I've only just discovered you, and loving it. I have friends that acquired ruminants with the small block of acreage they bought. Got a panicked phone call one evening that the cow seemed unwell and they just realised one of the sheep had lost all it's top teeth. It was very hard to calm them down whilst NOT laughing.
Been watching videos for a while now.... As a fellow dairyman,, I want to express my gratitude that you have the patience to educate the public...... I'm a traditional dairy.... Spend my life around chores and parlor time.... Missed out on a lot of family functions..... If I was younger...... I know I would be investing in robotics....... You are correct that the next generation will be more apt to join the farm instead of running as far from it as they can get....... My thoughts have changed drastically about technology..... As I have a lot of time to think about things being the only person that wants to be at the barn..... Good luck with your endeavors..... Can't wait to see what the next generation can accomplish.
Great information. I adore cows. My late papa was a farm equipment mechanic at Van Warmerdams dairy in Galt Calif for over 15 years. I was allowed to go help bottle feed the calves in my teenage years. I was also lucky enough to watch many calvings. I am a country girl STUCK in the city.
Thanks for your cow videos. My maternal family had been cow farmers in western France as far back as the 1600’s. Not sure if they were diary farmers but I do know they had lots of cows. Always liked cows and now I know much more about them. Thanks.
I've truly enjoyed all of your videos! I never would have guessed that there was so much to dairy farming or how sophisticated it has become. I always smile when I see you have a new video. Keep up the good work. I do have a few questions: 1. How much are cows creatures of habit? Do they go to the same robot every time for milking? Do they return to a certain stall, or just lay down in any space open? 2. Is your dog Toby ever allowed in the house after being in the cow barn. 3. How much do you have to take off before you're allowed in the house?
Iowadairyfarmer, I just found you recently on Facebook and TH-cam. I love your videos and information. I am learning so much about dairy farming and how your farm operates. I also see your passion and love of what you do. One thing, I have observed from the beginning is how seriously you take their care and well-being. Keep up the great work!! Thank you for sharing!!
Remember learning in dental school that the limiting factor for Herbivore lifespans is how long they have teeth. Elephants can only live to be 50-60 years old because that's when they lose or wear out the last of their teeth. And we've prolonged the lifespan of horses by filing their teeth evenly so they don't wear out too fast and last longer. So, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, just accept the gift gratefully.
I just started following your channel and I am going back and watching your older videos on TH-cam. I have been watching 10th generation dairy farmer since he started his channel. I just love dairy farming ! I grew in south eastern Kentucky and just retired from UPS and live south central Kentucky now. One last thing I would like to say is I’m impressed with both yours and his channel on how good you treat your animals !
That was very cool! I'm so happy I found you all, a little education never hurts. I have been watching on FB but I will admit I like youtube better for video's! Thank you for sharing!!
I worked 33 years in the Foodservice distribution business and have learned a ton about modern farming. Amazing how todays technology has been incorporated onto the family farm! 👍👍
Thank you for taking the time for making these informative videos. Dairy farming and the day in a life of your cows is fascinating to this city girl. Why do you call some cows by number and others by their tag number? Do the cows return to the same stall or do they just take a random stall? How often do the cows get a bath in the summer? Thanks again for your videos. Susan
Dan saw the video about hoof trimming and was impressed at your care of the first timers into the crush allowing them time to smell and get acclimated. Not shoving them in
I love getting all this knowledge that I never knew before ❤️ Thank you ! Keep up the awesome work . Your cows are very content and pampered! Love it !!!
Oh here's more the silo....perfect design to some but..was never perfected in forage silos being able to unload from bottom shoulda been goal..but was accepted for what it was and left alone making baggers ideal but having an enormous foot print.
I love your channel! Hubby and I also like watching Nate the hoof guy and was wondering if you trim your cow’s hooves? Is that something you need to do regularly like us horse owners? As clean as your farm is, makes me wonder if a lot of the problem hooves are due to sanitary reasons.
hello! thank you for providing us with the inside perspective of the diary farm industry. Can you give us your opinion on where poultry farms stand regarding the humane handling of their animals?
