Gobble Gobble

Gobble Gobble! Millennial Farmer tours Oakdale 6th Generation Turkey Farm. Where does your Thanksgiving Turkey come from? Happy Thanksgiving! #BetweenTheRows
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Zach Johnson, the “Millennial Farmer” is a 5th-generation farmer who’s spent his life growing, working, and learning on his family’s farm. His wit and dry sense of humor appeal to children and adults alike. A product of the millennial generation, his appreciation of new technology blends with his old-fashioned work ethic, and he offers a unique ability to deliver his message in a way that resonates with lifelong farmers as well as those with no knowledge of agriculture.
With growing consumer awareness about where their food comes from, Zach has identified the need for an independent voice from the front lines of agriculture. Zach actively promotes agriculture by sharing his day-to-day experiences in the agriculture world while providing farmer-to-farmer education to help facilitate a collaborative conversation between farmers and the public.
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[@MillennialFarmer]

Link for our new Channel Between The Rows kzbin.info/door/oNTNCJAdIVA1O6K46kT52Q

[@dawsondisch7111]

Thanks for the link

[@sandyschenck9751]

That’s a first-class lady. A baby in one hand and a pliers in her pocket.

[@benjaminmatte5225]

That woman is a damn boss for sure, good for her and her family

[@thomasr8652]

She’s a true farmer, rocking and bouncing that baby while taking care of business:) god I love that, you go girl:)

[@candlelight1326]

? “Taking care of business “ .. you mean standing there and talking to someone... no clue what you’re talking about

[@thomasr8652]

@@candlelight1326 yep, “standing there and talking”. Spreading information about her business is important, let’s just call it advertising. This woman rocks. Don’t be jealous

[@treylangston8248]

@@candlelight1326 are you freaking serious? This is her livelihood and she is explaining it.

[@TruckinDavo]

And she's cute!

[@1988_TW]

If you listen to “Off the Husk” you will really learn the in’s and out’s of turkeys farming. You’ll also learn about Canadian bagged milk, fish squeezing, and Zack’s cold feet.

[@ddylla85]

How to pressurize the birds.

[@buckman840]

Or the Legend of Zach Daniels

[@davidtoups4684]

I learned that Sue makes a mean hot dish, no one's door handles are safe when Zach is around and you should never play croquet with a sledgehammer and a live cannonball

[@MillennialFarmer]

🤣🤣🤣 you're guys lol.

[@paulfriesen8128]

Only Eastern Canada has bagged milk. In Alberta we’re normal😂

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

This is my America. Thank you to all the hardworking men,women and families that grow, tend and harvest our food. Good bless you all..

[@benjaminmatte5225]

Thanks for the replies, first I’ve received, The entire farm family is a testament to good hard working solid folks. It’s a pleasure to watch you all

[@terryrussel3369]

In the natural young birds have a mother to teach and protect them. That is why we were taught to dip their beaks in water as soon as they are delivered, provide proper age appropriate feed and water in bounty in appropriate dispensers and give them dry, safe and warm housing.

[@brittanymesserlie34]

I worked on their farm in high school. I’m glad to see they’re still going!

[@terrylarkin690]

Thank you again love to see the hard working Minnesotans and the family aspect of it.

[@AndrewHatch-cm8wv]

It’s like onyx had an inside joke he kept looking at the camera smirking and looking away 🤣

[@austingrimmet3425]

Hilarious

[@davidinhell100]

Turkey eggs .... Seen lots of egg farms . Never seen Turkey egg production ... sounds like a good video... Loved this one to ...Great job Sir 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thanks Turkey farmers .....

[@richardtravers8772]

From Australia. Fascinating, turkey here is basically a Christmas thing, I noticed when I was in the US on holidays every Supermarket had cooked turkey on sale.

[@ronaldwinder5051]

I liked this new format, "Between the rows".....very informative and I enjoyed yours and Onyx's interaction with the owners of the turkey farm. Gobble, gobble!!!

[@craigborgardt7684]

As a one-time farmer graduated to much less interesting occupations, I love the modern look of farming and how Zach explains it. And his children are adorable and remind me so much of my own grandchildren that I am now officially addicted to these videos. Keep 'em coming!

