Pete, you don't give yourself enough credit............you have already explained the cycle of life for your cows many times. I think those who don't "get it" maybe never will?? We appreciate you and your Hard Work soooo much!!
Or hear me out It's different people. The internet isn't filled with one person it's billions of people. Are there a few trolls that just like to cause problems? yes. But education is always needed. By your logic Kindergartners should be learning about string theory because we have explained the ABC's to every single person before them.
I have to laugh at people who complain about how cruel farming is then have no problem grabbing meat in a styrofoam tray wrapped in cellophane and dropping it in their shopping cart. It's like hiring a hit man to avoid guilt when snuffing out an enemy.
When you're posting content, you have to repeat yourself on many videos. There's new viewers all the time. You wouldn't understand if you're not talking to the world on a platform.
I appreciate you sharing the life cycle of the animals. Can't imagine there's any place better to be a cow. Rotating through the fields to the best grass every few weeks is a pretty nice life.
We can only hope all farmers are as kind and decent to their animals as you and Hilary are. Thank you for your kindness and dedication to your animals. For those of us who are carnivores, we choose to eat meat so we should take the time to understand where our food comes from.
You have explained the cycle of life for your cows many times. I think those who don't "get it" maybe never will. Being raised on a farm myself I did learn early that all the sweet baby boy calves would be someone's dinner down the road.😐 I think you do a great job along with your beautiful wife Hillary . It would be nice if the whole world was like your world!❤ Thank You for this channel I look forward to your posts. Have a Wonderful week to You and Hillary 🥰
Pete, I love the connection you have with the animals and the Earth. You are a unique family who I admire. Being a white collar guy who is retired, you show me the best side of life.
The sound of the cattle chopping down at the pasture plate is distinct indeed. The way they ran through the opening in the fence, a display of euphoria knowing desert was on the menu!
It shows that the new owners are investing in their future and plan to be around for a while! Good news for Hillarie, Pete and the rest of the family at Just A Few Acres Farm!
I’ve had our cows bend the cheap gates just by rubbing against them to where they come off as well too. Very aggravating! The more expensive green gates they carry are slightly better. Can’t beat home made, sch 40 pipe ! Thanks for showing the hair pulling parts that other don’t! Have a good day!
Tyler over at Farmer Tyler Ranch builds some durable pens and gates using service rig drill stem. Tyler is still pretty young and the fences he built will out last him.
Although I grew up in the city, my father and grandmother who grew up in the country (Texas), made sure we understood the cycle of life. My father while teaching us would laugh as he looked at our facial expressions and say “City Kids” and shake his head. Good memories and learned a lot about life.
I understand not having words for farm animals and the cycle of life. Being raised on a farm we learn early about many lessons of life and death. I do think you are right about pets. Have a wonderful day and as always thanks for you pieces of your world.
It is bewildering to me when i run into the your food comes from Walmart crowd. I am also 54 and have been part of farming part time all of my life. I constantly have to show patients and explain to people that have only known urban scenery all of there life about how it all works and the benefits of buying local most listen but yet keep forgetting there local guys UNTIL 2020 the empty food shelves they saw really opened the eyes of alot of people. Now everyone wants to know about everything
Such a wonderful video. Love your Florida t-shirt as that is where I was born and raised. I too grew up on a farm... the kind with an outhouse and a well in the front yard... hound dogs for hunting and hand cut cane poles for fishing. We made our own toilet paper and had a huge garden. My ma'maw taught me how to sew on an old treadle sewing machine and we churned our own butter, made our own pickles and soap in a huge kettle in the back yard, made our own buttermilk and picked wild blackberries. My pap-paw was a bootlegger and we had mules and milk cows that we milked by hand. We didn't have butchers to take our animals to for slaughter and processing, it was always done right there at home by hand... a day long process or longer that took many hours. I have so many fond memories, it takes a long time to go over them when I get in that mood to reminisce and get lost in the pleasure of them all. I had the most marvelous childhood because of those times. It was the best time of my life, living on a farm and I cherish each precious image, one by one. I totally get it how you described the natural beauty of raising your own meat, taking care of it with sensitivity to their needs and comfort, giving every critter a good life and then humanely ending their lives with a thankful heart of appreciation toward them and the cycle of life and the goodness they give us as we give goodness to them. It's biblical to care for animals and use them for food. It's natural and right and good and the way it was meant to be. I love the way you expressed that and it's sad to know there are people who have lost that ability to understand even though they have no problem going to a grocery store and buying meat. There's just no logic or common sense or intelligent reasoning to that. Strange, isn't it. It's an invisible blindness they carry that is a form of hypocrisy against the meaning of life and all that is natural in nature. It's one reason why I will never live in a city again. And why my heart and soul will forever be in the country as close to nature as I can get. And is why I love your show so much.
