Tech-savvy Ranchers Mugs

Shepherd looks at Ewe-tube.

'I'm here to fix your robotic milker.'

"....Reception on my tablet is so much better since I added wifi to my mule..."

'If you're not doing anything, come on over and we'll shoot the bull!'

"I'm sorry I bumped you, honey. Hello, tech support, I have a farmer in the Dell!"

"Hey Dolly, get back here!"

"He's a quick learner."

"We give thanks for superfast broadband, 4G connectivity ..."

First there were virtual-pets. Now there are virtual owners and ranchers.

'Do you believe how easy it is to find corn on the internet?'

Shepherd watching sheep on closed circuit TV

The sheep are much easier to keep track of now. They spend all day watching clips on Ewe Tube!

Old MacDonald had a startup.

'Ooo, two strays to add to the database.'

'Oh, I plow the fields, Greta takes care of the house, and young Johan, here, maintains the website.'

'Them's fightin' tweets!'

Farmer using a photo editing program

"If we don't find a place to charge these batteries we ain't gettin' this herd of tumbleweed to Kansas City by sundown."

A chicken coop with a loudspeaker on the roof

'I can't take your call right now. Please leave a message after the peep.'

"The only downside to free-range is I can't get a Wi-Fi signal out here."

This one needs re-booting!

"it has 256 ringtones and I can download more."

"I'm on the range, but I'm not home on the range."

'I'm the one who has to find them, so I embedded the locator chip in their wool!'

Modern Shepherding

Yup, I like these self-driving cattle. Google.

"This chat room ain't big enough fer th' two of us."

Computer for used for on-line dancing.

'Fun's over, the farmer installed a corn filter.'

Milk Machine

I'm texting!

'I'm not sure why, but you sound muffled.'

Farm wife rings her husband rather than calling out to him to let him know that dinner is ready.

'He's a Tex'an.'