I'm 27 have a wife and 3 kids and I'm trying to save my small family farm in Pennsylvania in a town where nobody wants working farms in high school I was looked down upon because of my farming lifestyle when I take my equipment through town I almost enjoy the looks of disgust I get and I'll never stop trying to keep going your an inspiration to me and I thank you for representing farmers like you do
This may sound strange to some folks but as a 67 year old retired veteran i want want to say to you Thank you for your service. No sarcasm here. I truly thank all the farmers that put food on the table for all of us.
WES I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON A FAMILY DAIRY FARM IN WISC. I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS EVERYDAY. I EVEN GO INTO TRACTORHOUSE AND LOOK AT THE FARM EQUIPMENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Hey Wes, I agree with you 100%. I spent my share of time in an office environment as a necessity (family, etc...). I am now a truck driver and absolutely love it. I do work for someone, so my time belongs to 'them', but I absolutely love it. I too put up with the 'oh, you're a truck driver', but I tell them I'm the happiest I ever been. Love your videos!
Farming is the most under appreciated career in the world. It takes ingenuity like turning a chop-saw on its side and clamping it to rails to chop. Now, that is what I call smart. Kudos on that.
You are so right about the time thing. I worked in and out of an office for many yrs. down in NC. Had a small cattle farm on the side. The happiest day of my life was when I left the day to day hassle of working for a company and went to the little farm full time. Dirt, cows, tractors, repairs on hay equipment was not work to me. The enjoyment of spending my "time" the way I wanted to was so rewarding. Keep the videos coming
Some people will never understand why we choose to scratch dirt and wrestle a living off the land , but it's very satisfying and so important to society . Thanks for sharing with us all these years and for all your hard work helping to feed the world .
Wes, I left the farm 21 years ago to chase a dream of being a wildlife photographer. Photo shop has taken all of the money out of photography. Now any dumb weasel can take a photo with a cell phone, take it home and photo shop it and get a great photo without any real photography skill. I now live in Alaska and love Alaska, I have people that need me to stay where I am but oh how I miss farming. My hart is in farming. Most days I wish I had never left agriculture. I will stay where I am at because of people who I care very much about. As long as you keep making I will be connected to my roots. I like how farms work and bandit farmer and a few others but every morning that I am home I look forward to your videos and when I get back from a long trip I rush over to the computer to see what I have missed. Thanks ,Wess
I make some videos on the farm too if you want to check them out. I'm from Michigan and we do a lot of things differently, as everyone does. You have a great story and I hope that I can make it to Alaska sometime in my life. Always hear great things and im sure theres lots of wildlife to take pictures of.
I spent 8.5 hours on the ocean today I took over 300 photos and I hope to have 3 good ones. The humpbacks where lazy and just didn't do any spectacular lunge feeding shows not one breach either. I normally get 3 to 5% good but today the whale just didn't cooperate. I had one harbor seal that seemed friendly enough but the light wasn't what it needed to be. If you know any budding photographers who want to shoot wildlife and wilderness photos I have a good tip for them. Shoot high school sports for free. Until you can predict what basket ball player is going to do you don't have a chance with wildlife. I will check out your cannel.
My family comes from a rural background and in some ways we still are. Rural people are some of, if not, the most intelligent people that I know. Their abilities to think through a situation and to look through the dazzling effect of B.S. never ceases to pique my interest and, frankly speaking, to amaze me. You're down to earth, compassionate and very wise, although a tad crusty around the edges. Just like good bread you were raised right. Keep doing what you do and it'll all go right. Thank you for your thoughts and channel.
I agree with you, public perception of farming "downtrodden", that about sums it up. People from all walks of life take food for granted, go to the store grab what they need..... My wife and I were driving home from Fort Edward the other evening, just starting to get dark, outside of Argle, NY on route 40 came onto traffic going about 15 to 20mph as some people pealed off and some passed we found ourselves behind farm tractor with no lights, and you are completely right about jerks driving with no care or concerns. Debbie and I stayed behind tractor and I used my 4 ways to keep speeders off from his rear, truly amazing how people of every back ground don't give a crap about anyone else on this Earth, really sucks... My close friend Scott and I work together delivering argon during the week. But he has mentioned that he would like to start growing Christmas trees with seven acres, but very apprehensive. I bought a 5' tiller so he could start, now he's trying to find seedlings, slow process, but we have great respect for hardworking farmers. Keep up the good work, p.s., were you able to get new brain for John Deere? $1700 hope they replaced that used one that came through as new.... unbelievable
You make a perfect point! I worked for thirty years as a Police Officer and my time was not mine even at times my off time wasn't mine. I'm retired now and my time is mine and I love it.
Wes, I have always envied farmers for the down to earth life they lead. I wish my life had gone in a different direction because I always loved working in the soil and growing crops, even though it was just for personal consumption. You have a honorable profession and I'll bet that if some of those other people who look down their noses at farmers, took a good look and compaired their profession and life to yours, they would have to agree that what you do is much better than what they do and your job is much more rewarding in the long run.
Wes I have farmed for over 40 yrs. At a class reunion 35 yrs ago some one ask what I did and I said farm . He said I figure you for becoming a Dr . I thought it strange since I had spend most of my high school yrs in shop and Ag classes. You are right about thinking being a farmer is just dirty old job. But how many of those people drive a combine that cost over twice what there house is valued at today. A lot of these people have no idea what it costs to raise a crop and far few could manage the operation and show a profit. We as farmers get live a life of freedom few of them could deal with everyday.
Thank you for what you do Wes. Though I am not a farmer, through your videos you give me a chance to appreciate and understand the life of a farmer. I know it's nothing like being a farmer but my day is spent outside as well. I mow lawns for a living. Instead of a tractor I have a zero turn mower. Thank you for what you do Wes.
My Dad would have said "you've hit the nail on the head".. Wes - you've summed up exactly why a man (or woman) would rather be in business for themselves rather than punching somebody else's clock be it more profitable or not - because it's "your life"! I posted a video on my channel time back voicing almost exactly the same sentiments, so I know for sure where you are coming from. Watching your video today confirmed probably why I enjoy looking forward to your daily postings so much every morning during my coffee break. I'm a woodworker, not a farmer though farming has been in my family forever - but the basis for our lives are pretty much the same. I respect mostly how hard you work, how aggressive and passionate you are about your life and so appreciative that you share it with all of us. I'm only about 30 miles east of you and hope some day we cross paths. Thanks so much Wes!
Hey Wess, I totally agree. Back in 2016 I started a pressure washing company. I did everything I could do to gather up business but supriseingly for a desert, I hade a hard time and I started to actually run out of money trying to keep this creation of mine going but one day I got a job to wash a dozer, grader and one or two other prices of machinery. The night before I went to the local gas station to fill up my truck, pressure washer, and a couple of gas cans. I hauled around two 330 gallon water tanks on a trailer so I could be totally mobile. Unfortunately after I toped off I pulled away from the pumps and there was a small dup in the lot and I crossed it, about 20 feet after the trailer passed I heard the sound of wood cracking like thunder and metal snapping. And my truck came to a complete stop. I got out to (with the front half of my truck sticking out into traffic) see what the noise was, and to my suppress both of my water tanks broke through the floor of the trailer. I was mad and wanting to cry all at the same time, but I got back into my truck put it into 4low and pushed the trailer and tanks back up into the parkinglot. Once I got everything back home I know I hade to get to this job tomorrow. So I put a water tank in the bed of my truck and filled it up with water and drove it for a couple of miles just to see how the truck would act. It didn't go so well. So I hade to tell the customer I was not going to be able to come out to wash his equipment because he was in the middle of nowhere and I hade no water. I tried for a couple more months to make it work, but with a name like (John Deere's Mobile Wash) I kept getting a lot of calls for remote washes so I couldn't do it. The moral of the story is... we will always have tsst's in our life, you just have to answer and keep doing your best and keep moving forwards.
