All the farmers in our rural neighbourhood got together to help each other spread manure back in the day we called it a “bee” so no one complained of the smell. All the wives would help cook for the lady who’s farm was being cleaned out. It was amazing. We had wood cutting bees, Plowing bees, thrashing bees, corn harvesting bees. We just helped out each other. Great memories.🇨🇦
I remember that. Everyone just went from farm to farm on various tasks. It worked great then you had people from the city move in and tried to turn it into a business. That’swhen it went to shit and people started losing their farms.
In all honesty, while I'm def not craving chocolate milk at the moment, this is why I watch your channel over others. You don't shy away from any of the work, not just the dirty but what city folks would wrinkle their nose up and say gross at. I'm here because I love seeing the work that it takes to dairy farm and you show it. Thank you.
While a woman's work is never done around the house - A farmer's work is truly NEVER done on the farm. Thank you for sharing about all the manure challenges - it was interesting to see the ingenuity that goes into solving the challenges, whether it's manure or welding. Thank you for all the effort you put in. God Bless.
Enjoyed this video! I don’t think many of our urban brethren realize how sustainable modern dairy production has become; what with the source of some of the commodities used in feed and the benefits of manure fertilizer. BTW, like you, I learned to stick weld on the farm; the skill came in handy when looking for summer jobs to earn college tuition. Nicely done, Eric!
I want to let you know how much my wife and I enjoy watching your videos. I spent the first 35 years of my life on a small dairy farm in southern Idaho. Just me and my dad milked 50 head twice a day. Compared to our farm, yours is a palace. I wish we had a lot of the equipment that you have. You're an amazing hard working guy and I like seeing how good you work with your dad. Keep up the good work.
Just saw a video Eric from a TH-camr, (Down On The Farm), where they were telling about you and your farm. That is quite the compliment to have someone recognize you for your hard work and dedication to farming. Thanks for sharing your video's.
yes - i just spent my lunch hour watching the experience of manure farming. i'd do it again in a heartbeat! learned 2 things: a whole new meaning to black friday and real manure farmers don't wear gloves.
Manure Farming is a very apt title for this video. I would have never guessed that dairy farming involved so much crap management. Even more surprising is how interesting it all is! :-) Thanks for posting!
I saw your manure hauling video about a year ago, first time I had seen your channel. It was interesting and that's why I starting watching your channel on a regular basis. Thanks and keep making great vids!
Hi Eric, my two boys, age 10 and 7 LOVE watching your videos!! We live in Somerset County, but were in your area yesterday. Found your farm and the boys wanted to stop so bad. Just wanted to let you know how much they love your videos! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Spreading the manure made me laugh for when I was stationed in Germany in 1971-1973 there was a German farmer that hated the American troops and would spread the manure when we were upwind from this fields and boy did it stink !! lol !! Keep farming and a nice video. Thanks from New England.
Mad respect for how hard you work. Your old man outta be damn proud of you for sticking with a job that in all honesty really isn't all that glamorous. Today's kids can't even spell work ethic. You have it in spades bud.
Yea, your lucky, but me, oooo I know what it smells like and its horrible.. sometimes, I imagine in the summer it smells worse because of the heat. During the colder times you cant really smell it
@@trythinking6676 Eehh I got used to it sort of. The smell doesnt really bother me. The guys/adults usually eat first because the kids take forever and we go to the ranch earlier than anyone else so its not like were getting "complaints" from the kids saying oh you stink or something like that. But yeah no one likes the smell, at first I wanted to change my work clothes as soon as they stunk like pig crap, now I just got used to it and change the shirts every morning and change the pants every other.
I’ve got covid my smell and taste stopped working 67 years old so that job could be mine today live in Chapel Hill NC enjoy watching y’all worked on a Dairy in Mooresville NC grew up on a 200 acre farm small to what y’all do
Whenever I see the manure pit open, I always think of Dr Malcolm’s line in Jurassic park. When he’s standing next to the Triceratops dung... Anywho, hats off to you, good sir. I can remember the few days I spent on farms of varying sorts and the smell was pretty rough even then. Can’t even imagine a barn pit of 8ft deep. Still, love the videos. Always a highlight in my days. God bless you, sir. Cheers!
The amount of work just to put a gallon of milk on my table. Thank you all for your dedication and hard work. Does anyone in your area use a manure digester for methane production? Saw a documentary on one of those a few years back.
Just a suggestion - instead of caulking the holes in the sheet metal install a plug screw, they are made for this purpose. I believe they are a #17 plug screw with a rubber washer.
