Milking Cows In The Evening!

Twice a day, everyday the cows get milked on our dairy farm at 5:00 in the morning and 5:00 at night! Before milking the cows get brought off of pasture and into the barn where we use several milker units and an overhead pipeline setup that bring the milk into the milkhouse's holding tank. From there it is pumped through a filter and into the bulk tank where it'll be picked up by the milk man and sent to a cheese plant!
After milking, the cows head out of the barn to the bunk feeder and then out to the pasture for the night!
The cat walking on and rolling on the stanchions in the video is Billy (Billy the Kitty!), and he has a history of climbing during milking: • Billy the Kitty!
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[@oKFarmer]

Great video, man! Very nice looking farm, and clean cows. Great to see you keep your cows' tails long to help them keep away the summer bugs. For viewers who aren't aware, this is basically how all dairy farms were setup and used during the last half of the 20th century. And clearly, some still operate this way today with success. During the last 30 years, farms have become much bigger with many more cattle, which in part necessitated the switch away from stall style dairy barns to free-stall barns used for feeding and bedding with a separate milking parlor that cows cycle through for milking.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks! Yeah this is still how we do it!

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[@mckinnlyhoad4292]

yea my farm is ran and operated the same way

[@chrisbennett8538]

That's a nice looking old dairy barn.

[@paulfearn1371]

Good to see family farms still milking.getting fewer of us in the uk.look forward to watching more

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks for watching! There's getting to be fewer of us small farms here in the US also.

[@charliejordansyoutubechann6857]

I hope you guys are doing ok with this post virus thanks for what you do for our country

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks, everything is going well. It's been a roller-coaster price year, but otherwise it's been good on the farm 🙂

[@andrewsarles3520]

Thanks for taking me back to my youth!

[@HollowedBear]

Wow, very nice! I can see your cows are happy and healthy and very clean. Great to see such a great Wisconsin dairy farm such as your own. Great job with the video, informative and overall well done.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks and thanks for watching! It's what we do!

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

simply amazing. the cows seem to enjoy and look forward to being milked. for me this was a very educational video. thanks for making it.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Soybean Farmer Thanks for watching!

[@FrancisLeclercGuitariste]

Feel so relax out there! It brings back memories. Nice clean barn.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Francis Leclerc Thanks! Yeah even on a stressful day there's something relaxing about milking and being around the animals.

[@TheKristenGibson]

So cute! You have a beautiful farm! I have jerseys, and a couple Herefords! I love Holsteins though....maybe one day :)

[@barryerickson8612]

Nice looking herd, strong toplines, quality udders, a little mud on those legs, we all know Welleys dont work to well on cattle....Also, you have a good looking and neat farm. Thanks for sharing. I miss the rhythmic sound of the of those gentle milk machines.

[@elmcustomharvesting1072]

I wish all cattle would crap before they go in the barn when I was younger I'd have the barn and all clean and ready to go and before I had to milk I had to clean all the crap off the walkway so I didn't have to push the cart through the crap thanks for the video always brings back memories when I was 10 we milked 200 cattle for the neighbor. and that's how I got started in farming

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Haha same here! I wish you could train a cow like a dog!

[@DennysCountryLife]

Great video, and very informative. Very cute barn cat by the way! Ha ha

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Haha yeah you'll see that cat up there just about every night!

[@rogerwilson9361]

Country strong I have enjoyed the milking and calf feeding video wow wish the cows that we had to bring in were so trained. We had to round them up and push toward the barn once they were started not so bad it was getting them headed that way toward the barn. The cow herd was nice looking and the calf she was into that bottle had those ears laid back and her tail was moving back and forth she was enjoying that bottle thanks for the video keep them up.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks! I have to admit though that they went in exceptionally well that night! Sometimes you have to keep going back and forth across the pasture tapping on them!

[@pyroman6000]

We fed ours inside, so it took no urging to get them in- just open the pasture gate- they would all be there waiting! YUM-Supper time!!! They got silage, grain, and second cut hay inside, and first cutting hay outside to fill em up. The other farm just fed hay and grain inside- they got silage out in the barnyard, but they had to come in and get milked first, lol! A little more work, but it gave instant feedback on who was eating and who was not. Also motivated them to want to come in, lol. (well, that and the nice soft, dry oat straw bedding.)

[@sheeplebarn333]

those are some happy well kept animals

[@dairyfarmmidwest1615]

Nice cows I just love milking cows too

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Gorgeous calf. Beautiful cows! Thanks for sharing.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks for watching!