Came from farm stock on both parents sides. Dairy farming in Upstate New York. Both grand parents were farmers, 7 uncles were farmers, 5 cousins and currently none of these families are actively farming and its a shame. Used to travel across NY on route 20 and would see many working farms now there is a handful. Hard work that no one wants to do.
I used to work on a dairy farm when I was a teenager. Milked cows, put up corn silage, bailed hay. Later I joined the Air Force and then became a computer programmer. I must say I miss the farm life. I can still smell the hay, the diesel, feel the hot sun on my skin, taking a break in the field to eat lunch, hanging out all day with like minded people, and the feeling of a hard days sweat. Unless you have done it you won't understand.
Amen Wes, Amen. I have the same feeling when my friends ask me what I did for work, and they would jeer or sneer at me until they needed me to bury their loved ones for them I guess being a small town Undertaker to some is like being a farmer to others, but I made a good living, paid my bills, and fed my family all because I went into the Business without any family being in it. Keep up the good work Wes, Bob.
I'm jealous when someone says they're a farmer, Here I am stuck working for the "man" being told where and what I'm supposed to be doing. When all I want to do is be a farmer and work for myself. All things come in time with hard work and I guess once I finish working for the "man" in 2yrs I'll be retiring with my 20yrs of service and I can start my farm and begin doing what I want to do. I'll be 42 when I start farming and it'll be one of the happiest days of my life.Keep up the great work Onelonleyfarmer
I have the greatest respect for farmers. Nothing is more important than FOOD. I am retired now but can say truthfully I have never worked in a cubicle.
In reply to the woman looking at her phone swerving towards your Dad. The text and driving people have replaced the drunk drivers. They may be worse. I see it every day going to and from work, and have had several close calls while hauling my Fairlane on the trailer. I have at least 3 to 4 close calls every week due to inconsiderate people not paying attention to where they are going. Also I loved what you said about owning your own time. Something I am working towards experiencing before I am too old to do it. The way you said it was inspiring .
I think I was about 12 when my Dad looked at me and said - You need a part time job to keep you out of trouble. He piled me into the car and drove Us to the end of our dirt road where it connected with the main 2 lane road. We stopped in front of a Farmhouse. He said - walk up to the door, knock, introduce yourself and say " I'm here to apply for a farm hand ". This being the early 70's. This was a 2 Family farm. I worked there every day after school and most weekends. We milked 75 head, raised angus beef, sold cord wood and also had a Apple orchard. Stayed thru the good times as well as the bad times ( a death of a family member due to a tragic accident ) I even managed to come back during my off time from College. Finally left after I started my full time career in a different state. some 35 years later... I see this as some of the best times of my life. Always thank a Farmer.
Wes, I have experienced both worlds over several decades and can tell you that private farming / ranching is much more satisfying than corporate life for me.
WOW is all can say,i have watched all of your videos and this is one of the greatest videos you have made to date.This is so true and to the point.I agree 100%.
there is a nobility, a reverence in working in the earth to be able to know that what you do each day makes a real and lasting change in someones life when i quit working for others and went to work for myself i finally figured out how to be happy being poor but this kind of poor is better than selling my soul
Wes, I admire the passion you have for working hard, doing things right and being with family. It shows in all that you do, including the videos. You don't have time to make these but you do anyway and I appreciate that. I have always aspired to living off the land but have always been told it's a losing proposition. Maybe someday I'll grow a set and take the plunge. Best wishes...
Amen! Thank you for what you do! I'm not a Farmer at all but I hate it more then the next farmer how people run trackers or 18 wheelers off the road! I'm very thankful for you taking the time out of your day to plant, grow and harvest the food we all eat! I hope your next yelled is big and successful.!!.
Earning a living by scratching in the dirt is what you do and Wes, you do it well keep it up and keep real for those of us unable and or unwilling to make the sacrifices you, Tim, your dad, and grandad have made. Anyone who looks down on people that make an honest living needs to spend some time with someone like you. Then they would know just what sort of a person it takes to do what you do. Thank you Wes for being "onelonleyfarmer." Im 66 years old turned my back on agriculture 40 years ago and that is one of the great regrets of my life.
i have work on many farms as a hand.i learn a lot from your vids.farming is awesome,even though i work in a plant now,do miss the outdside work.i like the story u just ready.
Thanks for sharing what that young man had to say. I've hauled a lot of hay into that part of Ohio, Mt. Hope, Kidron, Wooster, Danville, etc. It's beautiful countryside down there in Amish country compared to my northern Ohio flatlands. But the idiots are getting thick down that way between the tourist traps to visit the Amish and the suburban transplants moving out of the Columbus area. I'm glad to see another young man trying to make a living at farming. Like you said, there's no better life if you can farm full time. Hopefully at some point, I can do that too. For now, part time farmer and full time maintenance engineer will have to do.
Well said, this I believe applies to alot of business's out here. All types of works are needed, but to put down, or think your putting down someone because he/she has chose this type of job is just terrible. Work is work and it dosent matter what you do. I used to drive trucks for a living, you meet a nice lady, and the first thing they want to know is , what do you do for a living, ...Truck Driver, and away they go. You get used to it. Doing what you do is a very cool way to make a living. Thanks for letting us see just a little of your Farming Life.
you have to love what you do. farming is honest and hard work, I just don't see why people look down or feel sorry for farmers. I graduated in 87 I wasn't that popular and looked down on on school because I wasn't into sports, took vo-ag and was in the FFA. since graduating I have seen maybe four people from my class. we just had our 30 year reunion I'm probably one of a handful that live at the same address and never got a notice or invitation not that I cared to go because I would've just got that "I'm sorry" attitude. I only found out about it because my neighbor went to college with some class mates and the topic came up. I feel the same attitude from family we just had our family reunion a lot come from Pittsburgh and Detroit and want to come over to watch me milk cows and I can tell its just a novelty to them. l love and enjoy the country and this way of life it would be better if milk prices were at fair levels compared to inputs but I still wouldn't trade it for any shop job that I have to worry about being laid off from or to have a BMW and I don't miss anyone I went to school with.
AMEN and amen!!! I've had similar experiences... It's not that I COULDN'T do anything else... I had a full ride scholarship to a tech school through FFA and I've got my HD diesel certificate, but I farmed all through tech school and came back to it afterwards... jobs were in VERY short supply when I graduated and the Gulf War 1 had just ended and lots of vets coming home looking for nonexistent jobs. I could work on garbage trucks in Houma, Louisiana, or I could farm-- didn't take a lot of math to figure that one out! I worked for United Gas Pipeline mowing rights-of-way til they folded up the local office and moved it all to the other side of Houston. In 96, we had a KILLER drought that wiped out our crops and I managed to save the cattle herd (most of it anyway) and once the rain returned and we put up enough hay for the winter, I decided to go to the police academy at the college in the next town over, and graduated near the top of my class as a licensed peace officer. I planted the 97 crop in the week off between the state exam and the graduation, matter of fact, and decided to keep farming. No, we're not "upwardly mobile". I don't drive a BMW, nor do I have any desire to. I was engaged to a girl that eventually I figured out we were simply incompatible, so I broke it off-- she wanted to live in a big house on a hill and drive a new BMW, and I could care less about those things. If that's what she wants, more power to her, and I hope she found it with someone else. At any rate, I have a decent home and decent (if old) vehicles, but I can go anywhere I want to go anytime I want to. I drove a school bus for nine years before my nerves were finally shot, and the new bosses decided their definition of "success" was not having ANY calls from irate parents... and people nowdays totally SUCK and will call on you for looking at their kid sideways, let alone for fussing at them for misbehaving or not sitting down so they don't get injured or killed if some other idiot on the road hits the bus and causes a wreck. So, we mutually parted company and that was that. My time is my own again, THANK GOD! My sister is one of those people who think they're "better than you" because she's got a fancy-pants job (middle school band director) where I'm still 'on the farm'. She and her husband, who's an assistant principal, make DOUBLE what my wife and I make (in terms of take-home pay) and they have a new car and a brick house in town and all kinds of fancy stuff, but they can't even afford a McDonald's cheeseburger once a week, because for all their money, it's all going to pay for all that fancy stuff. They actually scraped up enough money to take their two kids on vacation this summer for a few days at a water park in north Texas; that's the ONLY family trip they've made in probably the last five years or more. My wife, daughter, and I, go to Indiana to see the family twice a year (I go twice more to help the BIL with planting/harvesting crops) and we even went a third time this year and last year because our nephews were getting married. We take trips all the time here and there. SO, you REALLY hit the nail on the head with the "who should feel sorry for whom?" question. I know I'm very blessed to be doing what I'm doing. My wife is a school teacher, and I run two farms 100 miles apart for my elderly mother, as I ran them for my Dad before he passed last year and for my grandmother before that. My Granddad passed away in 1983 and within two years I was basically running the farms by myself-- my Dad worked at a nuclear power plant because he could make SO much more money than farming. We're fairly small farmers, but I never really wanted to borrow a bazillion bucks and be a bigshot farmer, either. Life is about how you live it, not in how much money you have, how fancy a car (or truck) you drive, or how many acres you run... at least not to me... Later! OL J R :)
I came from a 3 generation family,I did not follow ...I became a machinist ,cert. welder & a mech for a utility ... I still helped out farmers spring and fall...