Conversation during the video between my 10 yr old daughter and 5 yr old son while watching one of the many liquid manure shots today. 10 yr old: He's just showing that cause his wife hates it. 5 yr old: no, he's showing that because I like it. LOL love all your videos.
You ever get that feeling the cows give back more than you gave them. That was alot alot of manure. Lol. You guys should get a new grinder for the feed be a good investment sense you guys use it so much. Thanks for the video and glad dad is doing good hope your wife and daughter are well. 🇺🇲
This was one of the best. It shows just how hectic a farmer is who is successful. The manure in that last shed you were in was too thick so it will need hauled in a manure spreader. I can't even think what you would call a tank with liquid manure because it would do the same thing as the old time spreaders.
Good job, Eric. I bet your Mom and Dad are very proud of you. You know, if you were to find a prosthetic brow ridge, you could double for James Franko...Way back when, that is...
Amazing that you can empty the manure storage and get it on the fields in one day, even with a challenge of the dry stuff. Just think, done until next year. I always thought that a farmer who couldn't manage his manure couldn't manage his farm. You are managing well!
Erik we have all had days like yours. The muck docent always run were its supposed to but well done for getting the blockage sorted out. Interesting video
when you welded that sprocket and poured water on it that water crystalized the weld . could have wrapped a wet rag around the shaft to help from over hearing and let it cool on it's own.
Nice to see the young farmers working the farms, by the way pouring water on Hot weld Will cause it to crack I know u didn’t want to burn the seals out in the pump by pouring a little water around the shaft and not on the weld will help
You are a very resourceful young man. I believe that a diverse set of skills, combined with an ability to improvise will make you a successful farmer, I understand when new, improved is not always the soundest economical choice.
Like you I would always try and find a way to flat weld something. I wasn't strictly a welder by trade but as an industrial/commercial machine mechanic I was forced to have to do it. Welding is something of an art form and you have to constantly do it to keep your skills up (some of the best welders I've known were also good artist). I absolutely hated overhead stick welding, unfortunately due to the strength and penetration needed sometimes you'd have to use a stick.
Manure management time was a fun time on our farm. It was the only time we got out in our fields with our equipment, rather than the neighbor who we rented out to. We had caged chickens and would set the watering cups to overflow to add water into the pits so that we could pump it out with the "honeywagon". Once it rusted through, then we hired it out and there was no more field work.
I'm with you 100% on the welding vertically. I'm not great welding but if I can be comfortable I get a lot better weld. Good call with all that torque required for the shaft.
If you live on that property, you must have either lost your sense of smell, or you're dead!!!! Brother, you sir have a tough job , and a great life, the way your attitude about work, and life shine on this video. If someone complains about the times we're living in, I'll have them watch your videos. GOOD JOB, SIR, GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! : }
What a very interesting video.....you are the hardest working person I know, more young people could use you as an example. I am learning with each video just how much work there is to farming!
Impressive operation. Far cry from when I used to milk 6 at a time on a small TN dairy farm. We fed sour mash from a local distillery as well as silage from a silage pit.
I ran the manure, truck for 18 months at a farm in Vermont. We got good at making solids pumpsble. At a farm in Maryland we had contract poop pumpers come. That was an exciting week!
love this channel . get to watch farm in action up close and avoid smelling it.. I live in a farm town and every spring/fall the strench from the spreaders is sickening for a while.
Love the channel. A word of caution on the drone video. If you don’t have your drone pilots license Part 107, the FAA can fine you for flying without it for commercial purposes. Keep up the great work
All the farmers in our rural neighbourhood got together to help each other spread manure back in the day we called it a “bee” so no one complained of the smell. All the wives would help cook for the lady who’s farm was being cleaned out. It was amazing. We had wood cutting bees, Plowing bees, thrashing bees, corn harvesting bees. We just helped out each other. Great memories.🇨🇦
That sounds like a great community!
I remember that. Everyone just went from farm to farm on various tasks. It worked great then you had people from the city move in and tried to turn it into a business. That’swhen it went to shit and people started losing their farms.
Puts a different spin on, "shitty times"
In all honesty, while I'm def not craving chocolate milk at the moment, this is why I watch your channel over others. You don't shy away from any of the work, not just the dirty but what city folks would wrinkle their nose up and say gross at. I'm here because I love seeing the work that it takes to dairy farm and you show it. Thank you.
Ew gross
Eric, my favorite farm video. Thanks for keeping them simple and real. Good to see your Dad doing much better.
