New Farming Crisis As
Entire Cow Population Gets Bored With Grass
The UK farming industry has been
plunged into a new crisis as it was
discovered that the country's cows
have all become bored with eating grass.
Despite being the staple food for
cows for millions of years, it appears that
the bovine world has now had enough
of the plentiful, green foodstuff.
"I can't explain it," said one farmer. "They're not normally this fussy."
Farmers in Kent were seen frantically
throwing the contents of their fridges at
their herds, in the vain hope that
something would stimulate their appetites.
"It's as if it has suddenly become
uncool to eat grass," said one expert. "This is
the last thing we need."
--FED
UP: A frustrated cow, yesterday.
"This is not unusual," said Kate
Thornton, cultural commentator and dairy
farming expert. "Cows have fashion
trends just like humans and obviously
grass has become the Spice Girls
of the bovine world - no-one's interested.
What farmers need to do now is find
the cow equivalent of Eminem or
something. That's what I reckon,
anyway."
The Ministry of Agriculture has urged
the farming community not to panic,
saying the problem is under control
and will probably go away if everyone
ignores it.
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