to happen with the economy or supply and demand for products, for farmers this means trouble. If I could describe farming in one work from what I have read in this book, it would be unpredictable. There are so many variable to take into account,such as the weather, the economy, tools, ect., I would say it is not a very stable job, especially for a family, it is not something that you can depend on to live off of. Farming is definitely a tough job which has a lot of issues that go along with it.