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About Meredith Bernard

Meredith is a farmer, wife and mama to two living and working with her family on a beef cattle farm in North Carolina. She believes in the power of life stories and enjoys sharing her own through her pen and lens.

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Corn harvest 2019: Meredith attempts to drive her combine

Finally! The Gleaner combine got to go to work harvesting corn (for real). I really tried to drive it and…

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Making hay again – third cutting in North Carolina

The last few days have been busy raking, baling and making third cutting hay, feeding calves and moving cows. Stay…

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She did it y’all – Meredith’s gleaner harvesting success

Well, she did it y’all. The gleaner’s test run harvesting corn was a success. And I cried. Imagine that. ?Hope…

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Meredith in North Carolina: Will the combine crank?

Well…here it is. Watch to see if we got the gleaner combine to crank. ?And stay tuned to see if…

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Meredith hits the toolbox to ‘gut’ the gleaner combine

Five full days of this farm wife learning to fix a combine…as I’m referring to “gutting” the Gleaner. Well, my…

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The corn is gone: Meredith in North Carolina

It’s been a year since we filled the barn with picked corn, and the corn is finally gone! But now…

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Making cow chow: Corn silage part 2

Part 2 of our 2019 Corn Silage Harvest is up! The corn is in the silage pit, covered and ready…

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The Silage Shuffle

Taking you through the corn silage making process! Prep, chopping, hauling and packing. Part one of two. Thanks for being…

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Hauling hay in North Carolina

Hauling hay, scouting corn and beans, grinding corn and running around like a wild woman. Another few days in the…

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Raking and rolling: Second cut hay

Finally! Second cut hay is raked and baled. I’m taking you along for the bumpy, sometimes wild ride. Enjoy! And…

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Coyotes, cows and corn

Scouting corn, chasing coyotes, watching for beavers, moving cows, frying burgers and sharing some farm and family history. This one…

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Splash pads, tractor cleaning, and frying corn

This week I joined my kids on the splash pad, attempted to clean my tractor, realised our calves still need…

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Farmer Meredith: Second-cut hay is down

We finally got much-needed rain. I decided to make a tomato pie, proceeded to cut my finger, arm wrestle my…

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Rock-picking and mule-riding in North Carolina

Last week we picked rocks, watched an awesome storm (as it rolled on by), celebrated the 4th of July and…

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Summer rolls on in North Carolina

Rollin’ on with the randomness of summer…and one really bumpy ride. Feeding cows minerals, sharing another kitchen hack, creek time,…

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Scouting fields and shipping calves in North Carolina

Last week we had the opportunity to learn more about Farmers Edge FarmCommand field scouting technology and we shipped a…