Cow Show Romance: America’s Most Successful Marriage Market
MADISON, Wis. — Cow show romance has overtaken dating apps as America’s most durable marriage market, according to the National Institute of Bovine Matrimony, an organization headquartered wherever somebody has left a clipboard. Its highly
Barbie Was Born in a Barn
LYRICS: Barbie Was Born in a Barn Parody by Bale Harrison & The Texas Field Hands Music and Lyrics by Alan Nafzger Barbie Was Born in a Barn -- She wasn’t raised in Malibu, no shiny pink Corvette... DOWNLOAD
Tumbleweed
Lyrics: Tumbleweed Performed by Debbie “Hayride” Harper & The Prairie Songbirds Tumbleweed - DOWNLOAD (Verse 1) You blow in like the wind, never stayin’ long, Your restless heart's been wanderin' since the day you were born. No roots to hold you
USDA Confirms Farmers Are Paying More to Earn Less; Wall Street Wants to Know How to Franchise the Business Model
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that farmers are paying more to earn less, an agricultural achievement that attracted immediate attention from Wall Street investors seeking a business model with no apparent
Whey Prices Hit Record Highs; Dairy Farmers Discover the Stuff Left Over From Making Cheese Has a Better Financial Future Than Their Children
MADISON, Wisconsin. In America's latest economic miracle, the liquid left over from making cheese has apparently developed a stronger investment portfolio than the average American family. RFD-TV reports U.S. dry whey prices set records in
United Nations Announces World Food Prices Are Falling; Sugar Refuses to Participate and Demands a Raise
ROME, Italy. The United Nations has announced that international food commodity prices fell in October, prompting immediate concern from sugar, which refused to participate in the decline and demanded a raise, a title and its
Lithuania Holds Russian Grain for Months to Verify Its Origin; Wheat Ordered to Produce Passport, Birth Certificate and Three Character References
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania. Lithuania has announced tighter grain-origin checks, leaving wheat shipments facing the kind of paperwork usually reserved for international banking, university admissions and a person attempting to renew a driver's license. Reuters reports Lithuania will
Turkey Prepares to Host World Climate Summit While Farmers Run Out of Water; Delegates Asked to Bring Their Own Clouds
ANTALYA, Turkey. As world delegates assemble for the COP31 climate summit, Turkish farmers have made one practical request: please arrive with your own clouds. Speeches are welcome, policy proposals are appreciated, but the cotton is
Nevada Ranchers Discover Wild Horses Have Free Grazing, Better Public Relations and No Mortgage; Cattle Demand Equal Rights
RUBY VALLEY, Nevada. A dispute over grazing in northern Nevada has reached the point where working cattle are wondering why wild horses get dramatic documentaries, national admiration and a romantic reputation, while cows get an
Tyson Partners With Texas Ranchers to Find More Beef; Cowboys Applaud Company’s Revolutionary Decision to Consult People Who Actually Own Cattle
AMARILLO, Texas. After decades of sophisticated supply-chain management, Tyson Foods has announced a breakthrough strategy for finding beef: establish a partnership with the people who actually raise cattle. Texas ranchers applauded the discovery, then went
America’s Cattle Herd Hits 75-Year Low; Remaining Cows Demand Reserved Parking, Dental Insurance and Celebrity Representation
AMARILLO, Texas. America's shrinking cattle herd has produced an unexpected labor dispute: the remaining cows have concluded that scarcity makes them celebrities and are demanding reserved parking, comprehensive dental coverage and someone to negotiate their
Congress Promises Farmers a New Farm Bill Just as Soon as Washington Finishes Arguing About Everything Except Farming
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congress has reassured American farmers that a new Farm Bill remains a priority, just as soon as lawmakers settle the budget, the border, a collection of competing political arguments and whether somebody moved
John Deere Closes Two Iowa Plants; Farmers Explain Their Old Tractors Are Already Fully Equipped to Lose Money
OTTUMWA, Iowa. John Deere's plan to close two Iowa manufacturing plants has left thousands of farm families considering an uncomfortable possibility: the tractor they bought before the internet might now have a longer career than
Connecticut Sends Dairy Farmers Emergency Cash
Cows Ask Whether Feed and Therapy Are Covered HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut has announced additional financial assistance for dairy farmers, prompting the state's cattle to look into whether the support might extend beyond their owners to
Drones Weigh Cattle, Cows File Complaint
