Harvest of Thanks: 5 Stories of Gratitude

From his humble beginnings on a small farmstead south of Cresco, Iowa, to being credited with saving hundreds of millions of lives, Norman Borlaug's legacy lives on.

Every cowboy has a story about how choices his ancestors made resulted in the life they're living today. Greg Henderson, Drovers editor, shares his appreciation for the little niche on the prairie his grandfather carved out providing his father with a smorgasbord of cattle and horse chores to assign Greg as a child.

Some things just take time to learn right. Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal's Pork editor, reflects on the gratitude she has for colleagues who helped her learn valuable lessons in her career.

Veterans of farm booms know how painful the downward adjustment can be - the estimates for next year demonstrate that - and we don’t look forward to it. But the mental denial gymnastics can rob us of a chance to accept and express gratitude for prosperity, deserved or not.