If a public footpath went through a steelworks I doubt very much if the owner would be foolish enough sit a Bessemer converter in the middle of it. No one is disputing that the farmer has every right to earn a living, Ginger. That is a far cry from the comments you first made. Let me refresh your memory -

Frankly I'd be happier if panicky urbanites stayed in their towns and didn't clog up the countryside at all. There's a bank holiday looming, and my heart is already sinking at the prospect of tourists, caravans, litter, dogs, stupidity and the like.

Yes, ignorance can indeed kill but more often than not it just results in comments like that.

Dave.