Milking 5100 Holsteins in 2 Double 30 Milking Parlours! (Part 1)

[@siduramaxde]

Lots of debbie downers in the comments...Can't y'all be happy for someone who is successful? To me it looks like a well run facility!

[@saskdutchkid]

That it is!!!

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

@@mikeryan7213 calm down liberal.

[@cindifischer6919]

Not me, I like successful people.

[@bonniegrandstaff5500]

@@mikeryan7213 this comment alone just shows you no nothing about farming 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@friendship1957]

@@saskdutchkid If you say it is, I trust you.

[@fayepotts3279]

Jan, a wise man looks to others to gain knowledge. Your father is blessed to have you look forward to technology for the dairy industry as well as learning from other dairy farmers. You are doing a great job collecting information for your dairy farm. We are very interested too, can’t wait for the next one.

[@marymonson2187]

WOW! 😲 sure is a big difference between farming in cold weather and farming where it’s nice all year round , plus a herd that is bigger than my town! It’s so fascinating! Can’t wait for part II!

[@terryjohnson8317]

The prime temperature for cows is 38 F. They do great in the cold

[@sunroofracing]

Great video Jan! Huge scale. Impressive operations. Sweet drone shots. Thanks for sharing your trip. Looking forward to part 2.

[@LtdES7638]

That's an amazing operation. Thank you for sharing. Hope you have a fun trip. Stay safe

[@oxfordmontello3281]

Great video as always! I learned a thing or two as well. Thank you Jan, and Thank You to all the dairy producers that really care about what they do. You guys are amazing! Looking forward to part 2!

[@visionsofparadise578]

Impressive how clean and well-maintained this operation is.

[@alexw3068]

Thanks for showing us this operation. Dont know what i should think about it, theres no more cow-human-relationship anymore. What i really like about your family, especially your sister 😉 would be cool if you would tell us your opinion about dairys that size, maybe in on of the next videos 😘

[@lidsman2221]

Wow, that was awesome and should show how much farmers care about each cow and their comfort. Very impressive. I love that they get food from the bakery to feed the cows. I bet they love that. I know I would! Thanks for the video and I am looking forward to part 2.

[@starchyzach4438]

LOL how much farmers care about each economic unit they exploit without consent, you mean. The milking floor looks like a dystopian slave ship from a science fiction movie.

[@lidsman2221]

@@starchyzach4438 I guess its good for you their is oat milk and almond. Lol. Thanks for your reply.

[@farmhandluke5182]

That’s a very organized L A R G E. well run dairy right there! Thanks so much for the great videos you have got on your trip Jan , and mighty cool of Vanderham farms to allow you a great tour! 🐄 👍👋

[@yarnit9574]

Thank you for the visits to other dairy's.

[@joserego9210]

Thank you guys. Being raised on a farm. To me this was the best video I’ve ever watched.

[@davereynolds6145]

We have neighbors that milk 5700 cows, in two locations, they use big carousel parlors. Like this farm you toured it's very well operated, cows everywhere! Lots and lots of acres to keep them fed!

[@rampage3337]

it's not just about keeping them fed they also need land to walk on. tons of big scale farmers don't provide any kind of grazing or anything for their cattle which is wrong. it can work but most of the time it don't work that well.

[@benjaminroark5544]

I have a 5,000 to 10,000 dairy farm becoming my neighbor very soon. Just curious if there are cons..smell, noise etc. thanks!

[@davereynolds6145]

@@benjaminroark5544 definitely could have some smell, if down wind from it! I don't live very close to the actual dairy, but they have land near by, so when they spread manure it can smell for a day or two. Most people here would rather see the land farmed than having houses on it. The farm here definitely helps the local economy, jobs, supporting a wide variety of other businesses. I'm not sure what to say, everyone is different, these guys try to treat their close neighbors well!

[@lauriej9418]

Fascinating story. What a well run dairy. Thanks for sharing.

[@jackthewisedog5171]

thanks for the tour guys and thanks for posting Jan. It is hard to comprehend the scale of that operation ! it is impressive

[@lourdeswaite9465]

Thank you. Lot of hard workers. Much appreciated. ❤️

[@trulyc56cw]

Thanks for coming to Ag Expo here in Tulare. Hope you had a great time. At least it wasn't cold, dreary, foggy or rainy. We rolled out the blue skies & sunshine. Come see us next year. 👍

[@hiheeledsneakers]

Amazing dairy!!! 👏 ❤ Thanks for sharing with us! I wish my folks were arto see all these dairies.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

WOW 5100 cows-that is a lot of poop. Thanks Jan for taking us on the tour, it was really interesting. I really like the way they recycle and use solar. Good for the environment. Looking forward to part 2. Thanks.

