Do you have your planting dream team ready to go for this year? We do. On this episode of Kernels, Luke Crumley, Marlene Eick, and Producer Jessy Woodworth are drafting their picks. The only rule: they have to pick fictional farmers. Who will get to claim Mark Watney, Mulan, Joseph Cooper, or Old McDonald? Find out by listening now!

 

The Whole List:

Race Against the Harvest - basically everyone

Men of Honor - Carl Brasher

Old McDonald

The farmer's daughter in the song She Thinks My Tractors Sexy

Mulan

Mary, from Mary had a Little Lamb

Aunt Em and Uncle Henry - Wizard of Oz

Courage the Cowardly Dog's owners

Luke Skywalker 

Interstellar - Joseph Cooper

Star Wars - Galen Erso

Captain Picard - French winery 

Admiral Kirk

Superman's parents

Field of Dreams - Ray Kinsella

The Martian - Mark Watney

A League of Their Own - Gina Davis

Billy Bob and Charlene in John Deere Green

Dwight Schrute

Chicken Run - Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy

Barnyard - Mr. and Mrs. Beady

The Ranch - Beau, Colt, and Jameson Bennett

Little House on the Prairie - Ingall Family

Babe - Farmer Hoggett

The Patriot - Benjamin Martin

The couple in American Gothic (counts as one, pitchfork included)

Mr. Green Jeans

Green Acres - Oliver

Jolly Green Giant

Colonel Sanders

Jimmy Dean

 

About Ohio Corn & Wheat

Ohio Corn & Wheat works to create opportunities for long-term Ohio corn and small grain grower profitability. It is a strategic alliance of two checkoffs and one membership-based organization. The Ohio Corn Checkoff and Ohio Small Grains Checkoff work to develop and expand markets, fund research and provide education about corn and wheat, respectively. The Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association is a membership organization advocating for supportive public policy on behalf of its farmer members.

For more information, please visit www.ohiocornandwheat.org.