Changing Minds! : Banding Bull Calves, Busting Hydraulic Hoses 

Meredith Great work on your farm videos, I like Watching them, I feel like I'm there visiting.😀👍

Lawerence doing the "Soon to be a steer" dance was pretty funny.

I like watching Wesley learn from LB. They communicate without talking sometimes. LB is a good example for him!!

Glad Lawrence is doing more talkin'! I love his down to earth thinkin'! He speaks the truth!

Another video of Lawrence teaching us true farming, can't wait for table talk.

I just want to thank Lawrence for being who he is and all that he does. Great man right there, so thank you Lawrence ! And thank you Meredith and family, you all are awesome !!

LB dancing a jig like the banded calf made me laugh so hard. Thank you for that!!! And Miss Austin was not happy when you called them out about crying before a shot!!!

Watching Lawrence is a great lesson in patience and perseverance. Keep your cool and tackle each problem as they come along. Git’er done! 👍

Lawrence is gonna need a new Sunday go to meeting hat, thank God for wide brim hats 👒 🤣🤣

It was so funny when Lawrence did the little dance... I laughed so hard my stomach hurt

Lawrence is my hero, did you see the drill on the table at lunch? the rest of us just use tooth picks!

Lawrence is good hard working man. Prayers for Bernard farm .

That calf that balled was so funny! Austin is so into all things farming. Still waitin to hear some wisdom from Buddy. 👍🏽

I like how resourcefull Lawrence is in this one straightening out the corral panel with the backhoe

Good thing Lawrence had his deflector on his head!!! Like the different personalities of the "kids". The bawler was hilarious!!!

Such a great family. You cant help but feel the love and respect you have for one and all. Great kids!!

In 1955 we were using pinchers.Never had heard of banding.Hard working family, love the video.

Love your down to earth common sense attitude. You make your day on the farm what you want it to be.

Another great video! Silver lining to this "manure" year 2020: your channel is growing, folks are getting educated on how much it takes to make a farm go, can't always count on plan A, gotta have plan B,C, and sometimes Plan D, and LB is getting less camera shy.

Meridith, I just love you and Lawrence!! Being a San Diego Kid I just love watching your Farming Family!! I don’t know what it is but I can’t stop watching!! You have found a niche that works!!! I’m spreading the word of Meridith and Lawrence!! God Bless and Keep Growing!!!

"the good Lord put a pair of rejuvenating gloves on the end of my arms when I was born" Absolutely PRICELESS!!

"Events" such as hoses breaking, tires going flat and equipment failures are regular occurrences on a farm. Same goes for getting crap on your hands or your hat. Tell Lawrence that if he would talk more you wouldn't have to guess so much about what's going on. Another excellent video from my favorite channel.

I would love to see more pictures of the farmer's Headgate setup. that counter-balanced gate looks pretty slick.

Living life with the Bernards. Love it! God Bless.

Done it both ways a bunch I laughed when you called it changing minds, that’s a new one for me. Farmers right no cut in the heat, don’t even try it As Forest Gump said “ He’s a smart man “ 👍🙏

All in a day's work, Lawrence is cool and deliberate getting the job done making the right moves getting thr job done with the help of his family.Hopefully the markets and prices work out for your family!👍

LOVE THE VIDEOS OF THE HANDS ON FARM WORK LAWRENCE IS A AWESOME FARMER ENJOY WATCHING HIM DOING THE ACTUAL FARM WORK FEEDING, PLOWING, TAKEN CARE OF ALL THE CATTLE WORKING ON THE FARM MACHINERY AWESOME

Hi Meredith. You never know what a farm day will bring. But you folks gidder' dun'! Happy Saturday! Hi to all. Love & blessings from N.H.

Loved your reaction when Lawrence tipped barrel over and got water on the boots...0h! Lol

People need to see video's like this to remind them all the hard work it takes to bring farm product to market. With all the modern technology that makes life easier today it still takes food to survive. Now on a lighter side Lawrence doing the soon to be steer dance cracked me up.

Certainly not lazy guys...it's one of those years where it is hard to keep pepping your spirit up. Farmers need vacations they can't get. As my dad says there's always something to do. You guys take care.

