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Veterans Day is Nov. 11. What's a practical lesson a veteran taught you that still sticks?
Patience
Showing up
Fixing things
Give them credit π«‘ πΊπΈ.
ALT Veterans Day
When setting wildlife-refuge funding priorities, what deserves attention first:
habitat restoration, maintaining compatible hunting access, or another need?
ALT Wildlife
Dutch oven Sunday vote: stew, chili, or roast chicken? Pick the pot's next assignment.
Bonus points if there's enough left for Monday.
ALT Dutch Oven
So our Nation is taking a step backwards π€¦ββοΈ
Do you store your farm-fresh eggs on the counter or in the fridge?
Washed store eggs need refrigeration. For unwashed farm eggs, UMN Extension also recommends refrigeration for safety and quality.
What's your favorite way to use a fresh dozen?
ALT Farm Fresh Eggs
Kansas flower trivia: the wild native sunflower became our state flower in 1903. Hard to argue with that choice.
What flower would you put on your own homestead flag?
ALT Kansas sunflowers
Don't leave supper out for the coyotes. NPS recommends feeding pets indoors or removing food outside after they're done.
What predator-proofing chore is on your checklist?
ALT Coyote and petfood
Half green, half fall color. This tree apparently needs another meeting before committing to autumn.
FYI: When a tree is half green and half showing fall colors, it is usually experiencing an uneven transition or environmental stress
Anybody else have one that refuses to pick a season?
ALT Fall season trees
KANSAS: Before the tackle box goes in the truck, check Kansas fishing rules and your destination's access notices.
KDWP lists water-specific limits and public-land restrictions.
What's your favorite fall fishing spot?
ALT Kansas Fishing
Kansas bird trivia: the western meadowlark became our state bird in 1937.
If you could pick a bird to provide the soundtrack for your morning, which one would win?
ALT Western Meadowlark
Chickens come with built-in insulation. Iowa State Extension says their feathers trap a layer of warm air next to the body.
What's your flock's favorite sheltered spot?
ALT Chickens Rule!
Farm math: go outside to do one chore, discover four more, and come back in wondering where the morning went.
Which chore turns into five at your place?
ALT Farm work
USDA's Local Food Promotion Program funds projects that help process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally grown food.
What single change would help small Kansas farms compete most?
ALT Local Food Promotion Program
FHWA notes that Congress found more than 1 million wildlife-vehicle collisions a year in the U.S., costing over $8 billion.
Wildlife crossings help animals and drivers.
Should more rural highways add habitat bridges?
ALT Wildlife crossing
Cybertruck and Cybercab are trending.
Would you trust a self-driving rig on a muddy gravel road, or does a farm truck still win out here?
ALT Muddy roads
Kansas trail fact: The first cattle drive reached Abilene in Aug. 1867, and on Sept. 5, 1867, the first load shipped east by rail.
Kansas Historical Society says Abilene shipped more than 3 million head in five years.
Would you have survived a trail drive?
ALT Cattle trail near Deanville
Dense fog travel advisories say to slow down.
Farm animals say breakfast was five minutes ago! π₯
NWS fog safety tips for drivers are in the replies.
ALT Foggy driving
Can compost keep working through cold snaps?
UNH Extension says yes: winter composting slows down, but it only stops if the pile freezes solid.
Insulate with leaves or straw and keep layering browns with greens.
What do you toss in most?
ALT farming compost