[@BilalBilal-kz2qr]

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[@SuperHigear]

Great video, thanks for sharing it with us. Watching it made me long for my younger days on the farm when life was simpler.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks!

[@charles4940]

This is a great video, unfortunately you don't see to many family own farms still milking cows anymore. It's mostly big corporations milking. I wish we saw more of this!

[@mirrorimagecattleco]

Man my knees and back hurt just from watching. Believe I'll stick to my parallel parlor. Always neat to see different ways to basically do the same job.

[@barryerickson8612]

Butt it's great exercise on the glutius maximus.

[@marchindy]

Great video. My son and I both enjoyed it.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thanks!

[@st4183]

New to your channel. Great video! Educational and informative. I've seen cow scratching post machines in barns but I've never seen oilers.

[@fastsetinthewest]

Thanks for reminders on milking. Let's see deep snow, 10 degrees below zero, frozen water tanks, and drinking milk from the tank. Back in the 60s in Michigan, we would go to the dairy processing plant and get all the free whey we needed. We Fed the whey to our large herd of pigs. Wow did those pigs squirt and grow. I got drafted, sent to the Republic of Vietnam, blown up, spent time in a hospital, got a Ph.D. and never went back to the farm. Regards...

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Yeah the snow, the cold, and -10 below zero can take a lot out of it!

[@cowboykody6775]

+Farm Grown, Country Strong -10? thats a heat wave in South Dakota lol

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Great looking herd. I sold out my herd in '87. Sad day.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

I can imagine it was sad saying goodbye to them all, especially if they were your 'pets'.

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

@@farmgrowncountrystrong It was the end of an era, that was for sure.

[@fastsetinthewest]

I had to come back and watch this fantastic video. You have a tremendous farm. Beautiful cows. A lot of hard work. I'm thinking of you during this time and wishing you the very best. Just wondering how long your way of life can sustain itself? God bless.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Thank you! I think the next couple of years will decide a lot about the future of the dairy industry and what lays ahead.

[@dennislang4375]

Dude, it's a receiving jar, it receives the milk b4 pumping it into the bulk tank!

[@40ricflair]

Do you use a lot of Canadian sires in your herd?? Great frames and really nice udders. I been out of it for about 12 years now but I know you must use high type bulls in your breeding program. Loved watching this. Back in the 90's I was still milking a few daughters of Romandale Reflection Marquis. They were as big as a house but their contribution to the tank was very little.

[@blisterybrush86yomomma22]

Looks just like the stanchion I work at

[@analondonvlog3268]

Hardwork

[@TheWoodCraftsman]

Nice video.We had 60 cows towards the end in a 46 stall barn (switching out 14). We started evening chores at 4pm. Preparing the milk house, feeding the young heifers grain, feeding the dry cows and old heifers haylage in the bunk feeder, feeding haylage and ground feed to the cows in the barn, feeding the bottle calves, start milking at 5pm, done milking by 6:30-6:45, out of the barn / milk house by 7pm or so. How many cows are you milking, and does your family help you and your dad with the evening milking and chores? Take care. Scott

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Right now we're milking 35 cows, and it's pretty much three of us that milk--primarily dad and myself and sometimes my sister.

[@MrDonfrans]

Farm Grown, Country Strong very nice herd of Holsteins some good cows there,

[@brianfitzsimmonds807]

Nice group of cows and you are very thorough with your milking process didn't Like milking unless I had to but on a family farm everyone takes a turn

[@RJ1999x]

You need to find a better looking milk maid! lol😁

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

I'll have to tell him you said that!

[@randymaylowski2485]

Nice looking animals, and at 16:22 I think she's saying get the f* off me. Sorry but oh man that's funny! lmao.😅

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Haha yeah she was always a pretty tame one so we thought we'd try that once and she didn't mind too much! Lol

[@Northeastohio]

I don't know where to start. lol. so u might want to do a video to answer my questions. can they b milkd earlier than 5 am/pm, I bet the milk can't be consumed raw,. how so the cows know when it's time for milking? I'm surprised the dairy cows don't push n shove like beef cattle,. do you have to deal with milk inspectors? how long does it take to milk 1 cow.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Cows can really be milked at any time a day (and a few dairy farmers I know even milk 3 times a day, every 8 hours), but every 12 hours and at 5:00AM/PM is a schedule that works good for us. Raw milk can be consumed, but it has a very short shelf life compared to pasteurized milk and has a few risks. I do drink some of ours. I think for the most part our cows are pretty tame, but sometimes they really get into it with each other like if they get a new bale of hay or something spooked them. We do have several inspectors. We have a state inspector who comes yearly and checks over everything and then a federal inspector who does the same, though every few years. Milking a cow usually only takes several minutes. Some cows that give more take longer also. I'll have to make a video though!

