Marie Morris

This past month has been filled with so many wonderful opportunities to share our love and passion for farming, and to give consumers a small glimpse into what it takes to raise and care for crops and animals. Not only was the Trumbull County Fair in the past month, but on behalf of Trumbull County Farm Bureau, my fellow advocates and I had another Storytime with a Farmer session that was a huge success earlier this summer.

Hello everyone; we’re in the dog days of summer, and that means high temperatures and variable rain showers. Some parts of the county have received ample rain for crops and plants to thrive, but most have not had enough rain to meet the water needs for healthy plants. We all know that water is necessary for plants to grow, but I find that most people underestimate the amount of water that is actually needed.

By Marie Morris Growing up, I always knew that I wanted to do something related to animals and/or agriculture for my career. I always enjoyed and excelled in math and science, so I knew that I probably would end up more on that side of the agriculture/animal spectrum versus the agriculture business side, but I wasn’t opposed to exploring this side of the industry. In high school and even early college, I thought that I knew what I wanted to do, but I really didn’t.