[@alberdehaas9858]

Well done Jan. So interesting looking forwards to the next video. Thank you for sharing

[@mem3656]

Perhaps a side trip to a Texas dairy?? They say everything is bigger Texas. Thanks for the grand tour of California dairy.

[@hsaurid]

Jan, thank you very much for showing this, other dairy operations and the ag fair. Truly an eye opener.

[@BEV0323]

WOW, that's a lot of cows, milk and land! Love the aerial views!

[@barnacmongars]

Very impressive dairy farm, Rey clean, eco friendly caring for the animals amazing

[@RonGroom-i9y]

I do not know how are such a long hard work day, that you find the time or energy to upload videos. I do enjoy them.

[@TheOtherSideoftheHill]

Thank you for sharing it’s always interesting to see how someone else does something. You can learn from seeing how other operations work.

[@lewthrasher4194]

This is an insane amount of cows to care for. As you show us it takes a well oiled crew to get the job done. Great work everyone. Awesome to see.

[@JackieDannenberg]

As you said, the size of that farm is insane ! 8 milk trucks a day ! And that doesn’t get it all ! Just WOW !

[@TimonShahbaz]

Excellent guys, God Bless You Abundantly

[@bhoola123]

Great tour of this big farm. Truly appreciate it.

[@sueupham2519]

Very,very nice , Mr Jan...thanks,,,we love farming yet ...xx

[@shanelamell2229]

WOW, This is great and that is a lot of cows. I wonder how many people they have working there? Thanks for sharing and can't What to see part 2. Have a nice safe day!!!

[@vanderhamfarms8148]

We have 22 milkers and another 14 outside guys that take care of our cows!

[@lt1nut]

@@vanderhamfarms8148 So much for not being hands-on enough! 36 people for 5000 cows is equivalent to 3.6 people for 500 cows, which breaks all the way down to 1 person for every 139 cows. I've no idea how comparable that is to other dairies, I'm simply trying to put it n perspective. Maybe you need to run rotaries as a different poster is arguing for, then you'd have less interaction with them........ Maybe your cows need to be outside in some fairy-land idyllic pasture instead of outside under shelter and laying down on soft, dry bedding all day.......... Yeah, I have a hard time with people that spout-off without even thinking, as-if they know what's best for your operation and life.

[@davelindgren5245]

Very cool operation. Those guys have a lot of responsibility on their shoulders.

[@tjark6759]

Very nice farm. Don't see such big farms that often. Greeting from Schleswig-Holstein

[@mikaelpettersson4276]

Hey! I was in California in 2019 and visited dairy farms. We also landed in San Francisco. we also visited Tulare and many more fun places. Regards Mikael from Sweden

[@cindifischer6919]

I visited Sweden 22 years ago when Delaval was protecting the robot. We had a great trip. Got to tour the delaval factory. My husband still installs Delaval milking equipment and 32 years later a whole lot of technology. Now working on 128 rotaries in northern Minnesota USA.

[@Project559jems]

Ilive in Tulare I bet u came to that fair I used to work as a milker too

[@Dextamartijn]

Very interesting never seen a dairy that big. Great to see such a well run dairy considering that they are so big. Thanks for showing us this tour.

[@davidrobins4025]

A very good video. Thanks for your work in making a quality production. An operation just a "little" larger than the 20 head we milked on a mixed farm in Carleton County, N.B. many years ago.

[@dhenschel4]

Thanks for taking us along on your trip, from SF to the fair to the tours. Nice to get out of Sask for a while. Not sure if they mentioned it, but California is going thru an extreme drought right now, and many tilled farms in the central valley have been closed due to lack of water. May not have affected the dairy business tho, I am not sure.

[@joshverburg6995]

It’s affecting the dairies big time. Feed prices rising fast.

