I started following tykerman1 on Twitter a few months ago. I found out about him through an article about how farmers use Twitter to fight the boredom of being on the tractor all day.  Growing on a dairy myself, I could see the benefits and how it would help with some of the more lonely times out in the middle of nowhere.

Learning more about Steve Tucker (tykerman1) has been fun and given me a unique perspective. As I sit at the computer most of the day, Steve sits in his tractor in his fields in Nebraska all day. Part of Steve’s job is to pay close attention to the weather and how it will affect his crops. I just need to know if should carry my rain jacket or not.

In July 2009, Steve was interviewed by CNN about his twitter and how it’s changed his life.  In an interview off his blog, he commented that during the next 7 days after his interview, his 400+ followers grew to 18,000.

I find that this is such a great example of how technology is bringing people closer together to help educate and give folks a window on the ups and downs of other people’s lives. So many people don’t know the steps it takes to manufacture food out of the fields and into the store. There are so many steps and how great is it that we can talk directly to farmers and learn more about what they do!

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