[@joannford5860]

The video was awesome to see the difference between raising egg from turkey's and raising the turkey's for the dinner table and also different between free range and ones raised in a barn for 12 weeks. Thanks for sharing!

[@benjaminmatte5225]

Good souls on those folks

[@lutemule]

My father in law raised turkeys and I know turkeys are very skittish. You can drive by a turkey farm and roll your window down and yell out "gobble gobble" and then all 20,000 of them would gobble at the same time. Oh yes, Minnesotan here!

[@jasonwalters361]

My brother has your mercy and he loves it

[@annjj89]

DID Onyx say "is it better" when you told him about the new 2nd channel. Classic. That was a nice burn Onyx if so. 17,000 birds in one barn that's amazing. Happy Turkey day.

[@briancurtin7302]

Great video Zach, great to see how responsive and responsible growers they are. Food with integrity is very important to highlight!!

[@jimprotiva2855]

Kudos to Oakdale Farm and Ferndale Market for their transparency. As a range turkey grower in Southern Missouri I know first hand the risks involved in growing birds on pasture. The USDA definition of "free range" is a small enclosure next to a barn that the birds can access. I especially applaud this family for not trying to pass that model off as if the birds were out on an extensive range or pasture. Your integrity is refreshing. May you prosper for many more generations. Jim Protiva

[@trevorbacelli]

Zach wonderful video, we don't have thanks giving in Australia, but years ago I spent thanks Giving with Texan friends of mine in Bay City Texas, it was a wonderful time, also before that I spent time with Mr Tom Dean at the Famous Cherokee Red Brahman Ranch Cherokee Texas,its the only time I saw snow , in fact it rained going to Sansaba Texas & snowed on the way back to Tom ranch Cherokee Texas, Tom also had some of the biggest Turkey Gobblers I had ever seen,5000 in one building, that was a lot of Gobbling , when you have Thanks Giving we are having a warm day about 35 c next week it will reach 40c, Zach thank you for giving informative talk & video its great for every child to see where their food comes from,Hard working Farmers, once again great Video, Regrads & Best Wishes Trevor.W.Bacelli, Biloela Qld Australia.

[@pnwRC.]

FANTASTIC video! Usually i skip a few minutes of video. I can honestly say I watched EVERY minute of this video, & enjoyed it!

[@majcorbin]

Ron Kardel and his wife Susan, were both class-mates of mine at Davenport, Central high school class of 1970 they provided the two birds(corn & cob) to the white house & president Re-Elect Trump Recently. Ron & Susan's Turkey raising operation is not far from the world largest Truck Stop along interstate 80 (west of my hometown of Davenport IA)

[@majcorbin]

[Q] What did the Brother & Sister, ears of corn, ask the Mother corn stalk? [A] where is POP corn?

[@rustybuttrusty9960]

Emma is the star of this show. thanks for the how its grown video

[@jerrylanderholm9906]

Heh Zach, that was 36 minutes well-spent. The timing for Thanksgiving was cleverly timed and a lot could be learned without working too hard. Thanks for taking time out from your fall schedule to bring us this program.

[@jiml4782]

i worked at a turkey farm here in southern utah ,they are a lot of work ,it was a breading farm ,they would milk the toms ,and the inseminate the hens to get fertal eggs to hatch ' ,i did that back when i was back in the 70 s

[@joeryan1793]

There is NOTHING I mean NOTHING like a farm kid. They are the future of this world.

[@brucekropf5926]

We clean chicken an turkey houses out everyday here in Arkansas an spread the litter on cow pasture an also got semis we haul it too the crop fields an spread it all

[@w056007568]

A most interesting visit and the most able speakers I've heard in a long time and great selection of questions Zach to get the answers we heard and saw.

[@andrewmckee8874]

They do say never work with children or animals but doesn't it make for great entertainment , seen the last turkey video and this one is just as good . It's always great to listen to people who are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about what they do. That lady sure does speak well to camera... Maybe she could make a few videos with you about the poultry industry... Egg to plate. Farming has so many aspects, no harm in having a few champions across the different sectors.. Does make great fertilizer.... Some neighbours use it. We use all the prawn(shrimp) shells we can get, Think it's also good for fungus resistance in plants

[@jimsumners9234]

Great video, Zach! It is very interesting to see how other farmers run their operations. We run a beef cattle operation (cow/calf) in Tennessee. Bottom line, farmers feed the world, no matter what they grow. We are all in it together! Thanks again for your videos!

