Milking Cows on a Small Family Farm in Wisconsin 

Just love to see them cows come in from pasture to be milked. More green grass and milk cows is what this world needs

I admire your family's dedication to milking cows and keeping things low-key in the dairy barn. Calm animals are light-years easier to handle on a daily basis.

Brings back memories. I was raised on a small dairy farm in western Ohio. Do your cows always go to the same spot in the milk house? Ours did. They all had names and would come when Dad called them from the pasture. Dairy farmers must be the most dedicated of all. Cows need you twice a day, every day, rain or shine.

It is a calming feeling to watch cattle graze. I don't know why but it seems to relax your mind

Thanks so much!! I am a former Dairyman from Petaluma, Ca!! You folks do a Beautiful job with your Cows!! I am very impressed!! Everything here in the West is geared for large scale production!! I guess that’s ok in certain situations, but my experience has taught me that bigger isn’t always better!! I absolutely love your operation and particular attention to detail!! You spoke of Somatic Cells in the Double Digits, Mine averaged 49,000 each and every month, because of paying attention to detail!! I’m so sorry to hear of good Dairy Folks losing their Dairies because they can no longer compete against the larger concerns!! Your videos may well prove to the public that it is safer and better to purchase Dairy Products from smaller Family owned Dairies like you Folks!! I really applauded your efforts, and hope to become better acquainted with you in the future!! Thanks again, Vic Chiapetta!!

Keeping the tradition alive. Well done!

Hey buddy I appreciate the video brings back a lot of memories when I helped milk cows back in 1969my senior year in high school we always kelp country music playing while milking dad said made the cows relax and their milk would flow more easily

It is pretty neat that the cows know to come back to the barn to be milked and they know where their spot is in the barn.

I drove truck for nearly 40 years and I always liked going through your neck of the woods in summer. Those pretty green rolling hills dotted with little farms off in the distance was a pretty picture.

Thank you for that trip down memory lane. Spring was always a special time of year on the farm. Love seeing cows on grass.

You have the most beautiful cowes on all family dairy. We had beautiful cows too I miss milking cows and stuff.

Another great video. Most people don't know how relaxing it is to sit in a pasture of cows grazing especially on a beautiful day. Thanks and God bless

very happy cows Both of my Grandfathers were dairy farmers in Wisconsin One was still using cans into the early 70's

Fun milking cows. I would not want the bells so noisy. I enjoy the calm and serenity with just the machines working. Have a great day.

Reminds me of the time I milked cows for a guy while he was sick he didn't have any relatives to run the farm I was 16 or 17 that was back in the mid seventies he had 30 milkers

I was milking cows 40 years ago. My memory of milking on a hot humid night, the cow would find the crappiest wettest place to lay. They came into the barn and the flies were biting, you would get rewarded with a good old wet tail across your face! Fun times milking cows on hot summer days! At least your cows have a nice green dry pasture to lay in.

Great video! Our neighbor that milks said the price was down to 14.70, I hope the prices get better for you all.

The spring flush of milk...June Dairy Days... Maybe a video of your milk pickup, milk plant delivery and processing into those wonderful high quality products we all enjoy?...Visiting other farms and sharing their stories could be something of interest. We live in the driftless area on the edge of cranberry country and the term "God's County" readily applies as does yours. This time of the years is something special to be enjoyed and shared. Another thing, the farm ladies do not get enough credit in farming operations. I know that all that is done on ours is a TEAM effort similar to yours.... Have to comment about your statement on pasture...so many believe that cattle/beef take away land that could be growing crops. We have many acres that could/will never be farmed, but out beef cows make very efficient use as your dairy cows. There are so many misbeliefs' perpetuated by competing interests about Agriculture that need to be corrected. Cow flatulent/methane gets a lot of negative press but the carbon sequester in a hay/corn/bean field does not. These are issues that need to be addressed/corrected for all! Thanks for all the knowledge/enjoyment....the Alps were super!!!!

I am always so impressed with your organization and constant attention to detail and cleanliness.

Excellent video Thank you have a great day.

Nice healthy cows there.

You have a beautiful farm, reminds me of better times... when I was a kid

Hey guys,,,,great beginning video start. Always fun to watch the well oiled machine in operation.

Such a peaceful feeling watching good people doing a good job doing something they love. ❤😊

Thank you for bringing back so many memories. I can almost smell the inside of that milk house. It was always a favorite smell. And nothing beats the taste of fresh milk from that tank. Stay safe, and God bless.

