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 about grazing conditions and cattle behavior. I also have a nasty job to do cleaning out the gravity wagons and getting them ready for a grain delivery. And grilled hot sausage for dinner!
Note:
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-We do not sell live animals
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[@billbyrnes4703]

Pete, you have learned the ability to be alone without being lonely! The peace of keeping life simple . May you continue to grow and , hopefully, share wisdom..... many thanks!!!

[@embreyd4e686]

Sometimes the rest of the world is just an invasion on a fellas peace and quiet.

[@HappyHarryHardon]

Being alone without being lonely was one of the first life lessons I learned. Luckily I learned it when I was 17 working on my car alone in a garage. I’m 45 and retired professionally. But now I work with a friend and build his cars. I still work alone and enjoy it.

[@DaveSteen]

Yes he does, part of that comes from growing up on a farm, I did and am just as happy by myself at times

[@nreed2023]

Pete, your channel is so relatable to my farm life when my grandfather was alive. We sat under the old shed every evening and spent the same type of quality time together after chores were done. Most evenings were quiet and calming and educational. More kids need to sit with their grandparents in the evenings. You will always remember those days. Thanks and have a good day sir!

[@randywilliams9531]

There's a lot to be learned when you sit in a field and just sit still and listen

[@derfvader6951]

in a cattle field look before you sit

[@Yet1moreUtuber]

Thats what Sir Issac Newton did, and look what he came up with.

[@sgrvtl7183]

Healing

[@rubiccube8953]

Balanced life. Work at something to make progress . Sit back some of the time to reflect and contemplate what to do next . Also now and again do something off the railway track of routine.

[@STEVEMcNEIL673]

One of the best lessons I learned in life is keeping my mouth shut&just 👂 listening. Really changed my life by doing this simple task. Thank you Pete. 🚜 🐄 🐓 🐖

[@chuckstrasbaugh62]

Pete, those moments with you and the herd in the field by the grove were some of the most relaxing and renewing moments that I have had in a long time. Thank you-and thanks for the tips on grilling sausage. Have a good weekend!

[@KetoGalAnn]

Congratulations on all your accomplishments. So thankful you’ve chosen to share your journey!

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

You know there is a lot to say for the old adage "The Deafening sounds of Silence". actually it is hard to come by, I've been on Mountain tops, deep in the forest's hunting, far out on a lake fishing, and yet you can still hear the sounds of man, a chain saw barking, the sound of a horn, the running of an motor, truck, tractor, or any vehicle of sorts. sometimes it's impossible to not hear man, but every now and then, they all stop at the same time, and for a brief moment, you hear it!. "The Deafening sounds of Silence"! nothing the hiss of the air, you can even smell it, crisp, clean, if only we could isolate that space and time for all time. we would be a less hostile race of people, and get along far far better. thanks Pete. for your moment in the pasture, with your "kids"/pets. really. and best of all thanks for taking the time to share. ECF

[@rolandpinette9946]

Yep, the career change was definitely the right decision for you, Pete. It makes me happy to see others find happiness and fulfillment. Best to you and your family.

[@bradleyhale616]

Like watching them with the cows

[@bradleyhale616]

Like watching them with the cows

[@soulimanabd5710]

Nature is always out there waiting to be enjoyed.

[@chadshowers6204]

Hi Pete, when you were out with the cows you made me think of a verse in Psalms 46: "Be still, and know that I am God;" Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them!

[@lookingforHiscoming]

Thank you, Chad.

[@sgrvtl7183]

That verse is truth!

[@davidj.germeroth4914]

Pete is mixing nature up with God. Giving nature the credit for what only God can do.

[@dmark6699]

Nothing better than communing with the animals walking around not many people know the relaxing pleasure.

[@charlieslorenson1861]

I'm always amazed at how you remember you named your cows and other animals and who they are

[@pastormike5054]

The cow with her head stuck through the gate eating was the cutest thing

[@wayupnort6271]

While it’s likely more complex, I feel like one of the reasons for the lack of “reasonable tolerance” between people is directly related to the fact that such a large population of people aren’t “rural” anymore. Take heart Pete, there’s still a lot of us left. You have found your happy place! I too wish that tolerance for one and other would lessen the divide but I’m not sure how soon that’s going to happen. God Bless you and your family..

[@billhuffman3872]

I have heard "The best fertilizer for a garden are the footprints of the gardener." It appears that has also been true for your farm.

