Hi, I am a 65 year old guy who grew up on a registered holstein dairy farm back in the 60's. We had 100 head of cows and milked time a day, long before pipelines and automated milkers. Watching your videos has kept me up to date on the new technology and upgrades to the dairy industry. I love how your videos are down to earth and easy to watch. I had the best upbringing a guy could ask for while on the farm. Hard work, long hours and a dedication to the cows helped me grow up to be a hard working man who took those values and used them to make a successful career of my own.
@@clowns76 We had Duvall milking machines and then when the cow was done, we dumped the milk into a stainless steel pail and it was carried into a milk house and poured into a strainer that went into a stainless steel milk tank. Three times a week a tanker truck came and pumped milk from our stainless steel tank into their’s.
That sound like hard work. But it was satisfying work I lived on the farm at my uncle's for the summer and we feed all the animals I actually enjoyed that
It was in Victorville California and it was I was probably about 12 years old 2 like 17 years old it was enjoyable working with cows and pigs in riding the three-wheel ATVs
I'm learning so much about modern Dairy Practices , back when i was privileged to help out on a farm with milk cows it was pull squeeze and squirt -- the cats loved me :) about 55 years ago
Thanks for the great explanation about bull calves Jan, and thanks for the rainbow. Love your drone shots! And I continue to be amazed at your passion in caring for your animals.
Most comprehensive in your explanation of formulas and cost. Being from Texas and ranchers every cow is income. Truly enjoy each of your videos. Some of the best cinematography of any you tube farm channel. Russell in Houston,Texas
love your comments Jan....those little buggers, lol...thank you and all our farmers out there that keep us all well fed....your dedication is so appreciated!
What impresses me is this kid knows his farm! I’m in California and most of the farms that my friends were raised on were pretty close to this clean. 99% of Farming families stay out of trouble with the Law. They have to be home in the afternoon and home very early in the morning to feed & Milk. This kid will be sitting pretty in about 10 years. Nice job young man. Very nice job!! The only draw back when it comes to you inheriting this farm. Dads “Never” seem to fully Retire. He will always be your Boss!!
Great comment! He is definitely ready for his inheritance!! I pray he gets a beautiful bride who loves the ladies& gents (cows) as much as he does! 🐄 ❤ 🚜🙏🏽
@@tantasroom8646 but the kid will always be a hired hand. Even if dad dies mom will only become his boss. Any time he wants to upgrade the farm. He will need to run it past his father then when dad dies run it past his mother. That’s when he will learn Mom always had the “yes or No” in her purse strings. Dad would just run it across mom after the kid go to bed. And most of the time after the two of them had gone to bed… I have probably 8 or 10 friends that after dad died thought they would inherit the farm ( ranch). They could do with it what they liked. But mom was still alive. When mom finally past on. They either sold their milking cow’s to the government. Then went out and purchased beef cows. Then after the market couldn’t bare that much meet on the market. They sold their beef cows once again to the government. Then they sold off the property. Which of course they kept a small piece for the brother or sister continued to live on rent free for the rest of their lives. But the ones running the farm now earned Millions of dollars. Most of them moved north where property was much cheaper and started all over again..
Another great video Jan. You did an excellent job of explaining the process of how you manage your calves and calf barns. It is easy to see by the condition of your calf barns that your family does the job right.I am not a farmer but have lived in an Ontario Agricultural Community all my life so I get it. You are a credit to your industry.
Thanx tons for the explanations. You answered so many questions that I had as a non-farmer. You definitely have enough work to keep you out of trouble. Stay safe out there. I second the shout out for The Farmer on the Prairie. He has great content also.
That was an epic explanation, great job SDK 👍🏻, educating the world on how most dairy farms operate. Some use a nutritionist who monitors the cows health, and adjust TMR rations to keep a good balance
@@gfgf2417 I'm a farmer in scotland and we buy dairy bulls and we put them on grass whenever we can to give them the best life we can and it saves us money because we dont need to feed them as much
I love how clean your farm is. Recently, I watched another farm in the US and was surprised at the difference. Keep up the amazing work! Videos are so interesting.
Great video! Thanks for reviewing your plan for the steer - I looked into a small dairy around here, and when he got a male he would raise it for a month and auction it off. It probably cost him $200 and he made $100 at the auction. He was not a good business man, but always trying to do what is right.
Good Job Explaining This Kind Of Stuff. You Make It Really Easy To Understand Stuff That Goes On Behind The Scenes On Dairy Farms Like Calving, Feeding And Ai. Good Work Keep It Up!
Interesting story. My dad lived in Taber for a while and I have been to the sugar factory there. I had a friend growing up whose family owned a dairy farm in Lethbridge, Alberta. I would go out occasionally to spend time with him. I got to ride in the truck when they were putting greenfeed in the long white bags. Thanks for sharing!
Im from philippines and working on a dairyfarm here in japan. thanks for your vlog, it gives me more information about dairy farming. more informative vlogs to come. thanks alot
Thank you for taking the time to explain the life of a bull calf on your farm. It’s really sad what the initial thought is what happens after they are born. I buy bull calves from nearby dairies and raise them all the way to finish. We usually have around 100-200 head totally at any giving time. Would like to expand in the near future🤞
Great instructional video. I have never figured out why folks presume they know how every operation works. Thanks for doing a special video on the “ steak” steers🤓
This! This is the thing I find the most interesting by farming, every farm does it different. What might work on one farm might not work for the neighbour!
@@briarlee I'm sure you're perfect to leave such a ridiculous comment! You probably eat avocados that have been picked by slave labour and shipped two thousand miles though huh!?
@Raunak Anwar I just think there's some irony in vegans comments is all! Most live in a climate that could never support a vegetarians diet let alone a vegans. Yet they crap on farmers who grow most of their diet in their back yard. It throws me back how they think they're so holy! Especially when their food has such a large carbon footprint!