Well said Mr. Wes. I have worked for a company for a long time and they own me for the time I am there. It wasn't till I started my own business mowing grass that I realized I own my time. Thank you for your views and as a farmers kid they can all stuff it. I have a funny story like that as I was collecting payment from one of my lawn customers he says when are you going to smarten up and get a real job. I just laughed and said well sir your my age and to lazy to mow your own yard and I got 180 more just like you I mow weekly. So multiply what you pay me by 180 subtract the overhead and I still make more an hour than you. So who's stupid here.
I love fixing cars and i loved work on scaffolds as a church restoration bricklayer. My grandma looked down on me as it was a job i only could do with my low learning ability and grades. $1773 a month to spend as taxes and pension stamp was paid. I was good at what I did and I was happy. Disability hit and I have $450 a month to live off, I am doing what I can and am happy. When I have my welding education sorted I be laughing and move to Canada. Office job? I got told I lack the people skills for that.
Wesley, this could not have been put any clearer. We all chase success and fortune, in our own way. Some choose to chase it in a large office, while some of use chase it from a tiny off surrounded by nature, and lots of dirt and dust. I could not imagine myself doing anything different. I've watched and been subbed quite a few years, sadly I come home at night, and sometimes sitting in the field taking a break and watch YT videos about farming. When we do what we love it IS our life. Finally, we all are passionate about what we do and the reason we watch others might be to get ideas, give advice, or just simply because we understand the daily struggles. Hope you have a great day!!!
Excellent video Wes,well said. These people that say"I'm sorry"in a negative way need to realize that if it wasn't for"business savy"farmers like yourself,these"SORRY"people would starve to death because they simply don't have enough skills to grow anything out of the ground,even a little garden in a flower pot would overwhelm a lot of these people...HAHAHA!!.Who is sorry now?.
I deal the same way bud... I'm greasy from head to toe all the time lost in my work and they drive around in a boat pissing away money and time and trying to convince themselves that this is what they need to do
I have massive respect for you and all farmers everywhere sir! Without you and all you do, our countries would quickly come to a halt! And I like you're attitude! If they don't like what you say, too fucking bad! That's a life mantra!
I left my office jobs during and after college, and went full time farming. A few called me insane, but thankfully a lot of people here yet in NoDak have a lot of respect for agriculture... sadly it is getting worse and worse here every week to the point where I hate having to go to the bigger cities.
Words of wisdom from Wes and I love it. I am not a farmer myself but I have many friends that do farm whom I have helped over the years and I have nothing but respect for all farmers. There are just some things that "City folk" will never understand. Awesome video as always, my friend. Thank you and farmers everywhere for putting up with everyday bullshit. God bless from Pennsylvania!
I 100% agree. I'm in high school and I do want to get into being a agricultural mechanic with my own business and do some hay farming as well. And all my friends are aspiring to do great things in life and I just think to myself why would you want to do that and not get to make your own decisions on what you do to make a living in this world.
Well put One Lonely Farmer my old man owned a concrete construction company when I was a kid so I've been in construction since I could walk & I'm 39 now & I get the same kind of questions or the I'm sorry bit! but you know what I wouldn't trade it 4 anything in the world and keep up the good work One Lonely Farmer
I definitely share your feelings about that Email. I own my time, too and i think that's what it's all about! I couldn't imagine living a different life. Thanks for bringing that story up here!
Bravo well said , this is why i have enjoyed your channel for roughly seven years, you say it how it is and your not afraid to do so. You have the best channel I have found on you tube because of this.
I totaly agree with all you said! I went from working at a farm, to working at a factory were i had a 30-40% higher salary. But in the end i went back to working at a farm and at the same time I started up my own farming business from scrath. I may hav to work 100 hours a month moore to even come close to the same income, but. I´m 100% happier! Farming is not a job! It´s a lifestyle and a passion!
I 100% agree with what you said. I witnessed/and deal with careless disrespectful drivers all the time. I get the oh I'm sorry all the time and the insincere positive comments about what I do for a living.
I was born in the city , growing up all I wanted to do was farm, why I'm not sure , but saved my money, left the city as a young man , purchased my farm . now 30 years later I have no debt, count my wealth in millions And never .never was anything but proud of all my acomplishments that I make with MY time.
Farmers feed the world, I personally look up to farmers with respect, give way to tractors and other farm machinery on the roads. It is a reflection on society today where there is little or no respect for others and if you do not drive a fancy car you are not a success. Hey if I could swap my car, job and life to be a farmer I would. Total respect to all farmers, probably the most honest paid job on the planet.
I talked to a guy that I went to school with and he said he was making big money and he said that he figured I was just going to be a farmer because I wasn't on the honor role. I laughed at him and said keep your money I wake up everyday with a smile. I am way happier than he was. I would love to have money but I'd rather be happy. Thanks for the vid Wes
iam going to say thank you to all farmers for feeding us making sure we dont go hungry and thank you for being the backbone here in the uk and the usa and other parts of the world that keeps everyone going if we dont have any farmers we would have nothing iam grateful for the long hard hours you all put in and the hardship that you all go through and just keep on doing what you love doing and wess thanks for your for posting vids to show us and the dumb uneducated
I think about the fools among us everytime a kid goes up the road with his stereo blasting so loud the quarter panels rattle and you can hear them a half mile down the road and smell the weed smoke 10 minutes after they pass. I wonder what kind of world are they going to make for all of us in the future. Life is about choices, family is about the wisdom to make those choices and have them affect your life in the right way. Stand up, Stand proud Wes, you stand out in your field, you are a Farmer. Salute, Semper Fi brother
Horses for courses, life would be extremely boring if everybody was the same. Love what you do or change it, it's a choice everyone makes at least once in their life.
you know Wes, i have a little 10 acre farm in northern iowa that i make hay on. all i use is a 52 john deere 60 and a 44 john deere b with a 14t baler and hesston 1010 haybine that i just traded an old sickle mower for. you really are an inspiration and i love watching your videos. you remind me of my grandpa alot. dont always do the right thing or say the right thing, but you get the job done one way or another!! and dont give a shit what people think about it.
I'm in the dirt and concrete business and have found that running into class mates has happened to most of us in your own business, and have been told the same thing oh I'm so sorry for you it's rained so much are you having trouble paying your bills, yes they ask that question, are you ok;;;; gosh it's been bad for you, your trucks have been sitting alot;;;;;; I believe that there're just jealous of an self employed person and they have to be told when you come in and have that weekly check for a specific amount that they feel comfortable with and was too scared to go out on there own, just my thoughts on this video thank's for sharing it with us;;;;;;;;
Wes, I was born and raised (3rd generation) in residential and light commercial construction. As a youngster, I got tired of wondering in the wintertime if there would be a roof over my head or the next meal. So, I got an education and became an engineer. I did this on my own! Now, over 40 years later, I look back on my professional accomplishments, and there have been many. Sadly, for me, I can't show others what I accomplished in my professional life. There are people alive today who most likely would not be had I not done my job better than the next guy, but they will never know. I can show others the hundreds of homes I helped build as a kid. I can show buildings built or worked on with pride by my family over the many years before and after I was born. We each largely choose our own paths in life. Good luck to you and yours on your choices and endeavors.
