Tom Peters think of all that slurry that can capture methane gas in an anaerobic tank. The gas can then drive turbines to make electricity when you need it.
Got to hand it to you - you know a lot about operating a first-class dairy farm. I like how you get to everything with knowledge, skill and confidence. You are exactly where you are meant to be! Sorry, I have to add this last comment: I still crack up about your drone/power pole incident - that was the best example of unplanned humour I've seen in all your videos! :)
Great video; I loved the expression of your sister when you spoke of 'helping her again'. Too funny; I hope she is a good sport when you need her help. :)
Jan your a hard worker. I like you describing how the operation works. Real interesting. I always enjoy your videos. Great drone shots beautiful area👍👍
Your videography, dialogue and editing just keep getting better and better. With all that's going on in the world right now your videos are calming and reassuring. I can't speak for others but you're giving me hope of a better tomorrow!
Jan what do you do for fun? Can we see you in regular clothes, chilling with friends or just doing something away from the farm? Yes I'm a fan for life...I actually get all dreamy eyed watching you work. You're so amazing Sir 😍❤️....
Great channel! Been watching you for awhile now. I’m a city girl who is fascinated learning about where my food comes from. You do such a great job explaining all aspects of what it takes to manage a well run dairy farm. Your video skills are top notch and your narration is fantastic! Keep up the great work...you are doing something great here!
Yeah, I haven't heard it in a while. But I was just thinking, when he uses it, he means it literally, instead of figuratively as is so often done. I noticed he used it quite a bit in his early vids. I appreciate the fact that Jan stays pretty balanced, no matter the circumstance.
Great drone work, and I agree with Steve Adams, your sister's look was priceless. Thanks for telling us about the water footage. Good job with the fill in work on the low spots. Blessings to you, your family, and the crew from the retired Pastor in Davenport, Iowa.
Yes I was interested in the lake so thanks for explaining that. And nicely placed spinning brush when the cows enter the barn, indicating 'they're home again'.
Cool effect with the combination of double time and music selection at the silage pit. 5:07 You definitely stand out with creative elements in your edits. Thanks as always! :)
I like the look she gave you when you said she needs my help again! 😂 Also, I always wonder what your Dad thinks of your videos. Pretty cool seeing the operation in every day details.
Great video. I would love to see some videos of the calf's, the moms in the in the time around before and after calving and all about that area in general.
Rice lake eh? That was my first question. Those dry cows three weeks off look like they have full bags already. Handy that you saved the topsoil. Good video. Peace.
Jan, wondering why your team doesn’t fill in some of the muddy zones with loose rock and gravel? I am sure concrete is inappropriate or too expensive, but grading in some stone (#3 or #2) could really help. But then again, I’m not a farmer and only an engineer! Thanks for sharing your life and livelihood with us.
Dirt is cheap and easy fix to something that you'll always have problems with. Unless you have a thick slab of concrete. It will just crack under pressure over the years, even with bar in it. Bigger rocks work, but eventually they get pushed into the soil and you'll be back at square one.
A theory: you use old car tires to hold down plastic. Tires are notorious for holding water. That can become a problem in the flies season. Flies love standing water in old tires. More flies mean more trouble for your animals; may be more infections etc. There for, tires are cut in halve. But you have to place those halve tires in a way they cannot catch and hold water. Less standing water means less flies. Thus less deceases.
Hey DK, do you turn the cows out to pasture to graze and does anyone come in to do hoof trimming. As always the drone footage is fantastic the music is good what more can we ask for lol. So what's next DK keep up the good work see you in the next video🤔🐄😉
Difficult to imagine how people would do all that work MANUALLY! I still miss the image of farming without machinery....but I now think that farming without machinery is cruelty...Your farm looks so clean and tidy! where in Canada are you?