[@mainelife6473]

This brings back so many wonderful memories of walking in the fields behind where I grew up, enjoying all the wild flowers, chewing on a few pieces of clover or timothy grass, and laying down in the tall grass watching the clouds pass by...and imagining what shape there were in, the only sounds a distant cow mooing or a bird chirping. Not a care in the world. The innocence of youth. Oh well, break over...back to work and reality!

[@charlenewenthold5150]

Thank you for making the videos it is so relaxing and enjoyable brings back many childhood memories I am 82 years old living in Colorado formally raised in Minnesota

[@embreyd4e686]

I think about this alot while sitting in the pasture watching my own cattle graze...Our ancestors lived pastoral lives in harmony with nature for thousands of years. Its in our blood, so to speak. Its only fairly recently that people started becoming modern city dwellers. Time with nature is something our souls need, to reconnect and recharge. Over time people have gotten away from the country for the "easy life" in the city, and I think theyve lost a part of themselves as well. Some time on the farm would do everyone some good. If nothing else than for some tranquility and peace of mind just for a day.

[@joshk.6246]

The ability to live in a world that lets you take it in at a reasonable pace should be the desire for all. Listening to the breeze through the trees is one of my favorite things to ground me. Something with the power of wind interacting with the trees. Giving the cattle a good scratch and rub is some of the best therapy for me.

[@daddi275]

Titus comes up to you and your not paying attention. You get reminded by him when he knocks you down with a swing of his head. happened to me when I lived on the farm,40 years later i still miss it!

[@lisaburns2117]

Sitting in that pasture with your cows looks like a bit of Heaven!

[@jesseatthreelittlegoatshom9681]

Nothing like the sound of cows munching on fresh grass. Have a wonderful day.

[@bookooc5605]

You are a lucky man Pete.

[@juliannrowland6552]

ABSOLUTELY!!!! Nature and its beauty is really breath taking. Wether it's in the sky, trees, or fields. Everyone needs to stop and smell the roses

[@markkaes3144]

I grew up next to alfalfa fields where we hunted garter snakes and grasshoppers and beautiful monarch butterflies. Now 35 years removed hunched over a keyboard going blind staring into a monitor… thanks Pete for helping reconnect me to what matters. Have a wonderful day

[@jevoneFernando]

Love yours stories Pete, keep em coming 👍

[@JeffRyman69]

The thumbnail photo for this video makes all of us, your fans, glad you don't have a billy goat running loose.

[@JoeStackSJC]

I'm a 49 yr old grown man, and I'll tell you that when the day comes for Doc to go, I will not be happy it will be a sad day for me. Pete it was good to see Doc.

[@dave_from_mo]

Nothing better than listening to cows rip grass!!!

[@maryloomis8075]

Pete you are not just grounded in nature but grounding in nature. LOL It is wonderful to see people who can sit quietly and contemplate the beauty of God's creation.

[@patrickbrennan6449]

Nothing like sitting in a field of good grass admiring nature and the livestock grazing🙂👍

[@MrIdahojoe]

This was a great “slow down and smell the roses” video. Thanks.

[@joekara]

God made nature perfect for us.. living in the city and in a high rise then working day in day out in an aircondition office is wats destroying our lives.

[@marquesburman1380]

Perfect? How about dangerous

[@charlenepartlow7880]

Pete ...ypur messages to us were touching and amazing...you r a really great guy ! A gem ! And that lady beside you is wonderful too. God bless y'all !

[@Kleman09]

You are right about peace of mind being found in the pasture. I find peace on the seat of a tractor while out in the fields. The slow and steady pace of small farms allows you time to enjoy what is there, from the smell of fresh turned dirt, the the grain dust of harves, it's all there! I don't have a farm, but I got myself a Farmall 400. When I need peace of mind, I go out for a drive.

[@MountainStateDude]

OK, green pastures, blue skies with puffy white clouds, beautiful farm animals. And Pete telling us a story about hanging out with his grandfather under the chestnut tree. It’s like I’m right in the middle of a John Denver song. I love what you are doing and would love to do the same thing someday.

[@kathyritscher9459]

Grounding is important. I do that in the garden. Sometimes just sit and watch it grow. Very satisfying. ❤️

[@SuperMAZ007]

Haha love the old farmers trick, just a log under the hatch :D

[@tomclark82]

Beautiful blue sky, white clouds and green, green grass!

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

This peaceful, Fall day is your reward for all your hard work.

