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Farm Progress America, July 4, 2024Farm Progress America, July 4, 2024

Happy Independence Day! Mike Pearson wishes listeners a happy holiday and then goes on to explain why none of it was possible without farmers.

July 4, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners how the U.S. farmer was instrumental in gaining our country's independence.

Agriculture helped secure our freedom. Most colonists were engaged in agriculture production: Wheat, corn, tobacco and cotton.

The colonists used the goods they produced as a source of income to pay the taxes Great Britain were enacting.

The colonists developed resentment over the taxes they were paying which helped grow support for the country's freedom.

Farmers adapted to the land when they arrived in the USA and secured food sources for the colonists.

The farmers were also willing to accept the Continental Congress Currency even though it was depreciating quickly and were dubbed the "Unsung heroes of our freedom."

The farmers provided food to the Continental Army and went on to join it. They were successful in overthrowing Great Britain because they knew the land and could use guerilla techniques in fighting.

"Thank you to farmers for helping to secure our freedom."

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Mike Pearson, farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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