This farm is the cleanest farm I have ever seen your passion and commitment to the milk cows and the youngsters is admirable your an example to everyone out there your love for the heifers is what I adore nothing is spared when it comes to their wellbeing and happiness
If you want to get Fat and have Diabetes ... eat what they feed cattle to get Fat (takes many years to get the Diabetes so ya have to be persistent to be both Diabetic and Fat)
Didnt have dairy cows but on my ranch, bull calves we castrated and feed them out for about 6-8 months. When they were about 500 lbs on the hoof, we took them to the sale barn and sold them to feed lots. Those were fed to finish and became Big Macs, Ribs, Steaks and such. I had a discussion with a young lady who was mad because we sold cows for food. She told me why didnt we just go and buy it at the store . . . . . . . Yes, they are some folks out there like that.. Very clean farm, calves all look well cared for.
I never suspected you would waste a good steer but I still found this to be an interesting piece. Good video for the folks with preconceived misconceptions. Peace.
Except it happens all the time : www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/dairy-dirty-secret-its-still-cheaper-to-kill-male-calves-than-to-rear-them
Terry Fandango what happens to the bull calves they don’t want is the go for kebabs at 6 weeks. Trust me when I say it dairy farmers hate to see it happen. They would much rather see calves go for their full 2 years to be rested for beef.
@@dannyquinlan2284 I'm not saying the farmers enjoy it . Just making the point that there's a brutal price to our current food system . It's funny how the farmers are upset by the wasted death of these calves but don't mind at all when the calves are killed if they're eaten afterwards . It makes no difference to the animals being killed if they're wasted or not . Since meat is no longer a nutritional requirement and we could easily choose something else to eat , we're killing them for something as trivial as taste pleasure . Pleasure can't morally justify taking an animals life .
Terry Fandango but farmers do care what happens to the calves. Yes it mightn’t be too priority but as long as they end up as beef somewhere it’s ok. Preferably over a 2 year period but what happens happens.
Terry Fandango if they weren’t fattened for beef and just let live the world would be overrun in no time whatsoever it’s an essential thing that beef is constantly produced
WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU HAVE THE CLEANEST OPERATION IVE EVER SEEN. YOUR ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATULATIONS, IVE SEEN ALLOT OF FARMS, YOURS IS RIGHT UP THERE AT THE VERY VEST. THANK YOU FOR SHARING‼️‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
Thank you for making today's video, watching it was the easy part! Found it very funny how you said we don't kill the bull calves, we castrate them then make them fat and then we kill the steers. Keep them coming Jan, love every one!
Very clean, animal raised friendly and kind , kudos to your farm! We need more farms like yours! Plus you are a bright young man, very respectful! Thank you!
I love your ethical farm life, and I love you and your family. Thanks for another great video and explaining how things are done on your farm. I envy your farm life! Stay safe and as always stay awesome 😎
@@calebmanuel17 you are a joke if you believe that. Im tired of complete and utter morons that dont actually know anything about agriculture and how animals are treated. If a black man is held captive and forced to pull a cart its slavery but if a horse does it its somehow not slavery??? If a black man is forced to run laps around a track daily and if they dont run fast enough they are shot in the head thats slavery but if a dog or a horse has to its not? If a black man is held in a cage and has rods drilled into their skull and evil experiments are peformed on them until they die thats slavery but if its a monkey or a dog its not slavery???? If a black women is held captive and raped to be impregnated, has her kid stolen and shot in the head and done repeatedly so you can keep stealing her milk to sell for profit thats slavery, but not when its done to a goat or a cow? You have been brainwashed to think animals are not victims. They suffer just like you would, just like people do. Watch this documentary if you want the truth because its very obvious you are clueless about the world th-cam.com/video/LQRAfJyEsko/w-d-xo.html
80 Slim Shady's yes you are sooooo right! It is heartbreaking to see innocent animals treated this way. They cannot even live a normal life span. In Canada killing animals for food is unnecessary and cruel. (And we pay for this horrific cruelty with our tax dollars in the form of subsidies!) The only justification people have for consuming animal products is that taste buds seem to matter more than the animals’ lives. I wish people would care more about kindness and justice to all. Since I became vegan my health has improved and I have so much more energy. I am delighted that many people are beginning to realize that we do not need to harm animals. If only people would treat farm animals as well as they treat their pet dogs and cats. Unfortunately cognitive dissonance is so common.
@Raunak Anwar These are not wild cows, they're not natural animals and they shouldn't be left in the wild. Same with farmed pigs, chickens and so on. They're our experiment and we're also the ones breeding them by the billions, which is also unnatural. There are more farmed animals on the planet than there are mammals and humans combined. Where there once used to be native species of trees, shrubs and animals, now there's nothing but empty land and farmed animals or monocrops to feed these said animals. Hence why we have so many floods. We need to reforest those lands, bring native species of animals back and stop bringing these animals into existence just so we can slaughter them.
@Raunak Anwar Some people who can afford it have farmed animals as pets, and there are also animal sanctuaries that take care of farmed animals and people can visit and interact with them. So I don't think they'd go extinct, but either way, being alive just so you can be exploited and later slaughtered is not a justification for forcefully breeding them by the billions.
@Raunak Anwar That's not what the most recent scientific studies have concluded though. I'm not sure if you are aware of the Blue Zones populations. There are a few villages/places on earth, where there are the most centenarians in the world, people who live up to 100 and over. These populations do not have much in common (like geographic location, environment, race, culture, etc.) except for one important factor, which is diet. Their diet is 95-100% whole food plant-based. The only time they consume meat, if any, is on special occasions, and they eat very little of it, generally not as the main course but as a side dish. These people have the longest lifespan out of all other populations. There's a quote I like from a doctor, I'm paraphrasing but it's close to "Most of the time, is not the illness that runs in the family, but the diet." Meaning that people's grandparents, parents, and they themselves might not share the same types of illnesses because of genetics, but because they eat the same stuff and their bodies react similarly. Even if you consider evolution, Bonobos are our closest relatives and they're almost 100% plant-based. I think the primary cause for such a high rate of illness In humans, all over the world, is based on the fact that we are wrongly assuming that we're omnivores. And if we're really being honest, most people consume animal-based products for taste pleasure and convenience and nothing else. But we like to dress that up with something more so we don't sound selfish, lazy and hedonistic. So yea, there's really no need to exploit and slaughter animals.
your one of the first dairymen i've seen that doesn't use corn silage. pretty interesting. i didn't even know there was oter types of silage other than hay silage. goes to show you learn something new everyday. keep up the great video's. God bless
Keep in mind that corn grows best further south in warmer climates. I lived in Saskatchewan 9 years and I did see fields of corn occasionally, but they were the exception rather than the rule.