Eric was your Dad sick?
While a woman's work is never done around the house - A farmer's work is truly NEVER done on the farm. Thank you for sharing about all the manure challenges - it was interesting to see the ingenuity that goes into solving the challenges, whether it's manure or welding. Thank you for all the effort you put in. God Bless.
I love that folks who watch sent those masks to you! What a great community of supporters! Another great video!
Respect to you. The work never seems to stop on a dairy farm.
Its good to see your Dad up and getting back to it. It looks like he healed up well.
Enjoyed this video! I don’t think many of our urban brethren realize how sustainable modern dairy production has become; what with the source of some of the commodities used in feed and the benefits of manure fertilizer. BTW, like you, I learned to stick weld on the farm; the skill came in handy when looking for summer jobs to earn college tuition. Nicely done, Eric!
I want to let you know how much my wife and I enjoy watching your videos. I spent the first 35 years of my life on a small dairy farm in southern Idaho. Just me and my dad milked 50 head twice a day. Compared to our farm, yours is a palace. I wish we had a lot of the equipment that you have. You're an amazing hard working guy and I like seeing how good you work with your dad. Keep up the good work.
Just saw a video Eric from a TH-camr, (Down On The Farm), where they were telling about you and your farm. That is quite the compliment to have someone recognize you for your hard work and dedication to farming. Thanks for sharing your video's.
yes - i just spent my lunch hour watching the experience of manure farming. i'd do it again in a heartbeat! learned 2 things: a whole new meaning to black friday and real manure farmers don't wear gloves.
Boy you had very busy day, but looks to be a good day, and good to see your dad working again.
The never ending supply of poop is amazing. Interesting learning how you pump the manure up for fertilization in the fields.
Manure Farming is a very apt title for this video. I would have never guessed that dairy farming involved so much crap management. Even more surprising is how interesting it all is! :-) Thanks for posting!
I saw your manure hauling video about a year ago, first time I had seen your channel. It was interesting and that's why I starting watching your channel on a regular basis. Thanks and keep making great vids!
Hi Eric, my two boys, age 10 and 7 LOVE watching your videos!! We live in Somerset County, but were in your area yesterday. Found your farm and the boys wanted to stop so bad. Just wanted to let you know how much they love your videos! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Your dad is back at full steam, glad to see that.
Lots of issues to deal with today, makes for an entertaining video, I'm even tired after all that.
Spreading the manure made me laugh for when I was stationed in Germany in 1971-1973 there was a German farmer that hated the American troops and would spread the manure when we were upwind from this fields and boy did it stink !! lol !! Keep farming and a nice video. Thanks from New England.
Glad to see dad moving around more and helping you out.
You, sir, are one hard working son of a gun! I get tired just watching y'all! I applaud your family farm!!
Mad respect for how hard you work. Your old man outta be damn proud of you for sticking with a job that in all honesty really isn't all that glamorous. Today's kids can't even spell work ethic. You have it in spades bud.
So glad your dad is doing better. Never ending work on a dairy farm.
Thanks for sharing your videos. God bless
Great video eric. I learned something new, about the manure pumping , thanks for being a farmer
Sitting here eating raisin toast, I am yet again very glad for my lack of smell-o-vision.
Yea, your lucky, but me, oooo I know what it smells like and its horrible.. sometimes, I imagine in the summer it smells worse because of the heat. During the colder times you cant really smell it
Here I sit eating chicken tenders and watching Eric talk about cow manure,now where’s that smell-a-vision at?
Hog manure is the worst, compared to cow manure
I don't mind it, but don't want to eat when I can smell it.
@@trythinking6676 Eehh I got used to it sort of. The smell doesnt really bother me. The guys/adults usually eat first because the kids take forever and we go to the ranch earlier than anyone else so its not like were getting "complaints" from the kids saying oh you stink or something like that. But yeah no one likes the smell, at first I wanted to change my work clothes as soon as they stunk like pig crap, now I just got used to it and change the shirts every morning and change the pants every other.
I work on a dairy farm and it’s great to see a different way to do the same job.
Always a good Day watching the Dairy farm
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Okay... but can we talk about your skills in backing up that spreader in such a space!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I’ve got covid my smell and taste stopped working 67 years old so that job could be mine today live in Chapel Hill NC enjoy watching y’all worked on a Dairy in Mooresville NC grew up on a 200 acre farm small to what y’all do
Ive watched this video at least three times over the past year. It doesn't really get old. Great stuff!