Totally agree with you Wes those that belittle us farmers will never understand what we go threw or how much we enjoy doing what we do..stay true to you and do what you love
wes when i was a young man we lived in a house on a farm to watch over the farm it was the best years of my life there was 7 of us kids we helped the farmer with stuff i put lots of small bales of hay in the barn
Good job , I agree , your a hard working man . Not like a desk pusher sitting on his brain. Growing up had my family not sold the farm I may have been the last farmer in Marlton. But didn't happen , I hated school but was good with my hands , so vokie was my choice. Glad to have gone there it made me a machinist but I had plans of my own shop . I'm disabled but I tried to follow my path till the disabled life screwed me. Enjoy your life none better then the one you choose. God bless
Anyone that trashes you deserves to be blocked as they just don't get it I think this is one of the most honest TH-camr's about and your videos are always interesting.....
I have had the same thing happen but I'm not a farmer I was raised by farmers I am a dirt worker which is very similar I do grading and land clearing I level out rich people's yards so they can grow their pretty green grass but I love my job because my tractor is a one-seater I was taught to be a steward of our land when I come to grade your yard I treat it like it's my own grumpy old cars and trucks is my hobby
Ten percent of my little class that graduated 55 years ago are still farmers. Of those three two have college degrees. all three grew up on farms and farm the land they grew up on. They all make good livings and one "retired" meaning his little brother two years younger runs most of the farm but in retirement he has been ordained a minister. Nothing these guys did is less than any of us other 27 who some farmed and are dead also.
So TRUE Wes a lot of folk dont get it when you say to them I OWN my time you dont your Boss own your time. I told this to an old sckool bbuddy a few years ago last summer I saw hi again and he Said to me I finaly figured ut what you said ABOUT YOUR TIME AND MY TIME You are so right Thanks for saying that got me thinking I was kind of happy that I ran into him
Well said Wes, I've been watching your channel for year and half probably .I farm also in indiana it's all I've ever done and yes it's hard and sometimes stressful but I wouldn't trade it for nothing. One reason I watch you is we share some of the same values and it's good to see someone else with them. As Red Green would say, I'm pulling for Ya!!!
Worked on God father's farm when I was 12 then worked at a large nursery very much like farming meaning plowing, discing, planting, etc. Always fixing things when broken if I was able. I loved it but could not making a living at it. Unless you have worked ground you don't understand the noble experience that being someone who worked this field. I graduated as an engineer flew jets for many years and did end working Special Operations when I retired. However the most rewarding work was working the soil. How totally ridiculous to think that way. Where do these people think produce comes from? I admire you Wes!
I'm sorry and assumption are two things that shouldn't be allowed on any job site. I'm sorry is a sign of weakness and assuming anything means you don't know the answer. Look forward to your films everyday. Keep them coming.
Great video. I'm just glad to see others who understand I have had a couple hard years but I'd never give it up for anything this year has been good so far. IV always watched ur videos every night when I get home.. your doing a great job and I'm very happy to see this video! Cut rake bale load and repeat
Very Possibly your BEST VIDEO yet. Not everyone Wants to waste the day sitting Indoors at a desk raking in the big bucks and, certainly, Not Just Anyone can Successfully make a Life off the Soil. sdh from New England
I totally agree. I wear many hats but I am a farmer and a plumber/HVAC tech mainly. I get that all the time being a plumber. People.have no idea what is involved in the plumbing field and how much you can actually make as well. You tell them you're a plumber and they immediately look down on you. I then ask them what they have in the way of college debt, and I then inform them the average pay of a plumber and their jaw hits the ground lol. Now there are massive benefits to being the guy that comes in and allows you to buy their time too. Like not having to be worried to death if he can make this particular bill or pay for the broken 4960 transmission or taxes etc etc, but I totally get where you're coming from. What I can see you know but failed to really express (no offense) is the deep impact farming really has on our lives. People with big office city jobs don't understand it and never will have the pleasure of doing so. Like the photography guy was saying, it gets in your blood. Watching a crop you busted your ass to put into the ground, working way into the night to beat a storm, working it's way up in neat rows. Fog laying above in the sunrise. Or when you get done harvesting. And there's the smells. Yea not all are pleasant but there's the undescribable but wonderful smell of freshly turned dirt in the spring. Or that smell corn makes as you are chopping it or shelling it. How about freshly mown hay. I'm sure you know all about that one Wes haha. I don't know how to describe it 100% but if you're a farmer it feels like a life choice more than just a choice of profession to me. And if you quit being a farmer, the yearn to do it never really leaves you. You still constantly pay attention to the weather. You see others running equipment and you want out there in the cab with them. That's what that kind of people never will understand. Let them look down on you. Just smile inside because you know you have so much more than they do and you know what they're missing.
Also will agree with assholes on the road. It's not quite as bad here in southern Indiana I don't think but there are plenty of idiots that come from the city to go boating on our lake that do ridiculous things on the road. I usually just ride the middle of the road when not approaching a blind hill or corner so nobody can pass me if I'm on a narrow road like you was showing the other day. Ticks them off but it also doesn't risk anybody getting killed. Kind of like putting children in a playpen the way I see it. If they want to behave like children I'll treat them like such.
I'm sorry you have to have people feel that way about you , I'm sorry you feed them I'm sorry you help put clothes on their back , I'm thankful you make hay for the mushrooms because I love them , ever since I've started watching your video I only buy the one from the area you sell hay too so THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR MAKING MY LIFE BETTER AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR ME
Simply breathless now that i have graduated all my friends and classmate for the most lart are going to college and when they ask me i say I will farm and i always get the same look and reaction people feel bad for some reason when i know i will be happier than anything they will do!
Outsiders will never understand the satisfaction and accomplishment you get from taking a little dirt a little sun a whole lot of work and planning some rain (you could stand a little less) and make food. There are a lot more pieces than that but it is what it is.
I would say "I'm sorry you work for the man", "I'm sorry you spend everyday indoors in front of a computer", "I'm sorry you've heard the phrase "the customer is always right" so many times that you believe it.
I'm 27 have a wife and 3 kids and I'm trying to save my small family farm in Pennsylvania in a town where nobody wants working farms in high school I was looked down upon because of my farming lifestyle when I take my equipment through town I almost enjoy the looks of disgust I get and I'll never stop trying to keep going your an inspiration to me and I thank you for representing farmers like you do
This may sound strange to some folks but as a 67 year old retired veteran i want want to say to you Thank you for your service. No sarcasm here. I truly thank all the farmers that put food on the table for all of us.
John Stoffel me too thank you farmers 🇺🇸🇺🇸
WES I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON A FAMILY DAIRY FARM IN WISC. I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS EVERYDAY. I EVEN GO INTO TRACTORHOUSE AND LOOK AT THE FARM EQUIPMENT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Hey Wes, I agree with you 100%. I spent my share of time in an office environment as a necessity (family, etc...). I am now a truck driver and absolutely love it. I do work for someone, so my time belongs to 'them', but I absolutely love it. I too put up with the 'oh, you're a truck driver', but I tell them I'm the happiest I ever been.
Love your videos!
Farming is the most under appreciated career in the world. It takes ingenuity like turning a chop-saw on its side and clamping it to rails to chop. Now, that is what I call smart. Kudos on that.
