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Three brothers in Kansas are trying to find something positive as they deal with a challenging harvest season with a parody music video.
It comes as the latest Saskatchewan crop report shows just 23 per cent is in the bin, compared with the five year average of 50 per cent for this time of year.
Uncooperative weather including the damp end to summer is a major factor, according to the report.
The Peterson Farm Bros have re-made AC/DC’s Thunderstruck to be Tractorstuck, all about getting stuck in waterlogged fields.
Tractorstuck! (Thunderstruck parody)
TRACTORSTUCK – Parody of Thunderstruck by AC/DCWatch all 17 of our farm parodies here: http://www.youtube.com/PetersonFarmBrosThe underlying message of this video: Sometimes in life…we get our tractor stuck! Sometimes literally on the farm and sometimes figuratively in life. Lots of farm families (and people outside of farming as well) are undergoing tough times right now. Rising inputs. Low market prices. Severe weather. Consumer push back. It can feel like when you get a tractor stuck. You are frustrated, angry, kicking the tires, wondering how you got in this mess and how in the world you are going to fix it. This video is a humorous reminder that farming is full of problems and fixing those problems. It always has been. And someone usually has it worse off than you. There is always much to be thankful for! You can choose to sit in your problems and frustration and be angry and negative. Or you can focus on the positive, what is going right, and do your best to figure out how to solve the problems you face. Sometimes you can't pull the tractor out/solve the problem by yourself. It's okay to call and ask a friend or family member for help. Sometimes getting help can be the best/most productive thing you can do.It's important to remember that the tractor will get pulled out. There is always hope for better times. And someday you can even look back on the hard times and laugh knowing that it made you stronger. Farming is cyclical. And tough times have been a part of farming for centuries. The good times will return. In the meantime keep pressing on, do your best, appreciate the people close to you, and think positive. Remember that the success of your farm doesn't define your worth as a human being. We should be thankful for every day we get live our life on the farm, even if the farm is sold one day! We are all fortunate!(If you are struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide, please call the suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255)
Posted by Peterson Farm Bros on Monday, September 16, 2019
They say the song is also a metaphor for the challenges of farming.
“Lots of farm families and people outside of farming as well are undergoing tough times right now. Rising inputs, low market prices, Severe weather, ” their Facebook post with the video read. “It’s important to remember that the tractor will get pulled out. There is always hope for better times.”
Since Monday more than one million people have watched the video on Facebook and inspired people to share their own harvest stories and photos.