The first 30 seconds of this video I thought the song low Rider was going to come on from all that cowbell haha

My favorite video of your farm yet!

Enjoyed this one very much. My dad milked his cows with similar milkers, but it was a long time ago. He later milked our one cow by hand. Always enjoyed listening to the pump pump of the machines. Very soothing. Thanks

It is so lovely to see cattle grazing on green grass. Thanks for sharing.

Oh and the sound of the cow bells is magical Beautiful video

Best yet brings back the memories of milking in the 70' and 80's on the family farm in central Indiana.Back then we had chore-boy equipment in our milking parlor.Have a great weekend and Happy Fathers Day Mr. Gierok.

good job

Owsome videos love that old school way nice 👌👍

Great video today. I helped milk about 10 cows when I was growing up on a farm in Indiana. Your videos bring back a lot of memories. You have much better equipment and techniques than we had in the late 50's. Keep these great videos coming. Thanks

I’ll be right up to come milk cows with you all just for it tranquility in my book

Excellent video, gentlemen. Thank you for your hatd work.

Just a peaceful place to just relax..well maybe not relax but to think ❤

Great video !

Great video brings back a lot of memories milking cows with my Dad very nice operation

This is the best way to start off my day! Good cup of coffee and a beautiful video of the cows and your farm. The shots of farm and pasture are so beautiful. And the cows are so cute. Thank you so much for making my retirement life a little bit better then it would be otherwise. Stay safe and God Bless your family and all our farmers.

One of your most beautiful and artistic videos. Nicely done!

So I'm a city slicker as you may say, never been on a farm in my life (I can see the farmers who watch your videos rolling their eyes as I speak) but I came across some of these videos a couple weeks ago, started watching and find them very interesting. So here go a few dumb questions, Like how much milk do you typically get from all the cows you milk in a day? How often do you milk your cows? I assume you sell the milk to some kind of milk dairy plant, how much profit do you get for the milk you sell. (you don't have to give an exact amount that would be a rude question but maybe a ball park figure) As I said I've never been on a farm or done this type of work,, a few of these type of videos pop up in my suggestions after watching a few I started watching not only your channel but a few others as well and well they got me kinda hooked. Lastly all I can say Mad Respect to you and your family and all the other farmers that do this kind of hard work and the hours you all put in to farm.

Good to see simple farming. That’s why this farm is rich.

Yall do great videos keep up the great work

Love the dew on the grass and the birds singing.The bells play a pleasant tune also .I know milking isn’t easy but you guys make it seam so. Some of those girls really dance when your wiping them down.Great video fellas .God Bless

excellent video

Glad you great men have good knees and a strong back.

Very good video. Love the layout of the hills and the cows out grazing. Gotta have cold milk with your cookies. God bless

So relaxing

Lovely dairy set up those cows get so much more care than those hugh factory farms The quality of the milk must be so high 100% respect to the farmer These guys always do great videos

VERY PEACEFUL OUT IN THE PASTURE 😊

so good for the young to learn should be on national telly in uk

Great video reminds me of the dairy farm I grew up on in Indiana

You really impressed me with how well you feed and treat your cows For an older operation it's amazing how good of shape your barn is Keep up the good work Great videos

I used to milk by hand our family cow, learned to duck my nead very quickly out of the way of the dirty tail. Got good reflexes dodging the kick

Love your video!!..reminds me childhood memories at my uncle's farm in Vermont.

Great video Gierok Farms. Very informative about the pasture land and the quality of the grass in the Spring. God Bless.

Reminds me when I was a kid in the 60s.

This brings back memories. All though our cows did have bells, my dad had a milking seat that was strapped around his waist an a pole with a flat bottom spring. Our milking equipment was a transfer dump an Couole milking buckets with the attachments. Vacuum system. New subscriber.

Another great video, brings back so many memories of my younger days. How difficult is it to break a fresh heifer to used to milking? Thanks again for all the hard work farmers do!

Gee guys that's our process too. Except we still use Surge buckets and pour in a strainer. Our barn is too low for pipeline. We plan on raising the walls a foot or two in the next couple of years the the pipeline is going in. After 45 years of milking cows my knees will appreciate it!!😂

Hello from east Texas

Thanks for this video, I like living in the countryside with large farms, raising cattle and other animals.with very beautiful 😍👍❤️

I enjoyed that.