Everything is so clean. I am so impressed. As far as steer, the time they have being grown is important. I won't eat veal or lamb, and as with beef cattle, I appreciate the life they are afforded before the day they are processed. My only misgiving is how the processor treats them. Enjoy your show and crave a nice cold glass of milk! And a burger for dinner.
I don't know where you are from but here in Canada the processing side has very strict standards and regulations that they must follow and have regular inspections that are done randomly without any notice
Very informative.....thanks! One of our neighbors had a dairy farm. The young bulls were sold when a week or so old for $5 each. Over time, the price went up to $50. The person buying had to do the castration and nipple bucket feeding for a period of time until they would begin to graze in the fields. Though big boned, Holsteins made good beef cows.
Thank you for addressing the negative misconceptions truthfully and educationally. So sad the amount of negativity and misunderstanding without taking the time to gain knowledge and make an informed comment :). Your cows and your steer are very sweet to see and have always brought a smile to my face during these negative times...keep up the great work!
I don't believe I had any misconceptions when I commented on that video . I have taken time to gain some knowledge on what goes on in animal agriculture and the more I learn the worse it gets . 20% of the calves in the UK are killed on farm and dumped as waste : www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/dairy-dirty-secret-its-still-cheaper-to-kill-male-calves-than-to-rear-them Not that it matters to the animal if it was wasted or not .
Ellen, what misconceptions? That these sentient beings are being exploited for their milk and meat? That these cows have been forcibly impregnated to produce milk? That calves are separated from their moms after birth? That the Bobby calves are fattened up to be slaughtered soon? That the female calves will soon too being forcibly impregnated, to follow in moms footsteps? That all cows become burger patties when they can no longer produce milk for your tea? To me it's clear as daylight, you may sugarcoat it as much as you like, keep these animals in 5 star accommodations, it's still horrible wat humans, the supposedly moral agents, are doing to animals. Go vegan already, stop making useless excuses. If you don't you must never say that you love animals, or have a grain of feeling in your heart for animals.
@@jake4904 CONGRATULATIONS!! I wasn't even aware that an appointment had been made for the High Priest of Ethics, Morals, Compassion & Love. Is it still a term position or are you in permanently? Good luck and happy ruling and don't let those mortals get away with anything.
We have a mix of winter triticale or barley silage, corn silage, haylage & oat/pea silage, mixed with dry hay bales and we add earlage (add combine corn head to our forage harvester and process the whole cob & put in silo at higher moisture), rolled oats, toasted soybean meal (from local soybean oil processor), DDGS (from local ethanol plant), minerals and supplements. We add water & molasses. Of course, we have different recipes (like you) for each set of cattle (active milkers, dry cows, heifers, steers). Keep up the great videos!
And when those milk producing cows become too old to keep milking, they too are destined for a Happy Meal box to feed little Jimmy and little Janey. Thus, the wheel keeps turning...
They don't become to old, they become less profitable for the farmers. Cows can live up to 20 years old, female dairy cows are executed at around 5-6 year old.
Such is the circle of life. No animals live up their maximum life span in the wild. “Wild”humans are old by 30 in pre-agrarian societies. Cows in the wild would’n live more than 5 to 6 years old anyway. It’s civilization that allows for old age, both in people and farm animals. Old age isn’t meant to be in any species under natural conditions. Farmed animals have outstanding quality of life, they are not stressed with being hunted and needing to fend for themselves. The price paid for the easier life is becoming meal for the people that give them this easier life. Their death is humane and much better than if they had to die by the jaws of a predator, gutted and eaten still alive.
@@gitanonumero1983 Hey there, whilst cows can live for around 20 years, not sure if that applies to high yielding dairy breeds to be honest. We're talking about cows that produce enormous amounts of milk, some can even have issues standing up, etc if left without being milked for too long. Even if they did live for close to 20 years, how many years would they spend practically as downer cows? That's no quality of life at all? Seems better off living in relative comfort on an animal comfort conscious farm whilst in the prime of life, then going for a quick and humane slaughter than many years of pain and disability. Especially for an animal with no way of being able to grasp what is happening to them.
The auction yard I bought 2 calves from unfortunately sells newborn calves from a dairy farm. I don’t know which dairy farms sold their newborns, but my main concern was they don’t give them colostrum! I was horrified when I found out. I bid against a meat company that bought most of the calves. The sweet jersey heifer I got eventually got sick at age 4 and had to be euthanized. I appreciate it SO much when colostrum is given to calves. Most farms do give it. Thanks for taking such good care of your calves!
Enjoyed the video. We raise bottle calves from dairies that don't have a steer program. It makes me hopeful to see a young man like you have a passion for the dairy industry.
@@janosk8392 look up "hoof GP" here on TH-cam and you will se.. He trims a lot of lame cows, so heads up it can be bad sometimes. But he is a good trimmer 👍
You know probably the best dairy farm I saw was an organic one in Scotland they did it a bit different they did not take the calves from there mother. I get it its probably cheaper the way you do it and the emotional suffering the baby cow and mother endure is not a consideration..physically they appear well taken care off.
@@violettesager2386 Don't get me wrong I enjoy a good steak but I do actually take the time to check out what type of food I'm buying. There's a small farm not far from me and I get all my meat from there. I know exactly how they treat their animals, and I know how they slaughter them. Just because you're going to eat an animal doesn't mean you have to be cruel to it and to me taking a baby animal from its mother is cruel. You can raise an animalin a good environment and when it comes time to slaughter it for me you can end their life in a relatively painless way.
It shouldn't be about price . It should be about ethics . If the life they lead before they are killed is cruel then it should be banned I believe . This may mean that meat is expensive but so be it . They pay a higher price than we would .