I don't like wearing gloves either unless it's cold. Your videos give people a glimpse of the work that has to be done day after day on a farm. Men like Lawrence are a rare breed nowadays. I hope to see more table talks and hear more stories from Lawrence. God bless y'all and thanks for sharing.

Lawrence's Ingenuity never ceases to amaze me he certainly is a pro with that backhoe. 😃

It is nice to see kids working on the farm too.

Boy does that ever bring back memories. The banding does make it easier. I was surprised the tool opened up big enough. As always Love your vlogs. George.

Bahahahaha. Lawrence is a trip. That little dance,,,,lol Lazy and Lawrence are two words that don't belong together.

Farmers are not lazy - some of the hardest workers ever. Where would we be without them?

Regarding the calf decision about selling , keeping , ECT . In talking to some ranchers in Pueblo , Colorado they are saying the same thing Gut feeling , the very best to both of you ! Bob

Good evening Merdie and Family Y’all are far from being lazy just not enough hours in a day to get everything done sometimes 🙃 Always something breaking or needs mending 🤨 it seems... life of a farmer / rancher... Hope the rest of y’all’s weekend goes well 🙏🙏🙏 🤠❤️ Love Y’all ❤️😘

Love when yall sit at the table and ask your hubby stuff thats a good feller intresting too listen too

Loved this! Loved LB talking more!

Labas vakaras šeimyna!Dirbate kur vaikai pasiilgau 🤗❤️🌞Tėvelis dirba ! Atminkite sunku galvoti geras tėtis!🤗👍👍👍👍👍

He so right the hoses do just give out sometimes like is old guys do. God bless y'all

Rough, Tough and hard to Bluff Y’all ain’t no Cream puffs !

That’s a great smart man, and you’ll are not lazy for shore, BLESSINGS GUYS

Just saw the vid about your earthquake!! Praying that you are all ok and there was no damage to your farm. Love your vids. I think:LB is a great guy and a super farmer. Reminds me so much of my Dad. Keep the vids coming!!!

Well another interesting, fun, entertaining, educational, and humorous video is in the books! - and was very much enjoyed and appreciated! I'm sure you're already working on the next one ... and I'm already looking forward to it! Thank you again Meredith for all you do to 'share your real' with us. Even when you share your real problems and worries (like, I'm sure y'all are genuinely concerned about beef prices but I'm also sure that Lawrence will make the best decision possible under the circumstances - this ain't his first rodeo!) and regardless of my concern about your real life problems, you STILL manage to brighten my days with every one of your videos! Wish I could manage to somehow do the same for you - even though you always somehow manage to have the most positive outlook of anyone I've ever known! You bring a ray of sunshine in to all the lives you touch with this channel and your cooking channel and your IG and FB pages. You are like the best therapist ever and I am so grateful to have your wisdom in my life ... thank you! Oh, and BTW, please don't forget to video the 'new steers' when you feed tomorrow so we can see if they indeed do the 'Lawrence dance'! Thanks again my friend.

That was a tough watch......The calves got to lose their dingleberries and LB had trouble with his pipe work ! Never a good day. On a brighter note just found some of your articles....so my day has just got better. Smiley emoji.

Nice looking calves. Worked a lot of cattle through a cattle chute. Next time show us how the pens all are configured. Liked what I saw. Laurence does a great job working the caves. The farm is a great place to give kids a education.

Good morning Lawrence we all have days like this when it just feels like the whole world is crashing on you and Meredith you just be you we all love you

Please add a Farmers Cowboy Hat to your store with insignia “LB’s Farm Hat”. Please add Mens Swim Shirt, 3X - 6X, made of swim suit material. Hope the cattle sales go well!! Freeze framing Lawrence putting on band with his head below the cow’s “backside” and you holding the cow’s tail, shows Real Farmer’s Dedication!! When Lawrence’s thick Denim shirt goes from lite blue to dark blue...we then it’s hot!!! Banding is the way to go. Great seeing whole family involved. Great True Video!!

The joys of farm life. That green stuff is just refined grass, don't let it bother you smells like money. Hate having to cut calves that big but, sometimes it works out that way. You are right not a mud time job nor high temps. job to use the knife. I didn't think the bands were going to be big enough. That is a really nice looking bunch of calves they are in really good shape. Thanks for sharing.