[@onefixitman]

I SUBSCRIBE and LIKE because farmers are the backbone of the world.

[@donkreilick4253]

I like this turkey farm. Seen both video's and was just as impressed this time. Good people, good family. Keep doing what you do Zack it's appreciated

[@Quarton]

This brings back memories when I worked at the turkey farm south of West Concord, MN, back in about 1996. We were working in egg production. Good video - it brought back a lot of memories . . . I can almost smell that ammonia smell when we cleaned out the poop. (We had to wear those chem. masks, it was so bad!) I much prefer working on the traditional family farm I grew up on, where we had about 50 head of black angus beef cattle, 100+ chickens, 27 or so sheep, lots and lots of hogs, etc. on about 500 acres.

[@RuberSocks]

damn, was that sort of smell bad for the turkeys?

[@briannave7326]

Lots of good information about raising turkeys, videos like this should be shown in schools.

[@theusaftechguy]

"I'd like to get by now." one of my first favorite movies.

[@matthebutcher1]

Those may not be free range turkeys, but Emma sure is a free range kid! This is a great video to show people that have issues with non free range animals. This family only has the best interests of their flocks in mind. When you thing about it why would any farmer raise their means of income in a less then ideal environment. Zack this I am sure is why you are making these videos to point the camera at the reality of farming of different types. Manly to combat the misinformation out there. As an ex slaughterhouse worker I have always wished that everyone that eats meat gets to see the process so they understand that the grocery stores doesnt just magically pull steaks out of thin air. Its a lot of work and love that goes into feeding American families. As always thanks for the content and I look forward to the second channel with even more content. Happy Thanksiving.

[@John-ni5sq]

Fun fact: George Nicholas and his wife Eileen “Johnnie” Nicholas started a turkey farm at Two Rock about 10 miles West of Petaluma, California, next to our ranch, I hauled the litter off their farms for many years. Great article about Nicholas Turkeys. www.redcombgenetics.co.nz/nicholas-turkey-breeding-farms-inc/

[@lsellclumanetsolarenergyll5071]

7:20 in I almost wet my pants... from laughing so loud. It is so good to see kids just explore and run around. Great catch Zack.

[@simontravis7452]

Thanks Zack, that trip down memory lane for me my second job after leaving school was working on broiler farms, i understood all they were saying and doing, only issue would have been not cleaning out the last shed every time they took the birds to the processing plant, we had to empty the sheds, the thing was they held 17,000 birds every time and there were 12 sheds on the farm. I have fond memories of those days, thank you again Zack.

[@brittblanton8342]

Hey Zach thanks for the great video. As a retired chicken farmer that was contracted with Perdue Farms in Ky I know exactly what they are talking about. If you don’t mind working 7 days a week you can make a good living and when they pick up your birds and you get it cleaned out for the next bunch then you can have a little time for a vacation 👍

[@jeffmcdaniel5826]

"Holy flock", that's a lot of birds

[@alexandert6489]

Well in my area (canada) there are barns as big as that solar powered too. I don't have that big of a farm but I can raise ya super good quality chickens that lay nice big eggs and are healthy

[@jarradflach5455]

That’s my last night just spelled slightly different lol Flach

[@mikerypczynski6731]

Lol

[@jenniferwhite6089]

@@alexandert6489 have to agree on that we have a dairy farm here to in Canadian do support Canadian farms rights

[@alexandert6489]

@@jenniferwhite6089 I always buy straight from the farm for most things, I surrport Canadian farmers always have always will because my grandpa was a dairy farmer but got cancer. I have never met him cause he died before I was born

[@lindascott2107]

Loved the video. I thought grandpa was delightful watching 👀 over his precious granddaughter perfect

[@johnchapman9700]

They were so concerned about bio security but the little one was in the first barn, then outside running around then running around in the second barn.🤪

[@seanmeehan8151]

On the new channel some snowmobile videos would be sweet for sure keep it in mind I’m sure everyone would like it🤙💪🏼

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

Fund fact: On turkey farms you need to really stay on top of rain gutters.. When its raining, range birds will stand under a leaking gutter on a pen and look up and open their mouths and drown. They also do not like to walk on burlap bags so when they load and unload the birds all they have to do is lay down burlap bags to guide them into the pens. If everyone stopped talking for a second then do the gobble gobble then the turkeys would of responded. I was involved with turkey farms for 10 years.

