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Harvesting the fun for 45 years: The Farming Game

Kristen Sindelar
May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024

The farming game 4.JPG — The various components of the board game had to be manufactured by different companies.
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Anyone involved in agriculture knows that farming is not a game.

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The farming game 3.jpg — The Farming Game is designed like an autobiography for George Rohrbacher, who began his farming adventure in the Yakima Valley of Washington.
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The farming game 2.jpg — Unfamiliar with farming, George and Ann Rohrbacher jumped into agriculture at the worst time possible, right before the farm crisis of the 1980s.
Image from Bain Bridge Public Library

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The farming game 5.png — All members of the Rohrbacher family were involved with assembling the board game at their home in Washington.
Image from The Weekend Farming Co.

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The farming game 6.JPEG — Over its 45-year history, The Farming Game has been used as a tool to educate people about agricultural economics, as well as a source of entertainment for countless families.
Submitted image

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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.