@@caroleh4900 Your right...take a mother from there child no matter the species is beyond cruel. Like I said I am very picky were I get my meat and how the animal is treated
I love baby animals, they are so cute. And the dairy cows raised for 4H and stuff are kept beautiful. Baths and such,, those kids take great pride in their work
@SamIAm not always the truth. Was involved in 4H showing dairy cows. As for our family they're considered pets so we actually kept them until they naturally passed. Not all think this way but we did. There is an auction after the showing is done for beef cows and other livestock where most are used for consumption. Unfortunately this is how it has always been. Being raised on a farm I do understand how raising a cow for consumption can be done in a caring compassionate way. I see both sides but not all livestock exhibitors use their animals as market animals.
Any particular reason you can’t make small holes in the walls between the calves, which wouldn’t hurt the integrity of the walls but would allow calves to at least see each other for social reasons/health? Solitary confinement of any species is inhumane. Thanks
Risk of disease, calves are mainly seperated to help them mature safely and quickly in a sterile (or close to) environment. At such a small age, theyre very fragile and need careful handling. Once theyre bigger they have room and friends to play with.
@@popeyedog1087 She recovers in the birthing stall for a few hours, is treated with calcium supplements and glucose and is then milked for the colostrum to be fed to the calves. After the colostrum is milked out she joins the rest of the milking herd as usual.
Has your farm ever had a beekeeper put in hives to increase yield on your crops? No idea if this works or worth time, and expense. I enjoyed your farm’s lovely treatment of steers, with the explanations why other farms wouldn’t be able to do the same. Would you be interested or willing to follow a heifer from birth, then once a week updates until she’s a dairy cow? Ta
Awesome job on explaining what happens to the steer/bull calves on the farm!! It is interesting to hear how you raise your steers on the farm, and not ship them off to a feedlot! It is neat that you get your beat pulp from Taber, Alberta. I know a few farmers in that area that grow sugar beats!! Have you noticed a change in feed prices, since the early frost last fall? I know that several of the sugar beets were not harvested due to the early frost/ snow in September!
Thank you for educating the haters and not slapping back at them. I had the question of whether you sold your bull calves or what you did with them and I am happy to be educated as well I do like watching your videos because your cows are always so content and happy they are beautiful animals so thank you for sharing
If you like them so much, why pay people to separate the baby’s from their mothers, oh yeah, you like Breast feeding as an adult too much. all these animals will be killed after all this, so this video is just another wanker doing pointless and horrible things, then making them seem lovely and pleasant.
Hi, I am a 65 year old guy who grew up on a registered holstein dairy farm back in the 60's. We had 100 head of cows and milked time a day, long before pipelines and automated milkers. Watching your videos has kept me up to date on the new technology and upgrades to the dairy industry. I love how your videos are down to earth and easy to watch. I had the best upbringing a guy could ask for while on the farm. Hard work, long hours and a dedication to the cows helped me grow up to be a hard working man who took those values and used them to make a successful career of my own.
Hi sir how did yiu milk all of the cos back then
@@clowns76 We had Duvall milking machines and then when the cow was done, we dumped the milk into a stainless steel pail and it was carried into a milk house and poured into a strainer that went into a stainless steel milk tank. Three times a week a tanker truck came and pumped milk from our stainless steel tank into their’s.
That sound like hard work. But it was satisfying work I lived on the farm at my uncle's for the summer and we feed all the animals I actually enjoyed that
@@clowns76 where was that farm?
It was in Victorville California and it was I was probably about 12 years old 2 like 17 years old it was enjoyable working with cows and pigs in riding the three-wheel ATVs
This is the cleanest farm I’ve seen.
If you don't keep it clean ,the milk truck won't take your product...( In Wisconsin)
@@garymingy8671 in most places!,👏👏
@@garymingy8671 in most places!,👏👏
Prisons are clean too.
Im guessing you havent seen very many farms!
I'm learning so much about modern Dairy Practices , back when i was privileged to help out on a farm with milk cows it was pull squeeze and squirt -- the cats loved me :) about 55 years ago
Lemme guess, you had great aim?💕👏👏😘😁
Privileged to help on a farm? Wow, what a middle class thing.
Really enjoyed how he was willing to break things down with costs, why his family does things, etc. It's the little things that matter
Way to go TH-cam aglorythums. I watched a video experimenting with salting steaks & now I'm here learning how to raise steers.
Thanks for the great explanation about bull calves Jan, and thanks for the rainbow. Love your drone shots! And I continue to be amazed at your passion in caring for your animals.
Most comprehensive in your explanation of formulas and cost. Being from Texas and ranchers every cow is income. Truly enjoy each of your videos. Some of the best cinematography of any you tube farm channel.
Russell in Houston,Texas
@Hi Russell how are you doing
love your comments Jan....those little buggers, lol...thank you and all our farmers out there that keep us all well fed....your dedication is so appreciated!
What impresses me is this kid knows his farm! I’m in California and most of the farms that my friends were raised on were pretty close to this clean.
99% of Farming families stay out of trouble with the Law. They have to be home in the afternoon and home very early in the morning to feed & Milk.
This kid will be sitting pretty in about 10 years.
Nice job young man. Very nice job!!
The only draw back when it comes to you inheriting this farm. Dads “Never” seem to fully Retire. He will always be your Boss!!
Great comment! He is definitely ready for his inheritance!! I pray he gets a beautiful bride who loves the ladies& gents (cows) as much as he does! 🐄 ❤ 🚜🙏🏽
@@tantasroom8646 but the kid will always be a hired hand. Even if dad dies mom will only become his boss. Any time he wants to upgrade the farm. He will need to run it past his father then when dad dies run it past his mother.
That’s when he will learn Mom always had the “yes or No” in her purse strings. Dad would just run it across mom after the kid go to bed. And most of the time after the two of them had gone to bed…
I have probably 8 or 10 friends that after dad died thought they would inherit the farm ( ranch). They could do with it what they liked. But mom was still alive. When mom finally past on. They either sold their milking cow’s to the government. Then went out and purchased beef cows. Then after the market couldn’t bare that much meet on the market. They sold their beef cows once again to the government. Then they sold off the property. Which of course they kept a small piece for the brother or sister continued to live on rent free for the rest of their lives. But the ones running the farm now earned Millions of dollars. Most of them moved north where property was much cheaper and started all over again..
