You folks really have a beautiful dairy herd...clean healthy cows....thanks for answering my question on stall sizes...pretty much that's what my Uncles sizes were in his barn. Thanks! Happy Holidays to you all and the "girls".
Hopefully your style of raising/milking dairy cows continues for future generations. I would much rather use your milk than the large/industrial dairy operations. My parents had a small mixed farm in the 60's and our cows spent the majority of the time outside, weather dependant as we live in Alberta, Canada. I love watching your children experiencing a "simpler" farm life.
I sure have a lot of respect for you n your family man. Running a small dairy farm like you and your family do is a lot of hard work. When I was a kid, we had quite a few neighbors that milked anywhere from 30 up to 100 cows. Up every morning at 5:00am to milk and take care of the cows, 12 hours later they did it all over again at 5:00pm. Day in and day out. Day, after day after day. 7 days a week 365 days a year. No time off. You can't call in sick. You can't just decide, awww, the heck with it. We'll sleep in this morning and skip milking. Those cows gotta be milked. Or if they were at a social function or a school function, or whatever, when it was time to milk, they had to go home and milk the cows. No family vacations. Plus you have to put up all the feed for them in the summer. And everything has to be clean all the time to keep your Grade A prices. And around here it's not uncommon for temps to get to -20 degrees below zero in January. Sometimes even colder than that. That's no fun. Blizzards would block the roads with snow, and the milk truck couldn't get out for several days. Once the bulk tank was full, all they could do was dump the milk. To a dairy farmer that is literally dollar bills being poured down the drain, or down the nearest hill, or wherever. My hat is off to you and your family Alan. But I'll stick with my beef cows. A lot less work and no daily schedule!
So proud to watch your operation. Because your whole family is involved. I grew up on a dairy farm in the 60's and 70's. Used same washing system. We had SURGE not delaval.Had a station set up. 4 on one side then 4 on the other. My point is we all had to milk just like your kids. You are a very good parent to teach your kids how to work. Thanks for the ride.
Tks for sharing. I've always enjoyed milking videos. Our family farm had bucket style milkers. But I've worked on farms with a parlor style. The last one had a Double 12 parlor. Always enjoyed the sound of a cow chewing there cud. I've just sit in the barn late at night in the dark to hear that sounds... very relaxing to hear..
TD Family, I really enjoyed watching your family working together. I learned from watching about milking. Your cows look very happy on your beautiful farm. Keep up the good work and videos. Boe 👌✝
Your cows look so peaceful, well cared for, healthy, and eagerly awaiting their food. You are a wonderful ethical and kindly "farmer". I hope government regulations don't hamper your amazing operation!
A little late to the video. Look like when I help the family friend back in the mid 60s I talked about. About the only difference is he did not have the pipeline. Love the children helping. More families need to have them doing things like that. It helps build good character. May God Bless you family.
I grew up on a brown Swiss (registered) dairy farm milked 50 -51. And 100 head total. Station set-up like yours. Love the family involvement. Stay blessed
There's nothing quite like a cool fall morning beginning with milking cows. I miss hearing the sound of the vacuum pump, the smell of manure and the taste of coffee in the barn! Thank you for this video, its takes me back to some of the greatest days of my life!
Just found your videos and love watching, we used to milk cows the same way you do brings back good memories we are retired now now we just have 9 katadin sheep they are mainly for pets and have something to go out to the barn for we live in central North Dakota will keep watching your videos
Hi Alan great video we were on the exactly same type system after the bucket system went out in the 70 s even had a automatic dung cleaner that elevated it on to a muck spreader .before that you shovelled it into a wheel barrow that why us old farmers have now got bad backs .Your cows are part of the family you treat them with love and care and can tell by how content they all are nice to see .All the best from the U K.
I respect your family. Dairy farming is extremely hard work with long hours and24/7. Wasn’t for me. Graduated in 1970 and went to military. My family had 50 Holstein milk cows.
There is nothing better than a crisp, clear fall evening in the barn. It's a time I truly miss. Thank you for taking the time to make and share these memories. God bless.