Great episode Pete and Hilarie! That butcher's setup looks very nice for cattle. I agree Pete, I think people only know pets. Agriculture being so monopolized these days has taken the personal connection with food away, whether that food is salad greens or steak, people don't "get it" when it comes to the why and how. For animals OR plants I believe that you take good care of them because they will then take good care of you, its respect for the sacrifice of life, to give life through sustenance and resources. Thanks again Pete for this channel.
I could listen all day long to those cattle grazing. So satisfying. Also, tell Hilarie I could eat my weight in those deviled eggs. Dang they looked so good!! Thanks for the upload!!
Grew up on a farm and then daddy became a butcher in 1971 till he sold the Waterside Woolen Mills butcher shop in 1991. Had grand good times wrapping meat with Daddy. Farmer and Waterside Woolen Mills owner, five blessed daughters........... Passed into GLORY in 2008. What a joy to call him daddy. He taught us people were more important than people. BLESSED in Pennsylvania........
Pete and Hill, thanks for always being y'all! I really enjoy spending time on the farm with you. Pete, thanks for all the things you try to explain. I appreciate it! You're a great family! Love from SC!
Pete and hill U both murderers should be ashamed of Ur selfs putting those poor cows through that why don't U put Ur selfs through what the cows go through
There's just something soothing hearing the cattle feed and tear at the available munchies! Brings back some fond memories, for sure----also some sad ones when we had to select the cattle for the market. As a kid we really didn't understand and would stand around for the better part of a week for them to come back. Well, the did, in a packaged fashion but we didn't figure that out until later. 🤒 Thanks for another great episode. . .
Have a great 4th! 62 now,not complaining. Making some baby 👶 backs soon. I helped my grandfather in his later years after farm down sizing. He always got the 🐷 piggies to butcher when I wasn't around. Oinky was my favorite. Knowing it was happening at age 8. Worst part of farming, seeing your chickens and piggies move 😒 😢 on .
at 15:12: wise words! I grew up in the 60s in a very small village in Germany. The "process" you are talking about was normal for us kids, we got used to it. I really appreciate all of your videos! And your way of thinking.
It amazes me how peaceful your farm is there’s no hardly excitable animals there they stay so calm like you manage them to where they know they’re being filmed like taking kids out to the grocery store. They mind you when you’re supposed to. It’s just amazing.
Hi Pete, I love your shows and look forward to them. You show a great deal of respect for your family and your business and it shows. They all love you and need you and that is a wonderful thing. Good luck in the coming season.
I just love you guys! When you look into the camera at the end of your videos I see all the goodness of man in the beauty of your eyes and the smile that is as real as the day is long. So THANK YOU for being who you are. With love from Arizona.
The receipe is not only in New York, but maybe the name is. We call them butter potatoes, or sometimes new potatoes. Cooked in saltwater with the skins. When cooked, melt butter over them. Sometimes add parsley and a little garlic powder for seasoning. Good eating.
Pete and Hillary thank you for sharing. I truly enjoy seeing Hilary working with you pete. My wife & I bought a farm in Missouri. I hope we can work together well and grow closers during the process.