I watch you and Eric from 10th Generation diary farming. Question I have is how do you fill your potholes in around the yard ? You don't put dirt in them with the nice red rocks do you. When I worked for a farmer the day we sold our last load of cattle the next day we started grading the yard and driveway and order 2 inch rock and covered the whole place that you could drive on. It was like 25 loads triple axle dump trucks and that filled in alot of holes and then we went over with inch rock and that was like 18 loads and then we always had 2loads on a pile where we took from and filled in holes when needed. But every year after that once the snow was all melted off he would call and have the yard covered with inch rock and it made everything look so much nicer as all the buildings were red and white roofs out of steel or tin. And the boss decided he wanted a big machine shed cuz all we had was a corncrib gutted out in the center and we had a 77 oliver on the feed wagon and the 1650 loader tractor with no cab on the grinder. So the boss got a guy with a bulldozer and took out 300 ft of his grove going North and south and 50 ft north of the hog confinement going east and west was the south side of the machine shed he had put up, it was 54x 130ft long and once it was done we cemented it out and 54x100 we filled with dry corn, actually we emptied all our bins and we had bulkheads inside the sliding doors on the Eastside and we had bulkheads 30 ft in from the sliding doors on the Southside and there was a walkin door in the se corner and ne corners of the building. And once the building was up we had loads of 4to 5in rock hauled in and that was our base and the night before we poured cement in the machine shed we got 4 inches of rain but it didn't slow us down cuz the 4or5 inch rock we put down was our base and the corn we put in the machine shed was in their 3 yrs and it paid for the building but we had to walk the corn 2x a week to keep it from crusting and heating up. After 3 years of storing the corn I wasn't fond of flat storage. But every year we put a layer of inch rock on top of the 4 or 5 in and never had any pot holes or anything plus there was all kinds of traffic around the machine shed and heavy equipment. And we had inch rock around all our bins and buildings to keep the mice down or away. I ground all the feed with a 2.5 ton Artsway grinder which consisted of 100 loads a month
Your videos are awsome, just curious how do you water that big piece of land on which you grow crops you mentioned in other video, please make a video on it
Hi I always enjoy your videos Xavier Dairy I have a question for you though how often do you move your cows to the birthing area and how often do you in a month do you calf.
Yeah, I did wonder about that body of water when I first saw it today. First thought was, cool, there farm is right next to a big fishing lake. Your end of video comment cleared that up, its brackish water. Not very good for any thing other than safe resting area for waterfowl. See ya in the next one...
I was curious! Thank you!! Why do you use top soil/ loam instead of packing gravel to repair drives? Jan, be nice to Melody cause payback is a bitch. Nice seeing her in the videos.
Perfect Tire Flings 5:29 - LOVED IT
Tom Peters think of all that slurry that can capture methane gas in an anaerobic tank. The gas can then drive turbines to make electricity when you need it.
Wendy Rowland are you offering to pay for that then?
@@ThingyGoos Team Green I suspect. Gretta is gonna be proud.
You’re a genius at your operation bud ! Love you videos.
Love when you call them "Lady's!!!" :))
You are always hard working, let us see how you spend your free time and relax. Big fan of your chanel I watch all of the videos 👏👏😍
Got to hand it to you - you know a lot about operating a first-class dairy farm. I like how you get to everything with knowledge, skill and confidence. You are exactly where you are meant to be! Sorry, I have to add this last comment: I still crack up about your drone/power pole incident - that was the best example of unplanned humour I've seen in all your videos! :)
Great video; I loved the expression of your sister when you spoke of 'helping her again'. Too funny; I hope she is a good sport when you need her help. :)
Jan your a hard worker. I like you describing how the operation works. Real interesting. I always enjoy your videos. Great drone shots beautiful area👍👍
"Helping her again", your sister's look was priceless! I'm sure she will get even for that one! Great video as always, and nice drone work. Thank you.
i really like the way you have your dairy laid out and the comfort you give your cows
7 weeks of being locked down, and day one I started watching your videos.. Cheers for the videos, and keep them coming..
Your videography, dialogue and editing just keep getting better and better. With all that's going on in the world right now your videos are calming and reassuring. I can't speak for others but you're giving me hope of a better tomorrow!
Jan what do you do for fun? Can we see you in regular clothes, chilling with friends or just doing something away from the farm? Yes I'm a fan for life...I actually get all dreamy eyed watching you work. You're so amazing Sir 😍❤️....
I loved your drone shots like always. Thanks for sharing all this info with us yet again. So good! 👍👍❤️🐄🐄🚜
Great channel! Been watching you for awhile now. I’m a city girl who is fascinated learning about where my food comes from. You do such a great job explaining all aspects of what it takes to manage a well run dairy farm. Your video skills are top notch and your narration is fantastic! Keep up the great work...you are doing something great here!
Thanks you very much!
Always nice to have the time to get some housework done, great drone shots too👍
That tune is mesmerizing/relaxing!
Thanks again Jan, I love spending the day with you! Your sister is a cutie but so are you 😂
We have had snow for a month and a half now, it's nice to see summer!
If your videos were only landscape shots I would totally watch. Love the cow too. Great job.
Since quarantine jan you are the only UA-camr i have been watching love the the content btw
😂😂 first time I heard Dutch Kid (Swear) "There's alotta Shit here" lmao
PSN CAMPiNG-_-KiNG I had to rewind it to make sure I heard it correctly. 😂
Yeah, I haven't heard it in a while. But I was just thinking, when he uses it, he means it literally, instead of figuratively as is so often done. I noticed he used it quite a bit in his early vids. I appreciate the fact that Jan stays pretty balanced, no matter the circumstance.
