Grower asks the app to break the news in person LINCOLN, Neb. — A weather app sent a corn grower a cheerful notification Tuesday inviting him to get outside and enjoy another beautiful day. The grower

Credit committee invited to a pregnancy check NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A banker reviewing a cattle operation's borrowing plan asked how soon a group of replacement heifers would generate revenue. The rancher opened the gate and

Ammonia Nears $875 a Ton in the Midwest WICHITA FALLS, Texas — American farmers have discovered that the most expensive thing about growing corn is no longer the tractor, the land or the diesel. It's convincing

Kansas Library Board Weighs $565.75 Fine SALINA, Kansas — A retired dairy farmer returned a library copy of the Animal Farm Orwell book to the Smoky Hill County Library this week, 31 years after he checked

Barn Trial Finds Flock Unmoved by Holiday Jokes LITCHFIELD, Minnesota — A turkey grower who spent nine days hanging Thanksgiving humor memes at beak height inside a working barn reported that his flock of 11,200 birds

The Debate Ends When the Dairy Cow Asks for Back Pay OMAHA, Nebraska (Farm.FM) — A highly publicized dairy cow vs beef cow debate ended abruptly Thursday when the dairy representative requested thirty months of back

Hog Group Files Complaint Over Barn Wall Scene OTTUMWA, Iowa — The Wapello Valley Pork Producers filed a written complaint this week with the Rialto Theater over its Saturday matinee of the movie of Animal Farm,

Milk producers celebrate by asking their banks to extend overdrafts until Christmas DES MOINES, Iowa — America's dairy processors announced this week that more than $15 billion in new plant investment is headed to 23 states,

The Cows Drink With Suspicious Enthusiasm MADISON, Wis. (Farm.FM) — A dairy farm water use investigation has concluded that cows are drinking with suspicious enthusiasm, forcing management to consider whether the herd has secretly enrolled in

A Retiring Holstein Wants Severance and a Gold Watch HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Farm.FM) — Dairy farm cull cow decisions have been transferred to a newly established human resources department after a retiring Holstein demanded a severance package,

The Heifers Top the Agricultural Job Market LANSING, Mich. (Farm.FM) — Dairy farm heifers have been declared the most promising applicants in the agricultural labor market after a local employment consultant discovered that, unlike many recent

Farm Support Tops $950 Billion Across 56 Countries PARIS, France — International agricultural economists have identified a pattern in government policy that holds across continents: politicians would rather spend billions rescuing struggling farmers than build the

Tourists Pay Extra to Carry Their Own Pumpkin LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (Farm.FM) — A farm pumpkin patch has unveiled a seventy-five-dollar VIP experience allowing visitors to walk into a field, select a pumpkin, and carry it all

Nebraska Operation Posts Spouse Wanted Ad HASTINGS, Nebraska — A 1,100-acre grain and cattle operation placed a classified ad this week under the heading "Farm Wants a Wife," which its attorney called the first spousal search

Seasonal crew arrives after the fruit changes careers YAKIMA, Wash. — An apple grower who spent the summer preparing for harvest received word that her seasonal crew could finally get to work just as the apples

Six Months of Meetings to Decide What They Are DODGE CITY, Kansas (Farm.FM) — A ranch farm committee has spent six months attempting to decide whether an agricultural property should be called a ranch or a

The Goat Handles Customer Service Its Own Way WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Farm.FM) — A family searching Google for "farm petting zoo near me" discovered a North Texas attraction whose customer-service department consists of one goat, a

A Video Game Storm Meets Real-World Crop Risk DES MOINES, Iowa (Farm.FM) — A Farm Simulator 25 enthusiast has demanded federal crop insurance after a storm destroyed his digital cornfield, insisting that the federal government should

The Robot Wants Benefits; the Cow Wants Her Old Milker Back MADISON, Wisconsin (Farm.FM) — A dairy bot at a Wisconsin milking operation has requested paid time off, a climate-controlled charging room, and recognition as Employee

The Nubian Ended the Quiz by Eating It COLUMBIA, Missouri (Farm.FM) — The county fair's dairy goat showmanship questions ended eight minutes early Thursday when a Nubian named Patricia ate the examiner's clipboard, including the answer

The Cows Work Harder; the Owners Ask About Pay APPLETON, Wis. (Farm.FM) — Dairy farm milk production has climbed again, prompting economists to congratulate the nation's cows on working harder while the people who own them

Diesel Suppliers Don't Accept Butterfat ROCHESTER, Minn. (Farm.FM) — Dairy farm milk hauling fees have risen, prompting a tanker driver to remind producers that diesel suppliers rarely accept payment in butterfat, good intentions or milk samples. The

Work-Life Balance Pending the Cows' Approval LANCASTER, Pennsylvania (Farm.FM) — A Pennsylvania dairy has announced that its dairy jobs now offer competitive wages, flexible scheduling and a healthy work-life balance, subject to final approval from 240

The Hay Is Adequate; the Bill Is Not ITHACA, New York (Farm.FM) — A farmer who mailed a hay sample to the Dairy One Forage Lab received an impressively detailed report on feed quality, then requested

The Calf Chase Now Includes Holding Your Coffee AMARILLO, Texas (Farm.FM) — Organizers of a western competition have expanded ranch rodeo events to include a new challenge: catch a calf, shut two gates and preserve a

The Calves Outperform the Tractor LANSING, Mich. (Farm.FM) — Dairy farm beef-on-dairy calves have become the family's most successful investment, leaving the farmer relieved, his banker impressed and a jealous tractor asking why it cannot be

Hogs ask why Washington wasn't tested first MADISON, Wisconsin (Farm.FM) — Three American states are taking part in a coordinated effort to eliminate a serious pig disease, prompting hog producers to ask whether the same scientific

The Heifer Costs More Than a Car; the Bank Wants 20 Percent LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (Farm.FM) — A dairy farmer attempting to finance a dairy heifer was informed Tuesday that the animal would qualify for a