Bin there all the way , as a kid grandpa milked the cows on the barn whit the bucket, in 69 dad installed the pipeline and in 92 i build the freestall whit a double 8 parlor, my kids are not interested in farming so i am the last one who milks cows on this familyfarm i quess, anyways good explanation bright and clear thanks for the video and have a good day greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
My grandpa still uses milking buckets its still common here in Europe on small farms. We have 2x3 fishbone parlour. We used to use pipeline before that we swiched in parlour in 2002 when we moved in bigger and newer barn
When I was a kid back in the 60's, my granddad used surge milkers. When a cow was finished he would empty the milker into a stainless pail. When he had two pails full he would carry them to the milk house and pour them into a stainless funnel with a filter in it. The milk would go into a milk can. When a can was full, he would lift it into a milk cooler that contained a refrigerated water bath. The cooler would chill the milk down to I think 40 degrees. As time went on the cans and milk cooler were replaced with a bulk tank, pipeline and dump station. He never did switch from the surge milkers to the claw. Milking cows back then was pretty labor intensive. He milked cows that way until a couple of farming accidents forced him to retired at 72.
Very informative video, great to see the kids helping out. Thanks for making these videos, very enjoyable, interesting and educational. Looking forward to your next videos.
Great to see farms your size still operating. Grew up on a 60 cow dairy. My dad, mom and I did everything. Good to see your kids helping. Best place in the world to raise kids. Been watching for a while. I can see your cows getting better and better. You folks are great representatives of a family farm.
I had a parlor with take-offs, but I taught my daughters how to milk their show cows with a Surge Bucket milker, or whatever the different show facilities had. Really messed with the public, seeing small (9 year old and up) kids milking cows! Great video and "tour", thanks for taking us along!👍👍
Great looking herd ! Love your channel, brand new high tech is fine but a low percentage of farmers can afford it..Small farms are more work but more rewarding.
Hello enjoyed your video. We had a parlor. Funny your son with the bucket lol kids the things they do. What we once did. Thanks your video have a great day
Milking time was the best time of the day for me. You got to talk with the girls and encourage them to give as much milk as they could. Checking them out for any problems and then making a mental note of what might have to be done the next day. Going back to the barn in winter to sweep in the mangers and giving them a kiss good night as my aunt would say. Only a farmer experiences the quiet and that special peace during the last few minutes with the girls.🤓🐄
I thought that you can’t put per acetic acid through the pipeline before you use the detergent circulation? Just curious as I’ve been told not to do it that way. Great video I milked like that here in Ireland over 30 years ago until I put in a herringbone parlour.
I used De laval Buckets as well with a dumping station... miss milking them cows... I so wish I could the big farmers just got the mark on us small guys... 15 inches of mercury....
Interesting fact that when they are chewing their cud that they are relaxed and content. Maybe they think they are eating. Also interesting behavior when they are next in line for some grain.
❤😊 MY UNCLE USED A STEP SAVER FOR HIS PIPE LINE ❤😊 THE BARN IS GONE NOW !!!! ABOUT 18-20 YEAR'S AGO. UNCLE IS GONE NOW TOO 😔 MILK HOUSE 🏠 IS STILL THERE ❤😊
We put in a parlor in what had been a 50 stanchion barn in 1970, I was a year old. BIG mistake, retrofitting was NOT a good idea. Drainage became a problem early on, and the backfill to ramp the parlor entrance for the cows never compacted right. Not sure if I would have liked the stanchions better, but I definitely grew to dislike the retrofit. Had to redo ceiling that was tongue and groove, install extra pump for wastewater, and put new wall covering on. Lighting properly was tough as well. But I didn't have any say when I was a year old...🤣
A dairy farmer around here had the flapper valve at the milk pump go bad. The vacuum went through the line to the milk tank and collapsed the milk tank, sort of like a calf bottle that is not vented fast enough. He had to get another milk tank.
I assume the chocolate milk line is about the same...🤣 I really think these processes for food production should be part of school curriculum, even where the hamburger comes from.
We really like them, I like the older style with the completely stainless base, the newer ones have a replaceable plastic vacuum manifold, and they are lighter, I don't think they work as well for slower milking cows, as the stainless ones do.
Hello from southeast Wisconsin, how long does the milking take for one cow from spraying the pre milking cleaner on the udder to post dip? Thank you! 🐮🐄
What is the average daily pounds of milk produced, and the wholesale price paid to the farmer? I know this is a kinda personal question, so please don't feel obligated to answer.
@trinitydairy So less than $2 per gallon to the producer. And with $3 diesel, and a $300 belt for the harvester, along with a 365 day work schedule. People just don't realize how tough it is.
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You folks really have a beautiful dairy herd...clean healthy cows....thanks for answering my question on stall sizes...pretty much that's what my Uncles sizes were in his barn. Thanks! Happy Holidays to you all and the "girls".
The best milk in the world is in a bulk tank ❤
Brings back memories of when I was young helping a local dairy farmer. Rest in peace Gov.
