He was the meme of the crop. David Brandt, the Ohio farmer who became a viral meme after espousing the virtues of "honest work," is dead at 76 after getting injured in a car crash in Illinois last week.
LANCASTER, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio farmer known by many through a meme has died, but not without leaving behind a legacy in the agricultural world alongside his internet fame. On Thursday, 76-year-old Dave Brandt was driving home to his Fairfield County farm after picking up red corn near Champaign, Illinois, when his truck crashed. […]