You are so right about the time thing. I worked in and out of an office for many yrs. down in NC. Had a small cattle farm on the side. The happiest day of my life was when I left the day to day hassle of working for a company and went to the little farm full time. Dirt, cows, tractors, repairs on hay equipment was not work to me. The enjoyment of spending my "time" the way I wanted to was so rewarding. Keep the videos coming
Some people will never understand why we choose to scratch dirt and wrestle a living off the land , but it's very satisfying and so important to society . Thanks for sharing with us all these years and for all your hard work helping to feed the world .
Wes, I left the farm 21 years ago to chase a dream of being a wildlife photographer. Photo shop has taken all of the money out of photography. Now any dumb weasel can take a photo with a cell phone, take it home and photo shop it and get a great photo without any real photography skill.
I now live in Alaska and love Alaska, I have people that need me to stay where I am but oh how I miss farming. My hart is in farming. Most days I wish I had never left agriculture.
I will stay where I am at because of people who I care very much about. As long as you keep making I will be connected to my roots. I like how farms work and bandit farmer and a few others but every morning that I am home I look forward to your videos and when I get back from a long trip I rush over to the computer to see what I have missed.
Thanks ,Wess
todd Brewer you did take some amazing shots I still have them in my office
I make some videos on the farm too if you want to check them out. I'm from Michigan and we do a lot of things differently, as everyone does. You have a great story and I hope that I can make it to Alaska sometime in my life. Always hear great things and im sure theres lots of wildlife to take pictures of.
todd Brewer You can get a farmer from his farm but you can never get the farm from the farmer.
So true
I spent 8.5 hours on the ocean today I took over 300 photos and I hope to have 3 good ones. The humpbacks where lazy and just didn't do any spectacular lunge feeding shows not one breach either. I normally get 3 to 5% good but today the whale just didn't cooperate. I had one harbor seal that seemed friendly enough but the light wasn't what it needed to be.
If you know any budding photographers who want to shoot wildlife and wilderness photos I have a good tip for them. Shoot high school sports for free. Until you can predict what basket ball player is going to do you don't have a chance with wildlife.
I will check out your cannel.
My family comes from a rural background and in some ways we still are. Rural people are some of, if not, the most intelligent people that I know. Their abilities to think through a situation and to look through the dazzling effect of B.S. never ceases to pique my interest and, frankly speaking, to amaze me. You're down to earth, compassionate and very wise, although a tad crusty around the edges. Just like good bread you were raised right. Keep doing what you do and it'll all go right. Thank you for your thoughts and channel.
Well said onelonleyfarmer
dude2001steve I reckon
I agree with you, public perception of farming "downtrodden", that about sums it up. People from all walks of life take food for granted, go to the store grab what they need.....
My wife and I were driving home from Fort Edward the other evening, just starting to get dark, outside of Argle, NY on route 40 came onto traffic going about 15 to 20mph as some people pealed off and some passed we found ourselves behind farm tractor with no lights, and you are completely right about jerks driving with no care or concerns. Debbie and I stayed behind tractor and I used my 4 ways to keep speeders off from his rear, truly amazing how people of every back ground don't give a crap about anyone else on this Earth, really sucks...
My close friend Scott and I work together delivering argon during the week. But he has mentioned that he would like to start growing Christmas trees with seven acres, but very apprehensive. I bought a 5' tiller so he could start, now he's trying to find seedlings, slow process, but we have great respect for hardworking farmers.
Keep up the good work, p.s., were you able to get new brain for John Deere? $1700 hope they replaced that used one that came through as new.... unbelievable
You make a perfect point!
I worked for thirty years as a Police Officer and my time was not mine even at times my off time wasn't mine.
I'm retired now and my time is mine and I love it.
I'm not a farmer but I think John Denver nailed it when he said "thank God I'm a country boy."
meansnothingnow but sadly not a very good pilot
Wes, I have always envied farmers for the down to earth life they lead. I wish my life had gone in a different direction because I always loved working in the soil and growing crops, even though it was just for personal consumption. You have a honorable profession and I'll bet that if some of those other people who look down their noses at farmers, took a good look and compaired their profession and life to yours, they would have to agree that what you do is much better than what they do and your job is much more rewarding in the long run.
Wes I have farmed for over 40 yrs. At a class reunion 35 yrs ago some one ask what I did and I said farm .
He said I figure you for becoming a Dr . I thought it strange since I had spend most of my high school yrs in
shop and Ag classes.
You are right about thinking being a farmer is just dirty old job. But how many of those people drive a combine that cost
over twice what there house is valued at today.
A lot of these people have no idea what it costs to raise a crop and far few could manage the operation and show a profit.
We as farmers get live a life of freedom few of them could deal with everyday.
Thank you for what you do Wes. Though I am not a farmer, through your videos you give me a chance to appreciate and understand the life of a farmer. I know it's nothing like being a farmer but my day is spent outside as well. I mow lawns for a living. Instead of a tractor I have a zero turn mower. Thank you for what you do Wes.
My Dad would have said "you've hit the nail on the head".. Wes - you've summed up exactly why a man (or woman) would rather be in business for themselves rather than punching somebody else's clock be it more profitable or not - because it's "your life"! I posted a video on my channel time back voicing almost exactly the same sentiments, so I know for sure where you are coming from. Watching your video today confirmed probably why I enjoy looking forward to your daily postings so much every morning during my coffee break. I'm a woodworker, not a farmer though farming has been in my family forever - but the basis for our lives are pretty much the same. I respect mostly how hard you work, how aggressive and passionate you are about your life and so appreciative that you share it with all of us. I'm only about 30 miles east of you and hope some day we cross paths. Thanks so much Wes!
Hey Wess, I totally agree. Back in 2016 I started a pressure washing company. I did everything I could do to gather up business but supriseingly for a desert, I hade a hard time and I started to actually run out of money trying to keep this creation of mine going but one day I got a job to wash a dozer, grader and one or two other prices of machinery. The night before I went to the local gas station to fill up my truck, pressure washer, and a couple of gas cans. I hauled around two 330 gallon water tanks on a trailer so I could be totally mobile. Unfortunately after I toped off I pulled away from the pumps and there was a small dup in the lot and I crossed it, about 20 feet after the trailer passed I heard the sound of wood cracking like thunder and metal snapping. And my truck came to a complete stop. I got out to (with the front half of my truck sticking out into traffic) see what the noise was, and to my suppress both of my water tanks broke through the floor of the trailer. I was mad and wanting to cry all at the same time, but I got back into my truck put it into 4low and pushed the trailer and tanks back up into the parkinglot. Once I got everything back home I know I hade to get to this job tomorrow. So I put a water tank in the bed of my truck and filled it up with water and drove it for a couple of miles just to see how the truck would act. It didn't go so well. So I hade to tell the customer I was not going to be able to come out to wash his equipment because he was in the middle of nowhere and I hade no water. I tried for a couple more months to make it work, but with a name like (John Deere's Mobile Wash) I kept getting a lot of calls for remote washes so I couldn't do it. The moral of the story is... we will always have tsst's in our life, you just have to answer and keep doing your best and keep moving forwards.
Came from farm stock on both parents sides. Dairy farming in Upstate New York. Both grand parents were farmers, 7 uncles were farmers, 5 cousins and currently none of these families are actively farming and its a shame. Used to travel across NY on route 20 and would see many working farms now there is a handful. Hard work that no one wants to do.
I used to work on a dairy farm when I was a teenager. Milked cows, put up corn silage, bailed hay. Later I joined the Air Force and then became a computer programmer. I must say I miss the farm life. I can still smell the hay, the diesel, feel the hot sun on my skin, taking a break in the field to eat lunch, hanging out all day with like minded people, and the feeling of a hard days sweat. Unless you have done it you won't understand.
Though I'm not a farmer and never will be, this central Iowan echoes the thoughts of that email. My hat's off to all of you who do it every day.
I'm a farmer been one for 30 years love and am proud of it . Very well said love your stuff watch everyday. GO FARMERS👍🏻👍🏻
Amen Wes, Amen. I have the same feeling when my friends ask me what I did for work, and they would jeer or sneer at me until they needed me to bury their loved ones for them I guess being a small town Undertaker to some is like being a farmer to others, but I made a good living, paid my bills, and fed my family all because I went into the Business without any family being in it. Keep up the good work Wes, Bob.