Hopefully your style of raising/milking dairy cows continues for future generations. I would much rather use your milk than the large/industrial dairy operations. My parents had a small mixed farm in the 60's and our cows spent the majority of the time outside, weather dependant as we live in Alberta, Canada. I love watching your children experiencing a "simpler" farm life.
Being present during milking time on a small farm is like joining a Sunday mass. Just beautiful.
I sure have a lot of respect for you n your family man. Running a small dairy farm like you and your family do is a lot of hard work. When I was a kid, we had quite a few neighbors that milked anywhere from 30 up to 100 cows. Up every morning at 5:00am to milk and take care of the cows, 12 hours later they did it all over again at 5:00pm. Day in and day out. Day, after day after day. 7 days a week 365 days a year. No time off. You can't call in sick. You can't just decide, awww, the heck with it. We'll sleep in this morning and skip milking. Those cows gotta be milked. Or if they were at a social function or a school function, or whatever, when it was time to milk, they had to go home and milk the cows. No family vacations. Plus you have to put up all the feed for them in the summer. And everything has to be clean all the time to keep your Grade A prices. And around here it's not uncommon for temps to get to -20 degrees below zero in January. Sometimes even colder than that. That's no fun. Blizzards would block the roads with snow, and the milk truck couldn't get out for several days. Once the bulk tank was full, all they could do was dump the milk. To a dairy farmer that is literally dollar bills being poured down the drain, or down the nearest hill, or wherever. My hat is off to you and your family Alan. But I'll stick with my beef cows. A lot less work and no daily schedule!
Great video. Jessica sure does take good care of those ladies. Be safe, and God bless.
Brings back lots of memories of when I was still milking had a herd similar to yours. Keep up the great work!
So proud to watch your operation. Because your whole family is involved. I grew up on a dairy farm in the 60's and 70's. Used same washing system. We had SURGE not delaval.Had a station set up. 4 on one side then 4 on the other. My point is we all had to milk just like your kids. You are a very good parent to teach your kids how to work. Thanks for the ride.
Lots of respect
Tks for sharing. I've always enjoyed milking videos. Our family farm had bucket style milkers. But I've worked on farms with a parlor style. The last one had a Double 12 parlor. Always enjoyed the sound of a cow chewing there cud. I've just sit in the barn late at night in the dark to hear that sounds... very relaxing to hear..
Thanks for bringing us along nice operation cows look good and well fed and happy nice family operation
TD Family,
I really enjoyed watching your family working together. I learned from watching about milking. Your cows look very happy on your beautiful farm. Keep up the good work and videos. Boe 👌✝
❤ I just love this channel. Your herd is beautiful.
Your cows look so peaceful, well cared for, healthy, and eagerly awaiting their food. You are a wonderful ethical and kindly "farmer". I hope government regulations don't hamper your amazing operation!
A little late to the video. Look like when I help the family friend back in the mid 60s I talked about. About the only difference is he did not have the pipeline. Love the children helping. More families need to have them doing things like that. It helps build good character. May God Bless you family.
That is a nice farm and milk house.
I grew up on a brown Swiss (registered) dairy farm milked 50 -51. And 100 head total. Station set-up like yours. Love the family involvement. Stay blessed
I learned how the milkers work and cleaned , thanks
This is such a peaceful and relaxing channel to watch and I learn so much.
There's nothing quite like a cool fall morning beginning with milking cows. I miss hearing the sound of the vacuum pump, the smell of manure and the taste of coffee in the barn! Thank you for this video, its takes me back to some of the greatest days of my life!
I think you have a great family farm I truly enjoy your videos
A great explanation. Thank you.
We had a similar Delaval system after an upgrade from buckets and a "milkveyor".cart. Washing the cows and doing milk dishes was my job. ❤
Nice looking milk house Alan
Just found your videos and love watching, we used to milk cows the same way you do brings back good memories we are retired now now we just have 9 katadin sheep they are mainly for pets and have something to go out to the barn for we live in central North Dakota will keep watching your videos
Hi Alan great video we were on the exactly same type system after the bucket system went out in the 70 s even had a automatic dung cleaner that elevated it on to a muck spreader .before that you shovelled it into a wheel barrow that why us old farmers have now got bad backs .Your cows are part of the family you treat them with love and care and can tell by how content they all are nice to see .All the best from the U K.
I respect your family. Dairy farming is extremely hard work with long hours and24/7. Wasn’t for me. Graduated in 1970 and went to military. My family had 50 Holstein milk cows.
