Gallup recently did a survey looking at the industries American’s view most positively and agriculture topped the list, with the grocery industry at number two, and restaurants at number three. Betsy Huber’s the President of the National Grange and she said this is really good news for ag. “I think it’s very positive and I think it’s related to the pandemic, that in the beginning when people went to their grocery stores and found empty shelves. That was a wake-up call to how essential farmers and grocery store workers really are,” Betsy said.
She talked about how consumers didn’t truly understand the impact agriculture has on us all until the pandemic hit. Huber hopes that people received the message loud and clear. She also advised farmers to start sharing their story and to be advocates for agriculture, especially now after the year we’ve had. She said this is the perfect time to be telling the story of ag.
