On some level, however, they know they live amid some of the best farmland in the world. As a result, Americans take their grocery stores for granted. The amazing thing is how many recent surveys have turned up the same result. They've found a significant number of urban dwellers don't understand why we need farmers. U.S. agriculture is a bedrock in our balance of trade.
People see 'corn' in the list of dog food ingredients.
The same is true of the 'cotton' or 'wool' they see on clothes they manufacture or buy. Many Americans make, sell, buy, use, process or show the results of photo film. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus in Manhattan.