I'm jealous when someone says they're a farmer, Here I am stuck working for the "man" being told where and what I'm supposed to be doing. When all I want to do is be a farmer and work for myself. All things come in time with hard work and I guess once I finish working for the "man" in 2yrs I'll be retiring with my 20yrs of service and I can start my farm and begin doing what I want to do. I'll be 42 when I start farming and it'll be one of the happiest days of my life.Keep up the great work Onelonleyfarmer
I have the greatest respect for farmers. Nothing is more important than FOOD. I am retired now but can say truthfully I have never worked in a cubicle.
In reply to the woman looking at her phone swerving towards your Dad. The text and driving people have replaced the drunk drivers. They may be worse. I see it every day going to and from work, and have had several close calls while hauling my Fairlane on the trailer. I have at least 3 to 4 close calls every week due to inconsiderate people not paying attention to where they are going.
Also I loved what you said about owning your own time. Something I am working towards experiencing before I am too old to do it. The way you said it was inspiring .
Texting while driving is worse than DWI. At least a drunk has his eyes on the road.
They should arrest them for DUI for texting and driving.
I think I was about 12 when my Dad looked at me and said - You need a part time job to keep you out of trouble. He piled me into the car and drove Us to the end of our dirt road where it connected with the main 2 lane road. We stopped in front of a Farmhouse. He said - walk up to the door, knock, introduce yourself and say " I'm here to apply for a farm hand ".
This being the early 70's.
This was a 2 Family farm.
I worked there every day after school and most weekends. We milked 75 head, raised angus beef, sold cord wood and also had a Apple orchard.
Stayed thru the good times as well as the bad times ( a death of a family member due to a tragic accident )
I even managed to come back during my off time from College.
Finally left after I started my full time career in a different state.
some 35 years later... I see this as some of the best times of my life.
Always thank a Farmer.
Wes, I have experienced both worlds over several decades and can tell you that private farming / ranching is much more satisfying than corporate life for me.
There needs to be more people like you in this country. Well said Wes !
What a great listen, Wes. I have said this so many times in my life. I am the guy that wishes he had what YOU have. Thanks.
WOW is all can say,i have watched all of your videos and this is one of the greatest videos you have made to date.This is so true and to the point.I agree 100%.
there is a nobility, a reverence in working in the earth
to be able to know that what you do each day makes a real and lasting change in someones life
when i quit working for others and went to work for myself i finally figured out how to be happy being poor
but this kind of poor is better than selling my soul
Wes, I admire the passion you have for working hard, doing things right and being with family. It shows in all that you do, including the videos. You don't have time to make these but you do anyway and I appreciate that. I have always aspired to living off the land but have always been told it's a losing proposition. Maybe someday I'll grow a set and take the plunge. Best wishes...
Amen! Thank you for what you do! I'm not a Farmer at all but I hate it more then the next farmer how people run trackers or 18 wheelers off the road! I'm very thankful for you taking the time out of your day to plant, grow and harvest the food we all eat! I hope your next yelled is big and successful.!!.
Earning a living by scratching in the dirt is what you do and Wes, you do it well keep it up and keep real for those of us unable and or unwilling to make the sacrifices you, Tim, your dad, and grandad have made. Anyone who looks down on people that make an honest living needs to spend some time with someone like you. Then they would know just what sort of a person it takes to do what you do. Thank you Wes for being "onelonleyfarmer." Im 66 years old turned my back on agriculture 40 years ago and that is one of the great regrets of my life.
i have work on many farms as a hand.i learn a lot from your vids.farming is awesome,even though i work in a plant now,do miss the outdside work.i like the story u just ready.
Thanks for sharing what that young man had to say. I've hauled a lot of hay into that part of Ohio, Mt. Hope, Kidron, Wooster, Danville, etc. It's beautiful countryside down there in Amish country compared to my northern Ohio flatlands. But the idiots are getting thick down that way between the tourist traps to visit the Amish and the suburban transplants moving out of the Columbus area. I'm glad to see another young man trying to make a living at farming. Like you said, there's no better life if you can farm full time. Hopefully at some point, I can do that too. For now, part time farmer and full time maintenance engineer will have to do.
Well said, this I believe applies to alot of business's out here.
All types of works are needed, but to put down, or think your putting down someone because he/she has chose this type of job is just terrible. Work is work and it dosent matter what you do. I used to drive trucks for a living, you meet a nice lady, and the first thing they want to know is , what do you do for a living, ...Truck Driver, and away they go.
You get used to it. Doing what you do is a very cool way to make a living. Thanks for letting us see just a little of your Farming Life.
you have to love what you do. farming is honest and hard work, I just don't see why people look down or feel sorry for farmers.
I graduated in 87 I wasn't that popular and looked down on on school because I wasn't into sports, took vo-ag and was in the FFA. since graduating I have seen maybe four people from my class. we just had our 30 year reunion I'm probably one of a handful that live at the same address and never got a notice or invitation not that I cared to go because I would've just got that "I'm sorry" attitude. I only found out about it because my neighbor went to college with some class mates and the topic came up.
I feel the same attitude from family we just had our family reunion a lot come from Pittsburgh and Detroit and want to come over to watch me milk cows and I can tell its just a novelty to them.
l love and enjoy the country and this way of life it would be better if milk prices were at fair levels compared to inputs but I still wouldn't trade it for any shop job that I have to worry about being laid off from or to have a BMW and I don't miss anyone I went to school with.
AMEN and amen!!!
I've had similar experiences... It's not that I COULDN'T do anything else... I had a full ride scholarship to a tech school through FFA and I've got my HD diesel certificate, but I farmed all through tech school and came back to it afterwards... jobs were in VERY short supply when I graduated and the Gulf War 1 had just ended and lots of vets coming home looking for nonexistent jobs. I could work on garbage trucks in Houma, Louisiana, or I could farm-- didn't take a lot of math to figure that one out! I worked for United Gas Pipeline mowing rights-of-way til they folded up the local office and moved it all to the other side of Houston. In 96, we had a KILLER drought that wiped out our crops and I managed to save the cattle herd (most of it anyway) and once the rain returned and we put up enough hay for the winter, I decided to go to the police academy at the college in the next town over, and graduated near the top of my class as a licensed peace officer. I planted the 97 crop in the week off between the state exam and the graduation, matter of fact, and decided to keep farming.
No, we're not "upwardly mobile". I don't drive a BMW, nor do I have any desire to. I was engaged to a girl that eventually I figured out we were simply incompatible, so I broke it off-- she wanted to live in a big house on a hill and drive a new BMW, and I could care less about those things. If that's what she wants, more power to her, and I hope she found it with someone else. At any rate, I have a decent home and decent (if old) vehicles, but I can go anywhere I want to go anytime I want to. I drove a school bus for nine years before my nerves were finally shot, and the new bosses decided their definition of "success" was not having ANY calls from irate parents... and people nowdays totally SUCK and will call on you for looking at their kid sideways, let alone for fussing at them for misbehaving or not sitting down so they don't get injured or killed if some other idiot on the road hits the bus and causes a wreck. So, we mutually parted company and that was that. My time is my own again, THANK GOD!
My sister is one of those people who think they're "better than you" because she's got a fancy-pants job (middle school band director) where I'm still 'on the farm'. She and her husband, who's an assistant principal, make DOUBLE what my wife and I make (in terms of take-home pay) and they have a new car and a brick house in town and all kinds of fancy stuff, but they can't even afford a McDonald's cheeseburger once a week, because for all their money, it's all going to pay for all that fancy stuff. They actually scraped up enough money to take their two kids on vacation this summer for a few days at a water park in north Texas; that's the ONLY family trip they've made in probably the last five years or more. My wife, daughter, and I, go to Indiana to see the family twice a year (I go twice more to help the BIL with planting/harvesting crops) and we even went a third time this year and last year because our nephews were getting married. We take trips all the time here and there.
