Senwes Scenario August/September 2018 | Page 4

GENERAL COLUMN Editor's letter From the Word The make up of a producer T he farming community is much the same everywhere - it doesn't matter where a producer finds himself/herself. I read an interesting article written by an American senator, by the name of John, entitled “So God made a Farmer”. It describes the work of a producer and the unique and difficult lifestyle in the finest detail. Firstly, a farm does not have an alarm clock - that’s what Mother Nature does. If you are the last person leaving the ‘office’, you don’t need to switch off the lights. What a lovely description of farm work! When farmers pray, they don’t just pray for a good day. When they are woken up with the sound of rain on the roof, the