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Farmville is not Farming

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Facebook has a game called Farmville that has become very popular.  When my wife first started playing the game, I almost thought I was going to have to get her some treatment for her addiction.  I would constantly get messages from Facebook asking me to do something for her Farmville game.  The first couple of times, I did what it asked and after that, I decided was too much work and stopped doing it.

I have found that this game seems to appeal to women more than men.  I am not sure why that is true since I like all things about farming, but I think the main reason for me, is that it is not real farming.  The process of planting, growing and harvesting a real crop has much more appeal to me than a game.

This post is simply a reflection of my opinion.  I am sure there are others who disagree with me, but I know that millions play the game.

Tags: , Ag General, Farm Trends | 2 Comments »

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Paul Neiffer is a certified public accountant and business advisor specializing in income taxation, accounting services, and succession planning for farmers and agribusiness processors. Paul is a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen in Walla Walla, Washington, as well as a regular speaker at national conferences and contributor at agweb.com. Raised on a farm in central Washington, he has been immersed in the ag industry his entire life, including the last 30 years professionally. Paul and his wife purchase an 180 acre ranch in 2016 and enjoy keeping it full of animals.

Comments

  • Cody Sustaita
  • March 27, 2010

Hello, this is one fantastic site! Thank you for posting this. I was searching for a site that has this kind of info. I just adore farmville! Thankful I found this one! I’ll be frequenting here again for sure! lol

  • DaveP
  • March 9, 2010

I’ve not played the game, but I have been tempted. There are many reasons I could see for why the game is so appealing:

1) A lot of people do want to reconnect with where their food comes from (even if it is on the virtual side of things, but also it seems like attendance at the local farmers’ markets is up and more people are planting home gardens).

2) The locally grown and organic food movements are gaining a wider audience and mainstream attention.

3) Some people do have a romantic view of the farming/country lifestyle, even they only look at the ‘grass is greener’ positives and not necessarily the trade offs that people in rural settings have to live with.

4) Not everyone has the ability (be it for lack of space, time, etc) to have their own garden, much less farm (due to its the extensive capital requirements). It’s great if you have a friendly farmer friend or someone in your family who farms (though as the number of family farms shrinks, that possibility becomes smaller and smaller), but starting from scratch is a huge challenge.

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