My dad was an amazing dairy farmer, he's retired now 72 years old. I live on his old farm in my grandparents house which also was their farm before him. I'm not 3rd Gen dairy, but I have animals. Working on getting more and more animals and making a fruit orchard. It's special to still be here. I'm planning trees today. Grandparents worked very hard to clear the land here, and here I am planting tress. Grandad did too go a job clearing it lol. This place has been in our family since 1917. Hopefully one of my boy will keep it and be the 4th generation here.
I always like to see what dairy farming is like around the world, I'm from New Zealand, I drive a Milk Tanker here and we are very unique with our dairy farms, we don't have big barns for the cows, most farms the cows live 24/7 in the paddock/field. The closest thing to a barn we have is a feeding area a lot of farmers have started putting in which is a concrete area where the cows will have some supplement feed before and/or after milking, some will have a roof, but none of them have walls. Some UK and Ireland farmers I've have been using the NZ method of milking with a number of Herringbone and Rotary milking sheds being built over there. Keep up the hard work.
I like listening to you and your dad talk about your herd, and the individual cows. I know that when I had cattle, each one of mine had individual personalities.
I to have shoveled a lot of ear corn, it makes the best feed, it takes some power to grind also….the best things are almost forgotten…wish I had a glass of that milk
I love hearing you and your dad talking about the cows. Mariska must have been watching for a rat when you were grinding the corn. Our dogs always did that, lol.
You do so much like what we do. (Except for the hills) Yup twins seems to run in families. That was our experience . Concrete is rough on animals for sure. I even loved "bump the calf" we say exactly the same.
Toughest job in the world...Farmer, Veterinarian, manure janitor, mechanic, weatherman, feed grower, crop harvester.....No end to the work....Thank God you can have Saturdays and Sundays off to rest....Yeah right!!!...AND the grocer who sells your product makes more money than you....Aaaaah life is good!!!....God Bless you people....for sure!
Making ground feed. We used to fill up our ol Chevy grain truck with oats a corn a dad would haul it to our local feed mill . Until the brakes went out completely while loaded an I was along. Made there a back.
I love the chore time videos. I hope you all get some fair weather up there to get the rest of your haying done. BTW you have a loose screw on the grinder (14:30). Thanks for sharing.
Yep, the sun needs to shine.All this rain is not helping the crops to grow. It also is hard to make hay!! Somebody needs to turn the 💧 off for a while!! Thanks 😊.
What a wonderful dairy farm and life you have! Soon, we will all be farmers when God's Kingdom takes charge to make the earth a paradise. Ps.37.29, Isa11:6-9
Your stall barn looks like you have plenty of room with the way the cows are arranged butt to butt inside, how wide from wall to wall is your dairy barn? thank you.
Always enjoy your videos. Like up here, mother nature doesn't always cooperate when it comes to farming. But your family works through it quite well. Good luck with the rest of your hay crop. Happy Independence Day and all the best from Canada.
i say twins. had that happen with a couple of my swiss. yeah get her off the cement. told that to a big neighbor farmer of mine who NEVER let his cows out of the free stall barn. NOW he has it set up he has 3 free stall barns and there is 42 acres behind there that cant be farmed and ALLLLLL the t-posts are still there so he sectioned it off and every free stall if the cows want to they can go on pasture. he is seeing better health and LESS bills from the hoof trimmer. cows were NOT made to stay on cement all day! he was the same guy who his cow age was like 7 years old and he was shipping them i said GIVE them a dry bale in the free stall. OH he was mad he went from 106 herd average down to 98 herd average BUT he NOW has cows 10 and 11 and 14 years old. so lose a little milk BUT keep a good cow around 3, 4, 5 years longer!
Yes sir tie stall is all hands on and good for the animal and human contact you get the time to be hands on with them free stall and parlor is quicker but no hands on.and they want to make tie stall go away I say NO WAY
Always enjoy your videos. Like up here, mother nature doesn't always cooperate when it comes to farming. But your family works through it quite well. Good luck with the rest of your hay crop. Happy Independence Day and all the best from Canada.
My dad was an amazing dairy farmer, he's retired now 72 years old. I live on his old farm in my grandparents house which also was their farm before him. I'm not 3rd Gen dairy, but I have animals. Working on getting more and more animals and making a fruit orchard. It's special to still be here. I'm planning trees today. Grandparents worked very hard to clear the land here, and here I am planting tress. Grandad did too go a job clearing it lol. This place has been in our family since 1917. Hopefully one of my boy will keep it and be the 4th generation here.
Really enjoy listening to what George has to say
I always like to see what dairy farming is like around the world, I'm from New Zealand, I drive a Milk Tanker here and we are very unique with our dairy farms, we don't have big barns for the cows, most farms the cows live 24/7 in the paddock/field. The closest thing to a barn we have is a feeding area a lot of farmers have started putting in which is a concrete area where the cows will have some supplement feed before and/or after milking, some will have a roof, but none of them have walls. Some UK and Ireland farmers I've have been using the NZ method of milking with a number of Herringbone and Rotary milking sheds being built over there. Keep up the hard work.
