How a family farm became a social media business

What if a Nebraska farm was actually a social media marketing business? Near Kenesaw, Nebraska, Noah Young and his family run The Shiloh Farm — a five-acre operation filled with chickens, alpacas, emus, vegetables, berries and more. But the crops and animals aren’t what pay the bills. Instead, millions of followers around the world tune in to Noah’s funny, educational farming videos across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. What started as “chicken fact of the day” videos during the pandemic became a full-time business built on storytelling, agriculture and social media marketing. Today, The Shiloh Farm creates viral content that helps people better understand where their food comes from while making audiences laugh along the way. In this “What If…” story Noah and Sierra Young share how they turned a hobby farm into a digital media business, the realities of influencer life in rural Nebraska, and why connecting people to agriculture matters more than ever. From viral watermelon videos to behind-the-scenes bloopers, this story explores how one Nebraska family is redefining modern farming — one post at a time. #ShilohFarm #Nebraska #Farming #TikTokFarmer #FarmLife #Agriculture #SocialMedia #WhatIf #NebraskaPublicMedia #FamilyFarm #WhatIfNebraska © 2026 Nebraska Public Media Foundation. All rights reserved. Learn more about the innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship across Nebraska by visiting https://NebraskaPublicMedia.org/WhatIf This video, “How a family farm became a social media business” is a part of the 7th season of “What If…Nebraska”. FOLLOW US: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NebraskaPublicMedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaPublicMedia X (Formerly Twitter): https://x.com/NebPublicMedia Instagram: https://instagram.com/NebraskaPublicMedia