[@tedsykora1858]

Sharing your life with your wife is special.

[@mabdman2140]

Being someone who runs from meeting to meeting, the idea of sitting and petting and spending time with cattle sounds so comforting and relaxing..

[@HappyHarryHardon]

How do you do that? What kind of meetings? You should go sit in a field for a while. Highly recommended.

[@sawdustacres]

Ya know, you may not be able to bring the mass droves of needful people to your farm that need the exposure to peaceful life, but at least the videos can give them a place to run away too, even if they live in the big cities. Good, hard work, satisfying results, and good ole common sense can make a difference in people's lives. Thanks for letting us be a part of your daily adventures! - Dave

[@kcscrawdadpond5709]

Hi Pete and family. I want to thank you for grounding me back to the Earth. I moved to Arizona for the drier climate but not the summers for sure 20+ years ago. My roots are from Oregon. I worked on the fields moving irrigation and weeding beets from my uncle's farm. You are very special indeed. The sound of your voice and how you explain things relax me and the images bring back home to my heart. May you continue to be blessed from the bottom of my heart. KC

[@lucystark4689]

Oh mighty sage, Your sky’s are lovely, very blue!.

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀

[@kirkwilson10]

Cow time is the best! "Ouch, my foot....Just kidding!" Chorus of "Nice try, Pete!" Please please don't make us this hungry at 4 pm and supper is still 2 hours away. Thank you from all the guys for helping us learn so much!

[@jamesroyer]

Is it just me or does the tone of his voice remind you of Mr. Rogers? Great channel I raise grass feed black angus with my dad. This year we butchered one of our on cows and it has been some of the best tasting beef I’ve ever ate.

[@tranders365]

Thanks Pete for letting us follow along with daily routine. Always look forward to the next video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SuburbanDon]

Sometimes for me it's just the joy of being alive.

[@derekrisser2219]

Sitting in a pasture with cows is very relaxing and enjoyable, admiring God's creations. That would definitely solve a lot of the worlds problems! Nice broom handle! Once when I was about 6 or 7 years old my cousin and I were playing around my grandpas bin wagon. The door was cracked and I thought I was skinny enough to slide down through it.. turned out not! I got stuck and my cousin ran into the house for grandpa, he came out and opened the door and I was free, haha. Thank you for your videos Pete!

[@blindmango69]

Have to agree with you on all your points and today's video. Thanks for all the hard work you do. Can't wait for the tractor Pole video.

[@dongunderson9572]

You reminded me of Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM, my Dad would call me when Mom went to choir. We would talk till Mom got home about an hour and a half later. We didn't talk about anything special just talked. He's been gone since 1979 but I still miss those talks.

[@martingardener90]

Sitting peacefully in your field is great Pete - but be careful where you sit!

[@theresakelly3747]

I find when I am outside working in my yard I am the happiest. Being behind a desk is necessary evil for money. But I love the land.

[@JP-bv7bf]

You have the happiest animals. Love your wisdom. I really dont think most politicians would survive on a farm more than a an hour let alone a day or more😂! 🇨🇦

[@kevinlung454]

A few minutes a day being one with nature, recharges the center.

[@theart9163]

Titus is spoiled, a bull that wants cuddles...

[@maryellendesmarais6948]

paul Desmarais Pete, always enjoy seeing you work and gently share your working days. I was a farmer on a small acreage. I wish I could of watched your videos and make my farm more joyful and take time to smell the flowers.' Your a good man and have a very special wife. I believe that the success of a man is the support you receive from your wife. Keep up the good work.

[@mikemattcam]

I love your comedy. It's simple and full of laughs.

[@darrellquertermous519]

Pete you have alot to be proud of with your pastures. I don't ever remember having or seeing a pastures this nice. Goes to show starting right in the beginning, proper maintenence clipping and not to forget the manure spreading. Has paid back wonderful dividends. 8 years looking that good is unbelievable!

[@lloydbanowetz3217]

Being good stewards of the land and animals--that's our job!!!

[@armandofrancogarcia1217]

Buenos días. Disfruto mucho ver su trabajo y su hogar feliz. Reciba un saludo desde México.

[@brandywineblue]

My grandmother was born and raised on a farm 120 years ago...she married abd moved to the big city...she always said, We don't live right! I remember visiting her brother who had inherited the family farm...Yup she was right! Farm living is right living!!!