I want more swearing , keep it up Dutch
@@dirty3893 Same here Im like huh
If you think shit is a swear word your a little kid
LOVE you videos.
Very good
Great drone work, and I agree with Steve Adams, your sister's look was priceless. Thanks for telling us about the water footage. Good job with the fill in work on the low spots. Blessings to you, your family, and the crew from the retired Pastor in Davenport, Iowa.
Love the videos. Young people take notice. This youngster works his butt off.
Yes I was interested in the lake so thanks for explaining that.
And nicely placed spinning brush when the cows enter the barn, indicating 'they're home again'.
Cool effect with the combination of double time and music selection at the silage pit. 5:07 You definitely stand out with creative elements in your edits. Thanks as always! :)
Nice you keep alot of spare parts on hand!
Noticed developing muscles in your arms. Hard work badge of honor there Jan😊
Looks like nice weather has arrived.
Really loved the video. Lots of good information. Thanks as usual for sharing. glad you are wearing your cap again. :)
Your pretty darn good at chucking tires👍
Work is never done. Oh and the tire tossin was spot on. lol
Great awesome video
Love the water shots!
I’ve been binge watching your videos, I’m watched each one 2 or 3 times, so i need some new ones
Love the vids, thanks for your time and effort!
That was some pretty impressive tire flinging. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Always enjoy your content
I like the look she gave you when you said she needs my help again! 😂 Also, I always wonder what your Dad thinks of your videos. Pretty cool seeing the operation in every day details.
Very interesting and informative.
Awesome video. Much respect for all the things you do. I would love to have a mini goat farm one day and maybe a couple alpacas.
Great videos keep up the great work your the only farmer UA-camr i can relate to as a smaller farmer myself 👍😎
Love those drone shots.
Great video
Great video. I would love to see some videos of the calf's, the moms in the in the time around before and after calving and all about that area in general.
You work so hard I like to fast forward it’s cool
And there was I thinking that you had a nice lake on your doorstep 😉
Spring cleaning time! Yay!! Loved the video ❤️
Cool as always, when done with your spring clean up Jan, come on down the road to my place.....LOL .
Haha you farm?
See how awesome your videos are! Was wondering where the drone shots were and you answered it before the end of the video! Beautiful videos Jan!
Is there a compilation or extended versions of the cow brush roller in action? I think it would relax me as well. #morecowbrush
Everything you do, plus videos... That's gotta be a lot of coffee 😂😁
New video. Nice!
Those ladies feet looked great. Love seeing some well looked after hooves.
good video very interesting, you did a really good job with this one
Nicely done!
Thanks!
Sand must be cheaper then saw dust. Nice drone shots, probably not too many walleyes in that slough.
I think a part of his farm has very sandy conditions therefore sand is free.
I used to have a Tonka loader just like that one, although it was somewhat smaller. 🚜
I live in Montana, could you make those silage piles a little higher? We're still getting plenty of wind.
Great music choice. Your production value is definitely increasing
Good video; sorry I am just catching up with them. You provide good information!
Nice drone shots
I’m always watching your vlog sir... have a nice day sir...
Rice lake eh? That was my first question. Those dry cows three weeks off look like they have full bags already. Handy that you saved the topsoil. Good video. Peace.
Jan, wondering why your team doesn’t fill in some of the muddy zones with loose rock and gravel? I am sure concrete is inappropriate or too expensive, but grading in some stone (#3 or #2) could really help. But then again, I’m not a farmer and only an engineer! Thanks for sharing your life and livelihood with us.
I cringed when he dumped that great looking top soil in the ruts. my garden would love a scoop of that.
Dirt is cheap and easy fix to something that you'll always have problems with. Unless you have a thick slab of concrete. It will just crack under pressure over the years, even with bar in it. Bigger rocks work, but eventually they get pushed into the soil and you'll be back at square one.
A theory: you use old car tires to hold down plastic. Tires are notorious for holding water. That can become a problem in the flies season. Flies love standing water in old tires. More flies mean more trouble for your animals; may be more infections etc. There for, tires are cut in halve. But you have to place those halve tires in a way they cannot catch and hold water. Less standing water means less flies. Thus less deceases.
or West Nile Virus...c/o mosquitos
Loved
Hey DK, do you turn the cows out to pasture to graze and does anyone come in to do hoof trimming. As always the drone footage is fantastic the music is good what more can we ask for lol. So what's next DK keep up the good work see you in the next video🤔🐄😉
If there is one thing I don't miss about farming it's putting tires on the pile. 😆
You should do a video on washing the bobcat you use to scrape the crap 💩 with
💙
Hi from Ireland
Please tell the name of that tune and source?.Thank you Jan 😊
Difficult to imagine how people would do all that work MANUALLY! I still miss the image of farming without machinery....but I now think that farming without machinery is cruelty...Your farm looks so clean and tidy! where in Canada are you?
