Beating the Heat on the Farm!

We've had some really warm days here in Michigan. We're doing everything we can to keep our cows happy and comfortable.
Plus, it's been dry here, so the guys are getting everything ready to start irrigating the corn by the farm.
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[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Y'all are running a good sized operation, and doing gardens, and home maintenance, raising your own meat animals AND you take the time to help out a neighbor with his equipment. That's why I love watching your videos, good people= good content. 👍👍

[@lytken]

yea i think she is cheating, so she have 48 hours a day ;) :*

[@acresofclayhomestead]

🤣🤣

[@johngrear5401]

It's definitely a great family farm. Fellow Michigander here.

[@rdyardie]

The heat wave is affecting many areas of the USA and a few parts of Canada. Calgary, Alberta is also dealing with a major water main break that supplies over half of the city. We have not had the hot hot weather like some areas of rest of North America. It is unfortunate that you lost a calf to the heat. Happy Birthday Sydney.

[@kens.3729]

Carrot Cake is a Great Choice for Cake. Happy 25th Birthday, Sidney! 🎊 🎉 🎂

[@scottmiller5785]

Good Sunday morning to you all. This cool weather feels amazing. Happy birthday to you're son😊. Hv a safe. Blessed week. Lv n 💜 prayers always frm vermontville Michigan.

[@jorgfriedrich7639]

Thank You very much for the wonderful Video. ☺

[@bnorris4368]

The porch came out looking fantastic. Quite the improvement.

[@kens.3729]

Always Great to See your Kids. ALL have great personalities and sense of humors. McKenzie doesn’t miss Hairdressing but hope she finds something she Enjoys.👍

[@gerardcurnew1734]

I watch all your videos very nice to watch. Thanks.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Glad you like them!

[@davidkimmel5153]

Stay safe and cool. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@davidlambert2537]

GOD Bless you and yours and thanks for taking us along !!!

[@stephenpikaahu8883]

Bravo Rhonda and Kevin great viewing farm and your family the best blessings

[@jeffwalls1281]

Happy Birthday Sidney.

[@ohmbug10]

Mackenzie.... exploding 💥 soap? That gives a new meaning to "bath bombs". 😂

[@acresofclayhomestead]

😂😂

[@kens.3729]

Love seeing the Calves Drinking the Big Bottle. 👍 Very Sorry to hear you Lost one of the Calves in your Herd. GOD Bless! 🙏❤️

[@lisapizza8]

Happy birthday Sidney and many more, you and your siblings are so blessed to have such loving parents. -Ephesians 6:2-3 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

[@curtiswolf313]

Happy birthday Sidney. Your yard and garden looks good and the deck looks nice too.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@doughaynes1048]

Nice video . Have a great day on your farm .👍😀❤️

[@1944chevytruck]

garden looks great ............all kids doing good!

[@leighwade6232]

Looking Beautiful love you all. Gorgeous calves, great to see McKenzie Beautiful sunset sending love to you all ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dennislamers986]

Happy Birthday Ethan. Always craziness when Mckenzie around. Over in Wisconsin we got about 6 plus inches since Friday. We're way over our yearly rain totals.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Yikes! We don't need that much rain!

[@johnmedici6655]

I love your videos on your family farm, and I love the color on your deck, good choice of color 👌

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@davidwolff8878]

I NOTICED your family that when you shove a camera in their face they ALL get the biggest smile Another great video Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@acresofclayhomestead]

😊

[@josemanuelmunoz789]

Han transcurrido 6 meses de 2024 y en 25 videos han mostrado las diversas actividades de la granja, incluiso una boda! Interesante labor, deseando continuo éxito desde Bogotá Colombia 👏👌🥇

[@user-zr1ij2tm6u]

Nice seeing everyone on the video....looking all around the farm at the animals etc...plus seeing the baler getting repaired...love watching your videos....Stay safe and see you on the next one

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@chrisstorer3111]

I enjoy watching your family. You all work good together. Rhonda you and Kevin make a great team. I just love listening to you talk Rhonda you have a adorable voice

[@chrisstorer3111]

And happy birthday Sydney

[@jeremybartlett2268]

Kevin is a very lucky man, Rhonda you are so knowledgeable in what is happening on the farm! I've had partners who have not had an idea what's happening love your videos

[@randykaempfe7959]

She is awesome 👌

[@Dan-qy1rg]

Sounds like McKenzie is getting a good business going with the homemade soap. The NH 648 baler is a lot like the 654 my son and I ran for about 15 years. We had some of the same issue with the cam sticking, especially during the first run of the year. Giving those grease at the end of the season and to start the season is a good idea. Also the tripping of the arms out of their saddle on ours was sometimes from hitting the end of the knife when they would stick, a little WD40 or spray lube helps. Happy Birthday to Sydney, good luck young man. Thanks for the video, I hope you all have a great week, stay cool!