Your videos are always interesting, informative and most of all, to the point. I really enjoy watching them.
@Hi Dave how are you doing
Another great video Jan. You did an excellent job of explaining the process of how you manage your calves and calf barns. It is easy to see by the condition of your calf barns that your family does the job right.I am not a farmer but have lived in an Ontario Agricultural Community all my life so I get it. You are a credit to your industry.
Thanx tons for the explanations. You answered so many questions that I had as a non-farmer. You definitely have enough work to keep you out of trouble. Stay safe out there. I second the shout out for The Farmer on the Prairie. He has great content also.
That was an epic explanation, great job SDK 👍🏻, educating the world on how most dairy farms operate. Some use a nutritionist who monitors the cows health, and adjust TMR rations to keep a good balance
Thank you Jan! You did an excellent job with the details.
Keep them coming.
Thank you! Will do!
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Alex Woodly he did go and look it up
Great video, I always seem to learn something new! Thanks for posting so often lately!
You did a great job explaining that man. Thanks for the education. Love your vids and thanks to you and All farmers for helping us stay fed.
Good explanation
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It’s always good to see you here Eric!
They go out on grass from spring to early winter each day
@@gfgf2417 I'm a farmer in scotland and we buy dairy bulls and we put them on grass whenever we can to give them the best life we can and it saves us money because we dont need to feed them as much
Great detail in this video its so interesting to see how it all goes on.... Keep up the good work and great vids 👍🇬🇧
I love how clean your farm is. Recently, I watched another farm in the US and was surprised at the difference. Keep up the amazing work!
Videos are so interesting.
I sure enjoy watching your videos! I was born and raised on a farm and also a Canadian! Thanks for the videos! Keep up the good work!
Great video! Thanks for reviewing your plan for the steer - I looked into a small dairy around here, and when he got a male he would raise it for a month and auction it off. It probably cost him $200 and he made $100 at the auction. He was not a good business man, but always trying to do what is right.
Very informative, I never thought so much go into the feeding. Well done.
You're a well informed young man. It's cool to listen to you talk about the daily operations.
thanks for always making videos that me and my girls can watch together. they learn so much from you.
Make sure to show your girls the slaughtering and the processing part as well. They should know the entire process.
this kid does a good job of narrating his video ......good job guy
Amazing !! explanation is great for the two types pf calves and their food... well done
Great stuff, as usual! Thanks Jan.
Great video glad you did this. You guys treat your cows so well the all look so healthy and happy even the steers. I just love your channel.
Jan you are so intelligent and well educated. Your parents along with Lord Asquith school are to be commended!
Good Job Explaining This Kind Of Stuff. You Make It Really Easy To Understand Stuff That Goes On Behind The Scenes On Dairy Farms Like Calving, Feeding And Ai. Good Work Keep It Up!
Interesting story. My dad lived in Taber for a while and I have been to the sugar factory there. I had a friend growing up whose family owned a dairy farm in Lethbridge, Alberta. I would go out occasionally to spend time with him. I got to ride in the truck when they were putting greenfeed in the long white bags. Thanks for sharing!
Im from philippines and working on a dairyfarm here in japan. thanks for your vlog, it gives me more information about dairy farming. more informative vlogs to come. thanks alot
Thank you for taking the time to explain the life of a bull calf on your farm. It’s really sad what the initial thought is what happens after they are born. I buy bull calves from nearby dairies and raise them all the way to finish. We usually have around 100-200 head totally at any giving time. Would like to expand in the near future🤞
Great instructional video. I have never figured out why folks presume they know how every operation works. Thanks for doing a special video on the “ steak” steers🤓
This! This is the thing I find the most interesting by farming, every farm does it different. What might work on one farm might not work for the neighbour!
Ye most people think that but i buy bulls and heifers off a dairy farm and he gives them same treatment as the heifers and i do the same
@@kieranogorman29 people who "farm" cows are horrible pieces of crap...hope they all get cancer for what they do to these animals.
@@briarlee I'm sure you're perfect to leave such a ridiculous comment! You probably eat avocados that have been picked by slave labour and shipped two thousand miles though huh!?
@Raunak Anwar I just think there's some irony in vegans comments is all! Most live in a climate that could never support a vegetarians diet let alone a vegans. Yet they crap on farmers who grow most of their diet in their back yard. It throws me back how they think they're so holy! Especially when their food has such a large carbon footprint!
Thanks for sharing! I learn from you in every video!❤️
This farm is the cleanest farm I have ever seen your passion and commitment to the milk cows and the youngsters is admirable your an example to everyone out there your love for the heifers is what I adore nothing is spared when it comes to their wellbeing and happiness
What a beautiful clean farm.geez!
The steer was letting his voice be heard. LoL 🤣
Black and white lives matter. Lol
Coyote hammer human lives matter
Can it sing in the boy's choir?
thanks man,appreciated heaps
love all the farming info
gnz
Just stumbled on to this. You have a good channel started here. Best of luck with it.
sounds like the cows have a more nutritious diet than i do
Sheri For no they didnt
If you want to get Fat and have Diabetes ... eat what they feed cattle to get Fat (takes many years to get the Diabetes so ya have to be persistent to be both Diabetic and Fat)
Naturally ,because you don't produce milk!.
Maybe you will be lucky in your next life and be one of them.
Maybe stop eating cows then and eat whet they're eating. You know...plants.
The new baby calves look lonely. They need their mamas.
Didnt have dairy cows but on my ranch, bull calves we castrated and feed them out for about 6-8 months. When they were about 500 lbs on the hoof, we took them to the sale barn and sold them to feed lots. Those were fed to finish and became Big Macs, Ribs, Steaks and such. I had a discussion with a young lady who was mad because we sold cows for food. She told me why didnt we just go and buy it at the store . . . . . . . Yes, they are some folks out there like that.. Very clean farm, calves all look well cared for.
What a dumb lady!
I love your set up for your farm!
This has been one of your most educational videos that I have seen from you. Thanks so much for all of the info.
I never suspected you would waste a good steer but I still found this to be an interesting piece. Good video for the folks with preconceived misconceptions. Peace.
