Farmers Mid Life Crisis

[@ildairyfarmer2436]

I am a third generation registered Holstein breeder and about 15 years ago I went to a sale with my then girlfriend (now wife) and she thought a Brown Swiss calf was “adorable”. I was afraid my father was going to disown me when I came home with a Swiss calf. We have a handful of brownies mixed in with the black and whites today and I’m still in my father’s will... it’ll be fine

[@slickdoglong3669]

My German Baptist dairy farm friends have a few Swiss with there Holsteins almost last dairy farm in Miami County Ohio nice video

[@StaceyMayer]

I'm laughing so hard! F-1 unfolds the genetics in amazing ways. You'll be pleased. Cole, I'm smiling so hard my face hurts! Good job y'all!

[@the1andOnlyjim]

$8 corn and Brian wants ta feed cattle...😅.. I feel ur pain

[@garydevore3330]

My grandfather one time bought 20 angus heifers and turned them in with a group of 70 charolais heifers, we raised registered charolais for several years at the time. These white heifers had never seen anything but white cows their whole lives. We pulled in the pasture and the white heifers came running thinking they were getting feed. We stopped open the gate to the trailer and the white heifers took off seeing the black heifers and the balck heifers chased them I think just wanting to be with other cows. They just all ran through the fence and kept going. The white cows mooing caused they were scared the black ones mooing caused they were scared, just for different reasons. My grandfather just looked at me and said , let me know when you get all those up i will be at the house!!

[@jzlharvey]

Reported this obvious racism.

[@dalegereaux1863]

As you are first group of cows were running away I think I heard one of them say, " there goes the neighborhood."

[@ChrysanthsMum]

Great story!

[@alan30189]

The white heifers were saying, “there goes the neighborhood, aliens! run!” 😂🤣 That is a funny story. I hope Brian and Cole see this.

[@djbloodbath6053]

Grandpa's response the greatest.🤣🤣

[@billwhitman1529]

Good move Brian. Bringing in the Hereford line for maternal traits. Too many breeds have terminal traits that have caused problems galore. I do like Angus cattle but we've bred way too much for finishing and not paid enough attention to the maternal traits of the cow.

[@markeschenbacher8224]

I raised hereford for a few years and really enjoyed having them on our place. Good natured animal. Proud of you Brian.

[@tommychew6544]

Interesting idea, those two Black Angus brothers are going to consider themselves the two luckiest boys in South Dakota! The other Bulls might try to tear down the fences.

[@BASRANCH]

My dad told a joke once; There was an Angus, a Charolais, and a Hereford standing by the fence. The Angus says to the other 2 "boy, that grass sure looks good over there on the other side of the fence". So she jumps the fence and goes to work eating the fresh green grass. Then the Charolais gets to thinking, after seeing the Angus enjoying herself, "Im gonna join her", so she jumps the fence. She also goes to work eating the beautiful green grass. So then the Hereford is there all by herself, she starts walking back and forth noticing how her 2 companions are now really enjoying themselves, so she lays down and prolapse's.

[@chriscook8076]

Black Baldy’s bring more money at auction. So good move! Glad you had enough yellow water, sometimes that stuff is hard to come by.

[@dsfarms5481]

YES! Some Herefords have found their way to your farm. Careful now, you may find that you end up keeping some after you spend a season with them. Pure Hereford is all I have raised for 40+ yrs in a closed herd [sire is brought in every 3 yrs] and wouldn't have it any other way. And they do seem well off the ground which is a good thing in my opinion. Never got into the shorter ones. I am 6' and ours average shoulder height, and average 1450# overall. From birth I work with, in and around them and then select the calm and best scoring to breed. We actually have one that we use for animal therapy.

[@jimsteinbrueck5443]

You’ll have to get your Dad a custom t-shirt made..Sonne Farms is now Funny Farms!! Mid-Life Crisis Limited Edition!! Think about it…proceeds will go to the Cole Sonne wedding fund!!

[@AllieCat58]

Those Herefords are a gorgeous colour, can’t wait to see their claves

[@SonneFarms]

they are pretty!

[@scottulbrich5376]

Thats exactly what i was thinking love black baldy cattle

[@jerryshull6908]

AWESOME Sonne farms with you recent purchase of the Hereford heifers. 🤠

[@stevensaxon8888]

@@SonneFarms cole what name brand of gloves did you have on the back of tractor?

[@georgedavidson1221]

High premium for the bald top calves

[@rspranchinmontana]

We raise F1 crosses as well, but not the usual kind of cross. We have Black Angus and Heritage Shorthorns. The cross has brought some mighty fine meat qualities, calmer and better mothers, some are even producing a ton more milk than our pure lines. I think you're having a GREAT "mid-life crisis" friends! Good luck on the exciting new adventures!!