I’m a townie but my grandmother was a farmers daughter and my grandad didn’t want to be a coal miner so worked in farming when he was young so it’s in my blood. We lived off the rabbits and chickens that my dad had on his allotment gardens (rented off the council in the UK). I’ve had laying hens most of my life in my garden and since my dad died have put them down when they got sick. I love to see how you farm as it’s the closest to what my ancestors did along with ‘Working horses with Jim’ also a New York State UA-camr. Thank you Pete and Hilary 😍👏🏼👏🏼
I absolutely love this channel! Thank you A Few Acres Farm! I'm in Puerto Rico vacationing with the family but still love to relax watching some of my favorite UA-cam channels and this one is at the top of the list!
The sweet taste of all your labors are meat for the table. Boosted by the enjoyment and confidence of knowing - what’s in your food. And thankful for the energy to sustain.
My ex wife is English and her father was the head meat inspector for part of Essex County. The farms there are beautiful and the animals are well looked after. My father in law, (ex) once told me that if he went out to the processing facility and the cattle were crowded together or not clean, he'd shut the whole operation down and make them do it right. His concern was not only for procedures and health concerns, but mostly for the welfare of the cattle. He reasoned that if they were nearing the end of their lives, they should be clean and well looked after before the slaughtering . I respected that. His name was Norman and he was a good man.
Yes, we get it. And Pete you do have to explain things once in a while for your new viewers. Wendy and I recently relocated to Sidney by the Sea, BC Canada from Medicine Hat, Alberta. The farms here on Vancouver Island are quite a bit smaller but get 3 and some times 4 cuts of hay per year. Around Medicine Hat your lucky to get one. Mostly prairie wool they call it, low to the ground but very nutritious. Ranches May have 2 or three sections to feed a herd. Black Angus are popular as that’s what customers ask for or expect from the butcher. We love your videos and watch them during meal times. Thank you.
Hi Pete and Hillary thanks for taking us along. I didn't know that about the USDA certification mostly because all the steer's we raised we ate. Quite a useful tidbit of knowledge Pete thanks for sharing it. As always good luck and God bless and stay safe out there.
I get it. Too many don't and never will. I have said it before, but it can stand repeating. Pete, you and your family are good stewards of what you have been put over. The land, water, and the animals are treated with respect, yes, even love.
Keep up the great work raising home grown products nothing tastes better than home grown beef, chicken and vegetables!! The more public gets educated about health benefits the more there going to enjoy it
Pete, Love how you yell to the cows and they know your voice and the prospect of fresh meadow grass is a win-win for them...our herd of milkers did the same thing but they responded to the old bell we would ring at their gate...we had to cross the road with them so it usually would take two of us...they would line up at 3:30 and wait for us to show up...they were ready to get milked and just made sure to stay out of the way...we had the barn ready and the grain and hay in their head stantions...by 6:00, we had them milked and turned out, and ready to have dinner...the relationship of farmer to their herd is the dynamics most folks never see...Carry on...Cheers from Maine
My husband and I love watching you and Hil work together. We want to do essentially the same things you do on your farm as a team also. It's our dream. My husband grew up on a farm and he's an awesome mechanic so your channel ticks all the boxes for us! Keep it up! We love you guys!
It's true city people will never fully understand. We always named out pets , pet them , play with them and all. Then they went to the butcher if they were the larger animals, But rabbits and chickens we did from when we were young. But there was never an issue, our pets had a very good life while they walked, and yes we had tears when they would die for no reason ( disease or sickness). But they were also the best tasting compared to the supermarket. another good video.
Pete, you must say to the herd as you cattle drive them to the next pasture, "GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES", LOL. That's what Clint Eastwood would say in the many cattle drives in the TV series, Rawhide. Love how they follow you to greener pastures!
Using apples and hay bales in front of the trailer is how we get our pigs on the trailer. Better for animals to be raised outside on pasture than in some giant feedlot with no shade, pigs on concrete their whole life or chicken houses where they never get to see outside or eat grass/ bugs ever in their life. The world needs more small farms not more industrial farms . Your channel does a great job showing what regenerative agriculture is and where great tasting food comes from. People who don't understand farming will say u don't need to butcher your animals just go to the store for it. Which just supports large industrial farms and leaves the small farmers have to struggle to make an honest living. Buy local. Support your local farmers and help your community grow. Instead of giving your $ to big corporations. Thanks for what you do Pete
Great video today! I recently tried salt potatoes for the first time and they were very good. It's funny how excited the cattle get when they get on new pasture.