Except it happens all the time : www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/dairy-dirty-secret-its-still-cheaper-to-kill-male-calves-than-to-rear-them
Terry Fandango what happens to the bull calves they don’t want is the go for kebabs at 6 weeks. Trust me when I say it dairy farmers hate to see it happen. They would much rather see calves go for their full 2 years to be rested for beef.
@@dannyquinlan2284 I'm not saying the farmers enjoy it . Just making the point that there's a brutal price to our current food system .
It's funny how the farmers are upset by the wasted death of these calves but don't mind at all when the calves are killed if they're eaten afterwards .
It makes no difference to the animals being killed if they're wasted or not .
Since meat is no longer a nutritional requirement and we could easily choose something else to eat , we're killing them for something as trivial as taste pleasure .
Pleasure can't morally justify taking an animals life .
Terry Fandango but farmers do care what happens to the calves. Yes it mightn’t be too priority but as long as they end up as beef somewhere it’s ok. Preferably over a 2 year period but what happens happens.
Terry Fandango if they weren’t fattened for beef and just let live the world would be overrun in no time whatsoever it’s an essential thing that beef is constantly produced
Gotta love it when Jan sets the record straight.❤❤❤❤
WITHOUT A DOUBT YOU HAVE THE CLEANEST OPERATION IVE EVER SEEN. YOUR ANIMALS ARE BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATULATIONS, IVE SEEN ALLOT OF FARMS, YOURS IS RIGHT UP THERE AT THE VERY VEST. THANK YOU FOR SHARING‼️‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸
One of the best farming channels on TH-cam. I look forward to your videos.
Flatnose -absolutely the best farm video on TH-cam !!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌹
Yup I'm new , 5 mins in , kewl enough ...bravi ,press on. Conrade!
Thank you for making today's video, watching it was the easy part! Found it very funny how you said we don't kill the bull calves, we castrate them then make them fat and then we kill the steers.
Keep them coming Jan, love every one!
Great informative videos as a retired UK Veg farmer its great to see farming is in good hands.
Newly sub’d, full of information, great explanation of how your farm works, thx for showing
5:00 In Saskatchewan, even the rainbows are flat! I had no idea.
Very clean, animal raised friendly and kind , kudos to your farm! We need more farms like yours! Plus you are a bright young man, very respectful! Thank you!
@Hi Christine how are you doing
Another great video........thanks for all the info!!
Very informative your cows always look clean and well cared for .
As a young girl, that’s how I made extra money raising Holstein bull calves. $50 each back then.
Great content explained perfectly
You do a very good job of explaining things!
Great Job, very interesting how you folks do it up north.
I love your ethical farm life, and I love you and your family. Thanks for another great video and explaining how things are done on your farm. I envy your farm life! Stay safe and as always stay awesome 😎
Theres nothing ethical about slavery and brutal murder
80 Slim Shady's I’m tired of vegans
80 Slim Shady's there’s no slavery and murder lol
@@calebmanuel17 you are a joke if you believe that. Im tired of complete and utter morons that dont actually know anything about agriculture and how animals are treated.
If a black man is held captive and forced to pull a cart its slavery but if a horse does it its somehow not slavery???
If a black man is forced to run laps around a track daily and if they dont run fast enough they are shot in the head thats slavery but if a dog or a horse has to its not?
If a black man is held in a cage and has rods drilled into their skull and evil experiments are peformed on them until they die thats slavery but if its a monkey or a dog its not slavery????
If a black women is held captive and raped to be impregnated, has her kid stolen and shot in the head and done repeatedly so you can keep stealing her milk to sell for profit thats slavery, but not when its done to a goat or a cow?
You have been brainwashed to think animals are not victims. They suffer just like you would, just like people do. Watch this documentary if you want the truth because its very obvious you are clueless about the world
th-cam.com/video/LQRAfJyEsko/w-d-xo.html
80 Slim Shady's yes you are sooooo right! It is heartbreaking to see innocent animals treated this way. They cannot even live a normal life span. In Canada killing animals for food is unnecessary and cruel. (And we pay for this horrific cruelty with our tax dollars in the form of subsidies!) The only justification people have for consuming animal products is that taste buds seem to matter more than the animals’ lives. I wish people would care more about kindness and justice to all. Since I became vegan my health has improved and I have so much more energy. I am delighted that many people are beginning to realize that we do not need to harm animals. If only people would treat farm animals as well as they treat their pet dogs and cats. Unfortunately cognitive dissonance is so common.
you treat them excellent
By fattening them up and sending them off to have their throats slit and bled to death? Are you alright?
Abra Cadavra Yawn, soft.
@Raunak Anwar These are not wild cows, they're not natural animals and they shouldn't be left in the wild. Same with farmed pigs, chickens and so on. They're our experiment and we're also the ones breeding them by the billions, which is also unnatural. There are more farmed animals on the planet than there are mammals and humans combined. Where there once used to be native species of trees, shrubs and animals, now there's nothing but empty land and farmed animals or monocrops to feed these said animals. Hence why we have so many floods. We need to reforest those lands, bring native species of animals back and stop bringing these animals into existence just so we can slaughter them.
@Raunak Anwar Some people who can afford it have farmed animals as pets, and there are also animal sanctuaries that take care of farmed animals and people can visit and interact with them. So I don't think they'd go extinct, but either way, being alive just so you can be exploited and later slaughtered is not a justification for forcefully breeding them by the billions.
@Raunak Anwar That's not what the most recent scientific studies have concluded though. I'm not sure if you are aware of the Blue Zones populations. There are a few villages/places on earth, where there are the most centenarians in the world, people who live up to 100 and over. These populations do not have much in common (like geographic location, environment, race, culture, etc.) except for one important factor, which is diet. Their diet is 95-100% whole food plant-based. The only time they consume meat, if any, is on special occasions, and they eat very little of it, generally not as the main course but as a side dish. These people have the longest lifespan out of all other populations.
