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March 14, 2018

10 words that drive Wanda crazy

A Minnesota farm blogger shares her frustration

10 words that drive Wanda crazy

When you're a farmer, it can be frustrating to read or see some of the lies and misinformation that get spread about farming and ranching.

Wanda Patsche is a farmer living in Minnesota who blogs at Minnesota Farm Living. She is a city-girl turned farm wife and she is passionate about sharing her farm’s story. We can say that she speaks for a lot of farmers when she penned her post, 10 words that drive farmers crazy.

Not surprisingly, her #1 drive-me-crazy word is “factory farm.”

She says, “If I had to narrow this list from 10 to 1, this is the word I would choose. In agriculture, we know that people who use the word ‘factory farm’ are using it in a negative way. The people who use ‘factory farm’ don’t want you to think there are people who care for animals on these farms. They want you to think there is minimal animal contact, conditions are dark and unfriendly. But the truth is, people run and manage these farms and barns. They are friends, neighbors, and family.

Find out what Wanda’s other nine words are at 10 words that drive farmers crazy.