Thank you for your service!
There is nothing better than a crisp, clear fall evening in the barn. It's a time I truly miss. Thank you for taking the time to make and share these memories. God bless.
Bin there all the way , as a kid grandpa milked the cows on the barn whit the bucket, in 69 dad installed the pipeline and in 92 i build the freestall whit a double 8 parlor, my kids are not interested in farming so i am the last one who milks cows on this familyfarm i quess, anyways good explanation bright and clear thanks for the video and have a good day greetings from a Dutch dairyfarmer
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, as a kid I remember it being a big deal when I was able to memorize the milker washing sequence, lol.
Great video I like milking videos on milking small dairy heards the cows. Look relaxed give more milk not stressed out God Bless
Great video Alan and family
Awesome video reminds me when i was growing up my dad working for our landlord dairy on the weekends during winter time
My grandpa still uses milking buckets its still common here in Europe on small farms. We have 2x3 fishbone parlour. We used to use pipeline before that we swiched in parlour in 2002 when we moved in bigger and newer barn
I have worked on many area farms here in Vermont,pipeline tie up barn like yours,Free stall with a parlor,milk with pails,Universal machines
Tie-stall dairy is still the best. Sadly there's not many left 😢 happy farming 😊
I'm a dairy farmer in ireland and we don't have the tye stall systems over here....what r the advantages of them? I was always interested in them
@charliedoherty5965 i like it cause the animals go out to pasture more than freestall. Your also closer to the animals at all times
I miss the warm milk house during the winter months. Thanks for the video.
I love trinity dairy good honest people
Awesome video. Thanks for showing us your procedure .
Very well done. Your family has some great looking cows. Your cows are so calm.
When I was a kid back in the 60's, my granddad used surge milkers. When a cow was finished he would empty the milker into a stainless pail. When he had two pails full he would carry them to the milk house and pour them into a stainless funnel with a filter in it. The milk would go into a milk can. When a can was full, he would lift it into a milk cooler that contained a refrigerated water bath. The cooler would chill the milk down to I think 40 degrees. As time went on the cans and milk cooler were replaced with a bulk tank, pipeline and dump station. He never did switch from the surge milkers to the claw. Milking cows back then was pretty labor intensive. He milked cows that way until a couple of farming accidents forced him to retired at 72.
Very informative video, great to see the kids helping out.
Thanks for making these videos, very enjoyable, interesting and educational.
Looking forward to your next videos.
Great to see farms your size still operating. Grew up on a 60 cow dairy. My dad, mom and I did everything. Good to see your kids helping. Best place in the world to raise kids. Been watching for a while. I can see your cows getting better and better. You folks are great representatives of a family farm.
Great job explaining your operation. 🤩
Always impressed by the health of your herd
A loverly herd you got. I believe alot of input has gone to that .. l enjoyed every piece of the ride..
I enjoyed the video. Reminds me of back when my boys were small and would help me with the chores. I subbed and thumbs up..................
I had a parlor with take-offs, but I taught my daughters how to milk their show cows with a Surge Bucket milker, or whatever the different show facilities had. Really messed with the public, seeing small (9 year old and up) kids milking cows! Great video and "tour", thanks for taking us along!👍👍
Nice video folks thanks.
Thanks for sharing.
Great job milking
Very nice job and God bless y'all very much
Loved this video and could not subscribe fast enough! ✨God bless you, your "bovines", and your operation!✨
wonderful education video good to show today's youth where milk comes from and its process to start toward the grocery store. Thank You God Bless
That's exactly what this was for. A local ag teacher asked if we'd do a video on the milking process.
Great looking herd ! Love your channel, brand new high tech is fine but a low percentage of farmers can afford it..Small farms are more work but more rewarding.
Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for bringing us along!
Hello enjoyed your video. We had a parlor. Funny your son with the bucket lol kids the things they do. What we once did. Thanks your video have a great day
Thanks for sharing. You have a nice looking herd.
Milking time was the best time of the day for me. You got to talk with the girls and encourage them to give as much milk as they could. Checking them out for any problems and then making a mental note of what might have to be done the next day. Going back to the barn in winter to sweep in the mangers and giving them a kiss good night as my aunt would say. Only a farmer experiences the quiet and that special peace during the last few minutes with the girls.🤓🐄
I thought that you can’t put per acetic acid through the pipeline before you use the detergent circulation? Just curious as I’ve been told not to do it that way. Great video I milked like that here in Ireland over 30 years ago until I put in a herringbone parlour.