[@danne77sthlm]

Happy birthday Sydney! That sky was amazing, never seen anything like it, happy you got some well needed rain!

[@rickkoshak4919]

Your deck looks fantastic!

[@lawrencerinaldo9635]

Thanks for the tour.

[@faFsman]

Words of farming wisdom…. Ye gotta sacrifice some to make more. Spot on Kevin🇮🇪

[@acresofclayhomestead]

😄

[@Joey966]

Happy Birthday Sydney.

[@bay9876]

Some stains are way better than others. Trial and error until the one stain lasts more than one year outside in the rain and snow. The deck looks good and looks like it'll last.

[@farmboy5622]

Happy Birthday Sydney!!! Garden looks great. Before I realized that the time-lapse was going, I really thought the tractor and feed wagon was going too fast to make the turn. The sound made it sound like it was really going fast. Faked me out for a moment.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Lol! That would be one fast tractor. 😂

[@SouthernBlessedHomestead]

Happy Birthday to Sidney. Great job on that beautiful deck. Your garden is looking awesome.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I hope your garden is doing well!

[@SouthernBlessedHomestead]

@@acresofclayhomestead fighting tomato worms lol

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Ugh, always fighting something. Today, I saw my first cucumber beetle. 😞

[@SouthernBlessedHomestead]

@@acresofclayhomestead squash bugs usually wipe us out every year, but every year we still try. lol I hate them so much. 😂

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Squash bugs are the worst!!! 🤪

[@ohcrapwhatsnext]

Two beautiful ladies with brains....Nice. You guys are amazing. God bless you all. I always request a carrot cake for my birthday...In august. hint hint. lol

[@keithvanpolen9049]

Great video!! It sure has been hot here on west Michigan! With AC it really makes it hard to get back out into the heat. AC is nice to have for sleeping the nights it doesn’t cool off.

[@user-jh6hz9yn7k]

The deck staining looks real good you did a great job. Happy birthday Sydney

[@davidwilliams26]

Happy birthday Sydney and wish you many more. It was good to see Mackenzie and her smile. Mom Dad you did a great job with the kids. Nathan I didn't forget you how is the wife only seen her in one video.

[@Navajo-man]

Hi Ronda and Kevin just finished watching videos it’s awesome I love how boys work with their dad helping Neighbor even they have lots of work at end videos sky land looks beautiful 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kenyh6695]

Great jpb on your deck Fhonda. looks great and professional

[@patt4599]

Happy Birthday Sydney. Love you guys

[@paullohrentz1170]

I could never sleep without turning on AC. It is warmer here in cen. Ks. Ours has been on for over a month. I’m a retired mailman and got used to the heat every summer, although I didn’t enjoy it.

[@goingdowninflames2914]

Deck looks beautiful. 😊

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@justinfelt748]

Happy Sunday, Ronda!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀💙💙💙💙💙💙🌷💖💖💖💖💖💖🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇👍.

[@daviovann]

In the wintertime you should have a heat room to detox in. 🙂

[@keylargo2001]

The weather here in the NE has been brutal also. With the heat and high humidity. But hopefully today is the last of it. The other day it was 105 here. Even with the A/C on full it struggled to keep up. We have that front line coming some time later today. They say we have the potential for sever thunder storms and possible tornados. Thank You McKenzie for posting your Esty store. I'm going to foreword it to my friend so she can buy here own from you. She has a skin problem that even the docotrs don't know what it is. But your soap has turned problem around.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks! Hope the severe storms go around you!

[@johnhenderson299]

Your garden is looking great

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@gabrielklassen9043]

Wow such a beautiful sky you guys get

[@davereynolds6145]

Happy Birthday Sydney! Save me a piece of that carrot cake I'll be right there! Hahaha!

[@johnmaclellan2589]

Thank you for showing the twin calves being fed.

[@richardspeakes2883]

Pride monkey 🙈 😢😢😢😢🎉❤

[@johnhenderson299]

Always great team work and content

[@lynwessel2471]

Time to irrigate, meanwhile record/ near record flooding in Southern MN and Northern Iowa. Most had 10 up to 20+ inches of rain last week.

[@user-qh1dk3fh5q]

Them baby calves are so adorable!

[@backachershomestead]

We're having some heat here in Tennessee. It's already drier than a popcorn fart here. A loss of livestock is always upsetting. And gets you in the pocket book.

[@JohnDragoo]

the garden looks great.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@krwd]

carrot cake with cream cheese icing. yum

[@NORMANMORRISON1940]

Wow excellent job on that Sunday girl looks very nice👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@jimaalbers857]

Happy Birthday 🎉🎉

[@brianmartinko6155]

It is hot all over the midwest. Its hot here too and happy birthday

[@larrydavidson3402]

Happy Birthday Sidney. I think the deck turned out very nice Rhonda.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@jaimecervantes3896]

🙏god bless all farm families around the world 🌎 l love your videos greetings from sulphur rock Arkansas USA 🇺🇸 it’s hot 🥵 out here too 🙏😅😅

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!

