They are very hard-working! It's been more difficult lately as my grandpa has aged and can't do as much to help out, but they still make it work.
I know about the garden work, too. We always had a small family garden, but some years, we would plant way too much corn or too many green beans and then we would be shucking and snapping and shelling all summer long. I have fond memories of watching Star Wars over and over with my cousins while we strung vegetables to help out my mom.
I'm not sure what is going to become of large-scale farming in America. It's always fascinating to go see large farms. I've seen them from the air when flying to Minnesota and South Dakota before, and the large irrigation systems are always impressive. Hopefully crop prices will rebound and the farmers will be able to continue working hard.