The city folks in BC wouldn’t last long. We’ve gotten lazy.
I watch you and Eric from 10th Generation diary farming. Question I have is how do you fill your potholes in around the yard ? You don't put dirt in them with the nice red rocks do you. When I worked for a farmer the day we sold our last load of cattle the next day we started grading the yard and driveway and order 2 inch rock and covered the whole place that you could drive on.
It was like 25 loads triple axle dump trucks and that filled in alot of holes and then we went over with inch rock and that was like 18 loads and then we always had 2loads on a pile where we took from and filled in holes when needed. But every year after that once the snow was all melted off he would call and have the yard covered with inch rock and it made everything look so much nicer as all the buildings were red and white roofs out of steel or tin. And the boss decided he wanted a big machine shed cuz all we had was a corncrib gutted out in the center and we had a 77 oliver on the feed wagon and the 1650 loader tractor with no cab on the grinder. So the boss got a guy with a bulldozer and took out 300 ft of his grove going North and south and 50 ft north of the hog confinement going east and west was the south side of the machine shed he had put up, it was 54x 130ft long and once it was done we cemented it out and 54x100 we filled with dry corn, actually we emptied all our bins and we had bulkheads inside the sliding doors on the Eastside and we had bulkheads 30 ft in from the sliding doors on the Southside and there was a walkin door in the se corner and ne corners of the building. And once the building was up we had loads of 4to 5in rock hauled in and that was our base and the night before we poured cement in the machine shed we got 4 inches of rain but it didn't slow us down cuz the 4or5 inch rock we put down was our base and the corn we put in the machine shed was in their 3 yrs and it paid for the building but we had to walk the corn 2x a week to keep it from crusting and heating up. After 3 years of storing the corn I wasn't fond of flat storage. But every year we put a layer of inch rock on top of the 4 or 5 in and never had any pot holes or anything plus there was all kinds of traffic around the machine shed and heavy equipment. And we had inch rock around all our bins and buildings to keep the mice down or away. I ground all the feed with a 2.5 ton Artsway grinder which consisted of 100 loads a month
Love ❤️ your video❤️❤️😍😍
Is this a common thing for loading equipment that you have two machines of each type so 2 wheelloaders and two skid steers
Your videos are awsome, just curious how do you water that big piece of land on which you grow crops you mentioned in other video, please make a video on it
Hey Jan, I noticed the poor Bobcat usually has a couple inches of crud on it. The rest of the vehicles get power washed. How about Bobbie? :)
Hi I always enjoy your videos Xavier Dairy I have a question for you though how often do you move your cows to the birthing area and how often do you in a month do you calf.
Doesn't top soil just rut out again as soon as it gets wet? Don't you have a good source of stone?
Should build a bit of a road there with some clay and pit run gravel.
Yeah, I did wonder about that body of water when I first saw it today. First thought was, cool, there farm is right next to a big fishing lake. Your end of video comment cleared that up, its brackish water. Not very good for any thing other than safe resting area for waterfowl. See ya in the next one...
Do you ever wash the bobcat
Another good video keep it up. How many cow's do you milk?
You are so good good good 🥛🐄👍🏻😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 l love cow to 🥛🐄🐄 I live on farm to
Really cool hi i'm Sarah i'm from Indonesia
You are strange, Jen.
how do you milk the fresh calved cows or do you let the calves help themselves to the colostrum? i would love to see that.
Good morning
Is that the same Rice Lake that is near Saskatoon? Thanks for the video.
Are the tires you use as wind weights, tires spent from your equipment?
Have you tried using old hay in with he fill dirt? the dirt looks better though hmmm....
Great video as usual Jan :) , How long did it really take to throw the tires on the tarp?
What does the Juno do
Love your music selections each time. What is your music source?
A good job separating fact from gossip
Like your vlogs.
Like the drone and was going to ask what the body of water was it looks nasty lol nice video
How do you handle hoof trimming?
awesome dairy cows & cows housing & good infections preventive vaccination
I was curious! Thank you!! Why do you use top soil/ loam instead of packing gravel to repair drives?
Jan, be nice to Melody cause payback is a bitch. Nice seeing her in the videos.
Is "Rice Lake" right alongside #14?