Us dairy farmers have done a full day before most people even think of getting up.....that’s why farming is done for the love of it, it can never be just a job as no one would stick the crazy hours and work ethic needed.
Way to enterprise a story Jan, and you have a natural talent to make the whole story compelling. I've always wondered how far you walked during the day, and I'm sure most others have as well. You should have promoted "How many steps do I take during the day" instead of the ditch - although that was a good segment too. It was also fun to see a little more of "the day in the life beyond the farm" as well. And, thanks for staying up to edit : it's amazing how much more value segments have when they are timely. Great work; hard work, well done as always...
I remember when those tire scrapers first started coming out, in Canada. I believe they started around 1985. They were a welcome alternative to steel blade scrapers that had a tendency to catch uneven parts of the cement floors and stop the tractor dead.. The first ones hooked up to the 3 point hitch. Some farmers were making use of their old worn out tractor tires.
Out of all the free stalls I've seen you keep the cow's and barn very clean and should be proud of your work, really enjoy the videos of you and your family
Hey Jan, me and my dad thought that the stepcounter wasn’t right to but after some further “investigations” we figured out we really made those steps so I only want to say that you probably made those 23000 steps. We didn’t believe it our selves to but a farmer works harder than he even knows himself💪🏼😂😂
Lesson #1 - Never start a feud with a neighbor who has loads of manure and the equipment to spread it. You may find your house, your yard and your vehicles buried in tons of muck. :) I enjoy your videos...
Back in my day, we saved money by not drinking coffee. We drank milk. I milked cows by hand. We didn't get electricity on our farm until about 1952. I farmed with horses. You know that horses and mules on farms out numbered tractors until 1954. Can you imagine watering cows without electricity? Best to you. Eaglegards...
Manure in the ditch, what a win-win solution. Here in California we would require multiple permits, high paid consultants, environmental impact studies, multiple protests, chemical analysis of your manure, … then maybe you could spread, …maybe. Blessings!
You got that right Tim. They study the Salton Sea to death, wondering how to save it. California is know for studying thing to long. Many, many times, like the high speed rail. Starts out costing 10m and by the time the study is done it cost 50-75 million.
Here in switzerland you will go in the jail if you not observe a certain distance with the ditch. And all the neibourghs will kill you... So many people who wake up only to annoying other people
@@pochonjulien1501 The neighbor will kill you for getting to close to a ditch? That sounds pretty harsh, especially for Switzerland. I've always thought of Switzerland as a peaceful place to live in the beautiful Alps Mountains. A lot of Euro countries allowed to many middle eastern refugees into their country several years ago and it created problems. Is this what happened to Switzerland?
The problem is not the refugees. It’s the people who live in the city, and then they will live in the country for « calm and fresh air ». And then they see farmers with manure and pesticides, earth on the road... And then they think that the farmers are bad and cause the most pollution. And at the same time, they buy new phones, cosmetics, medics, big cars and chemicals to wash the clothe and the house. At the 13. Juni, we will vote about 2 things : 1. No more subvention for the farmers they use pesticide, they buy fodder (soja too) to feed the animals and use antibiotica 2 . Interdiction of use pesticide in the switzerland, to import foof that used pesticide to peoduce it, and the using of biocide in the transformation of food. In Switzerland the citizens can suggest a text and then we all vote. Next year we will vote about a limitation of the Numbers of animals on a farm. At the moment we have the most restriction with welfare of the world, but some citizen of switzerland think that’s not enough
That's a long day Jan! An afternoon nap would be good whenever you can fit one in! I guess spring time is a bit busier with seeding, but in the winter there is snow and freezing issues........ Busy!!
Those watches actually count every time your arm swings. So everytime you turned the steering wheel , used a broom or shovel, and put the miller’s on the cows it counted it as a step. I use to have one and was doing a sit down job sorting, and it said I did 8,000 steps for the day 😂😂
I'll say one thing for the Kielstra parents, they sure do a great job of raising kids. Little sis looks like another great worker. Such is the life of a Dutch kid.