[@randysprecher1421]

I like these tours. I can remember going to my grandfather's farm in north central Minnesota. He had a dairy farm with about 40 head that he milked, they were very involved in 4H. Small operation I know, he moved from South Dakota where he started to farm with his father on the original homestead when they opened up the Dakota Territory. Yes, the original homestead is still being farmed today by descendants of my g-grandfather.

[@stanhuhman2839]

Back in the 1960s in Missouri my dad often used rice hulls for litter.

[@deweyjowers6286]

Happy Thanksgiving to all the farmers and thank you for what you do.

[@trnrbrnr]

My uncle and Grandfather grew turkeys at their farm in Windom back in the 60s.

[@craigwavra3495]

I like these tours of other type of farms. Give us a chance to see what they go thru in order to bring us food. Always appreciated.

[@albertaoutlaw3597]

What a excellent field trip for Onyx and the audience

[@sylb933]

Again, enjoyed the video and a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all!!

[@judysmith736]

Zach thanks for the turkey show! I’m glad that Onyx is better and sorry y’all had to go through that. I hope everyone else remains healthy! Keep on keeping on! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! God Bless! ❤️

[@sagaciousalso5026]

Suffice it to say Zak, your content is absolutely fascinating, educational and off the scale interesting. Also for the added bonus of being allowed to observe the life of children who are raised on farms. Speaking of toddlers, kudos to her parents and grandpa for their constant vigil in keeping her safe and distracted! And to you, for including Onyx in your outing. Children that are raised on farms in Minnesota, and elsewhere, are to be envied for their confidence. As always, thank you for your, and your families, efforts on our behalf, they are appreciated.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

love the virtual field trip. perfect for kids over the holidays. Thanks Zach and well done

[@timothybailey7118]

Great to hear the story of different AG businesses and families. Keep finding these unique stories. Also enjoyed your sons greater role in the channel. His own personality is breaking out.

[@ejharrop1416]

Awesome. Love seeing the current and next generations on the farm. Take care and Happy Thanksgiving.

[@brianfletcher7942]

Walking in that barn it looked like it was decorated for Christmas with all that red white and green. It was all festive and such.

[@thomasstrand9853]

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and a safe one glad to hear you over Cove in don't eat too much

[@michaelmurphy7748]

Great video showing great farmers and you did a good job interviewing them.

[@robertmeyerholtz8504]

Great video. My father in law raised turkeys and mover from the brooder house to totally outside and used sunflowers as shade. Great times in my younger days. Kept the turkeys much longer than the folks on your video. Totally enjoyed the video.

[@zeroquanta4252]

VERY,,,,, VERY,,,,, GOOD interview,,,,,,, MANY GREAT questions,,, Onex did well too....

[@clearingbaffles]

At 4:53ish 9 rings in the barn. Are they wedding rings? Do they have a tabernacle? At 6:43ish wing feathers? Mr Carlson could have sworn that turkeys could fly 😉😷 At 19:59ish not raised on the range, BUT will end up in or on a range

[@FrankieT666]

Cake and thanksgiving, I love my birthday.

[@geraldsundberg3610]

Thanks for taking us along on the tour Zach ! I enjoyed it a lot. Anew learning experience.

[@bukkwilldd313]

After dinner sure wasn't the best time to watch this one. I feel about as green as that equipment you run, and I'm really not interested in thinking about anything turkey. Hope all you Minnesota folks had a great Thanksgiving!