Dan, can you please do like a comprehensive farm/machinery tour? They are so fun on like Millennial Farmer/Sonne Farms/10th Gen Dairyman's channels. With your modernization, it would be awesome to get the full scope.
As a very proud British beef and sheep farmer I can honestly say although I respect the honesty of this yank farmer it does reinforce the fact that the American animal welfare system is poorer than most the EU let alone the UK which has one of(if not the highest) animal welfare control in the world. So respectively, although you are teaching a lot about your kind of farming that certainly does not translate to the rest of the more higher standards around the world.
I'm also subscribed to TheHoofGP, wondering if your cows have hoof/feet issues, if you have trimmers or if you and your people there take care of it unless it's an issue requiring a Vet?
I have no idea if you will see this, but I hope you do. I have been watching your reels/channel for a while now and love to listen about how you take care of your cattle. I do have a question though, how have you found is the best way to feed the babies? I would assume they are bottle babies at first. The reason I ask is I just got 2 week old angus, Jersey calves and one is definitely more plushy when it comes to feeding time and it can be difficult to feed them alone. I do plan on getting more but I want to be prepared when it comes to having more than 2 babies. Any information is greatly appreciated. Keep making these great videos to help educate people they are amazing!!
LISTEN. Did you know that cows lose teeth as early as 13 or 14 years old. And that their tastebuds look like little rubber finger things in their mouth? Now ya do!
I've started seeing a lot of hoof trimming and farrier videos come up on my feed after binging your channel. Looking into it i've read cows need their hooves trimmed twice a year. Is that true for your cows? Any chance we could get a peak at this in action on your farm?
@iowadairyfarmer I’ve been watching a lot of hoof care vids out the UK. It seems like they have more trouble than you do. I have seen some where the cow has one of the loose teeth you mentioned imbedded in the hoof material. Does your floor keep the girls ‘ hooves out of trouble ?
Cows can live for over 20 years but on commercial farms the age at slaughter varies considerably. Farms with poor management, high- yielding cattle or high disease rates will slaughter their animals at a much younger age, normally after four lactations (around 5-6 years old), but sometimes after 2 or 3.
@@cantspellandy5833 no its proof that when you said they slaughter them at age 2 or 3 and after 4 lactations at 5-6 years old you were talking out of your arse.
Hey Dan I got a question. I just saw a video where someone came onto a farm and took off with like 8 or 9 of the farmers cows and them illegally sold them at auction. I know farmers have a process to show the cow is theirs but if someone comes and takes like Judy what laws are there to get her back to you.
I have a question. Do any of your cows ever have pygmy calves naturally? If so, then what do you do with these calves? I had a friend from high school whose grandparents' raised cattle, and they had a few every so often. This was way before the age of designer cows.
Why do some of your cows have one ear tag and others have two? And why do some cows have the tag in the left ear and some in the right and some in both?
Ok...I'm interested in the teeth now. So is this a natural toothless or have they been overbred and hurt the tooth longevity? I'm not all that much of a historian on cows. But many dogs have problems because of style of breeding. Is this a thing in cows as well?
There is crazy variation within a breed. I farm indigenous cattle in Afrika know for their strong teeth and there always cow that lose their teeth early. In the wild they never last so long as the food quality is no so good
Hi I have been watching you for awhile. It is Sunday October 16th 2022 there is a very upsetting video of TEENS pouring out milk in the aisle of a grocery store. They THINK due the environment. I am VERY concerned they are NOT educated 😂. Love what you do. They may think 🤔 almond is more green 😂 not understanding how tree’s grow, you know where I am going with this. I concerned for your farm. PS grew up in Nebraska I know how hard this life is for you and appreciate everything you do.
out of curiosity, have you ever thought of putting in some cameras and making a video of a few hours of the cows during the day? there would of course have to be a brush cam lol I think this would show how well these cows are taken care of, and how they act. maybe that would prove to the people who claim they are treated badly, that this isnt true.