SO, you REALLY hit the nail on the head with the "who should feel sorry for whom?" question. I know I'm very blessed to be doing what I'm doing. My wife is a school teacher, and I run two farms 100 miles apart for my elderly mother, as I ran them for my Dad before he passed last year and for my grandmother before that. My Granddad passed away in 1983 and within two years I was basically running the farms by myself-- my Dad worked at a nuclear power plant because he could make SO much more money than farming.
We're fairly small farmers, but I never really wanted to borrow a bazillion bucks and be a bigshot farmer, either. Life is about how you live it, not in how much money you have, how fancy a car (or truck) you drive, or how many acres you run... at least not to me...
Later! OL J R :)
I came from a 3 generation family,I did not follow ...I became a machinist ,cert. welder & a mech for a utility ... I still helped out farmers spring and fall...
Well said Mr. Wes. I have worked for a company for a long time and they own me for the time I am there. It wasn't till I started my own business mowing grass that I realized I own my time. Thank you for your views and as a farmers kid they can all stuff it. I have a funny story like that as I was collecting payment from one of my lawn customers he says when are you going to smarten up and get a real job. I just laughed and said well sir your my age and to lazy to mow your own yard and I got 180 more just like you I mow weekly. So multiply what you pay me by 180 subtract the overhead and I still make more an hour than you. So who's stupid here.
I love fixing cars and i loved work on scaffolds as a church restoration bricklayer. My grandma looked down on me as it was a job i only could do with my low learning ability and grades. $1773 a month to spend as taxes and pension stamp was paid. I was good at what I did and I was happy. Disability hit and I have $450 a month to live off, I am doing what I can and am happy. When I have my welding education sorted I be laughing and move to Canada. Office job? I got told I lack the people skills for that.
Wesley, this could not have been put any clearer. We all chase success and fortune, in our own way. Some choose to chase it in a large office, while some of use chase it from a tiny off surrounded by nature, and lots of dirt and dust. I could not imagine myself doing anything different. I've watched and been subbed quite a few years, sadly I come home at night, and sometimes sitting in the field taking a break and watch YT videos about farming. When we do what we love it IS our life. Finally, we all are passionate about what we do and the reason we watch others might be to get ideas, give advice, or just simply because we understand the daily struggles. Hope you have a great day!!!
Excellent video Wes,well said.
These people that say"I'm sorry"in a negative way need to realize that if it wasn't for"business savy"farmers like yourself,these"SORRY"people would starve to death because they simply don't have enough skills to grow anything out of the ground,even a little garden in a flower pot would overwhelm a lot of these people...HAHAHA!!.Who is sorry now?.
I deal the same way bud... I'm greasy from head to toe all the time lost in my work and they drive around in a boat pissing away money and time and trying to convince themselves that this is what they need to do
I have massive respect for you and all farmers everywhere sir! Without you and all you do, our countries would quickly come to a halt! And I like you're attitude! If they don't like what you say, too fucking bad! That's a life mantra!
I left my office jobs during and after college, and went full time farming. A few called me insane, but thankfully a lot of people here yet in NoDak have a lot of respect for agriculture... sadly it is getting worse and worse here every week to the point where I hate having to go to the bigger cities.
Well said Wes there's nothing wrong with being a farmer. I'd rather be a farmer than sitting in a office all day.
Words of wisdom from Wes and I love it. I am not a farmer myself but I have many friends that do farm whom I have helped over the years and I have nothing but respect for all farmers. There are just some things that "City folk" will never understand. Awesome video as always, my friend. Thank you and farmers everywhere for putting up with everyday bullshit. God bless from Pennsylvania!
I 100% agree. I'm in high school and I do want to get into being a agricultural mechanic with my own business and do some hay farming as well. And all my friends are aspiring to do great things in life and I just think to myself why would you want to do that and not get to make your own decisions on what you do to make a living in this world.
Well put One Lonely Farmer my old man owned a concrete construction company when I was a kid so I've been in construction since I could walk & I'm 39 now & I get the same kind of questions or the I'm sorry bit! but you know what I wouldn't trade it 4 anything in the world and keep up the good work One Lonely Farmer
I definitely share your feelings about that Email.
I own my time, too and i think that's what it's all about!
I couldn't imagine living a different life.
Thanks for bringing that story up here!
Bravo well said , this is why i have enjoyed your channel for roughly seven years, you say it how it is and your not afraid to do so. You have the best channel I have found on you tube because of this.
this made me smile, i have a friend who keeps asking if im still doing what i like to do while he works hours from home and long hours
Great video, agree with what you said. I,m a 4th generation farmer on the family homestead in North Dakota. Won't change what I'm doing.
I totaly agree with all you said! I went from working at a farm, to working at a factory were i had a 30-40% higher salary. But in the end i went back to working at a farm and at the same time I started up my own farming business from scrath. I may hav to work 100 hours a month moore to even come close to the same income, but. I´m 100% happier!
Farming is not a job! It´s a lifestyle and a passion!
I 100% agree with what you said. I witnessed/and deal with careless disrespectful drivers all the time. I get the oh I'm sorry all the time and the insincere positive comments about what I do for a living.
I was born in the city , growing up all I wanted to do was farm, why I'm not sure , but saved my money, left the city as a young man , purchased my farm . now 30 years later I have no debt, count my wealth in millions And never .never was anything but proud of all my acomplishments that I make with MY time.
Farmers feed the world, I personally look up to farmers with respect, give way to tractors and other farm machinery on the roads. It is a reflection on society today where there is little or no respect for others and if you do not drive a fancy car you are not a success. Hey if I could swap my car, job and life to be a farmer I would. Total respect to all farmers, probably the most honest paid job on the planet.
Gotta tell you Wes, I have been following you since 2010 and I have loved every video and series. I am super excited to meet you at the Farm Day!
I talked to a guy that I went to school with and he said he was making big money and he said that he figured I was just going to be a farmer because I wasn't on the honor role. I laughed at him and said keep your money I wake up everyday with a smile. I am way happier than he was. I would love to have money but I'd rather be happy. Thanks for the vid Wes
iam going to say thank you to all farmers for feeding us making sure we dont go hungry and thank you for being the backbone here in the uk and the usa and other parts of the world that keeps everyone going if we dont have any farmers we would have nothing iam grateful for the long hard hours you all put in and the hardship that you all go through and just keep on doing what you love doing and wess thanks for your for posting vids to show us and the dumb uneducated
I think about the fools among us everytime a kid goes up the road with his stereo blasting so loud the quarter panels rattle and you can hear them a half mile down the road and smell the weed smoke 10 minutes after they pass. I wonder what kind of world are they going to make for all of us in the future. Life is about choices, family is about the wisdom to make those choices and have them affect your life in the right way. Stand up, Stand proud Wes, you stand out in your field, you are a Farmer. Salute, Semper Fi brother
Horses for courses, life would be extremely boring if everybody was the same. Love what you do or change it, it's a choice everyone makes at least once in their life.
you know Wes, i have a little 10 acre farm in northern iowa that i make hay on. all i use is a 52 john deere 60 and a 44 john deere b with a 14t baler and hesston 1010 haybine that i just traded an old sickle mower for. you really are an inspiration and i love watching your videos. you remind me of my grandpa alot. dont always do the right thing or say the right thing, but you get the job done one way or another!! and dont give a shit what people think about it.
I started farming 8 years ago and it has the most fun most happeist most favorite thing I've done and I would never trade it
I'm in the dirt and concrete business and have found that running into class mates has happened to most of us in your own business, and have been told the same thing oh I'm so sorry for you it's rained so much are you having trouble paying your bills, yes they ask that question, are you ok;;;; gosh it's been bad for you, your trucks have been sitting alot;;;;;; I believe that there're just jealous of an self employed person and they have to be told when you come in and have that weekly check for a specific amount that they feel comfortable with and was too scared to go out on there own, just my thoughts on this video thank's for sharing it with us;;;;;;;;
Great video, I am not a farmer but have relatives that are. I have so much respect for the hard all farmers do.