[@andrewbyers1555]

Ireland people : chickens make a cluck noise Millennial farmer : GOBBLE GOBBLE

[@nothingrunslikeadeere9915]

Happy Thanksgiving Millennial Farmer and family!!!!!!!

[@mathiggins4264]

That is a lot of turkeys guys gobble gobble Happy Thanksgiving guys be safe stay warm don't eat too much

[@BuchholzTom]

Great change of pace! Awesome job and a great opportunity for people to see how things are raised.

[@Its_Me0000]

Onyx is so cute and his expressions are priceless.

[@stevenicoson6670]

Thanks for the tour. Was real interesting. Never seen the inside workings of a turkey farm. Lots of work. Appreciate you taking us. Thanks Zach. Iowa farm boy from years ago.

[@avrel820]

Glad to see Onyx is healthy and your family too. God bless :-)

[@Mom-us5qy]

I love turkey, it's delicious! Happy Thanksgiving also!

[@designworksdw1949]

Hope you have a happy thanksgiving and thank you for the education.

[@Fuzzyfuaolcom]

Great job Zach. Your videos are the greatest, and the most informative. Unlike so many other farmers, whose interests stop at the edge of their land, you seem to have an insatiable desire to learn new things, and have new experiences.

[@markroaden8793]

I do appreciate the differance in farming because that is real .

[@johnlynn4945]

Loved this video. Love seeing the different types of farming. Very informative. More people should watch these types of videos so we can share an appreciation for all the different farmers out there.

[@catharinalausen6263]

Onyx had some great question, very insightful.

[@okoman9568]

Great video and interview. I remember the turkeys my grandparents raised on their farm and some surrounding large turkey farms in Iowa. Also, thanks for wearing your seat belts! Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

[@deanraugust9378]

Love these folks and pure country 👍 Sad to me when they do ALL work and CARE and so many like them partner with the MONEY people that don’t lift a finger. “Contractor” is these corps. word for their grunt labourers. It’s common in all Ag. Such as pigs,turkey,chicken,etc. Good honest hard working people that could do it on there own but Capitol finance is not available. Blame is on Gov. And corrupt politicians period. Thanks Zack! Great to see these great people and the hard work they do!

[@lawrencekiel-sr2772]

Happy Thanksgiving, I used the Utube way back device and checked out your first video. What a journey since, your videos are amazing and informative. Thanks to you Zack and Becky for doing all you do.

[@Ian-Steele]

Thanks for that and thanks to your guides at the turkey farm. Most impressive, and not a John Deere in sight.

[@pamalvestad3848]

Great information video. We use turkey litter on our farm fields every 4th or 5th year. The organic matter has made a positive outcome in are row crop production. The first 2 year's of new litter weed threshold is critical to be timely in spraying for weeds.

[@marcerivest6204]

Great interview, it's nice to see how the birds are raised and taken care of. Too many people don't understand anything about where there food comes from.

[@dalewalker2315]

Thanks for a very informative, interesting video, Zach! Great job!

[@mattl.2455]

Another great video Zach, thanks for taking us with you on the tour, very happy to see Onyx has gotten over co- vid19 and is feeling better and doing well, thanks for taking the time to film, edit and upload for the rest of us here on youtube to enjoy!!!

[@DGruhot92]

Eric Sawatzke is the reason I didn’t get to go to FFA nationals for my proficiency. I’d recognize him anywhere.

[@lifeonamanitobafarm6485]

Thank you for sharing this video. Your video's are enjoying to watch.

[@DEJessee719]

Onyx should have said that place was flockin cool!😁

[@joblo574]

What a cool video for this time of the year. God bless farmers for their passion and the hard work. Every time we eat we must thank them. 👍

[@dtkincaid]

We had a Ferndale Market bird for dinner today! It was really good. Very cool to see how they are grown.

[@Tobyyyy2]

i accidentally clicked on this video because one of my favorite singers has a song titled "gobble gobble" but this is just as good

[@flinty2]

I'm from New York Mills, MN. Not far from Verndale! Lots of birds in Frazee, MN too! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[@darrellreyell3026]

Love family farming. As myself and family do

[@danfinley3690]

Wow holy cow now that is a huge turkey farm thanks for the sweet tour and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

[@kevinreith2003]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family