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Technology has come so far over the past few decades, but I'm not sure I would trust a self-driving tractor! They will probably be most useful to corporate farmers. Sometimes I think we rely too much on technology and that we should be trying to simplify things instead.

Do you have a neighbor who could feed your animals while you're gone? I really like Urban Homestead's idea! I'll have to discuss it with my own neighbors because we rarely get away from the farm.

Do you all put up real or fake Christmas trees? We have a nice fake tree, but I'd really love to give my kids the experience of having a real tree at least once. When I was a kid, we always had a real tree to decorate. The main thing to remember when selecting a real tree is to make sure it is...

I have not heard of it, but it sounds like an interesting idea. What do the goats do during the yoga class? Are your goats used to being around a lot of people? How do they get along with strangers?

I would definitely go. I drive to bigger cities sometimes to go to auctions, but it would really be great if we had some closer to home. I've found some really useful things at auctions and got them for a fraction of what I would have paid for them new.

I would include a dog or cat or two on the list, too. Our dog helps herd the cattle, but even if your dog doesn't do that, they can be helpful, keeping you company while you're doing chores and such. Barn cats can be great for keeping the mouse population down.

Have you all seen the newest combine from John Deere - the X9? It looks really awesome! I don't need one quite this big, but it would definitely be a nice piece of equipment to have. I hear it will have similar controls and interface to the S700 combine, so that should definitely help a lot of...

I agree, start getting the word out now. If you have a local farmer's market, you could bring some of your flowers to the market with you along with your crops to start selling in the Spring. Post on social media about your plans. Take photos of your flowers to share on social media.

You don't see too many people bartering these days, but I think it's a great system. I've bartered with our neighbors before. Not only is it a good way to share knowledge, but it allowed us to build a stronger friendship, too.

I love cranberries, but it seems like this is the only time of the year you can purchase them (unless you want to purchase the canned kind). So I always stock up. I buy a bunch of bags at this time of year and freeze them so that we can enjoy them throughout the year. Thankfully, they stay good...

I'd love to get into woodworking myself. Maybe I'll make that a goal for the New Year. My wife and I have been canning some fruits and vegetables all summer, so we'll give those to some of our friends with some recipes of things they can make with them. My wife like to crochet, and she's...