"Farm it Maybe"

Today I analyzed the YouTube video "Farm it Maybe", a parody from Carly Rae Jepson's original song "Call me Maybe". This video is apart of pop culture today; focusing on farming. What really caught my eye with this video compared to all the other videos I viewed was the age of the performer. Upon watching the video you can see the boy is not even a teenager. What makes this fascinating, in doing research, "the average age of a farmer today in American is 57"(Introduction). That is really old! In this video it depicts the boy performing farming tasks at a young age. What this implies to me, is the boy is learning to farm at a young age. He is learning how to become a farmer. He is also growing to appreciate what he is doing. I am sure farming is not very fun for children at that age. But, to make a three minute long video about farming says something about his interest in farming. This video depicts the important roles farmers play in America today. Some of those roles include and are not limited to: milking the cows, feeding the cattle, and working the tractor in the fields. As you can tell in the video the boy loves the life as a farmer. He loves his cattle, and loves to also take care of them. 

I feel farming is very vital to a healthy, functioning America. I feel it is important for young men and children to understand that as young farmers. I am not a farmer, but I am very grateful for farming. I respect children who farm at a young age, as depicted in this video. Acts like this, and children like this can help motivate America to greater causes. Some of those causes include: younger average age of farmers, help end world hunger, and help popularize farming. Even though this video is really cheezy, deep down the message has an impact on all. This video, as well as other farming parody videos are a great way to put focus on farming, and its importance. 

Work Cited:

 Fred, Lil. ""Farm It Maybe" - Lil Fred, "Call Me Maybe" Parody - Carly Rae Jepsen." YouTube Videos. YouTube, 14 July 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2015. <https://youtu.be/e3kwdue5XS0>. 

 "Introduction to Farm Demographics." Start2Farm.gov. National Agricultural Library (USDA). Web. 15 Nov. 2015. <http://www.start2farm.gov/usda/knowledge>. 

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"Farm it Maybe"