Whats done with older Milk cows that can no longer eat a healthy diet . Beefs for dinner? Becuse im under the assumption that a different type of "cow" is raised for meat then cows for milk the term "cows" also includes "bulls" becuse as meat you really do not know what is what some butchers might know. But the vast public doesn't.
I come from Iowa farmers, ironically I became a vegetarian. but I have no problem with meat eaters or farmers. I do have issues with vegans. I'm a research scientist by trade, and I find it funny that by year 3 of being a vegan a human body will start eating it's own brian to get vitamin B12 and B6, but if they were to eat eggs and dairy they would not have that problem. I only ask of my meat eating ppl is don't kill them only for one part then throw out the rest. my dad's family raises pig and my mom's side does cattle beyond corn and soy beans on their farms. I'm 75/25 Hawkeye, cyclone with a dash of sun devil. we don't talk about the sun devil part as it's Pac 12. but anyways I'll defend your stance against the vegans they are just stupid. I'm questioning ppl a lot these last few years as I work in biohazard and I can guess your thoughts there. go get yummy Dutch letters for me! I miss those but I don't miss snow
You know, I have watched probably 100 videos, between TH-cam and TikTok. I wanna see kisses! I seriously want to see you kiss them-there cows on the forehead! I know I want it, who else wants to see some smooches!
I'm not an activist the reason you need 100 so cows was man made ..greed was the culprit.those robot milkers.. a need to save time and money..though think robot tractors would have saved you more...but like most technology I'm sure they would cause problems as well ... I'm sure someone out there has some funny stories on what a robot tractor has did that programmers failed to make it compensate for.
I've only just discovered you, and loving it. I have friends that acquired ruminants with the small block of acreage they bought. Got a panicked phone call one evening that the cow seemed unwell and they just realised one of the sheep had lost all it's top teeth. It was very hard to calm them down whilst NOT laughing.
Hello
Been watching videos for a while now.... As a fellow dairyman,, I want to express my gratitude that you have the patience to educate the public...... I'm a traditional dairy.... Spend my life around chores and parlor time.... Missed out on a lot of family functions..... If I was younger...... I know I would be investing in robotics....... You are correct that the next generation will be more apt to join the farm instead of running as far from it as they can get....... My thoughts have changed drastically about technology..... As I have a lot of time to think about things being the only person that wants to be at the barn..... Good luck with your endeavors..... Can't wait to see what the next generation can accomplish.
Great information. I adore cows. My late papa was a farm equipment mechanic at Van Warmerdams dairy in Galt Calif for over 15 years. I was allowed to go help bottle feed the calves in my teenage years. I was also lucky enough to watch many calvings. I am a country girl STUCK in the city.
I love your country life as a teenager, you've done what most of us wish we could have!!🥰
Thanks for your cow videos. My maternal family had been cow farmers in western France as far back as the 1600’s. Not sure if they were diary farmers but I do know they had lots of cows. Always liked cows and now I know much more about them. Thanks.
I love this guy. He’s on fb and TikTok, too! Very informative.
I've truly enjoyed all of your videos! I never would have guessed that there was so much to dairy farming or how sophisticated it has become. I always smile when I see you have a new video. Keep up the good work.
I do have a few questions: 1. How much are cows creatures of habit? Do they go to the same robot every time for milking? Do they return to a certain stall, or just lay down in any space open? 2. Is your dog Toby ever allowed in the house after being in the cow barn. 3. How much do you have to take off before you're allowed in the house?
Iowadairyfarmer, I just found you recently on Facebook and TH-cam. I love your videos and information. I am learning so much about dairy farming and how your farm operates. I also see your passion and love of what you do. One thing, I have observed from the beginning is how seriously you take their care and well-being. Keep up the great work!! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you Miss Judy.