Great videos and nice looking bunch of cattle. Fun to see your family working together. Thanks for your dedication.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and adventures, they sure took that better than I expected. Growing up my sister decided to raise capons, she told me what she needed to perform the operations, and I made her the torture devices she requested. She cut into the first one and gave up after it screamed, 😂 I asked her what did you expect, it’s going to just sit there and say yes please cut into me and rip out my inner vitals. She’s like I guess I never really thought about it from their perspective. 😂. You brought back some funny memories, that and Mike Rowe has a great ted talk about his experience from the dirty jobs tv show, changing the minds of sheep. Definitely worth listening to. Stay safe, wishing you and your family the best.

I respect the way ya’ll work so much. We do not farm but live rurally and fairly simply, try to keep debt to a minimum. We have homeschooled throughout all of school with our two kids, both now 18 & 20, so we have been a one income family. That means sacrifice . So we drive old trucks and cars, the house needs a million repairs and so do the cars. We have areas of our yard that looks like a junk yard but those piles of seemingly useless junk has saved our butts a few times as hubby uses stuff from that pile to do his Rural Route Engineering. He once made a hoist to pull the pump out of our well because we couldn’t afford to have someone else do it. So when I hear the modern PSA “Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!” , I just have to laugh because broke people call that “making do” and they have been doing it for centuries. And I have found that those same people who want us to be kind to the environment will call the county and complain if they see your junk pile; even though they moved to the boonies and expect us all to act like there is an HOA. The only HOA we have around here is the abundance of guns we all own. Lol. I’ve also had judgment come from driving old vehicles and I’m just like “If you think so shallowly as to judge me by my 20 year old Suburban; I’m don’t think I want to know you.” I like people to be real and i like to accept them for who they are and be respectful of their talents and beliefs, I just also expect the same respect in return. Ya’ll are so not alone in the “Everything breaking” part of life. It is so frustrating but at least we both know now that we are not alone. I also understand doing the castrations late even though we have only every castrated a duck (that’s quite a story). That is just life. Crap happens and not just to your hat...hehehe. You just do the best you can, make the best decisions you can with the information and prayer you have at that time and then move forward. It seems like it is always something. Good thing there are still a few people like you left in this world who will commiserate with those of us who understand and we can all cheer each other on. I am having a marathon of your show to catch up because I haven’t had a lot of time to watch lately. My last thought. I totally get the glove thing. I have a size 3 ring finger...my hands are the size of a child....shoot, I’m the size of an average 11 year old so finding gloves that fit is next to impossible, unless I really do want Paw Patrol characters on them :/ They also just take too long to find and it is hard to work with them on. The only time I really use them is for lifting heavy stuff outside, moving firewood or scrap metal. Stuff that will splinter up my sensitive midget hands. Hahahahaha. :). Ya’ll keep up the good work. Hugs and prayers to you all !

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What a day on the farm. Every days a different day, that's for sure. I love the way everyone participates. Great video.

Tell the people that say us farmers need to wear gloves, that when we smell our hands that it smells like money. Haha keep up the good work.

Lawrence where can I find a banding tool? My grandson just got his girlfriend pregnant for second time and neither have jobs...I agree about not waring gloves just like a raccoon when I would cut myself I just packed it whither mud..heal quick never got infected. ..

Wow that brought tears to my eyes lol 😂

Just wanted to give your husband a pat on the back. After going through the disaster with the flooded fields and then coming out as well as you have is a true testament to Lawerence’s and your families hard work. You and your husband are a great example of the true spirit of the American farmer. Lawrence may be a little late in some chores but he has literally moved a mountain this summer. Great job Bernard family.

Can't beat good farm yard perfume 😂 on the hands

Children are doing well. Big help for you all. did you all get that mess off his hat? Yes Sweet lady I hope you have a good evening. Now I'm going to try to find Elmo.

THANKS FOR THE RIDE ABOUT. SWAMP HUGS FROM LOUISIANA.

Hey guys dont worry about ringing the calves a little late. Thats just how she goes sometimes. We were late last year with our commercial bull calves. Oh well just have to wait till they fall off and sell them just as normal. Take care you guys

That calf getting tagged was a classic

No shortage of things going on thats for sure . Lazy ? NOT!!! Great content thanks.