[@waynejohnson1003]

I live in Lincoln Nebraska. When I get stressed and need to relax, I just pick a direction and drive in the country. Windows down, smelling the smells of country puts a great feeling of comfort for me!

[@timothyniehenke3209]

My Grandpa believes in the same ideas as you on relaxing, pride in the growth of feed over may years, and just stay centered in nature and peace. He is my superhero and wanting to learn from his footsteps for my farm

[@careyclayton7743]

Pete, great video. I agree with you about taking time, quiet time, to look at nature and all it has to offer. Enjoy that sausage for dinner and I look forward to the tractor pull.

[@ephesian2894]

You made us laugh and "A MERRY HEART DOES GOOD LIKE MEDICINE"

[@deborahsimmons2414]

I am just going to say…as a Nurse, graduated in the 1970’s…from High School…LISTENING has always been what I focused on completely. It lead me across the country into unknown and unfamiliar places and at the same time into laces that I would never have traded for anything else!!! The ability to embrace humanity… on every, if not ANY single level… is sort of like…let’s crack on!!!! Honestly, I have NO idea as to where I currently am……as a God given soul! Nothing I see before me gives me any hint about as to who or what I am.

[@burdettepayne8092]

Pete you rock out quietly and the way life is intended to be enjoyed. I did same on in-laws farm for thirty years happier than a pig in mud. Pete Payne. Tulsa

[@michael7423]

I’m lovin Titus, nothing but a big puppycow

[@deborahsimmons2414]

I hear you and I get what you are saying because as a kid in upstate NY, I have sat, felt, pondered and APPRECIATED the same EXACT things..though it was never an intention…just a natural outcome. The most beautiful part in the end…was that it made me deeply and unexpectedly HAPPY!!!

[@larryiowatexasrooster9317]

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed! Having grown up on an Iowa farm sixty years ago I can relate to your attachment to animals and the sounds they make. I also miss the smells of the farm, fresh cut hay, the horse stalls, the dairy barn, corn crib, hay mow/hayloft, silage......... and even the smell of manure brings back memories! I've never forgotten my roots.......my neighbor and I split a cord of wood Sunday, I truly enjoyed it. I have and old wood stove in my tractor shed and can't wait to have a fire this fall and the smell it brings! Then enjoy a hot black cup of coffee and maybe even a good cigar👍 Take care, stay safe and enjoy ALL you have. East Texas Pineywoods

[@Roosmarijn035]

Scratching temples and muzzles is what I do every morning before I prepare breakfast for the horses and every evening too. 365 days a year, 40 times a day. Perfect way to start and finish your day.

[@manleybrittain1296]

I lived in the Pa with woods in the back yard, I would sit on the back porch and listen it was so relaxing.

[@WayneBrown-YYC]

I enjoy the calmness I get every time we watch Your Videos - Have a Great Week

[@howardwilliams6129]

Thank You Pete . I get the same feeling of peace and contentment when fishing and just watching what is happening around you , the appreciation of nature makes you feel at ease for awhile. 🇨🇦🙏🏻

[@speckledhen409]

Pete, I never have had a day working in the soil and getting dirty under my finger nails that I I didn't feel clean and refreshed inside and out. My advice to everyone is work the soil even if it is in a small planter. Dig your way to happiness.

[@BigTunaTim76]

Your choice of thumbnail gave me a needed laugh. Thanks Pete.

[@n.elliottnoorlun8304]

Pete, my friend, your gentle wisdom about centering life on all the good things there on your farm is kin to that of our agrarian ancestors before us!!! Just stop and smell the roses, or in your case, .........clover!! ;o)

[@ItsjustChris95]

Wow, the pigs really devoured everything in their pen.

[@karenpool6460]

Love the crimson tide shirt 👕 😚

[@melinnwflorida1762]

The peace and settling to be had just sitting in a field is a much underrated blessing in life. Thanks for the reminder.

[@ryanwaege7251]

A perfect day is spent out in the pasture with the cows. I love their nature as well.

