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May 24, 2023

HONEST WORK FARMER

A CENTRAL OHIO FARMER WHOSE IMAGE WAS USED IN A POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA MEME TOUTING THE VALUE OF HARD WORK HAS DIED AFTER HE WAS INJURED IN A CRASH IN ILLINOIS.
DAVID BRANDT OF CARROLL, IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, WAS NATIONALLY KNOWN AS A PROPONENT OF NO-TILL FARMING. HE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY DISCUSSING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES. BUT HE BECAME BEST KNOWN FOR COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT HIS OCCUPATION, SAYING QUOTE- IT AINT MUCH BUT IT'S HONEST WORK. THE STATEMENT BECAME A SYMBOL OF TRADITIONAL VALUES AFTER IT WAS TURNED INTO A MEME ONLINE. RELATIVES HAVE SAID BRANDT ENJOYED THE MEME EVEN THOUGH HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT A MEME WAS UNTIL HE LEARNED HE BECAME ONE. THE 76-YEAR-OLD WAS HURT THURSDAY IN A CRASH IN URBANA, ILLINOIS AND DIED FROM HHIS INJURIES ON SUNDAY.