There's a quote I like from a doctor, I'm paraphrasing but it's close to "Most of the time, is not the illness that runs in the family, but the diet." Meaning that people's grandparents, parents, and they themselves might not share the same types of illnesses because of genetics, but because they eat the same stuff and their bodies react similarly. Even if you consider evolution, Bonobos are our closest relatives and they're almost 100% plant-based. I think the primary cause for such a high rate of illness In humans, all over the world, is based on the fact that we are wrongly assuming that we're omnivores.
And if we're really being honest, most people consume animal-based products for taste pleasure and convenience and nothing else. But we like to dress that up with something more so we don't sound selfish, lazy and hedonistic. So yea, there's really no need to exploit and slaughter animals.
your one of the first dairymen i've seen that doesn't use corn silage. pretty interesting. i didn't even know there was oter types of silage other than hay silage. goes to show you learn something new everyday. keep up the great video's. God bless
Keep in mind that corn grows best further south in warmer climates. I lived in Saskatchewan 9 years and I did see fields of corn occasionally, but they were the exception rather than the rule.
That was another great video, thank you for your time and saharing.👍
Everything is so clean. I am so impressed. As far as steer, the time they have being grown is important. I won't eat veal or lamb, and as with beef cattle, I appreciate the life they are afforded before the day they are processed. My only misgiving is how the processor treats them. Enjoy your show and crave a nice cold glass of milk! And a burger for dinner.
Educate yourself on processing. It is highly humane and controlled.Check Temple Grandin's videos.
I don't know where you are from but here in Canada the processing side has very strict standards and regulations that they must follow and have regular inspections that are done randomly without any notice
build that line yup
What a beautiful farm.
Jan, impressive operations knowledge. Keep it up dude.
Very informative.....thanks! One of our neighbors had a dairy farm. The young bulls were sold when a week or so old for $5 each. Over time, the price went up to $50. The person buying had to do the castration and nipple bucket feeding for a period of time until they would begin to graze in the fields. Though big boned, Holsteins made good beef cows.
Thank you for addressing the negative misconceptions truthfully and educationally. So sad the amount of negativity and misunderstanding without taking the time to gain knowledge and make an informed comment :). Your cows and your steer are very sweet to see and have always brought a smile to my face during these negative times...keep up the great work!
I don't believe I had any misconceptions when I commented on that video . I have taken time to gain some knowledge on what goes on in animal agriculture and the more I learn the worse it gets .
20% of the calves in the UK are killed on farm and dumped as waste : www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/dairy-dirty-secret-its-still-cheaper-to-kill-male-calves-than-to-rear-them
Not that it matters to the animal if it was wasted or not .
Ellen, what misconceptions? That these sentient beings are being exploited for their milk and meat? That these cows have been forcibly impregnated to produce milk? That calves are separated from their moms after birth? That the Bobby calves are fattened up to be slaughtered soon? That the female calves will soon too being forcibly impregnated, to follow in moms footsteps? That all cows become burger patties when they can no longer produce milk for your tea? To me it's clear as daylight, you may sugarcoat it as much as you like, keep these animals in 5 star accommodations, it's still horrible wat humans, the supposedly moral agents, are doing to animals. Go vegan already, stop making useless excuses. If you don't you must never say that you love animals, or have a grain of feeling in your heart for animals.
@@jake4904 CONGRATULATIONS!! I wasn't even aware that an appointment had been made for the High Priest of Ethics, Morals, Compassion & Love. Is it still a term position or are you in permanently? Good luck and happy ruling and don't let those mortals get away with anything.
They still get killed for nothing more than taste
Vegan Forever and their nutritional value which is much higher than plants :)
...and I thought making a gourmet meal was complicated! Blessings.
We have a mix of winter triticale or barley silage, corn silage, haylage & oat/pea silage, mixed with dry hay bales and we add earlage (add combine corn head to our forage harvester and process the whole cob & put in silo at higher moisture), rolled oats, toasted soybean meal (from local soybean oil processor), DDGS (from local ethanol plant), minerals and supplements. We add water & molasses. Of course, we have different recipes (like you) for each set of cattle (active milkers, dry cows, heifers, steers). Keep up the great videos!
Top notch dairy farm. Thanks for the time you spent explaining.
I noticed every body on about the calf. Think about the cow. She becomes decaffeinated.
Brent Reid 😪😪😪
Great comment 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
How cute and clever you are, and ignorant.
Congratulations, the the winner of the most ignorant comment!
Cute pun...but at least it doesn't come with a headache.
And when those milk producing cows become too old to keep milking, they too are destined for a Happy Meal box to feed little Jimmy and little Janey. Thus, the wheel keeps turning...
00UncommonSense00 yes so sad and so unnecessary
1:30... they castrate them... said it so calmly like it's nothing... like chopping a male's balls off is no big deal.
They don't become to old, they become less profitable for the farmers. Cows can live up to 20 years old, female dairy cows are executed at around 5-6 year old.
Such is the circle of life. No animals live up their maximum life span in the wild. “Wild”humans are old by 30 in pre-agrarian societies. Cows in the wild would’n live more than 5 to 6 years old anyway. It’s civilization that allows for old age, both in people and farm animals. Old age isn’t meant to be in any species under natural conditions. Farmed animals have outstanding quality of life, they are not stressed with being hunted and needing to fend for themselves. The price paid for the easier life is becoming meal for the people that give them this easier life. Their death is humane and much better than if they had to die by the jaws of a predator, gutted and eaten still alive.
@@gitanonumero1983 Hey there, whilst cows can live for around 20 years, not sure if that applies to high yielding dairy breeds to be honest. We're talking about cows that produce enormous amounts of milk, some can even have issues standing up, etc if left without being milked for too long. Even if they did live for close to 20 years, how many years would they spend practically as downer cows? That's no quality of life at all? Seems better off living in relative comfort on an animal comfort conscious farm whilst in the prime of life, then going for a quick and humane slaughter than many years of pain and disability. Especially for an animal with no way of being able to grasp what is happening to them.
Great drone footage of the rain in the distance and the active rainbow.
That was a great video. You did a really nice job of explaining. I ride past these dairy farms occasionally and wonder what goes on in there.