Really enjoy all your videos. Sometimes in farming it can seem like you can’t catch a break. Farmers are tough and just work though anything that a day can throw at them. Hope you and your family are having a wonderful day. Best wishes for you and your decisions on your calves! Hope all turns out well!!!❤️

I love this awesome farm family 💞💞

Thank you for sharing all the farming information. Do love your videos. Blessings

Hard work. Great job to you and the family. 👍

Good day in the life of an American rancher/farmer. Our bander looks much smaller than that new one. It sometimes takes three or four weeks for it to shrivel and fall off. I love tagging. The kids can learn to do it easy. Enjoyed it!

There's good days and there's bad days you all seem to have all the bad one's. You always seem to bring humor to the bad. Good Bless. May your bands stay tight. LOL

I just love yall. Lawrence reminds me of my daddy so much. Your family is the sweetest. Just good people. And I love seeing what yall are doing next on the Farm. Thank you Meredith for sharing. ❤🐃☕

Lawrence reminds me of my Grandpa a man of few words and always busy doing what he loved.

I bet Lawrence was glad his hat took the bulk of it, lol. I would never say you guys are lazy. You work all the time and show your children the meaning of hard work. That is a treasure you can be proud of. We love watching your videos.

You guys would put a city boy to shame 8 days a week with your work ethic.

someone once said ANYONE could be a farmer ! from what I see your hubby is1/4 rocket scientist half mechanic and the rest all around handy man

Never a dull moment for This Farm Wife!!!!

Love watching you guys

What a great looking bunch of steers, well now they're steers. We've had good luck with banding. No issues.

I look forward to each video! Rough hands but a soft hearts. Thank you guys and gals!

When I was a young man working on the farm, I didn’t wear gloves unless it was winter or for making fence.

Everyone has their own way of doing things. You guys do what works best for you. Every day is a new day of chores and challenges. But hopefully not breakdowns. But as farmers. Its gonna happen. One day at a time.

It may be hot there but at least your doing honest work. You have my respect

We have been banding here for years. I think it’s better but to each there own. Perfect 👌 shot for water on the boots lol. I think the cows were just a little less cooperative this time. The farming life is great. Laurence is getting a little less camera 🎥 shy

Great video. Farming is of many many choices and all we can do is weight all of them and see which one comes as the best. I was tail man as soon as I was big enough to hold it tite and graduated to doing the cutting. I did 57 in one day once. Oh the back. Good luck and nice calves.

Yes lunch is a must

I'm comment 175 Hi ! and Hello I liked it when that cow was crying and you didn't even touch him yet , and Lawrence was copying him it was funny to watch , see you next time at the table...!👍👍❤✌🙏

My Grandfather used oil on the chute the same way!!! You live a long way away but have a lot of the same way. We even have the same combine!!!

Hope all is well after earthquake this morning ...stay safe..from western NC

I feel like LB needs a face shield on when he's getting all up in there. Who knows what could happen!! hahah

Lawrence calm down things will break all by themselves, I've learned alot of patients watching you👍

The first time I was catching calves, I wore gloves and learned not to do that ever again, some of the old hands said that you just have to learn for yourself about when to wear gloves and when not to. When I saw Lawrence's Hat, I thought to myself, "That's Bull Sh@#!" lol I'm praying that the Lord blesses y'all and gives you bumper crops! God Bless!

And you are absolutely right you wear gloves if the items are hot or sharp you don't just put them on cause your scared of dirt and the other my hands are so used to ranching and farming I have fixed a lot of barbwire fences without gloves and I carried the roll of wire made the corners and nailed them on the post

I can't wear gloves and but I love your videos and I love you all family may the good Lord bless y'all and y'all stay safe

Lawrence cracks me up he's almost got a little cajun in his accent

Hope it turns out well.many years ago 65 maybe my dad tried the banding we had issues with tetnas I believe the problem was But that was many years ago. Wish you best

A piece of wire. A farmers best friend!

If nothing ever went wrong, you would not appreciate the times when things go right. If there are times when things go wrong, be sure to place them in the proper prospective. I do this by telling myself. " If THIS is the worst thing that happens to me today, it will be a good day ". Don't mind the small things, because in life, you all appear healthy and in good spirits and you have a loving home. There are folks out there whose homes flooded during the recent hurricane. So remember the next time a hydraulic hose busts or a cow shits on you " If this is the worst thing that happens to me today, it WILL be a good day. Take care...love your channel.