Heifers cite unrealistic body standards Heifers cite unrealistic body standards SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Modern cattle have survived branding, ear tags, vaccinations, weather, flies and human beings arguing about their appearance at county fairs. Their newest indignity
Ranch Quarter Horse Takes Its Name Literally, Works Fifteen Minutes Per Hour
Payroll the Horse Works Fifteen Minutes an Hour AMARILLO, Texas (Farm.FM) — A ranch quarter horse named Payroll has interpreted the word "quarter" as a binding labor agreement, announcing that he will work precisely fifteen minutes
Farmer Wins $10 Million, Can Farm Two More Years
First purchase: one hydraulic fitting FARMER CITY, Illinois — A farmer who won ten million dollars in the lottery has announced plans to continue farming until the money is gone, a schedule that local agricultural economists
Chobani Wants 30% More Pennsylvania Milk; Cows Demand Overtime Pay, Better Working Conditions and a Union Representative
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania. America's dairy cows have received extraordinary corporate news: a yogurt company wants more milk, and the company's executives apparently believe cows will respond by increasing production instead of asking to see the
Dairy Farmers Make More Milk, Less Money
Cows Accused of Working Too Hard MADISON, Wisconsin - American dairy farmers have run into a peculiar economic phenomenon in which producing more milk means more work, higher operating costs and, somehow, less money for the
Family Farms Stop Growing Food, Start Charging Americans to Look at It; Corn Maze Now Earns More Than the Corn
DES MOINES, Iowa. The latest agricultural development is a corn crop nobody is supposed to eat. As reporting on family farm agritainment shows, farmers seeking revenue beyond commodity markets are turning ordinary fields into attractions.
Dairy Farm Expansion Adds 2,000 Cows and One Extremely Tired Farmer
2,000 More Cows and a Farmer Who Authorized Nothing LANSING, Mich. (Farm.FM) — A dairy farm expansion has added 2,000 cows, new housing, a larger feed-storage area and one farmer who now answers his telephone by
Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream Cures Emotional Dependency
Scientists Say Couples Can Be Separate but Permanently Tangled WICHITA FALLS, Texas - A major breakthrough in dairy psychology suggests that peanut butter swirl ice cream may help married couples overcome excessive emotional dependency. Scientists believe
BIG Ag and Texas Don’t Mix
BIG Ag and Texas Don’t Mix Bale Harrison & The Texas Field Hands DOWNLOAD THE MP3 [Verse 1] Down here in Texas, we like things small Family farms where we know ’em all But here comes Big Ag with their suits
Farmer Works 50 Years Growing Crops at a Loss, Makes First Profit When Suburban Family Pays $80 to Get Lost in His Cornfield
PEORIA, Illinois. At seventy-two, farmer Earl Bemis has reportedly made his first respectable profit, after spending fifty years planting crops, repairing equipment, worrying about rain and arguing with grain buyers. The winning crop was neither
Portage County Randolph Fair 4-H
Portage County Randolph Fair 4-H: Border Collie Herds the Judges Captain Organizes Three Adults Without a Meeting RANDOLPH, Ohio — The Portage County Randolph Fair 4-H dog show has produced an unexpected demonstration of livestock management after
Wall Street Discovers Agritainment, Begins Buying Family Farms; Investment Bankers Promise to Preserve Rural Traditions by Charging $40 to Experience Poverty
NEW YORK, New York. Wall Street analysts have discovered the most valuable asset on an American farm is not the land, the grain or the machinery. It is the ability to convince wealthy people that
USDA Hires AI to Check Crop Reports
Washington's new software is asked to find the missing bushels WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that artificial intelligence will help verify its crop production reports, following a statistical mix-up in
Farm Life Influencer Calls 4 A.M. a Wellness Routine; Farmer Calls It Tuesday
The 4 A.M. Alarm Is Not a Self-Care Ritual MANHATTAN, Kansas (Farm.FM) — A lifestyle influencer has declared that farm life is the ultimate wellness retreat after a quick visit to a working cattle ranch. Wearing a
Co-op Sells Diesel by the Occasion
Fall menu adds a First Operating Loan package SALINA, Kan. — A farm cooperative has added special-occasion diesel to its fall offerings after discovering that members were already discussing routine fill-ups in the subdued tones ordinarily
Farmers Who Read Commodity Reports Have Remarkable Brains
Fantasy readers imagine impossible worlds. Farmers imagine a profitable soybean crop. WICHITA FALLS, Texas — A recent article about fantasy-fiction readers praised their ability to build complex worlds, entertain impossible possibilities, and hold contradictory ideas in