[@gmathis4829]

How many Blue Roans you got? Shorthorns will always have my Soul....

[@rspranchinmontana]

@@gmathis4829 We have gotten a few blue roans though not as many as we'd like! Our Shorthorn Influenced bull is out of Little Cedar Cabrerra and thankfully, he throws the color, size, muscle and temperament we love. The cows are shorthorn and angus but its our calves that are just really blowing us away. I love angus cattle but yep, shorthorns just wrap me around their hearts. Lol!

[@terrimoore5181]

I remember my Dad and Grandfather having the Hereford Cattle. They were gentle and had great beef. With everyone going to the black Angus it made me think about the Hereford cattle a few times. We had all types of bulls. Cole don’t make fun of them till you taste the beef. 🍔

[@peteparker7396]

Only one thing better then a good bread black angus,,,, and that’s a good bred black baldy! I giggled when Brian said F-1! You hardly ever hear anyone use that term anymore. Brain, welcome to the crossbred jungle my friend 🤠👍🏼 Cole,,,, I’m fairly confident that ain’t a longhorn skull,,,, that looks like it came off of a waspy ole Brahman cross,,,, especially by the long nose, besides longhorns usually don’t have dark horns. Signed a Team roper,,,

[@alexyellowhair1713]

Back in the mid-eighties, my grandfather brought home a blonde hereford bull. It was a cross of a charolaise bull and hereford heifer. To this day we still have low birth weight babies and they grow fast and large. We never had any birthing problems and the steers always sold well at auction. It was a pretty good cross breed of cattle. I was curious one day and I did a google search for this sort of bull and I read a university made this same cross. Their findings were the same as ours and they also found out they grow faster and larger with average rations of feed per animal. Cross breeds have their place unless you prefer to have your cattle being born with a fifth leg growing out of their shoulders.

[@brianmartin2071]

Hi Cole, I can see Brian going for a few highlands next 😂 will send him a couple over from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . Great video and humorous as always. Take care and stay safe 👍🏻

[@debt4717]

So then would Cole and Brian need to wear kilts while herding? I'd pay real good money to see that! LOL!!

[@bettytimberman8210]

It's so good to see my black cattle. My grandma had herfords she said they eat less my dad just shook his head lowered it and walked away shaking his head.He liked Angus GRANDMA ALWAYS Won. I just liked all of them city life never took the country out of me.love this video.Ill pray you all get rsin.

[@deborahlewis5964]

Wow!!!! I love black baldies!!!!! Those Hereford heifers are super nice…Remember Cole..Herefords we’re here before Angus…There are things about Herefords.. you have to watch for pink eye… But those heifers are really nice!!

[@lindagentile2380]

I think the New Heffers are a BEAUTIFUL addition & can't wait to see the mix... Thank you both for sharing another educational Vlog... Continued PRAYERS for Rain... We are VERY VERY Short in California, Arizona, Nevada... GBY ALL... 🙏❤️💙💙🤗✝️

[@garrettbeams7752]

I crossbreed purebred Herefords with Black and Red angus bulls. Some of the best calves I’ve ever had, grow fast and docile.

[@sgmode774]

I hope those Black Angus brothers don't go blind mingling with Heifers.

[@robertensign8786]

“If it ain’t red and white, it ain’t right” ;) That’s what grandpa always said at least. Love a Hereford momma cow more than anything else.

[@rickcoffey5309]

We raised Herefords growing up. They were always pretty gentle, well manner mothers. Typically very healthy calves. I like seeing them on your farm. It'll be interesting to see their calves with your guys bulls.

[@joyfilters]

Nobody will ever know, nobody will know. Wonder if anyone has irrigated a field with a yellow water 💧 source

[@icebabysnocain]

That yellow water you used was part of the formula for gun powder at one time. I've used it on campfires before and no bad happened so you should be ok. Your field looks funny with brunettes out there. I know you got those lines from Chester the molester and the claves are on to you too. I hope you get some rain within five years or less. Good video. Pax.