I like listening to you and your dad talk about your herd, and the individual cows. I know that when I had cattle, each one of mine had individual personalities.
What a view . Dad has a wealth of knowledge and experience . Great video fellas
Just a great small family dairy farm with great knowledge
Looks like the ear corn stored well-nice to be able to mix good feed.
"Bumped quite a bit of calf in there"! 👍 That's a dairyman who knows is profession. Fraternal twinning can be hereditary.
The dad is very well informative and knowledgeable!!! I like the big st. Bernard 😀
I to have shoveled a lot of ear corn, it makes the best feed, it takes some power to grind also….the best things are almost forgotten…wish I had a glass of that milk
Wonder if your St Bernard was watching for mice in the corn crib. Love watching the cows on their way out to pasture. Happy Fourth of July!
I love hearing you and your dad talking about the cows. Mariska must have been watching for a rat when you were grinding the corn. Our dogs always did that, lol.
I always enjoy watching !!
You have such a beautiful farm and it always looks good. Great job
It rains all the time in Ireland, The emerald Isle
"....and they're not happy unless they tip it over, I guess..." This trait is not breed specific. Another good video. Thank you.
You do so much like what we do. (Except for the hills) Yup twins seems to run in families. That was our experience . Concrete is rough on animals for sure. I even loved "bump the calf" we say exactly the same.
Have a great 4th of July to all that read this stay safe and God bless
I hoP she has a set of twins love the sounds of the cows bells
Toughest job in the world...Farmer, Veterinarian, manure janitor, mechanic, weatherman, feed grower, crop harvester.....No end to the work....Thank God you can have Saturdays and Sundays off to rest....Yeah right!!!...AND the grocer who sells your product makes more money than you....Aaaaah life is good!!!....God Bless you people....for sure!
Happy cows,happy farmers,keep up the good work.
Love that 1066 black stripe
Making ground feed. We used to fill up our ol Chevy grain truck with oats a corn a dad would haul it to our local feed mill . Until the brakes went out completely while loaded an I was along. Made there a back.
Such a beautiful farm! My dream farm!
Definitely a set of twins
The biggest tractor we had on our grind was the 656 Super Mta was on the grinder a lot! Great video nice looking cows!
River working hard!
Nice video Aaron
I love the chore time videos. I hope you all get some fair weather up there to get the rest of your haying done. BTW you have a loose screw on the grinder (14:30). Thanks for sharing.
Yep, the sun needs to shine.All this rain is not helping the crops to grow. It also is hard to make hay!! Somebody needs to turn the 💧 off for a while!! Thanks 😊.
Hey guy's,,always truly enjoy a Gierok Farming master class. Is it true that twins are usually barren?
I see now where your dad got the wood mill idea from. Lumber Capital log yard shirt. 👍
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What a wonderful dairy farm and life you have!
Soon, we will all be farmers when God's Kingdom takes charge to make the earth a paradise. Ps.37.29, Isa11:6-9
If he can bump it that early you got twins on board. Where do you ship your milk?
Why the bells enjoy your videos Texas farmer.
Question? Your milk market. Are you selling your milk into a specialized market or are you selling as generic milk production?
Your stall barn looks like you have plenty of room with the way the cows are arranged butt to butt inside, how wide from wall to wall is your dairy barn? thank you.
Your dad mite be 72ydarsold but he will never retired just so down.good luck to all of you
Great video! Why the cow bell ?
How many cows do you milk and what’s your rolling herd average.
Its 1950 again yehaaa😂😂😂
Does your grinder run 540 or 1000 rpm shaft?
Brown Swiss twins
Always enjoy your videos. Like up here, mother nature doesn't always cooperate when it comes to farming. But your family works through it quite well. Good luck with the rest of your hay crop.
Happy Independence Day and all the best from Canada.
i say twins. had that happen with a couple of my swiss. yeah get her off the cement. told that to a big neighbor farmer of mine who NEVER let his cows out of the free stall barn. NOW he has it set up he has 3 free stall barns and there is 42 acres behind there that cant be farmed and ALLLLLL the t-posts are still there so he sectioned it off and every free stall if the cows want to they can go on pasture. he is seeing better health and LESS bills from the hoof trimmer. cows were NOT made to stay on cement all day! he was the same guy who his cow age was like 7 years old and he was shipping them i said GIVE them a dry bale in the free stall. OH he was mad he went from 106 herd average down to 98 herd average BUT he NOW has cows 10 and 11 and 14 years old. so lose a little milk BUT keep a good cow around 3, 4, 5 years longer!
Really enjoy your videos. How come we never see Mom?
Location
Twins or triplets lol
Don’t those cow bells give you guys a headache I know that I would be getting headaches from those things
Genesis 30-32 Jacob says he will go through and take all the Brown cows for his wages .
Yes sir tie stall is all hands on and good for the animal and human contact you get the time to be hands on with them free stall and parlor is quicker but no hands on.and they want to make tie stall go away I say NO WAY
Always enjoy your videos. Like up here, mother nature doesn't always cooperate when it comes to farming. But your family works through it quite well. Good luck with the rest of your hay crop.
Happy Independence Day and all the best from Canada.