The agricultural and rural community is full of honest and hardworking people, where their word is their bond and a handshake is generally all you need to seal a deal. This ethos has been taught and followed and resemble the Cowboy Ethics derived from the book "Cowboy Ethics" by James P. Owen:
We hope the Farmapper community will similarly be a place where its citizens act ethically and responsibly, but initiating business online does carry a certain set of risks where you don’t personally know all the neighbors. Farmapper Channels is intended only to allow users to present certain information and to initiate first contact between interested parties. The following best practices will enable people to get to know their counterparties and jumpstart communication.
Some of these scams can be avoided with common sense, but some are very creative. Though, with no affiliation to Farmapper, many examples of scams can be found Craigslist.
Farmapper Channels are meant to be narrow and targeted to specific areas in the agricultural community. Posting erroneous or irrelevant listings in Farmapper Channels will be grounds to have the listing pulled and potentially the Farmapper account deactivated. If you notice listings that break the spirit, please send an email to support@farmapper.com with the listing title and Channel so that it can be flagged.
Examples of Prohibited Items that are not allowed and not relevant to Farmapper Channels are