[@crzy11000]

The Dairy farm must consume a huge amount of water per acre? There would be water for the cows plus the misters for temp and washing the alleys as well as growing the feed. In Ontario Canada a cow giving 100 lbs. of milk per day the use 30.4 gallons US per animal times 5100 cows is 155,040 gallons per day for watering the animal. That's a tone water consumption as well as all the other uses they have. That water consumption is in a much cooler environment as well so I would think it would be a lot more.

[@gregpeters9916]

Wow wow wow. Thanks Jan for giving us a glimpse of the more corporate side of dairy farming. Cool to see but it takes away the personal side of dairy farming to me. Old school I guess lol- I liked to walk in the paddock and be able to know every milker by name. But just want to say love your video’s 👍

[@williammerry4746]

Fascinating. Great report young man. I grew up on a small dairy farm but this operation is mind boggling. We do have in our area here in W New York State a large dairy operation, I think around 3000 milk cows. I have toured that farm and their operations are very similar. Thanks so much for these reports. Keep them coming please.

[@manuelf6051]

Not sure if you came from the Chino Valley. As for me, I worked for Coast Grain as the forman/mixer man/part time driver for almost 20 years. I remember mixing alot of grain for the Vandenberge dairies. Watching the video kinda brings back those memories from 20 years ago. God bless you and the family 🙏

[@MrMigueldelaO]

All I see is the container of milk in the grocery store refrigerator. Of course the question is where does it all come from. It has to be fresh so there must be dairies covering the USA. I'd like to know where these dairy farms are you are visiting. Such a demanding occupation it surprises me that people keep at it. The proof is all the milk containers.

[@johann752]

hi Jan, awesome Jan ,5100 Holsteins cows milking on that farm wow amayzing,never seen that,and than all that food, amaysing,like to see more in part 2

[@Larry-325]

Awesome video Jan. Can’t be the size of the operation. I thought your was huge! Use take a lot of help to run! 👍👍👍👍

[@dancox5572]

Very cool. That's a lot of milk. And overhead? How much land? Wild. Thank you and I hope you are enjoying your vacation.

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

101 lbs per day per cow which equates to about 11 gallons per cow.

[@benjaminbauer4883]

Places like that milk the cows and buy all the feed in to keep it simple.

[@dancox5572]

@@benjaminbauer4883 they don't grow it themselves? Any idea how many acres something like this requires? What a massive amount of money and energy and commitment something like this would require? This is incredible to me. Thank you very much and stay safe.

[@Classifiedreality]

Thank you...job well done...🚜👨‍🌾👍👍

[@timjorden8329]

WOW This is amazing I’ll have to check out their channel. What attention to detail, they must have great management at this massive farm

[@charleslynch7274]

Wow thats an insane operation thanks so much for filming it for us

[@steveneal2706]

very interesting video. Thank you so much Jan. Awesome

[@tommac5411]

It's a good thing you went in the colder months. In the summer the Central Valley of California is HOT HOT HOT!

[@45searay]

Wow…..Amazing…..Thanks for sharing !

[@kathybrandt6060]

Your farm looks like you really do care. Everything is clean, the cows look happy. Do you have an employee that just does hoof trimming? Look forward to seeing the second part. Kathy

[@jamesbarry4324]

Jan, thank you for this. I find it very fascinating to see and learn.

[@leysterpeters7776]

Very interesting tour. Thank you. Surprised about the feed mix but hey it works for them the cows look healthy. Like the solar panels. I was amazed at the size of the herd. But hey we need the farms to feed us milk and dairy products. Really impressed and look forward to part 2.

[@lordofhowell7158]

That looked well put together! Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@mrsmiley631]

I was expecting a rotary system with that many cows.

[@mem3656]

You would think so, turns out those rostaries come with a price tag as well.

[@erwinlageschaar5550]

No

[@benjaminbauer4883]

There very efficient but have a much higher maintenance bills and day to day operation costs. The other advantage of having to small ones is that one breaks down the other can still work.

[@mrsmiley631]

@@benjaminbauer4883 I can appreciate the redundancy factor, but I see a lot of human labor inputs in that video. If you are going to have 5k cows you should have the capital requirements to operate a rotary system,

[@lt1nut]

@@mrsmiley631 What you are "asking" was brought up and answered by the manager in this video. He did so proactively, to explain why they do not operate how you believe they should. A dairy farm is a business that survives on profitability, it is not a consumer. I'm not even going to comment on your insinuation that they lack capital.

