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WE ALL NEED THIS!

We all need this, and I found it in my pasture while visiting the cattle. Today I’m taking a look at the cattle while talking…

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Here’s How to Think Like a Farmer

We’ve got lots of work today moving animals and loading hay, and here’s how to think like a farmer: our farm contains storehouses of necessities…

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NUTS! Bull Battle Fallout

A day has passed since the bull battle. What is the fallout? Are Titus and Ordin getting along? Plus, I take a look at our…

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How To Make Friends with a Calf

Today I’m heading out to the pasture to show how to make friends with a calf. Most of our Dexter cattle are friendly, but the…

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The Virtual Farmer

I read the news today about Facebook’s renaming to assert their future as a leader in the “metaverse,” and it brought to mind what this…

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The Virtual Farmer

I read the news today about Facebook’s renaming to assert their future as a leader in the “metaverse,” and it brought to mind what this…

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Ain’t Marriage Great? – Benny Hill Edition

Let’s have some fun “Benny Hill” style! Hilarie and I are both tired from the summer’s work, and taking down the brooder tarp is the…

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How to Rebuild a Tractor Carburetor, START TO FINISH (Zenith carburetor)

Today I’m rebuilding the Zenith carburetor in my Farmall 504 tractor. This video includes the entire rebuilding process: -removing the carburetor from the tractor -how…

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How to Rebuild a Tractor Carburetor, START TO FINISH (Zenith carburetor)

Today I’m rebuilding the Zenith carburetor in my Farmall 504 tractor. This video includes the entire rebuilding process: -removing the carburetor from the tractor -how…

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Making it Through Hard Times

Making it through hard times and overcoming adversity defines who we are. I had a frustrating experience while working in the shop today and was…

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We’re In The Cake Zone

We’re in the cake zone on beef production! (But it took eight years to recoup our initial investment.) Today we have the fun job of…

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The Rhythms of Life

Listening and living according to the rhythms of life and the natural world – without trying to control them – is one key I have…

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Finding PEACE Amongst FEAR

Finding peace amongst fear is not easy these days. While I take a walk around the farm to check on the chicken, pigs, and cattle,…

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Raiders of the Lost Clocks! (church clock repair part 2)

Indiana Jones called, he wants his clock back! I’m continuing on repairs to the Ingraham 150 year-old church clock. In this video, I show how…

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Forage Testing for Dummies

Is your hay poor, marginal, or excellent? Introducing forage testing for dummies! We had forage tests run on three separate batches of hay, and interpreting…

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What a Load of CRAP!

Life on a farm is a load of crap! And I have TONS of it to move today! To make the job easier, I bought…

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