Patch: The first official TOPAD: Obligation patch! 

Fixed a priorities issue with the loose boards on the barn. Items placed in the awareness zone of the loose boards will now be given interaction priority over the loose boards every time to prevent them being stuck in that zone and unable to be recovered.

Also: once the loose boards are pried off the barn, the object will no longer be interactable or appear as an interaction option.

Continue to let me know if there are any issues with the game! Thanks to Calico Greyroot for bringing this to my attention!