[@michael7423]

Thank you Jan for another awesome video even though I hope your family dairy never gets Quite this big! Don’t get me wrong, I want you and your family to have as much success as you desire! I think your cows look much happier, and a happy cow makes better milk 🥛 in my opinion! If I ever make it to your area I would love to tour your farm. Please stay safe and keep Well! Much ❤️ from Tennessee! I’m looking forward to part two!

[@joeboudreault2226]

Awesome video. Thank you so much.

[@mariamunguia8863]

Where is this Dairy at? I didn’t hear it or miss it! It’s a beautiful Dairy! Beautiful animals!🫶🏼🙏🏽

[@vpurduxyt9460]

Should come to New Zealand , see how real dairy farming is , cows live on grass all 12 months of the year , not as much supplement feed

[@trishmcgarvie5053]

At last a real dairy farmer 👩‍🌾

[@Thenakedfinisher]

Regardless how milk is produced,,it's garbage, don't drink it,do your research

[@ThyCorylus]

Amen. This ain't farming its a travesty.

[@5secondsMrmarsh]

@@ThyCorylus cows are very stupid. They love this life.

[@23nilsDxb]

I agree I always go with people in France when I’m on holiday (I’m 12 so I just go with them and see what it’s like) and they have cows (not thousands, like 130) but they live in fields, they only live inside in winter

[@shellymb]

So many questions. First do you think they average so high milk yields due to no auto off on milkers possibly? I see an open pit for manure… does evaporation become a problem?

[@vanderhamfarms8148]

Just wait for part 2!!

[@pamelanoirot1427]

I'm so glad you could your such a big dairy. Interesting to me was the dry manure they use as bedding. Cow manure is plant based so I guess it would work good as a breeding and since cow's don't typically go in their beds they aren't making a mess with it. It would make a good video explaining just that in a video, as you use sand another dairy uses their sand over again as they wash it. I see the comments I don't think you were down on them out looked to me like your eyes were swollen a little and either you stayed up late and or partying or you have allergies you were just quieter on this video than usual. That last cow that was getting the pre spray that you were videoing seemed to really like the spray I think she stood there and got sprayed 3 times so it must have felt really good. Can't wait for the 2nd part.

[@mikelembke5121]

Don't know if it is still there but a dairy that milked 20,000 cows was north of Bakersfield, Ca

[@Emg2463]

(4:36)....that's a pretty gnarly looking hoof there, she's a little long in the toe....needs a trim ! ....(7:28) another bad hoof (two in a row actually) That's one thing about having soo soo many cows is how good are they at detecting illness and injury......the hoof trimming seems to be a little behind for one thing. I know they probably do the best they can as healthy cows are money producing cows.....but I can't imagine they take as good care of their cows health as you do Jan.....it's just too many

[@user-zu2bw7ig5v]

I noticed that also but I'm a hoof trimmer. I didn't think anybody else with pick up on it. However she had acidosis which changes the normal shape of the hoof so it's not necessarily long just bigger than normal.

[@stevenbiggar8223]

Woww the size off the farm. Blows my mind..

[@darenholzinger4587]

I’ve been to Tulare a few times for the show, impressive, and I lucked out the first year and at the supper I was sitting with the New Zealand people who build all the rotaries down there, and I think there was one dairy with 8000 head, it’s great to go on the farm tours. Then you should head off to the farm show in Kentucky. Make sure you get in some little authentic Mexican restaurants, they’re great.

[@ElectableDane]

Cool to see the workings of farms I would normally drive past through the central valley.

[@OverallPakistan]

There are no such big and so many dairy farms in Pakistan 🇵🇰 Heart is happy to see this dairy farm 💝🇵🇰❤

[@timothyshepodd7826]

Every farm does it a little differently, but they all smell like home. Blessings!

[@benpattinson1]

Superb videography there Jan. great tour of a highly efficient unit, well done. Let’s face it, we all like to eat, dont we?

[@cityvibegirl]

5100 cows holy mother of all things milk! I grew up on a dairy farm in Hillsdale IL I can't fathom milking more than 800-1000 twice a day. Switched up to cattle/calving vs milk

[@terrykunst3883]

WOW, what an amazing facility! Looking forward to more.

[@sandy1653]

One of my customers uses vending machines to dispense drill bits, grinder blades and so on in the production floors. Helps with billing consumables and keeping people from pilfering them.

