COW/CALF ACCUSTEEL BARN TOUR

The FINALE (basically.. and long overdue) of our cow/calf barn build is here. We still have a few things to finish as you can see, but we have had cattle in the barn for almost a year now!
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[@namzat000]

Its nice.when the animals are so calm. We ran 80-90 head only but 90% were like pets. Just call and they'd come. Made working with them so easy

[@thatfitagvocate]

That’s for sure!

[@dakotaelder7331]

This was awesome. Thanks. Wouldn't have thought about the creep feeder idea.

[@thatfitagvocate]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@andyrynski9669]

I enjoyed the barn tour, a lot of good info for anyone planning building one. Keep the videos coming and we’ll keep watching

[@thatfitagvocate]

thank you!! That's the goal!

[@Khackett86]

Thanks. Watching your first year with this barn has been great.

[@thatfitagvocate]

I'll be showing more this spring too! much more

[@harveypenner2386]

I loved this video! It answered a lot of questions that I had!!!

[@thatfitagvocate]

Glad it was helpful!

[@billking5407]

Thanks for sharing Andrea, well spoken on the barn on how it is working, good work ,thanks again

[@thatfitagvocate]

thanks for watching!

[@mtho03]

Thanks for the tour

[@thatfitagvocate]

anytime!

[@user-tx2im4te5e]

Can't wait for preg check. That is always my favorite time. I AI all of mine, so it is a great reward to see the hard work pay off.

[@thatfitagvocate]

For sure!! I’m excited to AI next year

[@henrygeldof4391]

Thanks for the comprehensive tour. Well thought out monologue. Also understood every word. Thanks for making the effort to speak deliberately slower, it makes a huge difference. Thanks too for putting yourself out there. Keep up the good work.

[@thatfitagvocate]

I'm so glad!! I'm a naturally fast talker, but keep it in mind when I record now. Getting into a groove! Thanks for your feedback

[@keithvanpolen9049]

Great explanation of the barn.

[@thatfitagvocate]

thank you!!

[@Jack53894]

Great barn tour .Enjoyed your video .

[@thatfitagvocate]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you

[@longviewfarm226]

Very nice. Congratulations

[@thatfitagvocate]

Thank you very much!

[@denault3985]

So clean and neat after watching "old school" ranching.

[@thatfitagvocate]

For sure! Lol

[@troylambert1980]

awesome setup and tour

[@thatfitagvocate]

thank you!

[@erichefley8691]

Keep up the great work

[@thatfitagvocate]

thanks for watching!

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Tks for sharing. New barn looks awesome. I do hope your happy with it? Hope there won't be any? Or hidden issues with it. Thanks for the walk through. I enjoyed it..Good Luck with the house build too.

[@thatfitagvocate]

Thanks for watching and supporting always!

[@garycoxjr.4668]

I enjoyed the barn tour I’ve wanted one ever since you guys built it we lost some calves in the blizzards last year so it would have been nice to have something like that to get them out of the weather. Can’t wait till the next one.

[@thatfitagvocate]

thanks for watching! You'll see a lot more videos of the barn in action during calving season in 4 short months!

[@mattlyon5156]

Thank you..... you got me thinking..🤔

[@thatfitagvocate]

I will gladly answer questions or show you more things in depth!

[@bravehtjbmx3535]

Thank you for your help with Tipsy @ Doss farms. Gonna check out your channel now.

[@thatfitagvocate]

Thanks for stopping by! Glad to help

[@user-bc5yd9lz7s]

Nice farmer🎉🎉❤❤

[@jeff-hh9mc]

“Spicy cows.” Never heard that term in my life.

[@thatfitagvocate]

lol!

[@ex1352]

Just came across your channel today, from Ireland Could you do a video showing how the roll up curtains work, I want to do something similar myself and am looking for ideas

[@thatfitagvocate]

You got it! I’ll share that in the next few weeks as we lower curtains for winter and the lovely snow!

[@NextLevelFarmerDotCom]

Awesome detailed description of your new barn! Question... Do you notice a better feed efficiency and or daily gain for beef cows in the barn versus your feeding lots with no barn cover from rain or snow?

[@thatfitagvocate]

we've noticed a huge increase in daily gain for feeder calves in the barn and cows eat less when in the barn too! especially with winter

[@jimsmith9717]

Here's a small slice of algorithm for ya.💚

[@thatfitagvocate]

😃

[@liammcgothigan2094]

Hello andrea 👋 from northern ireland Yve great videos

[@thatfitagvocate]

Thanks for watching!

[@DossFarm]

That is so much 💩 👀. Can I have some 😂? Enjoyed the tour!

[@thatfitagvocate]

LOL you should have seen the feedlot manure we hauled today after 2 inches of rain.....

[@patricknesburg575]

Great tour of your barn, thank you! Starting to see a few more in our area. Have never put a pencil to it, but has to be more cost effective vs pole barn/steel structure. How was it to insure vs standard pole barn? Any issues with that? Thanks again!

[@thatfitagvocate]

Gladly!! Definitely more budget-ish friendly than steel.. and the benefits of air flow + natural light. I don't think insurance was any issue for us!

[@gregorypatrick7861]

Good looking barn. Do you calve your cows and heifers in February/ March?

[@thatfitagvocate]

yep! heifers start mid February. Cows in March!

[@thomasforst7327]

Hi Andrea nice barn yoiu are from Minnesota what part of Minnesota your awesome your biggest fan always tom forst

[@thatfitagvocate]

Southwest!

[@eddeetz493]

Any plans for manure pit, methane scrubber onto bio fuel and electricy? Working model in California with multiple dairys.

[@thatfitagvocate]

Nope, no plans for it right now

[@danielklatzke6101]

What does a barn like that cost and is it a complete concrete pad or a gravel floor?

[@thatfitagvocate]

the front feed alley on both sides is concrete + where the waterers are. The rest is a bed pack with clay under

[@JoaoPires-pd9ot]

Oi ❤️🇧🇷🐃🤠🚜🐴

[@charlesstenlake5277]

How hard is it to keep those feed bunks clean it seems like a big problem if you have a system would you make a video about it

[@thatfitagvocate]

It’s not bad at all! We will scoop out some rock & extra cornstalks every 3-4 weeks or so, but not much generally!

[@shanedykstra3033]

How many pairs do have per pen during calving season?

[@thatfitagvocate]

24-26!

[@NoTill1825]

Calves seem like our rotational grazed calves. Why a barn and all the equipment to wear out vs spring calving out on grass? Looked at the Hoop Beef system, and couldn't justify the cost plus all the equipment upgrades to wear out 250k worth of equipment.

[@thatfitagvocate]

We don’t have pasture & can’t find more pasture in the land of crop country.

[@thatfitagvocate]

Also… “spring calving” in Minnesota still includes snowstorms.

[@NoTill1825]

@@thatfitagvocate we don't either. Just moved poor producing cropland to pasture and rotate other middle producing cropland to annual mix pastures.

[@carlosparra5595]

The humans are growing in the world buy recurse to buy in the super market products.

[@johnfarmer1691]

feeding the usa

[@thomasforst7327]

Hi Andrea do you sell clothes that is a beautiful barn

[@thatfitagvocate]

I do have merch! www.thatfitag.com 😀

[@everetthord4918]

Are you single ❤

[@harveypenner2386]

lol

[@NonTypicalRacing]

TRUMP'24.....if you want a beef industry.

[@jimwerner636]

What part of SW Minnesota do you live by?