[@Gearoid35]

Great video as usual, wish mac well with her sales, happy birthday Sidney.

[@grantpowers]

Hi Rhonda,, into my 3 rd season since getting family farm, only chickens for eggs, 150 acres for, hay,corn,wheat,, thanx to Kevin for suggesting size of tractor to work with, found ih 856 works great, also have farmal m,, again thanx for help,, hope you have a wonderful day 😎

[@acresofclayhomestead]

So glad to hear things are going well for you!! Thanks for sharing!

[@davidowen8632]

The deck looks great 👍 love it

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thank you!!

[@bruceg5729]

Happy Birthday Sydney🎉

[@heavyhauler79]

Hi Rhonda, we could send you some of the Wisconsin rain we have gotten here as we are saturated, and farmers can't get in the fields.

[@jamesforman6587]

Same weather here in the south suburbs of Chicago

[@dirtfloormotors]

We don't have air conditioning and are in VA where it is hot and humid, we are used to the heat and don't think about it.

[@tractordan933]

Nice work, the deck looks great.

[@davidstoddard9160]

Rather than hold the bottles of milk for the calves, I wonder if you have ever just used those two and half gallon buckets with a nipple on them. The buckets have a L hook that attached to the railing of a board, and than you just can watch them as they drink. It just another way to make your job easier.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

I've never used them but often think they would be handy.

[@krwd]

blackberries reminds me of my childhood come home with a bucket load for pies

[@markfin7225]

A true farmer comment, “you sacrifice some to get more.”

[@wallyyuriy8912]

I had same baler. There is a trip for the tying arms if they bind up Binding could happen when pickup is all the way up sitting on a gopher mound while tying for example

[@myronbedner989]

Cute little baby calves.

[@nancysimpson4246]

I also live in Michigan 😊

[@acresofclayhomestead]

👋

[@wademizelle3433]

Thanks, great video as always

[@geraldalexander5278]

Happy Birthday. Many more..

[@rickrick7309]

Nice job on the deck

[@7viewerlogic670]

That sky was interesting.

[@lorrainestafford3809]

Love carrot cake can I have a bite too hahaha😊

[@shambulingaswamym5890]

Not seen such a Dairy farm in India 👍

[@rmlestes]

Thanks

[@jorgejimenez-ku1wx]

happy birthday Sydney, my was 24th, lol!!!!!

[@roncoulter2259]

Hello Ronda was hot in Roscommon also last week we got 3in of rain satuday

[@donaldwallace9417]

Happy Birthday Sydney

[@claudedesnoyers8545]

I think GOD put you in this world for a special reason. Somebody has to take care of animals and human , So i think he chosed you. You are a beautiful and good person with a good family. May GOD bless you and yours forever.

[@steveforrest6720]

Great video happy birthday Sydney

[@josefmelichar6105]

Velmi pěkné video o vaší práci moc vám fandím a pozdravujem všechny. JOSEF ČESKO

[@kens.3729]

We also received a 1/10” of Rain in STL early Sunday AM which was a huge disappointment. We’re Negative for the year because of a Dry month of June. 👎

[@russlong7175]

Nice results on the deck

[@farmingfishingfamilyontari2814]

Happy Birthday Sydney. Same weather over here this week.

[@charlesdorey4343]

Deck looks good.

[@gerardcurnew1734]

Hi

[@andrewgraves3719]

Hope everyone is okay and no or minimal damage occurred from last night's storms. I've read of downed limbs, trees and some crop damage in your area. As always, my prayers are with your family and farm, and all who face the challenges of cleaning up after the storms. I don't think Kenzie will ever outgrow snitching snacks from the berry patch or garden. Wishing Sydney the happiest of birthdays! Blessings to all

[@acresofclayhomestead]

There is no damage here, just a nice rain shower.

[@kurtmeyer5017]

your deck beautifully. well done. you could be a deck painter.

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Thanks!!

[@Northernnine8878]

Happy birthday Sydney!!

[@waderue]

wow the deck look great and yes finally started to warm around here in north west Montana

[@user-dd5de9hn3o]

happy birthday to your son ,and you want to see another dairy farm operation maybe not as big as yours but o n here its tay farms they are in central maine and its a older man and a young woman who works for him and she is good , not afraid of work they milk 75 cows

[@cassrailroad5358]

Happy Birthday Sydney, enjoy your cake 💯. Here in Pennsylvania it is a heat advisory 101 to 105 .

[@acresofclayhomestead]

Stay cool!

[@minidigger1000]

You should keep your bottles up to keep the air out of them