Whenever I see the manure pit open, I always think of Dr Malcolm’s line in Jurassic park. When he’s standing next to the Triceratops dung... Anywho, hats off to you, good sir. I can remember the few days I spent on farms of varying sorts and the smell was pretty rough even then. Can’t even imagine a barn pit of 8ft deep. Still, love the videos. Always a highlight in my days. God bless you, sir. Cheers!
Thanks for being a dairy farmer and producing good milk Eric have a good day😀
I grew up on a ranch and feedlot. Some days all you have are the “crap” jobs". I am impressed with your manure management.
I'm halfway through your playlist and this is by far the grossest video so far. I love it! Keep it up!
The amount of work just to put a gallon of milk on my table. Thank you all for your dedication and hard work.
Does anyone in your area use a manure digester for methane production? Saw a documentary on one of those a few years back.
A really great video! Showing the real work and what it takes to keep a farm running properly as a business.
Mwas kumbe uko huku😄
@@nusaania2950 Nani huyu nusaa Nia?
To some this may seem like manure but to those of us who have farmed, or are farming, this is education. Thanks.
Glad to see dads arm/shoulder is doing a lot better! I'm sure being restricted it was hard to sit back and watch
Thanks for all videos, just love watching you doing your everyday tasks. From the drone videos on down to dealing with the cow leftovers on the field.
There’s a lot of work running a farm like yours!! You work hard, hope it’s enjoyable! I live in Texas and have several here. Love watching!
Nice video! We have a lagoon that we push our liquid manure in to from the dairy barn. The only down side is we have to scrape the barn.
Thanks for another great video and letting us be a part of your life!
The shot off the back of the spreader was really interesting. Nice.
Just a suggestion - instead of caulking the holes in the sheet metal install a plug screw, they are made for this purpose. I believe they are a #17 plug screw with a rubber washer.
I said oh good Eric has a new video. I’ll watch it during my lunch hour. Um 😐 not a lunch hour video! 😂. I do love all your videos 🙋♀️🌸
Every video I watch I am impressed (awed) by the amount of work performed during a day.
Thanks for this Edutainment, its not a walk in the park at all, your dedication to filming this is very admirable, Keep them coming when u can please.
Conversation during the video between my 10 yr old daughter and 5 yr old son while watching one of the many liquid manure shots today.
10 yr old: He's just showing that cause his wife hates it.
5 yr old: no, he's showing that because I like it. LOL
love all your videos.
You ever get that feeling the cows give back more than you gave them. That was alot alot of manure. Lol. You guys should get a new grinder for the feed be a good investment sense you guys use it so much. Thanks for the video and glad dad is doing good hope your wife and daughter are well. 🇺🇲
Lived on a dairy for four years, through high school. There’s a lot of hard work a lot of knowledge and I see a passion. Thanks for sharing.
This was one of the best. It shows just how hectic a farmer is who is successful. The manure in that last shed you were in was too thick so it will need hauled in a manure spreader. I can't even think what you would call a tank with liquid manure because it would do the same thing as the old time spreaders.
I've been hoping for another video! Have a great day.
Good job, Eric. I bet your Mom and Dad are very proud of you. You know, if you were to find a prosthetic brow ridge, you could double for James Franko...Way back when, that is...
Amazing that you can empty the manure storage and get it on the fields in one day, even with a challenge of the dry stuff. Just think, done until next year. I always thought that a farmer who couldn't manage his manure couldn't manage his farm. You are managing well!
Cow are standing there watching and blaming each other for the toilet backing up.
It’s always fun to see you doing the stuff and making your video when we deliver grand across the street from you
was feeling a bit low, thankfully you uploaded that lifted my mood a bit. thank you.
You rock and roll all day long. Hard workers. God bless and thank you for what you do.
Eric you are such a hard worker, you make your parents so proud 👏 ❤ 💙
Erik we have all had days like yours. The muck docent always run were its supposed to but well done for getting the blockage sorted out. Interesting video
Really like the AGCO tractors, especially the 8700S Massey. Great video
Looks like your dads shoulder is getting back to normal. Good to see him doing so much better. Enjoyed the video. Best wishes to your family.
Thank you for sharing. Hope the neighbours were ok with the freshness in the air.
Nice, manure hauling and driving under the chopper are probably my favorite jobs 😅 we haul all dry manure though
Your so inspiring Eric I love your farm
Just gotta say I love that song you use during those drone shots.
Saw the title and thought, well, I finished lunch int he nick of time. Bring it on!
