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