Today unfortunately most younger viewers are never exposed to farm life. I believe your videos provide each of us the honesty of raising livestock and it’s daily ups and downs. You and your family provide the teamwork, and work ethic to not only provide the care it takes to raise & maintain all the animals on your farm. Your comment segments provide opinions on what works best for you in your situation and above all why it works so well. I believe that many who watch your videos wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to such a great small farm as yours. The internet also provides detrimental comments from those that simply do not understand the dedication and work ethic involved, and their statements provide their need for a more information, as most have only been exposed to a life in the city. Keep up the great work, and be happy the videos you provide make so many very happy !!!!
After many years of building holding pens and loading chutes I finally built one that incorporated all the things I've learned over the years and I'm always amazed at how well it works. Now I'm 71 years old and I'm thinking about getting rid of the cows 😔 go figure. Good job on loading the steers 👍
I think you're spot on about the modern societal "animals/pets" thought. I'm 72 and grew up on but mostly around farms and worked on farms through my high school years. I'm also an avid hunter and grew up processing our own game and sometimes even beef and pork animals. Far too many people have no concept of how their steaks, pork chops and chicken breasts get to their super markets. People think only of animals as pets. I love animals of all species but understand their place in the "circle of life" . Thank you for what you do and keep em coming!❤
Pete, you don't give yourself enough credit............you have already explained the cycle of life for your cows many times. I think those who don't "get it" maybe never will?? We appreciate you and your Hard Work soooo much!!
I'm still a tad angry that grandpa sold the farm cause they had 8 girls and 1 boy. Maybe it's just jealousy.
Or hear me out It's different people. The internet isn't filled with one person it's billions of people. Are there a few trolls that just like to cause problems? yes. But education is always needed. By your logic Kindergartners should be learning about string theory because we have explained the ABC's to every single person before them.
Well said.
I have to laugh at people who complain about how cruel farming is then have no problem grabbing meat in a styrofoam tray wrapped in cellophane and dropping it in their shopping cart. It's like hiring a hit man to avoid guilt when snuffing out an enemy.
When you're posting content, you have to repeat yourself on many videos. There's new viewers all the time. You wouldn't understand if you're not talking to the world on a platform.
Pete is like the Mr. Rogers of farming
Yes!! I agree!!
You nailed it there!😂
OMG I SAY THE SAME THING!!!
😂 i agree
I doubt Pete has Mr McFeeley as his Mailman
I appreciate you sharing the life cycle of the animals. Can't imagine there's any place better to be a cow. Rotating through the fields to the best grass every few weeks is a pretty nice life.
I love watching the cattle excitedly following you and calling to each other. They know you take good care of them. And you do. ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
Truth
I just love Hilary's sense of humor
We can only hope all farmers are as kind and decent to their animals as you and Hilary are. Thank you for your kindness and dedication to your animals.
For those of us who are carnivores, we choose to eat meat so we should take the time to understand where our food comes from.
Pete and Hillary
I wish that all the people I have met, who have animals would treat them as kindly as your do you livestock.❤👍😊
Awesome. Thanks Pete. Love this channel. ❤️👍👊🙏
You have explained the cycle of life for your cows many times. I think those who don't "get it" maybe never will. Being raised on a farm myself I did learn early that all the sweet baby boy calves would be someone's dinner down the road.😐 I think you do a great job along with your beautiful wife Hillary . It would be nice if the whole world was like your world!❤ Thank You for this channel I look forward to your posts. Have a Wonderful week to You and Hillary 🥰
You guys have such a beautiful farm! You both care so much, ❤ I love the way the cattle follow the leader😂
And he always does a great job on this farm.
Pete, I love the connection you have with the animals and the Earth. You are a unique family who I admire. Being a white collar guy who is retired, you show me the best side of life.
It seems that you are also quite interested in matters related to agriculture.