Remember learning in dental school that the limiting factor for Herbivore lifespans is how long they have teeth. Elephants can only live to be 50-60 years old because that's when they lose or wear out the last of their teeth.
And we've prolonged the lifespan of horses by filing their teeth evenly so they don't wear out too fast and last longer. So, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, just accept the gift gratefully.
I just started following your channel and I am going back and watching your older videos on TH-cam. I have been watching 10th generation dairy farmer since he started his channel. I just love dairy farming ! I grew in south eastern Kentucky and just retired from UPS and live south central Kentucky now. One last thing I would like to say is I’m impressed with both yours and his channel on how good you treat your animals !
Hello
@@annabelcooney6597 hello
I discovered your videos while scrolling on Facebook. I'll turn on notifications, because I'm enjoying your content a lot
That was very cool! I'm so happy I found you all, a little education never hurts. I have been watching on FB but I will admit I like youtube better for video's! Thank you for sharing!!
I never knew I wanted to know all of this, but now that I know I'm glad I do
This was a great video! We need to get one of those roller brushes you got! Awesome info about these amazing creatures!
Absolutely
That was great. Loved on farms on and off my life and I didn’t know most of that. Ok well all of it. Thanks!
Now I must Google "cow teeth" for the next half hour!!! LOL!! Thank you for your videos. I find them very educational and interesting.
Also...this makes me so calm.
All your videos. Kiss them!
On the forehead.
Another good video
thank you Judy
I worked 33 years in the Foodservice distribution business and have learned a ton about modern farming.
Amazing how todays technology has been incorporated onto the family farm! 👍👍
Could you do a spot on the difference of using a fodder system instead of hay?
Thank you for taking the time for making these informative videos. Dairy farming and the day in a life of your cows is fascinating to this city girl.
Why do you call some cows by number and others by their tag number?
Do the cows return to the same stall or do they just take a random stall?
How often do the cows get a bath in the summer?
Thanks again for your videos.
Susan
Dan saw the video about hoof trimming and was impressed at your care of the first timers into the crush allowing them time to smell and get acclimated. Not shoving them in
Tier Zoo did a cow video today. I had to confirm the teeth thing, thank you.
Learned some new things. Thanks!
I love getting all this knowledge that I never knew before ❤️ Thank you ! Keep up the awesome work . Your cows are very content and pampered! Love it !!!
Lactose intolerant here. So I have zero interest in milk. (Sure do miss my cereal). Lol. Love learning about the cows. Awesome channel.
Oh here's more the silo....perfect design to some but..was never perfected in forage silos being able to unload from bottom shoulda been goal..but was accepted for what it was and left alone making baggers ideal but having an enormous foot print.
Good to know
I love your channel! Hubby and I also like watching Nate the hoof guy and was wondering if you trim your cow’s hooves? Is that something you need to do regularly like us horse owners? As clean as your farm is, makes me wonder if a lot of the problem hooves are due to sanitary reasons.
More information is always cool.
I love your content.
I can't wait for more videos. I watch them all. 😭🤣😊😎
Even wild Bison/Buffalo only ever live to 20 years old. I wonder if this is for similar reasons.
I love watching your videos. Is there anyway I can keep up with Judy and Marshmellow.
hello! thank you for providing us with the inside perspective of the diary farm industry. Can you give us your opinion on where poultry farms stand regarding the humane handling of their animals?
Dan, can you please do like a comprehensive farm/machinery tour? They are so fun on like Millennial Farmer/Sonne Farms/10th Gen Dairyman's channels. With your modernization, it would be awesome to get the full scope.
Absolutely
As a very proud British beef and sheep farmer I can honestly say although I respect the honesty of this yank farmer it does reinforce the fact that the American animal welfare system is poorer than most the EU let alone the UK which has one of(if not the highest) animal welfare control in the world. So respectively, although you are teaching a lot about your kind of farming that certainly does not translate to the rest of the more higher standards around the world.
And that is where the phrase “Never look a gift horse in the mouth” comes from. I was fascinated to learn about this when I was younger.
