My aunt and uncle live on a farm and I used to go there in the summers and work on the farm. While most farmers are actually quite wealthy due to the value of their land, it is just a hard job.
If I could be the guy driving the tractor that would be one thing, but when I am the guy hoeing beans and shoveling corn into the auger, that is just a days worth of excruciating pain.
Not to mention if you have cattle getting cow crap all over you and getting zapped by the electric fence every time you forget and touch it.
Farmers do have an important place in our world. They bring many wonderful things to our home and tables. It takes a special person to be a farmer and I just don't think I have the stamina for it!