Yes, of course we need that. It is high time that my altmer visited all his farms and plantations to check whether everything is going smoothly. It will be too late once the staff becomes slack and lets them get infested with skeevers...
+1 want cosmetic farming, with npc's who move around tending the crops and animals - all of the assets and animations are already in game so I hope this is something zos adds sooner rather than later.
#1 tip (Re)check your graphics settings periodically - especially resolution.