>That's an underhanded comment or do you assume Africa can't produce any technical skills? Lighten up a bit, eh? The parent didn't say anything negative about

>That's an underhanded comment or do you assume Africa can't produce any technical skills? Lighten up a bit, eh? The parent didn't say anything negative about South Africa, rather he plainly wondered about the labor market for these skills and why it was necessary to bring talent from another country. It is an interesting and valid question that seems to imply a lack of homegrown US skills. Personally I wondered if the make of tractor was South African and thus the likely source of trained technicians, but that's not the case here. Which leads us back to the root question - why SA? Good trade schools? Organizations that are helping people find apprenticeships around the world? Familial connections on the part of the subject of the article?