The sound of the cattle chopping down at the pasture plate is distinct indeed. The way they ran through the opening in the fence, a display of euphoria knowing desert was on the menu!
So good to see new facilities at butcher 🙂
It shows that the new owners are investing in their future and plan to be around for a while! Good news for Hillarie, Pete and the rest of the family at Just A Few Acres Farm!
I’ve had our cows bend the cheap gates just by rubbing against them to where they come off as well too. Very aggravating! The more expensive green gates they carry are slightly better.
Can’t beat home made, sch 40 pipe !
Thanks for showing the hair pulling parts that other don’t! Have a good day!
Or the wooden examples as shown at the butchers' new unloading dock.
Tyler over at Farmer Tyler Ranch builds some durable pens and gates using service rig drill stem. Tyler is still pretty young and the fences he built will out last him.
Although I grew up in the city, my father and grandmother who grew up in the country (Texas), made sure we understood the cycle of life. My father while teaching us would laugh as he looked at our facial expressions and say “City Kids” and shake his head. Good memories and learned a lot about life.
Wouldn't it be nice of the whole world was like your world?!>> Thanks for posting !
The great circle of life. Because I like to eat, GOD BLESS THE FARMER!
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Thank you for sharing, till next time!
Thank you for sharing your country side , lovely .
You are the pied Piper of the beef . They trust you .
Prity neat .
Thanks for including Hilarie in the video. Always great to see her
So glad you and your lovely wife works together. It’s fun when you can do this.
They sure like that new pasture. It's like you never feed them. Chomp, chomp, chomp. Happiness is!
I understand not having words for farm animals and the cycle of life. Being raised on a farm we learn early about many lessons of life and death. I do think you are right about pets. Have a wonderful day and as always thanks for you pieces of your world.
Hi Pete. My wife is my best friend, and I see that in Hilary for you. She’s wonderful and you’re a blessed man!
It is bewildering to me when i run into the your food comes from Walmart crowd. I am also 54 and have been part of farming part time all of my life. I constantly have to show patients and explain to people that have only known urban scenery all of there life about how it all works and the benefits of buying local most listen but yet keep forgetting there local guys UNTIL 2020 the empty food shelves they saw really opened the eyes of alot of people. Now everyone wants to know about everything
Such a wonderful video. Love your Florida t-shirt as that is where I was born and raised. I too grew up on a farm... the kind with an outhouse and a well in the front yard... hound dogs for hunting and hand cut cane poles for fishing. We made our own toilet paper and had a huge garden. My ma'maw taught me how to sew on an old treadle sewing machine and we churned our own butter, made our own pickles and soap in a huge kettle in the back yard, made our own buttermilk and picked wild blackberries. My pap-paw was a bootlegger and we had mules and milk cows that we milked by hand. We didn't have butchers to take our animals to for slaughter and processing, it was always done right there at home by hand... a day long process or longer that took many hours. I have so many fond memories, it takes a long time to go over them when I get in that mood to reminisce and get lost in the pleasure of them all. I had the most marvelous childhood because of those times. It was the best time of my life, living on a farm and I cherish each precious image, one by one. I totally get it how you described the natural beauty of raising your own meat, taking care of it with sensitivity to their needs and comfort, giving every critter a good life and then humanely ending their lives with a thankful heart of appreciation toward them and the cycle of life and the goodness they give us as we give goodness to them. It's biblical to care for animals and use them for food. It's natural and right and good and the way it was meant to be. I love the way you expressed that and it's sad to know there are people who have lost that ability to understand even though they have no problem going to a grocery store and buying meat. There's just no logic or common sense or intelligent reasoning to that. Strange, isn't it. It's an invisible blindness they carry that is a form of hypocrisy against the meaning of life and all that is natural in nature. It's one reason why I will never live in a city again. And why my heart and soul will forever be in the country as close to nature as I can get. And is why I love your show so much.
Great episode Pete and Hilarie!
That butcher's setup looks very nice for cattle.
