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Pure profit: $830,000 in two weeks selling seed potatoes

Warning: Real potato farmers should stop reading here. This might ruin your week. A San Francisco-based company just cleared $830,000 US in two weeks by selling seed potatoes. The potatoes are virtual but the money is very, very real. Zynga is a developer of apps for Facebook and the iPhone. One of their biggest hits is... get this... a game about farming. Farmville lets users own and manage a virtual farm. Apparently it's very addictive. At least, the 20 million users who are currently playing… Continue

Posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:34am — 2 Comments

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At 9:45am on September 25, 2009, John Beardsley said…
welcome Andrew. you still writing for country guide If you are i am obviously a less then regular reader! lol
 
 
 

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Minnesota Wildfires Threaten Agriculture as Governor Walz Mobilizes National Guard

As wildfires spread across northern Minnesota and along the Ontario border, Governor Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the Minnesota National Guard.

Supporting Canadian cattle processors

The government is looking to align some rules with the U.S.

Weather Outlook Raises Flash Drought Concerns for U.S. Corn Belt as Heat Dome Intensifies

Record-breaking heat across the northern United States is raising concerns about crop stress and flash drought development in key growing regions.

Canada’s ag ministers meeting this week

The FPT meetings will occur in Halifax, N.S.

USDA July Crop Report Sparks Rally in Grain Markets

A bullish July USDA report boosted grain markets as tightening supplies, threatening weather, and strong export demand improved the outlook for corn, soybeans, and wheat.

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