I'm also subscribed to TheHoofGP, wondering if your cows have hoof/feet issues, if you have trimmers or if you and your people there take care of it unless it's an issue requiring a Vet?
I have no idea if you will see this, but I hope you do. I have been watching your reels/channel for a while now and love to listen about how you take care of your cattle. I do have a question though, how have you found is the best way to feed the babies? I would assume they are bottle babies at first. The reason I ask is I just got 2 week old angus, Jersey calves and one is definitely more plushy when it comes to feeding time and it can be difficult to feed them alone. I do plan on getting more but I want to be prepared when it comes to having more than 2 babies. Any information is greatly appreciated. Keep making these great videos to help educate people they are amazing!!
It is a joy to learn so much about cows
LISTEN. Did you know that cows lose teeth as early as 13 or 14 years old. And that their tastebuds look like little rubber finger things in their mouth? Now ya do!
Justin_Danger_Nunley 🤣🤣 I was thinking something similar! 🤣🤣
This stuff is so interesting!
Notice that the first time milker the utter is so small compared to your older cows. When does the utter get so large. I pray this makes sense
I've started seeing a lot of hoof trimming and farrier videos come up on my feed after binging your channel. Looking into it i've read cows need their hooves trimmed twice a year. Is that true for your cows? Any chance we could get a peak at this in action on your farm?
@iowadairyfarmer I’ve been watching a lot of hoof care vids out the UK. It seems like they have more trouble than you do. I have seen some where the cow has one of the loose teeth you mentioned imbedded in the hoof material. Does your floor keep the girls ‘ hooves out of trouble ?
At .32 sec, that l👀k, said it all.
🐄: "Shoot, i don't know them like that!"
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. IVE LEARNED A LOt ABOUT COWS.
Cows can live for over 20 years but on commercial farms the age at slaughter varies considerably. Farms with poor management, high- yielding cattle or high disease rates will slaughter their animals at a much younger age, normally after four lactations (around 5-6 years old), but sometimes after 2 or 3.
Why would they do that? One of Dan's cows is having its 13th calf this year. They often don't even have their first calf until they're 2 anyway.
@@secretsquirrel7374 exactly, that's proof it's not natural.
@@cantspellandy5833 no its proof that when you said they slaughter them at age 2 or 3 and after 4 lactations at 5-6 years old you were talking out of your arse.
Hey Dan I got a question. I just saw a video where someone came onto a farm and took off with like 8 or 9 of the farmers cows and them illegally sold them at auction. I know farmers have a process to show the cow is theirs but if someone comes and takes like Judy what laws are there to get her back to you.
I was wondering do your cows ever get their their hooves cleaned and and cut and if they do do you have any videos of that happening
Is there a difference between dairy and beef?
I have a question. Do any of your cows ever have pygmy calves naturally? If so, then what do you do with these calves? I had a friend from high school whose grandparents' raised cattle, and they had a few every so often. This was way before the age of designer cows.
My Ag teacher showed me your video before and now I like to learn more about cows
Iowa Dairy Farmer, During the pandemic, people were saying milk was being poured out or wasted. Is that true? Did you do that? If so, why?
Wish we could see Facebook videos here 😊 like the cow brush live
bro. you videos are super informative and entertaining. just a request can you hire a part time camera man... would really appreciate
I wish you posted the videos you post on Facebook here.
I pay youtube so I don’t have to watch ads. I can’t do that with Facebook 😂
Do the cows hoves ever have to be trimmed?
Where is the video that shows the cud travel back and forth?
Hello my friend, I see you on TH-cam. I have 2 years of experience in raising cows and milking cows. I hope to work with you in Canada
Little brush action
Do all your cows have names?
how do the baby cow get their numbers that ypu put on their ears
Why do some of your cows have one ear tag and others have two? And why do some cows have the tag in the left ear and some in the right and some in both?