[@timgeinger7189]

The Black Baldy F1 female has been used in our herd for years. We have raised from both crosses (Hereford bull x angus cow & angus bull x Hereford cow)an have had great calves

[@TheArby13]

I posted this in the fire video, so I will just repost it here... By your glowing reviews of Stroopwafels, I looked em up and ordered some on Amazon. Here's what i got: DAELMANS Stroopwafels, Dutch Waffles Soft Toasted, 2 Pack Assortment, Caramel, Office Snack, Kosher Dairy, Authentic Made In Holland, 8 Stroopwafels Per Box (2 Pack) I hope they are as good as the ones you get. They have to be delicious with all the caramel. Thanks for the tip. I'll let ya know how i like em. rb

[@loriturner6031]

We have had Polled Herefords since 1939. Happy to see you add some red to your farm! We sell a lot of our yearling bulls to angus guys to make beautiful f1 babies. Congrats from McDonald Farm Polled Herefords in Williamsburg Ks.

[@jamizimmerman8501]

Oh my goodness! I laughed out loud when you found your gloves, Cole! Your reaction… oh Happy Day! Thanks for the laugh!

[@davidgay2679]

We also breed a black Angus bull to Herefords, really nice calves, great disposition

[@joycerninor]

Cole...I hope your dad knows how special we think you are 💖

[@bertusgrobler2146]

Almost 600 comments, will you ever read mine? From Pretoria, South Africa... My wife and I enjoy your channel very much. We are retired and have time to listen to your and Brian's banter. A request: send your drone up high at the main house to show the layout of the farm. Keep on trucking!

[@alan30189]

Ellie likes the new Hereford heifers. Same colors as her! 🐶 Do you ever plant cover crops in the fall, so the next spring, tons of your topsoil doesn’t blow away in the wind, or wash away when it rains? Next year, Brian will come home with a bunch of Longhorns! 😂🤣

[@robinredman5192]

Hey Cole, those carved skulls are awesome aren't they. We got one from Skull Bliss a year ago, brown in color with black horns, that hangs in our living room. The carvings are done by artisans and are really cool we think. Take care. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.

[@cathiwim]

Howdy neighbor! We are an hour south of you!

[@mfanwelikeit3760]

Very interesting, over here we have brangus, droughtmaster and other breeds with quite a lot of Brahman in them with some Hereford as well. Galloways are another breed with great mothering qualities, not to mention our Murray Grey

[@steffc8881]

I love how you guys share your life and thoughts with us always a learning experience thanks again 😍😍😍😍

[@JUSTICEK]

He's so cute! lol I love the ending where he was trying to tempt the calves into his vehicle with candy err.. cubes. lol I love you guys! lol

[@dsvidhill3409]

Of the beef breeds herefords are my favorite. So I will be enjoying future videos with them in it. Enjoy your videos very much

[@davidkimmel4216]

We all need a good rain. We are getting some moisture but not the old fashioned soaking rain It seams like goose drowner or enough to just make it too wet to work

[@briangriebel2832]

AWESOME!!! Love the Herefords!!

[@Marialyse]

My Grandfather and Dad raised Polled face Herefords. I just bought a F1 heifer about 9 months old. She has the white on the face and is really a looker.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Cole and Brian

[@weeniedogwrangler7096]

Ermagerd, Herefords!

[@scottwiley8547]

Cole, I'm speaking for the masses when I say we'd all be interested in seeing the "yellow water delivery system."

[@SonneFarms]

yikes haha

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Wow, that is strange.

[@57fitter]

You KNOW this is public,right???

[@scottwiley8547]

@@57fitter grow up.

[@57fitter]

@@scottwiley8547" Grow up" says the guy asking to see a guy's yellow water delivery system.

[@larschristensen9505]

Hi Brian and Cole. Thanks for all your good videos, I am looking forward to se them, I now I am very happy to see, that You have bought Hereford heifers. As hereford farmer in Denmark, I am very glad to see the nice cattles You have plans with. Sorry for my english. Keep up the god work. Hi from DK.

[@briansonne814]

you did great thankyou

[@lindareeds7863]

We raised Gelbvieh cattle and did some Hereford Xing. Calm, quiet, beautiful cattle! Enjoy your Herefords, guys.

[@bfd1565]

7 out of the next 15 day forecast their's the possibly of rain 🌧 Looks promising. Best wishes cowboys...

[@40yeartrucker25]

U tube weather man said SD will get up 4 inches this weekend (May first) So be blessed.

[@Adam.s..]

The rain comment really hit ya sir. I agree we definitely need more rain

[@melissakrueger8970]

HEREFORDS!!! I love it. And I look forward to hereford updates! We have herefords and black baldies. They are the best Mamas!

[@BigRed-ob7do]

I still think the Herfords are better meat then the Angus, I'm old school and I believe they have better marbling. Just my opinion.

[@tedc.4956]

"Hello" "Hi Tami, it's me. Cole is out there peeing on the fence again." "Brian, he is definitely your son."