I have to say the silage shaver is my favorite machine to watch.
when you welded that sprocket and poured water on it that water crystalized the weld . could have wrapped a wet rag around the shaft to help from over hearing and let it cool on it's own.
Welp. Never thought I would be entertained by cow poop being sprayed onto the ground. BUT! you did it!
Thanks for another wonderful video lots hard work and enjoy holidays and as always you and your families and dad be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Quite a job Eric a farmers work is never done P. S. I liked it when you flew the drone should do more like that thanks for sharing 👍👍🇺🇸 .
Awesome to see how fast your channel is growing! Keep up the good work!
Nice to see the young farmers working the farms, by the way pouring water on Hot weld Will cause it to crack I know u didn’t want to burn the seals out in the pump by pouring a little water around the shaft and not on the weld will help
You are a very resourceful young man. I believe that a diverse set of skills, combined with an ability to improvise will make you a successful farmer, I understand when new, improved is not always the soundest economical choice.
Like you I would always try and find a way to flat weld something. I wasn't strictly a welder by trade but as an industrial/commercial machine mechanic I was forced to have to do it. Welding is something of an art form and you have to constantly do it to keep your skills up (some of the best welders I've known were also good artist). I absolutely hated overhead stick welding, unfortunately due to the strength and penetration needed sometimes you'd have to use a stick.
This was an amazing video. So much information. Your farm work is pretty interesting and thanks for taking the time to show us.
Awesome vid again mate! Can we see what Megan does for the day she is always working!
Thank you for your videos we enjoy watching them
I love the music you play in the drone footage. I see your dad look like he doing well. Be he happy to get back to work.
Manure management time was a fun time on our farm. It was the only time we got out in our fields with our equipment, rather than the neighbor who we rented out to. We had caged chickens and would set the watering cups to overflow to add water into the pits so that we could pump it out with the "honeywagon". Once it rusted through, then we hired it out and there was no more field work.
Dad seems to be completely healed. Good to see.
Did your dad ever find the hole in the shop when you backed in the manure pump?
Probably not.....and he’s sure as crap not telling him about it either.
Well he saw the video where I showed it
Awesome Video and Much Love as Always 🐄 Man!!!!
I'm with you 100% on the welding vertically. I'm not great welding but if I can be comfortable I get a lot better weld. Good call with all that torque required for the shaft.
For some reason the words, "manure farming" reminds me of Congress.
Only thing is you are productive and make lives better.
And you know what you are getting
And all those jackarses in DC
At least manure has a purpose..
Please don't insult manure . It does way more for the U.S.A then congress
How’s it goin Eric hope you had or are having a good day
If you live on that property, you must have either lost your sense of smell, or you're dead!!!! Brother, you sir have a tough job , and a great life, the way your attitude about work, and life shine on this video. If someone complains about the times we're living in, I'll have them watch your videos. GOOD JOB, SIR, GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! : }
So y'all had a bit of a poopie day lol yall be safe love the vids. Good to see your dad is doin good. 👍✌
Manure farming....a dirty job....but someone has to do it. Glad that things worked out for ya! Loved the video! Keep on keeping on! God Bless! ❤️
Not as easy as it looks, the welding !! Great video !
What a very interesting video.....you are the hardest working person I know, more young people could use you as an example. I am learning with each video just how much work there is to farming!
Glad to see you puttin that on cover cropped fields. Here in Wisconsin a lot of the neighbors spread it on bare ground all the way into December.
Soon as I seen this I Clicked on it so fast Lol love your videos man keep up the great work 👍💯
Impressive operation. Far cry from when I used to milk 6 at a time on a small TN dairy farm. We fed sour mash from a local distillery as well as silage from a silage pit.
I ran the manure, truck for 18 months at a farm in Vermont.
We got good at making solids pumpsble.
At a farm in Maryland we had contract poop pumpers come. That was an exciting week!
Respect to you doing this work WITHOUT gloves on!
love this channel . get to watch farm in action up close and avoid smelling it.. I live in a farm town and every spring/fall the strench from the spreaders is sickening for a while.
I had no idea that manure hauling could be a stand alone business.
Lots of outfits around that do custom spreading full time
Big money in cow Sh*%
That's what my profession is.
Lots of farms do custom work to offset the cost of specialized equipment.
Glad your dad is feeling better.
Great job Eric thank you again for another entertaining educational informative video
Love the channel. A word of caution on the drone video. If you don’t have your drone pilots license Part 107, the FAA can fine you for flying without it for commercial purposes. Keep up the great work