A
farmer is someone who has an ownership interest in
crops[?] or
livestock, and who provides labor or management in their production.
The Dutch word for farmer is boer, from which the Boer people of South Africa took their name.
Notable farmers:
Farmers in fiction:
- Farmer Giles of Ham, novel, J. R. R. Tolkien
- Farmer In The Sky, science-fiction novel, Robert Heinlein
- Fred Dagg, character created by New Zealand performer John Clarke
- The Archers, radio serial, BBC
- Farmer Palmer[?], comic strip, Viz
- Farmer Jones[?], whose animals revolt in George Orwell's Animal Farm
Agriculture