The acid is last.
Wonderful video love seeing them cows.
We were another evolution behind you, still milked with buckets. A slow and inefficient way to do it. Enjoy your channel, family farming.
We still do it that way. Probably for not much longer though. We use the Surge buckets (you know the kind with the strap over the cow's back.).
That's what my grandpa had before the pipeline.
I used De laval Buckets as well with a dumping station... miss milking them cows... I so wish I could the big farmers just got the mark on us small guys... 15 inches of mercury....
3 times a day by hand it was
We need more family farms like this best way of life !!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Used to do system maintenance for delaval dealer, always had to be extra careful around the glass parlor equipment.
Yes, I cracked my jar once, luckily I had a spare!
@trinitydairy we thankfully had a small stock of spares , was my worst fear to break a reciever .
Some of my fondest memories are milk just like this except we had a glass pipeline easier to clean and you could watch the milk
Great educational video!!
Hey, the cream rises to the top! Proof!
History lives.
I can recall when a pipe line was a big step up.
Thank you for sharing ❤
The girls heads up, chewing their cud means happy cows.
Interesting fact that when they are chewing their cud that they are relaxed and content. Maybe they think they are eating. Also interesting behavior when they are next in line for some grain.
I enjoy your videos
Another very interesting video Thank you😊😊😊😊😊😊
❤😊 MY UNCLE USED A STEP SAVER FOR HIS PIPE LINE ❤😊 THE BARN IS GONE NOW !!!! ABOUT 18-20 YEAR'S AGO. UNCLE IS GONE NOW TOO 😔 MILK HOUSE 🏠 IS STILL THERE ❤😊
It seems universal that cows toss their heads when the ground feed grain is coming.
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.
We milked with buckets when I was a pup
classical music helps to relax milking friesens giving hier yeilds too
Nice to see !
Awesome Videos love watching them
Thank you
Enjoy your channel 😊😊😊
beautiful herd
another great video
We had a surge pipeline back in the 1980s lot easier than buckets
We put in a parlor in what had been a 50 stanchion barn in 1970, I was a year old. BIG mistake, retrofitting was NOT a good idea. Drainage became a problem early on, and the backfill to ramp the parlor entrance for the cows never compacted right. Not sure if I would have liked the stanchions better, but I definitely grew to dislike the retrofit. Had to redo ceiling that was tongue and groove, install extra pump for wastewater, and put new wall covering on. Lighting properly was tough as well. But I didn't have any say when I was a year old...🤣
A dairy farmer around here had the flapper valve at the milk pump go bad. The vacuum went through the line to the milk tank and collapsed the milk tank, sort of like a calf bottle that is not vented fast enough. He had to get another milk tank.
Wow
Holy💩! Maybe the vacuum was a bit high? WOW.
Yikes!
I assume the chocolate milk line is about the same...🤣 I really think these processes for food production should be part of school curriculum, even where the hamburger comes from.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Hard working family! Do you sell any milk locally?
Yes we sell milk off the farm, but due to Minnesota laws, we aren't allowed to advertise that we sell it.
How do you milk the chickens ?
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Great video
I know of a farm in my area that has just installed robotic milkers,I want to see that some day
Awesome video 👍👍
Great work , quite engaging , beautiful girls , it beautiful and fulfilling to work on dairy.
Curious how do you guys like your milk claws? How well do cows milk out, and slippage at the liner? How are they with harder or slower milkers.
We really like them, I like the older style with the completely stainless base, the newer ones have a replaceable plastic vacuum manifold, and they are lighter, I don't think they work as well for slower milking cows, as the stainless ones do.
my favorite kind of vid how many ya milking
30 at the moment
Hello from southeast Wisconsin, how long does the milking take for one cow from spraying the pre milking cleaner on the udder to post dip? Thank you! 🐮🐄
I would say 3-5 minutes
Awesome 👌 👏 👍 how do u get the milk 🥛 to market thanks for sharing 👌 👍 😅
This video shows our milk truck that takes our milk to the processing plant.
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What is the average daily pounds of milk produced, and the wholesale price paid to the farmer? I know this is a kinda personal question, so please don't feel obligated to answer.
Ours are averaging, i think, 54 pounds a day. We're getting a little over 23 a hundred, but i think it's dropping.
@trinitydairy So less than $2 per gallon to the producer. And with $3 diesel, and a $300 belt for the harvester, along with a 365 day work schedule. People just don't realize how tough it is.
My dad was a DeLaval dealer in Ontario.
Nice video