Dude,I’m trying to film. That was good
The auction yard I bought 2 calves from unfortunately sells newborn calves from a dairy farm. I don’t know which dairy farms sold their newborns, but my main concern was they don’t give them colostrum! I was horrified when I found out. I bid against a meat company that bought most of the calves. The sweet jersey heifer I got eventually got sick at age 4 and had to be euthanized. I appreciate it SO much when colostrum is given to calves. Most farms do give it. Thanks for taking such good care of your calves!
It’s unfortunate that there are some bad apples in any bunch, that give the good apples a bad rep. Every occupation has them
Great video. Really good job of explaining everything. Keep up the good work.
Enjoyed the video. We raise bottle calves from dairies that don't have a steer program. It makes me hopeful to see a young man like you have a passion for the dairy industry.
"..and they become nice juicy steaks". 😊😂
Stakes aren't very tasty, unless you're a termite.
@@0xFF48 brilliantly done!
awesome
Mikey Pensando ,*steaks (yum),, stakes (not yum)
These will be slaughtered for super low grade beef. They will most definitely not be becoming steaks.
I admire your courage...trying to give a vegan a formal education is virtually hopeless. Good informative video.
I agree, that vegan teacher should definitely give this a watch
Videos like this give me a greater appreciation of the work behind a gallon of milk or a pound of beef.
Appreciate your dairy & farming operation. Clean animal living. As much as possible. Good job.
2100 acres and 290 that answered one of my Questions Sir
Who does your cow trimming? Is that something you do or do you bring a professional?
Professional mostly, but keep tools for convenience if sometimes it’s needed. Professional when many cows need trimming
I was gonna comment the same thing would be great to see how they do it
What is 'cow trimming'?
@@janosk8392 toe nails need maintainence , chips ,ingrown toenail nail s? ...mani-pedi
@@janosk8392 look up "hoof GP" here on TH-cam and you will se.. He trims a lot of lame cows, so heads up it can be bad sometimes. But he is a good trimmer 👍
Great tutorial ... I learned a lot!!! 👍🏼
This was real informative. Thanks for sharing.
Check out another great kid.....Farmer on the Prairie
noel there are great friends.
Calves act like they want out, milkies, their moms, and to see and play with each other.
Thank you, nicely explained and a well keep operation.
Thanks for another great video and taking such care in raising our tasty steaks!
Looks like a really great operation for everyone’s benefit - food for people and money for the farmer.
Everyone but the calf
Carole H what about the calf
You know probably the best dairy farm I saw was an organic one in Scotland they did it a bit different they did not take the calves from there mother. I get it its probably cheaper the way you do it and the emotional suffering the baby cow and mother endure is not a consideration..physically they appear well taken care off.
... still it’s sad thought ❗️😢
@@violettesager2386 Don't get me wrong I enjoy a good steak but I do actually take the time to check out what type of food I'm buying. There's a small farm not far from me and I get all my meat from there. I know exactly how they treat their animals, and I know how they slaughter them. Just because you're going to eat an animal doesn't mean you have to be cruel to it and to me taking a baby animal from its mother is cruel. You can raise an animalin a good environment and when it comes time to slaughter it for me you can end their life in a relatively painless way.
It shouldn't be about price . It should be about ethics . If the life they lead before they are killed is cruel then it should be banned I believe . This may mean that meat is expensive but so be it . They pay a higher price than we would .
Chris Weeks ...yes, so it should be ❣️
@@caroleh4900 Your right...take a mother from there child no matter the species is beyond cruel. Like I said I am very picky were I get my meat and how the animal is treated
Love this video. More like this please explain how you and your family work together
I love baby animals, they are so cute. And the dairy cows raised for 4H and stuff are kept beautiful. Baths and such,, those kids take great pride in their work
@SamIAm not always the truth. Was involved in 4H showing dairy cows. As for our family they're considered pets so we actually kept them until they naturally passed. Not all think this way but we did. There is an auction after the showing is done for beef cows and other livestock where most are used for consumption. Unfortunately this is how it has always been. Being raised on a farm I do understand how raising a cow for consumption can be done in a caring compassionate way. I see both sides but not all livestock exhibitors use their animals as market animals.
Any particular reason you can’t make small holes in the walls between the calves, which wouldn’t hurt the integrity of the walls but would allow calves to at least see each other for social reasons/health? Solitary confinement of any species is inhumane. Thanks
Risk of disease, calves are mainly seperated to help them mature safely and quickly in a sterile (or close to) environment.
At such a small age, theyre very fragile and need careful handling. Once theyre bigger they have room and friends to play with.
@@DanishButterCookie Where is their mom?
@@popeyedog1087 She recovers in the birthing stall for a few hours, is treated with calcium supplements and glucose and is then milked for the colostrum to be fed to the calves. After the colostrum is milked out she joins the rest of the milking herd as usual.
I see these like little bassinets in a hospital nursery. Yes the babies are separated but they aren’t alone.
Has your farm ever had a beekeeper put in hives to increase yield on your crops? No idea if this works or worth time, and expense. I enjoyed your farm’s lovely treatment of steers, with the explanations why other farms wouldn’t be able to do the same. Would you be interested or willing to follow a heifer from birth, then once a week updates until she’s a dairy cow? Ta
The winters in his area are very very cold
Awesome job on explaining what happens to the steer/bull calves on the farm!! It is interesting to hear how you raise your steers on the farm, and not ship them off to a feedlot! It is neat that you get your beat pulp from Taber, Alberta. I know a few farmers in that area that grow sugar beats!! Have you noticed a change in feed prices, since the early frost last fall? I know that several of the sugar beets were not harvested due to the early frost/ snow in September!
They're virtually raising them on a feedlot - 2100 hundred acres and the livestock are kept in pens.
Thank you for educating the haters and not slapping back at them. I had the question of whether you sold your bull calves or what you did with them and I am happy to be educated as well I do like watching your videos because your cows are always so content and happy they are beautiful animals so thank you for sharing
If you like them so much, why pay people to separate the baby’s from their mothers, oh yeah, you like Breast feeding as an adult too much. all these animals will be killed after all this, so this video is just another wanker doing pointless and horrible things, then making them seem lovely and pleasant.
@Raunak Anwar lol i just love the way the vegans who have never been out of the city try to dictate what everybody should eat or drink