Ok...I'm interested in the teeth now. So is this a natural toothless or have they been overbred and hurt the tooth longevity? I'm not all that much of a historian on cows. But many dogs have problems because of style of breeding. Is this a thing in cows as well?
Hi, wild deer and bison don't have top front teeth either. It's just the way they are.
There is crazy variation within a breed. I farm indigenous cattle in Afrika know for their strong teeth and there always cow that lose their teeth early. In the wild they never last so long as the food quality is no so good
No new videos?
DOes anyone know how he is doing? This video was from a year ago. I hope all is well
Judy is putting up with exactly none of this.
Juddy say you don’t taste good
Hi I have been watching you for awhile. It is Sunday October 16th 2022 there is a very upsetting video of TEENS pouring out milk in the aisle of a grocery store. They THINK due the environment. I am VERY concerned they are NOT educated 😂. Love what you do. They may think 🤔 almond is more green 😂 not understanding how tree’s grow, you know where I am going with this. I concerned for your farm. PS grew up in Nebraska I know how hard this life is for you and appreciate everything you do.
Hey, just to let you know... YT un subscribed me ... re subbed and rang the bell AGAIN
Have you stopped doing you tube videos?
Why did you stop posting on youtube?
He's mostly on fb and TikTok. I follow him on FB.
Why did u disappear?
Thats what I was wondering
out of curiosity, have you ever thought of putting in some cameras and making a video of a few hours of the cows during the day?
there would of course have to be a brush cam lol
I think this would show how well these cows are taken care of, and how they act. maybe that would prove to the people who claim they are treated badly, that this isnt true.
These are the type of clips I like to see. When complaints are flying about activist, that needs a different channel.
Are your cows affected or care about daylight savings time?
And by cows did you mean all cattle or just the adult females?
Cow is a literal term for female cattle. Lol bull is for males. Cattle is the only term that covers both. XD
Whats done with older Milk cows that can no longer eat a healthy diet .
Beefs for dinner?
Becuse im under the assumption that a different type of "cow" is raised for meat then cows for milk the term "cows" also includes "bulls" becuse as meat you really do not know what is what some butchers might know.
But the vast public doesn't.
I come from Iowa farmers, ironically I became a vegetarian. but I have no problem with meat eaters or farmers. I do have issues with vegans. I'm a research scientist by trade, and I find it funny that by year 3 of being a vegan a human body will start eating it's own brian to get vitamin B12 and B6, but if they were to eat eggs and dairy they would not have that problem. I only ask of my meat eating ppl is don't kill them only for one part then throw out the rest. my dad's family raises pig and my mom's side does cattle beyond corn and soy beans on their farms. I'm 75/25 Hawkeye, cyclone with a dash of sun devil. we don't talk about the sun devil part as it's Pac 12. but anyways I'll defend your stance against the vegans they are just stupid. I'm questioning ppl a lot these last few years as I work in biohazard and I can guess your thoughts there. go get yummy Dutch letters for me! I miss those but I don't miss snow
...why Judy though? Alllll those other cows and you choose the one who clearly has better things to do with her time 😂
Can you do a response video on the Vegan propaganda film, Dominion or Earthlings please.
What are you doing here?
@@EASAustraliaNSW what do you think, waiting for a response on dominion, what you doing here?
@@cantspellandy5833 it’s that I saw your other comments
@@EASAustraliaNSW if i made them i must have seen them as well.
You know, I have watched probably 100 videos, between TH-cam and TikTok.
I wanna see kisses! I seriously want to see you kiss them-there cows on the forehead! I know I want it, who else wants to see some smooches!
Do you have Calf Pens?
Lmao go away
There's a calf barn, didn't you see
Omg wot a hypocrite 😳
I'm not an activist the reason you need 100 so cows was man made ..greed was the culprit.those robot milkers.. a need to save time and money..though think robot tractors would have saved you more...but like most technology I'm sure they would cause problems as well ... I'm sure someone out there has some funny stories on what a robot tractor has did that programmers failed to make it compensate for.