[@dalegereaux1863]

You got to watch that boy every minute !

[@bruceharp6395]

Cole, great looking skull. Brian, great move on bring the Hereford line. I remember my grandpa rasing both Angus and Hereford at different time. Would have been cool to have them both at the same time. Look forward to your future videos and thank you for all you do. God bless you guys.

[@ajparr0547]

Interesting to see the Herefords. Black babies seem to be all the rage right now. Can't wait to see some calves out of them. Also I'll be praying for you all to get some good consistent rain. I know everybody up that way needs the moisture. Got to see first hand how dry it was last summer near my family's lake home up in West Central Minnesota. Worst I've seen since I can remember.

[@ryanallen4939]

Stranger danger! Good luck with the new endeavor. Hopefully you guys get the rain you need.

[@westbamafarmer]

Yeah! Black baldies those are my kind of cattle crossing and Hereford and black angus is a good cross the calves will grow good. I’ll love to see them calf out great looking cattle. Keep farming

[@timothyjeffiers8042]

Clean that tractor raitator with some spray for cleaning air-conditioning coils Worked for me

[@leroytriebold4618]

I bet those Herferds Brian bought 4 and a half months ago are looking good . Going to have cute little black baldy calves .

[@37903eral]

Brian is looking to the future, cow numbers are down so let's make some money. That's call being at the right place at the right time. 👍👍👍

[@SnSBath]

Put a solid piece of metal (or plywood) over your gate. Cattle won't jump a gate they can't see through. Good Luck with the Herefords. Hoffman's down in Thedford NE have done really well with the Herefords and the Angus.

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Oh my lord, I thought I had hit the wrong channel when I saw the herefords! Whew! Good luck with them. Their calves will be gorgeous! Hoping and praying y'all get some much needed rain soon. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@maggieyake8054]

Seeing your fields makes we wonder if we're going into another "Dust Bowl" era? The variation in how much moisture different parts of the country are receiving now just boggles the mind. Crazy weather times! Thanks for another interesting video!

[@dalegereaux1863]

I spoke with Mother Nature and asked her to send some rain your way. Look for it between Thursday and Saturday. I hope it brings enough moisture.

[@alexdrake9931]

Our prayers are with you folks to get some better weather. We are too wet to get into the fields here right now. It's a bizarre spring. I guess that's why they say that farming is like Las Vegas, but nobody wins in farming sometimes. I know you will get through it, just as we will. Good luck and great videos.

[@briansonne814]

thanks friend

[@alexdrake9931]

@@briansonne814 On a serious note.. when one farmer is suffering, we ALL suffer. I know we are in different lines of farming, but we are all in it together Sir

[@jeffmeans894]

I apologize before saying this! Lol. Can’t rely on the yellow water too much, hose is really short! L. I apologize

[@bfd1565]

I've been checking out your weather radar today. Finally some decent rain in your area.

[@josephthompson5454]

LOVE YOUR NEW PURCHASE OF HERFORD CATTLE , BLACK BALDS SELL AS COULD AS HIGH AS ANY CATTLE THAT GO THROUGH THE RING

[@briandawson8701]

Great idea Brian ! Diversification, which is the ' it' word in British Farming Good on you , Coles reaction was priceless. With your corn at $8 dollars a bushel think I would try and get more on concrete next time 🤭 Excellent video as usual guys

[@Jon_Pearl]

I'm glad you found your gloves. A time or two, I've placed a cup of coffee on the front bumper of a Fire Engine and found it to be right where I left it, after leaving the station and later returning!

[@johndeere5494]

My lord it’s nice to see Herefords on the farm.

[@Dan-qy1rg]

My wife and I were talking about getting us some black and white faced heifers, in the near future. We used to have a mixed herd of black and white faced, Hereford/Charolais cross, with some Angus, not pure breed. Good job on the gate addition, I wish I could weld as good as you can, well my son does all the welding and is good at it, so I guess that will do. Great video, thanks for sharing Cole, have a great rest of week.

[@tompersinger1441]

When you blow the rads out on the tractor you should also blow the filter out might help on overheating.

[@briansonne814]

the filter was just replaced

[@michelletauson2867]

Oh I love the polled Herefords! Cant wait to follow this journey. Check out Grimmel Girls Show Cattle - Jarrettsville MD. They are the largest grain farmers in our area . The girls (adults) breed and sell some pretty fancy Herefords. Great farm family.

[@lbarney56]

Black baldies are a productive F1 cross! Great decision Brian. Still praying for rain for all of us🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. God Bless Y'all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

[@tobiasjacobsen_dk]

Losing one glove is certainly painful, but nothing compared to the pain, of losing one, throwing away the other, and finding the first one again.” ― Piet Hein

[@jd-ku3iw]

Your Dad is a sharp business man.