Happy cows! You may want to try SuperKlean's DuraFlow Dairy Nozzle for mastitis prevention. It also lasts longer than other dairy nozzles and is making cows healthier and happier from better and faster udder sanitation. Dairy farmers are loving it.

lovely.

best of luck with your Dairy cows, A cow is my favorite animal/

Great video and editing, you have got it going on. God save the family farm.

Went thru all of that! how big the barn, how to determine what size vacuum pipe & pump, cow prep and stimulation, bacteria count and sanitization, and how to eat on the run! I'v milked cows with one hand, ate sandwiches with the other! If you wipe your hands on your pants, and it don't come off, It ain't coming off on your food!! Long day in the field, take a few cans of sardines with you!

Absolutely beautiful

nice

Never mind. That is what the wipes are for, right?

Do your cows have a sense of when it"s time to come back to the barn for afternoon miking ?

I milk cows, those bells would drive me nuts.

Very interesting!

I milk about 80 cows in Indiana but just watching my first video of yours idk how those bells don’t drive you nuts 😂😂, there neat but it’s clear why I never have really seen any on cows anymore haha

I'd buy airtags for the cows before I listened to those bells another minute. 😁

Used to milk in a double 12 parlor. Did that for 25 year milking up to 440. Past 6 months they've been get adjusted to robotic milking. Farm in Abbotsford wisconsin

I was told as a kid that wisconsin milk cows have shorter legs on one side so they can walk along the hills.

Excellent video. Great peaceful intro and great discussions regarding sanitation aspect and equipment. Just keeps getting better. Thank you for sharing and the hard work that goes into all aspects of your beautiful dairy operation.

Have the cattle sometimes poop or piss on you while hook up the milking equipment

will you be expanding your heard , keep up the Good work .

It’s interesting how you can make a profit on such a small herd. My cousins have to milk 300 head to make it work. Actually the just converted 1/2 the milking to robotics.

I remember my dad (happy father's day) cleaning up after milking. He would pull that strainer sock out of the pipeline and throw it right in the middle of a pile of wet manure he'd just scraped out of the parlour. It didn't matter to the barn cats. They'd fight each other over who got to claim the yogurt mastitus covered prize to eat. One day i came out into the barn and heard the worst caterwalling you ever heard "Meo-o-w, Ye-o--ow, Ow!" It was one of the barn cats that had swallowed one of those strainer socks whole and was desperately trying to pass it out his rear end. He was only halfway successful so i stepped on the half that was already out. With one final "Yeow!" it leaped forward and scampered away leaving the sock under my foot.

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When I milked for the neighbor we tried for about 100k somatic cell count. the only time we ever had a real big issue is when the freestall was built and the cows had to come down to the tie stall for milking and over course the hot humid summer

Looks like very happy cows. George well explained dairy school. 👍

Enough playing your bells ladies. It’s time for the parlor

Pastures...... Rotationally grazed for years. Most farmers fail to manage the pastures .....relating to manure load etc. Our cows would never touch grain if we did feed it when on pasture.....nor any other hay / feeds .

I had major issues with the milk inspectors......about using hot water and getting the lines clean. They wanted to see 170 degree water. Keep in mind..at 170 degrees water starts to turn to steam. There is no way to keep from having the relief valve from opening at that temp. Every time I came in the milk house the milk house was all steamed up..from the valve being open. Yet....... the demanded I have 170 degree water. Since Im familiar with producing alcohol I know about the temps. The first and highest proof alcohol comes off at 175 degrees. So there is no way to keep a relief valve closed at 180 degrees. So...reality is.......to prevent this......must keep water at around 165 degrees. But then I could not keep the lines clean. Fighting with mother nature !

How much milk can a cow produce in a day

My inlaws milk cows. They pasture thier cows like you. This time of year is when sunburn makes milking a little less fun because the cows utters get sunburned. Do you do anything to help the sunburn be not as bad or don't you have the problem. Thanks 😊.

My knees, my knees.

I'm all for hiding cookies in that pouch lol😢

Is it hard to be profitable as a smaller dairy smaller like you guys?

Please tell us what you do for fly control.

One tips ! Don't let in so much air in the milking organ when you atached the cows! It's sound stupid ,but to much air in the milking system.can split the fat in the Milk.

O one more question have you had any rain there ? Getting pretty dry here corn is starting to show it in the leaves big time

What county do you farm in ? Polk where we live all of the small dairy farms are gone !!! None left !

Try using milking gloves. Apart from helping to cut down cross contamination they are good for your hands. Can i ask why the bells ? Do the cows roam unrestrained over the whole farm so you need to search for them ?