Jan awesome video. No wonder you wear out a lot of boots 😜. I hope you mixed in some Lavender with the manure for the sensitive neighbors! Real dry there, I like the solution! Nice work! 👍👍
During a normal workday that is 8h(9 with lunch), i get to around 16-18k steps. But the area i work in is super tiny, takes like max 1min to walk from one side to the other, around 5min to walk along the edges inside around the warehouse(where we actually got stuff that we pick). We got a ton of orders to pick for several places each day so we walk a few kilometers in such a tiny area. We only pick mostly one time use items like gloves/aprons/hand sanitizer/paper/facemasks+shields etc. Pretty much everything thats not medicine or specialty stuff thats used in all the different deparments in a hospital and health centers we got it in that tiny space. But its still a big amount of stuff that each place goes through in a week, especially now during covid.
JK, the work you do in a day, PLUS trying to record, edit, etc., for this show, (which I, and a lot of others LOVE), it's just amazing. Anyway, thanks for the look into a life I've never known much about. DB PS: your choice of background music is very enjoyable. So is the overhead drone views. Just saying...
Its good that you did this I was just saying on Cole The Corn Stars Video that everyone should get fit bits or just track their days! Always enjoy your videos!
Your cinematic skills are growing by leaps and bounds there young dairy farmer. You are seriously good at this and getting better every video. It’s very noticeable since I’ve been binge watching from the beginning. I bet you’re learning about video production the same way I’m learning about dairy farming. 😎👍🏻
Hi Jan: You know it is so interesting to see your barns and milking parlor so nice and clean compared to most of the other farms. Really nice and bright as well. 2.5 miles waling in the morning? Well that will wake you up a bit. Great drone shots, Jan, You really have good eye for shots. Are you going to repair the old sprayed? That would be a bargain. Pitter-Patter??? Really. You're funny, Jan. Wind erosion is serious, just takes the topsoil away to some other lucky farmer. Thanks for the post, Jan.
Young , we build a big bin and dump our manure bedding in it it’s much easier to then dumping it right on the ground and have to pipe holes on the bottom in each corner to drain in case if it rains . Like the video little different.
That's a ;lot of miles ( aprox 37 ) in an average work week. Certainly keeps you in good shape. I think you said your commute to work was 30 SECINDS... if it is in the Cal Barn, I certainly hope you have good layer of straw to sleep on. LoL Very interesting vlog 🚜 🚜 🚜🐄🐄🐄🐄 🚜 🚜 🚜
I really want to quit my job operating equipment in the city and work out on a farm. I'm so envious of what you get to do. The variety and such. I managed to get a bit of time one season working fields in our tree nursery but now I am back in the city.
manure not only prevents soil from blowing it also provides fertilizer to soil for crop growth # Sun is never out before i wakeup in the morning , wonderful control over UR timing #
I wish I used to use a step counter back at my old job. I average 9-10k steps a day walking around my 900 square foot woodshop. It's scary when you actually see how many steps and how far you go at the end of the day.
Yes, you are doing awesome job and I am so honored to get to watch you guys almost everyday like I am there and of course love your sweet ladies as well!!!!! :))
Where I grew up in South Australia had light grey Mallee loam soils with sand hills it would blow bad and drift. When it is dry and windy it drifts so bad and forms major severe dust storms by. To weeks ago it was so bad on the Wednesday that people on the roads couldn't see in front of them and they had multi car pile ups and some were killed.
Nothing worse than missing my nap 😞 messes up the whole day. But a really cold glass of milk and some home made chocolate chip cookies usually helps before I go to bed.
My dad once spread manure on the paved road here in Wisconsin. It was night. His leg hit the PTO lever on our smaller MF tractor. He did not see anything flying because he had the spreader on cleanout mode so the beaters were not turning. When he got to the field he pulled the rope to turn on the beaters and spreaded it. However, he actually left most of it on the road in 8-18" deep piles. It was winter. Those piles froze. Our school bus driver was swearing up a storm the next morning because of the {bleeping} frozen manure speed bumps. My dad went back with the loader and pushed it off into the ditch.
Another hard working job young man you and your sister your doing a good job as pretty interesting I remember back in 62 Ed who own the Darien South El Monte California Healy had 12 acres what I see all the acres you guys got my goodness yes a lot of work so you guys must be dead tired thing of the day so papa Guido again praying for you have a great day Union family and the Hong account wait to see the next one I am very interested because I still believe there is still my blood after over 58 years
Dairy Farmer gets up at 4am to Milk cows..365 days a year .. thats when the Rowcrop Farmer turns around a second tim and complains that he has to get up at 7am...