I agree Pete, I think people only know pets. Agriculture being so monopolized these days has taken the personal connection with food away, whether that food is salad greens or steak, people don't "get it" when it comes to the why and how. For animals OR plants I believe that you take good care of them because they will then take good care of you, its respect for the sacrifice of life, to give life through sustenance and resources.
Thanks again Pete for this channel.
Pete your videos keep getting better every time, thanks
I could listen all day long to those cattle grazing. So satisfying. Also, tell Hilarie I could eat my weight in those deviled eggs. Dang they looked so good!! Thanks for the upload!!
OMG I am the same with deviled eggs (and egg salad)! I make a meal out of them. lol I'm lucky they don't make me gassy!
Hope you have a relaxing evening Mr. Pete and Ms. Hillary!!
Grew up on a farm and then daddy became a butcher in 1971 till he sold the Waterside Woolen Mills butcher shop in 1991. Had grand good times wrapping meat with Daddy. Farmer and Waterside Woolen Mills owner, five blessed daughters........... Passed into GLORY in 2008. What a joy to call him daddy. He taught us people were more important than people. BLESSED in Pennsylvania........
Pete and Hill, thanks for always being y'all! I really enjoy spending time on the farm with you. Pete, thanks for all the things you try to explain. I appreciate it! You're a great family! Love from SC!
Pete and hill U both murderers should be ashamed of Ur selfs putting those poor cows through that why don't U put Ur selfs through what the cows go through
Thanks Pete and Hilary!!!!
Again thank you very much for sharing life on a farm. Enjoy your dinner. Looks real good.
There's just something soothing hearing the cattle feed and tear at the available munchies! Brings back some fond memories, for sure----also some sad ones when we had to select the cattle for the market. As a kid we really didn't understand and would stand around for the better part of a week for them to come back. Well, the did, in a packaged fashion but we didn't figure that out until later. 🤒 Thanks for another great episode. . .
Food does not come from the refrigerator. Farming is the heart of America.
Have a great 4th! 62 now,not complaining. Making some baby 👶 backs soon. I helped my grandfather in his later years after farm down sizing. He always got the 🐷 piggies to butcher when I wasn't around. Oinky was my favorite. Knowing it was happening at age 8. Worst part of farming, seeing your chickens and piggies move 😒 😢 on .
at 15:12: wise words! I grew up in the 60s in a very small village in Germany. The "process" you are talking about was normal for us kids, we got used to it.
I really appreciate all of your videos! And your way of thinking.
It amazes me how peaceful your farm is there’s no hardly excitable animals there they stay so calm like you manage them to where they know they’re being filmed like taking kids out to the grocery store. They mind you when you’re supposed to. It’s just amazing.
Hi Pete, I love your shows and look forward to them. You show a great deal of respect for your family and your business and it shows.
They all love you and need you and that is a wonderful thing. Good luck in the coming season.
I think the few acres cows have a real curiosity. They complain until they get something new. Thanks for sharing.
I just love you guys! When you look into the camera at the end of your videos I see all the goodness of man in the beauty of your eyes and the smile that is as real as the day is long. So THANK YOU for being who you are. With love from Arizona.
That is perfectly said!
Thanks Pete O and nice seeing your better half to 😊😊😊
The receipe is not only in New York, but maybe the name is. We call them butter potatoes, or sometimes new potatoes. Cooked in saltwater with the skins. When cooked, melt butter over them. Sometimes add parsley and a little garlic powder for seasoning. Good eating.
Butter potatoes and mashed potatoes are the only way my grandmother and mother ever prepared them.
Love your videos! I love when the wife gets in there and shows you how it's done! That's how it is on my little farm!😂
Cattle grazing in a light rain. Very calming. Enjoyed the video Pete.
The best sleep comes from a good day of work! Thanks for the video.
Pete and Hillary thank you for sharing. I truly enjoy seeing Hilary working with you pete. My wife & I bought a farm in Missouri. I hope we can work together well and grow closers during the process.
Thanks Pete and Hilary!
