Enjoy the season you’re in

Oct 15, 2025
Oct 15, 2025

Glenn Brunkow

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Glenn Brunkow

Not only is it October but we are into the middle of the month. It is no doubt fall now, and instead of letting us enjoy the season, I am already seeing Christmas ads. We are constantly reminded of the dwindling days until the day is here.

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Glenn Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer in the Northern Flint Hills of Pottawatomie County in Kansas. He was a county Extension educator for 19 years before returning to farm and ranch full time. He can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.