I havea special place in my hardened heart for farmers. They are a hard working and dedicated lot. I worked on farms as a kid and understand how much goes into producing those crops and ultimately what ends up on our table. Rain can be a farmers best friend or an enemy to their yeld. To little or too much, and the year is a bust and can lead to the ruin of the farm. I am not sure I could leave that much to chance. Maybe that is why I was glad to get away from the farms when I was a teenager.
It's a fickle thing, the weather, and farming is so dependent on things being right at the right time; when it's good it's good and when not...it's the opposite of good. As for having respect for farmers...everyone should, it's those people who provide food and other products for the rest of us.
That's the way.