You made me hungry Pete! Thank you for sharing 🤗👍
Gooood morning Pete & Hillary ! So nice to hing out with y'all, geting all the chores done! God bless
Jamaica 🇯🇲 here good morning love how you and wife work together the animals are happy blessings
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 the farmer raises an animal for food it go to market and to the consumer / this is what I call the circle of life
I’m a townie but my grandmother was a farmers daughter and my grandad didn’t want to be a coal miner so worked in farming when he was young so it’s in my blood.
We lived off the rabbits and chickens that my dad had on his allotment gardens (rented off the council in the UK). I’ve had laying hens most of my life in my garden and since my dad died have put them down when they got sick. I love to see how you farm as it’s the closest to what my ancestors did along with ‘Working horses with Jim’ also a New York State UA-camr. Thank you Pete and Hilary 😍👏🏼👏🏼
I must say I'm quite impressed with your operation!!
The cycle is a sacred thing. We are meant to be stewards of the earth. Your farm is a great example of this living cycle.
I absolutely love this channel! Thank you A Few Acres Farm! I'm in Puerto Rico vacationing with the family but still love to relax watching some of my favorite UA-cam channels and this one is at the top of the list!
The sweet taste of all your labors are meat for the table. Boosted by the enjoyment and confidence of knowing - what’s in your food. And thankful for the energy to sustain.
Thank you for sharing, we really appreciate all that you do.
Just a few acres farm could be my favorite UA-cam channel totally enjoy your videos
My favorite channel. I put it on the big screen and turn off the lights and it feels like I'm there working alongside Pete.
Bon appetite! Hillary & Pete! Thanks
Thank you for feeding myself and my family. God bless you and all farmers
My ex wife is English and her father was the head meat inspector for part of Essex County. The farms there are beautiful and the animals are well looked after. My father in law, (ex) once told me that if he went out to the processing facility and the cattle were crowded together or not clean, he'd shut the whole operation down and make them do it right. His concern was not only for procedures and health concerns, but mostly for the welfare of the cattle. He reasoned that if they were nearing the end of their lives, they should be clean and well looked after before the slaughtering . I respected that. His name was Norman and he was a good man.
Have a great day Pete!! Another amazing video, thank you for sharing!!
Love this!! such a labor of love...tiring but a life well lived !! so satisfying God Bless such a great life
Thank Pete becoming a crazy world
Yes, we get it. And Pete you do have to explain things once in a while for your new viewers. Wendy and I recently relocated to Sidney by the Sea, BC Canada from Medicine Hat, Alberta. The farms here on Vancouver Island are quite a bit smaller but get 3 and some times 4 cuts of hay per year. Around Medicine Hat your lucky to get one. Mostly prairie wool they call it, low to the ground but very nutritious. Ranches May have 2 or three sections to feed a herd. Black Angus are popular as that’s what customers ask for or expect from the butcher. We love your videos and watch them during meal times. Thank you.
Hi Pete and Hillary thanks for taking us along. I didn't know that about the USDA certification mostly because all the steer's we raised we ate. Quite a useful tidbit of knowledge Pete thanks for sharing it. As always good luck and God bless and stay safe out there.
I always enjoy hearing you say "come on cows". I missed it this time. ☹
My therapy. Thanks Pete. :)
I get it. Too many don't and never will. I have said it before, but it can stand repeating. Pete, you and your family are good stewards of what you have been put over. The land, water, and the animals are treated with respect, yes, even love.
Keep up the great work raising home grown products nothing tastes better than home grown beef, chicken and vegetables!! The more public gets educated about health benefits the more there going to enjoy it
Hi from Australia, love your work guys!
You guys are great. And I appreciate your outlook on life and farm life. I hope you guys had a great sunday
Please let Hillary know she is awesome love this channel so much.
Pete, Love how you yell to the cows and they know your voice and the prospect of fresh meadow grass is a win-win for them...our herd of milkers did the same thing but they responded to the old bell we would ring at their gate...we had to cross the road with them so it usually
would take two of us...they would line up at 3:30 and wait for us to show up...they were ready to get milked and just made sure to stay out of the way...we had the barn ready and the grain and hay in their head stantions...by 6:00, we had them milked and turned out, and ready to have dinner...the relationship of farmer to their herd is the dynamics most folks never see...Carry on...Cheers from Maine
My husband and I love watching you and Hil work together. We want to do essentially the same things you do on your farm as a team also. It's our dream. My husband grew up on a farm and he's an awesome mechanic so your channel ticks all the boxes for us! Keep it up! We love you guys!