[@snarky_farmer]

I like Herefords. 🤷🏻‍♀️ That being said, I've only used them on my few dairy girls. Baldys are a hell of a lot easier to find sometimes in the fields/woods than solid black faces, so there's that.

[@thomascooper5668]

Another bisy day on the farm take care stay safe you All

[@coryferguson]

Hey, my boss son's have a registered hereford sale yearly. They focus more towards feed efficiency They have heard sires too etc. They don't raise them in pins, don't feed them silage, and don't sell their bulls for stupid pricing. (Don't hold me to it but I think their highest selling bulk at the moment is 18k) auction tho. They are raised on crab grass and blue stem in the summer. in the winter they're feed is simply 20% breed cubes, alfalfa and crab grass. What I love is they're grown fairly natural but growth is amazing along with other genetics. Kinda free range their registered heard pasture is like 1,000+ acres. I personally only plan on buying semen for my black cows

[@sandraclark2803]

You need to try some red angus. Talking about a pretty cow. Good mama’s; calm and docile. Easy calving! “Try them. You’ll like them!”

[@quarterlimit5838]

I like the Herefords, they are easy to spot on the range here. The water situation...... we’re praying for rain, we’ll add you to the list. It’s dusty dry here as well.

[@48wilber]

as I'm watching.. my dad walks in,, says---"Hey! That guy has the same sweatshirt as yours!!" (I'm in my Storla Station hoodie),,, so I pull out my Sonne farms hat and tell him-- "the guys son has the same hat as me too!!"

[@briansonne814]

lol awesome

[@johnentorf6911]

We used to call the short Herefords polled puds. They have gotten better in the last 20 years.

[@America-First2024]

Those are some nice Herefords, with some leg! 😊👍🏻

[@briansonne814]

yes good eye!

[@drinternatg6391]

The world is I’ll divided. You can’t get rain and “ Harmless Farmer” can get working for the rain.!!!!

[@dcricket1]

We are dried up in West Texas too. It was very mildly humid this morning and all that did was grab the blowing dirt midair hold it there! Smelled like wet mud! No rain……still!

[@godsgreenacreshomestead708]

Wow Cole! Now who's the old "fuddy-duddy"? 😁😂🤣 Know you were joshing. The boys here have an Angus bull with Herefords and the babies are so beautiful. Praying for rain! Texas Deb 😁❤️

[@lukedesalvo6963]

Nice looking cattle. I have a Hereford heifer I’m getting ready to show. She does stick out a lot vs all our Brangus cattle

[@dhenschel4]

Lots going on with mix breeding - Piet van Bedaf - ND Dairy Farmer is breeding angus with jerseys if I remember right. There is benefits with both breeds, you may want to check it out. And yes, the ND stands for North Dakota.

[@crzymurdock5270]

Them are 100% not Sonne frames black angus critters...but I could be wrong. I hope one day to have a quarter of Brian’s knowledge.

[@briansonne814]

my favorite message

[@The_Charlie_Whiskey]

The forecast shows a few days of rain, hopefully they’ve got it right and we can see some planting next week.

[@mossfamily2000]

I’d love to send you some of our rain! We had a 4 incher less then a week ago! Pastures looked like ponds! Finally started to dry up with all the wind we’ve had!

[@michaelstark703]

The honesty of hogs, “scratch where it itches”

[@randybutler4772]

I had a mid life crisis but mine cost me my marriage. Stick w/ your Hereford heifers is my advice. Just kidding. Your dad is broadening his horizons. Thank you for sharing.🐂

[@marklen2322]

I use a black Simmental bull on my older grade cows. That cross produces nice big calves. You should try that on your grade cows.

[@dalegereaux1863]

Nice fence extension welding. It's good that you brought the fire extinguisher and two kinds of water. You certainly don't want Firestarter to go on your permanent record !

[@bobjoncas2814]

good one, keep safe and enjoy

[@brendat7346]

I just like adding my comments so it boosts all the subscribers and such because I really love this family and their farmin skills :o)

[@briansonne814]

Thank you Brenda, how kind of you

[@jamesmarsh4957]

good plan good breed very quiet , and i bought some steers yesterday , we always fatten some Herefords

[@felizshaw192]

We live in New Mexico and we had no rain for years my uncle had to sell his herd cause cost to feed them was way to high

[@andrewtanner7891]

Recreating Sheeted Somerset Cattle here in Somerset UK, now they are pretty to look at!