What the texts look like

These are the exact texts Cownty would send, built from the latest USDA and FSA files. Texting is off right now; nothing is sent.

Once a week (one text for all your barns)

Sterling: USDA report of Nov 11, 2026 · Brush: USDA report of Nov 13, 2026

Cownty weekly prices (USDA $/cwt): Sterling 11/11 Str 4wt $498 5wt $448 7wt $335, Hfr 4wt $422 5wt $383 7wt $307; Brush 11/13 Str 4wt $475 5wt $435 7wt $338, Hfr 4wt $407 5wt $362 7wt $313. Past sales, not a quote. cownty.com STOP=end

234 characters: one weekly text (2 parts, shown as one message).

When your county qualifies

Example from the current FSA file (Nov 5, 2026):

Cownty: Kimball Co., NE is now on FSA's 2026 LFP drought list (file of 11/5/26), up to 5 monthly payments on some pasture. Ask your county FSA office. Info only; FSA decides. cownty.com/c/kimball-ne STOP=end

207 characters (2 texts).

Example from the current FSA file (May 18, 2026):

Cownty: USDA disaster designation S6260 (contiguous county, drought) approved 5/18/26 covers Kimball Co., NE. FSA emergency loans may be available. Info only; FSA decides. cownty.com/c/kimball-ne STOP=end

204 characters (2 texts).

Try another county or barn

County

Barns (1 to 3)

Sterling (Sterling, CO), 48 mi

Brush (Brush, CO), 65 mi

Torrington WY (Torrington, WY), 65 mi

Ogallala (Ogallala, NE), 103 mi

Crawford (Crawford, NE), 104 mi

Imperial (Imperial, NE), 118 mi

Gordon (Gordon, NE), 135 mi

North Platte (North Platte, NE), 154 mi

Alerts go out only for new facts: a new LFP listing or a new USDA disaster designation. Every text goes through an approval queue first, and you can reply STOP anytime.