[@jofarwell9744]

Sandy, good comment! Who knew those machines had 'other' applications! When they showed that machine it was not a close up so I thought oh how convenient for the workers to have a vending machine for their breaks close by to keep them going. Then Jan mentioned medication dispensing I was amazed! Great solution for inventory, save money on dosing, keep products current, and easy restocking solution! My question: is that available nationally and what size herd would be the minimum for maximum safety and efficiency?

[@CurrentChoices]

@@jofarwell9744 HUMAN Hospitals....personal care items nurses get from vending machine to help inventory/aid patient billings too

[@jofarwell9744]

@@CurrentChoices How clever of the machine industry to fill a new niche! Just hope they don't 'fail to drop' important stuff like I've experienced with a few of my favorite snacks on occasion! 😆Still, it is cool and thanks for the info!

[@danfinley3690]

Wow now that’s a awesome setup there thanks for the tour yea great job by the manager

[@asquithmainlines699]

Wow that had to boggle your guy’s minds a bit. We see how many tails you trim, shots you give, feet you bathe, collars you apply, calves you tend to, feed you make and manure you dispose of. Now scaling that up to a herd of 5100 is hard to comprehend. The one thing I did take from that however is how the Dairy industry is instrumental in helping to alleviate the huge Bio Mass problem created by the production of Almond Nut Juice. I knew that process consumed extreme amounts of fresh water but I never thought too much about the Bio Waste it produced.

[@Wainfleetkx450f]

Lots of employees helps

[@seidmohammed2680]

Fantastic! Keep it up! From Ethiopia.

[@rayv7010]

My family has a 3rd generation dairy farm in Queretero MX where they run 3,500 head. Alfalfa fields need cutting every 4 weeks.

[@screeperz9965]

Welcome to America fellas! Enjoy the food!

[@organbuilder272]

What, may I ask, are debbie downers. Can you eat them or feed it to the cows??. Jan, this is facinating. It is a rather hasty tour through a huge operation. and certainly we are looking forward to seeing part 2. You must have spent some time there to see it all. Now, the next question, When will you be building facilities for 1000 more cows. By the way, you learned a lot about feeding the cors, Bakery goods, nut shells and other new items. I guess you saw a lot and learned much more. That was a fascinating tour. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@mastersaleem2904]

Powerful Technology I am milkman man and Punjab India good job sir

[@CurrentChoices]

How many 'different menus' required for 5100 cows?

[@FarmerJohn01]

Why are they using dry manure as bedding?

[@danny88dh]

That farm is insane! Soooo many cows

[@raypeters4525]

WOW WOW ! NOW THAT IS AN OPERATION, I AM IMPRESSED !

[@robertwatkins8220]

Do they milk 2 or 3 times a day? Friends with 500 cow heard milk 3 times a day with 24 on a side. They found the extra milking is easier on the cows and they get more milk.

[@vanderhamfarms8148]

We milk 6 pens our higher production pens 3x and our lower production the cows 2x

[@brodieschubert2388]

Another banger. That place is pretty huge man. Do they have water restrictions there? Maybe that is a dumb question.

[@jejemala-ay6547]

Very informative video..thank you for sharing

[@saskdutchkid]

Thanks for watching!

[@PadmaRajanna-v1r]

How many acres of land used for this dairy farm ?

[@onyexo]

I'm curious to know, too

[@Its_Me0000]

How often did they say they trim their hoofs?

[@colingrainger-allen4991]

Love your videos, they are so interesting.

[@eugenespreutels8305]

That's a lot of cows! Can't imagine trying to take care of all of them, let alone milking them twice a day. We run 1500 beef cows and I think that is way too much, lol.

[@johndoyle8631]

Part ASAP pls , it’s great to see how the big boys do it

[@edmo43]

Thank you for sharing such an interesting topic. 5,100 milking cows is a world of milk. A mega ranch with a lot of daily work and many employees.😲😲

[@engelkep504]

awesome footage! dank U meneer Kielstra!

[@chrisbeyer3527]

What is the turnaround time for each cow between milkings ?

[@sallykolinka1555]

Very clean yard.

[@Krzychu3775]

This milk parlor is amazing😯

[@farmshoffman8475]

Great awesome video Jan

[@uppityupshaw]

Having driven through this part of the state many times, I now know what I'm seeing when I pass by! Very interesting to see how different yet the same the dairies are from each other.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Very interesting video Thank you