Wealth is not the only thing of value in farming

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Recently, we seem to be continually told that we must look after our mental health - and I totally agree. However, I feel that the symptoms are being looked at, but the causes are not.My parents-in-law were devout Christians who worked hard, but who kept Sunday as a day of rest and for church attendance, only doing what was necessary to attend to stockI remember when it became fashionable to work seven days a week, I guess with the aim of making more money. I now look at the current fanning scene, with vast acreages, hundreds of livestock and fewer staff on farms, and machines that cost six figures, financed over years, from which the "owners" are never free of debt.