[@jackybruckers]

That is strange , i use the iodine after milking . And a foam( vinegarperoxide , if i am right) as pre-dip. That foam works realy well.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

That's interesting. Is that the pre-dip that dyes also?

[@jackybruckers]

Farm Grown, Country Strong No. It is colorless.

[@chrisbennett1701]

That a nice old barn I can see a delaval rail unit auto take offs would be good for that barn u may wanna check that idea out.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

In the time since this video was made, we actually did get Delaval takeoffs!

[@irandomguy7107]

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[@karlbrohammer9105]

Nice looking dairy cows. ? milk for cheese, not whole milk market in your area of WI.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Yeah it's a lot of cheese! There's a couple of smaller whole milk plants around, but most of the the milk goes into cheese.

[@chrisbennett8538]

Do u have trouble with first time heifers kicking?

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

It's not bad for the most part. We have a pretty tame herd for the most part, so after the first couple of weeks they're pretty good. 👍 Once in a while we'll get a complete basket case lol

[@chrisbennett8538]

@@farmgrowncountrystrong we usually raised tail over back or a kicker thing usually took care of problem til no longer needed

[@jaaak]

Piękna farma

[@maheshpal338]

Where do you sell milk. And what is price per liter

[@DLKHAY]

I sure do miss the rhythm of the milkers pulsating, your video is an excellent representation of a typical milking in a tie stall. great job.

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Yeah even after a long day, there's something calming about milking and being with the cows!

[@finnbrennan1676]

Are the cows registered

[@workincanadapakistani9935]

🐄🐄🐄 NICE

[@tweek857]

Still making videos ?

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Yep! It's been awhile since I put anything out though.

[@dairyfarmer9307]

Where are your dry cows stay at?

[@randwfishing7634]

How many hours are on the 5085m, also how reliable is it

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

The JD 5085M has 330 hrs about so far and has been trouble free. Definitely a tractor I've been liking on the farm!

[@user-kr4ry5hn7l]

The price of the calf is 3 months

[@andrewpeterson5977]

I can remember having to help the neighbors milk about 60 cows until we sold them 1 or 2 years ago and I miss having to help milk now.Do you guys have the occasional one that tries to be smart by going in the wrong spot every time they get put into the barn?

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

Oh yeah, that one comes along! And then you have to back them out and try again!

[@monicabitch6519]

HOW COME THEY HAVE MILK AN THEY GOT NO BABYS ??????

[@chloeshann8142]

After babies are weaned, if you keep milking they will continue to produce

[@josemarialopezdiaz2181]

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[@jacobmooney3478]

My aunt Bridget’s barn is never clean

[@TheKristenGibson]

Is she a dairy farmer?

[@jessieblanton9875]

Milk cows 5 years

[@markdungey2668]

Ha dude how come you not wearing gloves

[@valareeroylance4062]

6

[@ronniemctaggart8722]

My back iwas hurting when I seen the flat floor just joking I started at 13 yrs old ( big boy for my age) milking 90 head in a flat 6 and at the age of 18 my uncle built a herringbone parlor and I never got comfortable in it like I did the flat barn where I had grown accustom to being level with the cows and learning how to not get kicked ( milk by yourself lol) love the way you don't rush the cows calm cows are easier to manage in the barn and give more milk

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

I do honestly like milking in a flat barn like this, same reasons you mentioned.

[@ronniemctaggart8722]

@@farmgrowncountrystrong if a person will just watch a cow she will show you what side she is comfortable being milked on cow are funny animals when they start coming in the barn they have a certain stall they get into and if you glance down at their legs they will always set the leg back on the side they are comfortable being on I've been kicked across the barn but it was because the cows were accustom to me and if somebody came in talking to loud or banging on anything they got uneasy

[@farmgrowncountrystrong]

They definitely have a side! It's funny how if they're on the wrong side they'll even just be uneasy or crowd the animal next to it in the stall.

[@thepikapalate9697]

Do manual milking

[@andrechartrand4274]

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