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I've been awake for the past few days, and it's starting to affect my mind. Do you have any tips or tricks for dozing off when it seems impossible to do so?

One of my goats keeps shaking his head and rubbing it along the fence. I've checked him over and both his ears smell bad. They're pretty dirty inside. I need to do a better job of keeping all their ears clean to begin with, but with this one I'm fairly sure it's ear mites. Is there a way to...

These Christmas displays cracked me up this morning, so I had to share. I love that they went all out and celebrated agriculture with their Christmas lights. https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/seven-ag-related-christmas-light-displays/

I'm watching some ducks while my friends are out of town. They usually have access to a nice pond, but they are staying in their run while my friends are away. The ducks keep swimming in the heated water troughs and buckets and are getting them absolutely filthy. I'm changing the water twice a...

Any poinsettia sellers out there? Do you think Premium Red will remain the top seller this year or will it be toppled by something more exotic? My customers are snapping up Ice Punch as quickly as I can put them out. Polar Bear remains unpopular among my shoppers this year.

Did you know there's an actual formula to how many Christmas lights you need? Apparently it's one strand per foot. I had no idea. I guess it's easier than the look and see method that I usually rely on.

I don't usually till my soil at all, but I'm going to do it this spring. Do you think I should till it now and plant a cover crop to benefit the soil or would it be better to just wait until spring and till it then. Basically, are cover crops truly useful or are they overrated when it comes to...

I've been on the keto diet and I've lost quite a bit of weight, but I haven't found an exercise plan that I can stick with. What do you guys do for extra exercise? I do a lot of office work and I need to move around more.

Despite living in California, until today I didn't know anyone who had been infected with the coronavirus. That sort of made the threat feel less real. Well today I found out that my neighbor has it and had to be hospitalized. I also learned that my brother has it, but his seems to be a mild...

Even though many businesses utilize a pricing cycle, there seems to be a broad assumption that prices have gone up across the board due to the coronavirus pandemic. I have had customers bring it up and I've been unsuccessful at stopping that perception, so I finally just raised my prices. Have...

Are you all celebrating Halloween this year? Is your family or business going to hand out candy? There is an uptick in COVID-19 cases in my area, so I'm planning to shut the gates and not participate. I'm not worried about catching it, but my elderly parents are also on the property, so I'm...

What type of machinery do you guys use to package seeds? For the past five years or so we've done it by hand using an assembly line of people. As time has worn on I've been getting more orders for seeds so this is no longer a sustainable method for sending them out. Any tips for what to buy...

This looks much nicer than the old friendship bracelets we used to make as kids. I always have tons of beads lying around - just me? It's fun for kids, but it's also a good craft to help protect chickens and rabbits from hawks if you use beads that have a glare to them. When the sun hits the...

Check out this awesome chicken coop that looks like an alien's spaceship. That took some creativity! Kudos to the maker. It kinda makes me feel sorry for my chickens. If you've seen any imaginative coops feel free to post them and we'll all gawk together.

What do you look for when it comes to buying an ATV or UTV? Does it basically come down to price and how much it can haul and pull?

Which fall flowers are you growing for wholesaling and retailing? I have the usual mums, pansies, sunflowers, lilies, roses, and daises to name a few. I usually pick one or two exotic flowers grow each season, but this year I didn't want to take any chances. The coronavirus pandemic has been...

Which of your flowering bulbs are peeking up through the soil so far? Most of my crocus and daffodils have all reached full bloom. It brightens my day to look out at them. What's coming up in your neck of the woods?

It's illegal to sell raw milk in some places, despite its recent rise in demand. Getting caught can lead to huge fines and even getting shutdown. But, it's fine to drink your own of course. Do you regularly drink unpasteurized milk? I still don't. I can't get over my parents drilling it...

Have you considered adding a blog to the mix as another source of revenue and an affordable method to get your business name out there? I don't have the writing chops to pull it off, but blogging about farm life could be fun. Have you guys tried it?

Did anyone else show their livestock through county fair competitions, through 4-H, or through some other avenue as a child? I'll never forget the pride I felt when my goat won the blue ribbon at the county fair. I've won a few things since then, but as a kid, that was the first competition...