[@davbzz]

Hi Pete (and Hillary), I just got home from a trip to South Dakota to visit the small farm my daughter worked at for the summer and was catching up with your videos. Your demeanor and the way you approach your animals is so reminiscent of my grandmother with her animals it brings back great memories. She always called her cows in with “Suuuue babies” and they always came running no matter how far away. She also liked hearing them eat and chew their cud. I’ve recently retired and moved back to the home place and started to revive skills I had forgotten or seldom used but I’m starting it slowly. Gardening and a few laying hens so far, but I’ve enjoyed your working on tractors too. Your video on maintenance for your C was very helpful as I’m starting to revive my dads C that has not moved in 15 years or more. The last time I remember working on it was putting main bearings on it in the 1980’s but it was my favorite tractor to drive growing up. I spent many hours cutting, raking, and baling hay (but with an old IH square baler) in almost identical fashion that you do now. I’ve noticed your many t-shirts in the past, notably your FSU shirt because I received my Masters there. The kicker in this video, and what made me comment, was noticing your U of A shirt-I grew up, and now live, about 15 miles from the campus. I only wish you were that close so we could be friends! I know you don’t like showing the butchering process, but I plan on raising some meat birds next summer and would be interested in learning how you process yours. Thanks for the videos and keep them coming.

[@FlushtheSystem]

Your observations about just sitting in the filed are great and I think you're correct. Great Video! Thank you for sharing.

[@thatguy4691]

I remember being a kid and having to climb into the top of the gravity wagon to force out the ear corn into the elevator

[@deborahsimmons2414]

In other words, when they have a large enough parcel of evidently happy and preferred grazing eats, they realize that they can slow down and “MOOve” at the happy pace they know they are allotted. I truly believe that even cattle have sussed out the different scenario game plans and say to themselves…”WOW”!!!!!! Perfect we have a whole big space…let’s just enjoy it at our complete leisure…it’s a God send!!!!!! Munch, slow munch, munch…hey kids, take a leisurely munch walk…no need to hurry…just ENJOY it all to the absolute fullest….it’s so amazing and beautiful…enjoy all, hurry not… At least, if I were cows…that’s EXACTLY how I would intentionally proceed in terms of my own cow happiness!!!! Alright, you win, you really know why strip grazing is ultimately better…but…oooh, whole field grazing feels soooo yummy good! Congratulations Pete, you do not need my accolades to feel the sort of satisfaction you get from your beautiful fields, but I sincerely appreciate your hard work and love for the bounty you have created..with the help of God. IT IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL TO OBSERVE AND IMBIBE!!! May God always bless you, your beautiful family and gorgeous livestock…FOREVER…and God bless your GRANDFATHER, evidently he passed on to you what was important in nourishing the cows! I am sure he sits beside you in your luxurious-nutritious fields and feels the amazing abundance in the grasses, the way any loving Farmer would!!!

[@jrbpa5775]

My grandpa always said, when your mouth is working, your ears aren’t…thx for the video !!

[@tomatoking8090]

I know what you mean Pete. It's great to just take a walk and listen to what mother nature's says. You do a really good job with your videos to give your audience the best in person experience without being there. If that makes sense.

[@chrisbrackett9779]

I’ve never looked at a clover blossom, I’ve always overlooked them. Time to go for a walk, maybe after the rain stops.

[@lpatters18]

Pete what a great video. More people should get close to animals . So relaxing. Thanks 4 sharing

[@gbentley8176]

Absolutely right Pete. Moonlit evening on a rocky crag on our rocky west coast here in the UK listening to the sea and wind is primaeval. Would not trade it for a hotel holiday and any money. Those sounds were there before humans and will be after we have gone. God bless you and yours. Superb channel.

[@phammond8155]

Yes, we ALL need this. (Grounding) Thank you for sharing.

[@ItsjustChris95]

I love the tractors at a pulling contest that blow the black smoke 50 feet in the air. They are super cool !!!

[@ritabrunetti381]

First, thanks for the PO Box address. Secondly enjoy that sausage with your family. Have fun at the tractor pull!! Be well.

[@adamspioneerfarmflorida8802]

This is an awesome time of year to stop for a minute and refill the soul and mind before the winter gray arrives. That first pre-October air hit me last week while working on our tractor in Florida giving hope for cooler air and a change in season. I always look forward to the fall y’all… Pete THANKS for keeping the videos going and taking the time out of your busy schedule to document your days and help keep us motivated and information to learn from.

[@HamrickFamilyFarmWV]

Hey bud just wanted to let you know I got some 7m old calves 2 of them had them for 2 weeks and finally let them on grass yesterday and you’re right it’s awesome watching and hearing them eat grass for the first time at my house.

[@Chris-jh3tg]

I have a broken plastic Adirondack chair in my garden. I tend to sit and just soak it all in more than I care to admit, but it's good for the soul.

[@aldod3937]

Funny how Titus always comes over!