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
It's true city people will never fully understand. We always named out pets , pet them , play with them and all. Then they went to the butcher if they were the larger animals, But rabbits and chickens we did from when we were young. But there was never an issue, our pets had a very good life while they walked, and yes we had tears when they would die for no reason ( disease or sickness). But they were also the best tasting compared to the supermarket.
another good video.
Pete, you must say to the herd as you cattle drive them to the next pasture, "GET ALONG LITTLE DOGGIES", LOL. That's what Clint Eastwood would say in the many cattle drives in the TV series, Rawhide. Love how they follow you to greener pastures!
Using apples and hay bales in front of the trailer is how we get our pigs on the trailer. Better for animals to be raised outside on pasture than in some giant feedlot with no shade, pigs on concrete their whole life or chicken houses where they never get to see outside or eat grass/ bugs ever in their life. The world needs more small farms not more industrial farms . Your channel does a great job showing what regenerative agriculture is and where great tasting food comes from. People who don't understand farming will say u don't need to butcher your animals just go to the store for it. Which just supports large industrial farms and leaves the small farmers have to struggle to make an honest living. Buy local. Support your local farmers and help your community grow. Instead of giving your $ to big corporations. Thanks for what you do Pete
I understand your thoughts on caring for and then dispatching critters. 👍👍👍
thank you Pete and Hillary for bringing us along
Great video today! I recently tried salt potatoes for the first time and they were very good. It's funny how excited the cattle get when they get on new pasture.
I laugh at cows getting released into pasture in the spring. Seeing cows getting 'the zoomies' is just too funny.
Hi Hillary 👋 hi Pete 👋 thank for sharing
It's wonderful to see you together ❤️
Keep the great work up friend from Scotland
Today unfortunately most younger viewers are never exposed to farm life.
I believe your videos provide each of us the honesty of raising livestock and it’s daily ups and downs.
You and your family provide the teamwork, and work ethic to not only provide the care it takes to raise & maintain all the animals on your farm.
Your comment segments provide opinions on what works best for you in your situation and above all why it works so well.
I believe that many who watch your videos wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to such a great small farm as yours.
The internet also provides detrimental comments from those that simply do not understand the dedication and work ethic involved, and their statements provide their need for a more information, as most have only been exposed to a life in the city.
Keep up the great work, and be happy the videos you provide make so many very happy !!!!
Great video Pete and Hillary. Take care.
After many years of building holding pens and loading chutes I finally built one that incorporated all the things I've learned over the years and I'm always amazed at how well it works. Now I'm 71 years old and I'm thinking about getting rid of the cows 😔 go figure. Good job on loading the steers 👍
Very nice day! Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
THANKS PETE & HILARIE
Yes been there done that growing up steers too sell or eat , farms looking good Pete 👍
❤🎉Thankyou so very much again. Mr. Pete and Ms. Hillary.
Blessings to you and your families and your Animals and Farm. Everything is sooo Beautiful.
I just love your videos. You two are awesome. I get the feeling I'm right there with you. Thank you for the pleasant and peaceful feeling.
Ha Pete I think it is just so very cool the way the cows just follow you / you call they come like a dog enjoy the videos you do have a Blessed week
I so much appreciate your care for the animals you raise. Thank you.
Great video Pete, we lived on a dairy farm, and the cows were raised to produce milk. Therefore they were fed and watered daily.
I think you're spot on about the modern societal "animals/pets" thought. I'm 72 and grew up on but mostly around farms and worked on farms through my high school years. I'm also an avid hunter and grew up processing our own game and sometimes even beef and pork animals. Far too many people have no concept of how their steaks, pork chops and chicken breasts get to their super markets. People think only of animals as pets. I love animals of all species but understand their place in the "circle of life" . Thank you for what you do and keep em coming!❤