Wes, I was born and raised (3rd generation) in residential and light commercial construction. As a youngster, I got tired of wondering in the wintertime if there would be a roof over my head or the next meal. So, I got an education and became an engineer. I did this on my own! Now, over 40 years later, I look back on my professional accomplishments, and there have been many. Sadly, for me, I can't show others what I accomplished in my professional life. There are people alive today who most likely would not be had I not done my job better than the next guy, but they will never know. I can show others the hundreds of homes I helped build as a kid. I can show buildings built or worked on with pride by my family over the many years before and after I was born. We each largely choose our own paths in life. Good luck to you and yours on your choices and endeavors.
Totally agree with you Wes those that belittle us farmers will never understand what we go threw or how much we enjoy doing what we do..stay true to you and do what you love
wes when i was a young man we lived in a house on a farm to watch over the farm it was the best years of my life there was 7 of us kids we helped the farmer with stuff i put lots of small bales of hay in the barn
Thank you Wes I have been stuck in the rat race for far too long Your video has inspired me to become the person I know I can be God speed
Well said Wes. Its not farming but I own an excavating business and love the fact that I own my own time and the freedom it allows me.
Good job , I agree , your a hard working man . Not like a desk pusher sitting on his brain. Growing up had my family not sold the farm I may have been the last farmer in Marlton. But didn't happen , I hated school but was good with my hands , so vokie was my choice. Glad to have gone there it made me a machinist but I had plans of my own shop . I'm disabled but I tried to follow my path till the disabled life screwed me. Enjoy your life none better then the one you choose. God bless
Anyone that trashes you deserves to be blocked as they just don't get it I think this is one of the most honest TH-camr's about and your videos are always interesting.....
It comes down to happiness. If you are happy with a little then you are not happy with a lot. You will always try to fill that empty hole.
When some one says they are sorry, the best reply is "Ya your sorry alright"
I have had the same thing happen but I'm not a farmer I was raised by farmers I am a dirt worker which is very similar I do grading and land clearing I level out rich people's yards so they can grow their pretty green grass but I love my job because my tractor is a one-seater I was taught to be a steward of our land when I come to grade your yard I treat it like it's my own grumpy old cars and trucks is my hobby
Ten percent of my little class that graduated 55 years ago are still farmers. Of those three two have college degrees. all three grew up on farms and farm the land they grew up on. They all make good livings and one "retired" meaning his little brother two years younger runs most of the farm but in retirement he has been ordained a minister. Nothing these guys did is less than any of us other 27 who some farmed and are dead also.
So TRUE Wes a lot of folk dont get it when you say to them I OWN my time you dont your Boss own your time. I told this to an old sckool bbuddy a few years ago last summer I saw hi again and he Said to me I finaly figured ut what you said ABOUT YOUR TIME AND MY TIME
You are so right Thanks for saying that got me thinking I was kind of happy that I ran into him
You're the best Wes, I just love your attitude towards life.
Well said Wes, I've been watching your channel for year and half probably .I farm also in indiana it's all I've ever done and yes it's hard and sometimes stressful but I wouldn't trade it for nothing. One reason I watch you is we share some of the same values and it's good to see someone else with them. As Red Green would say, I'm pulling for Ya!!!
Worked on God father's farm when I was 12 then worked at a large nursery very much like farming meaning plowing, discing, planting, etc. Always fixing things when broken if I was able. I loved it but could not making a living at it. Unless you have worked ground you don't understand the noble experience that being someone who worked this field. I graduated as an engineer flew jets for many years and did end working Special Operations when I retired. However the most rewarding work was working the soil. How totally ridiculous to think that way. Where do these people think produce comes from? I admire you Wes!
A very good way of thinking and well said. Really it applies to either an employee or an owner in the sense of being proud of what you do. 🙂🙂🙂
Great video! What I love about farming is everyday is different. How someone could do same thing everyday would drive me nuts! Have a great one Wes
I'm sorry and assumption are two things that shouldn't be allowed on any job site. I'm sorry is a sign of weakness and assuming anything means you don't know the answer.
Look forward to your films everyday. Keep them coming.
From one contracting hay baler and farmer to another no truer words have been spoken. Keep on farming.
Absolutely on point to us farmers thing is we all understand each others struggles as farmers god bless the USA and us farmers
great video, I'm a young farmer myself, passionate about agriculture, love your videos very inspiring and educational. Tom from Wales
Great video. I'm just glad to see others who understand I have had a couple hard years but I'd never give it up for anything this year has been good so far. IV always watched ur videos every night when I get home.. your doing a great job and I'm very happy to see this video! Cut rake bale load and repeat
Love it, wish America had more people like you. Don't ever change.
As a long haul truck driver, I get the same thing. I'm looked at like I'm too dumb to do anything else.
Humble and sincere, I don't think I've seen this side of you before Wes.
Very Possibly your BEST VIDEO yet. Not everyone Wants to waste the day sitting Indoors at a desk raking in the big bucks and, certainly, Not Just Anyone can Successfully make a Life off the Soil. sdh from New England
I totally agree. I wear many hats but I am a farmer and a plumber/HVAC tech mainly. I get that all the time being a plumber. People.have no idea what is involved in the plumbing field and how much you can actually make as well. You tell them you're a plumber and they immediately look down on you. I then ask them what they have in the way of college debt, and I then inform them the average pay of a plumber and their jaw hits the ground lol. Now there are massive benefits to being the guy that comes in and allows you to buy their time too. Like not having to be worried to death if he can make this particular bill or pay for the broken 4960 transmission or taxes etc etc, but I totally get where you're coming from. What I can see you know but failed to really express (no offense) is the deep impact farming really has on our lives. People with big office city jobs don't understand it and never will have the pleasure of doing so. Like the photography guy was saying, it gets in your blood. Watching a crop you busted your ass to put into the ground, working way into the night to beat a storm, working it's way up in neat rows. Fog laying above in the sunrise. Or when you get done harvesting. And there's the smells. Yea not all are pleasant but there's the undescribable but wonderful smell of freshly turned dirt in the spring. Or that smell corn makes as you are chopping it or shelling it. How about freshly mown hay. I'm sure you know all about that one Wes haha. I don't know how to describe it 100% but if you're a farmer it feels like a life choice more than just a choice of profession to me. And if you quit being a farmer, the yearn to do it never really leaves you. You still constantly pay attention to the weather. You see others running equipment and you want out there in the cab with them. That's what that kind of people never will understand. Let them look down on you. Just smile inside because you know you have so much more than they do and you know what they're missing.
Also will agree with assholes on the road. It's not quite as bad here in southern Indiana I don't think but there are plenty of idiots that come from the city to go boating on our lake that do ridiculous things on the road. I usually just ride the middle of the road when not approaching a blind hill or corner so nobody can pass me if I'm on a narrow road like you was showing the other day. Ticks them off but it also doesn't risk anybody getting killed. Kind of like putting children in a playpen the way I see it. If they want to behave like children I'll treat them like such.
I'm sorry you have to have people feel that way about you , I'm sorry you feed them I'm sorry you help put clothes on their back , I'm thankful you make hay for the mushrooms because I love them , ever since I've started watching your video I only buy the one from the area you sell hay too so THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR MAKING MY LIFE BETTER AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR ME
Simply breathless now that i have graduated all my friends and classmate for the most lart are going to college and when they ask me i say I will farm and i always get the same look and reaction people feel bad for some reason when i know i will be happier than anything they will do!
Outsiders will never understand the satisfaction and accomplishment you get from taking a little dirt a little sun a whole lot of work and planning some rain (you could stand a little less) and make food. There are a lot more pieces than that but it is what it is.
I would say "I'm sorry you work for the man", "I'm sorry you spend everyday indoors in front of a computer", "I'm sorry you've heard the phrase "the customer is always right" so many times that you believe it.