How A Milk Parlour Works

[@johndeerejimmy4019]

From a dairy farmer to a dairy farmer ........ great job! All of your videos are great.

[@kenlynch6332]

Modern dairy parlor 101 - Professor Jan. Very impressive, both the equipment & explanation. 🐄 🐄 🐄 🐄 🐄

[@justsomerandomontheinternet]

The mechanics/the working part is so fascinating! To the machinery, to the farmers, to the cows, the person who picks up the milk, etc. is so fascinating, and intriguing. I never lived on a farm, or even ever been to a farm, let alone, inside a milking parlor. But, this video was so interesting, and insightful to watch! Us consumers, that's has never worked on a farm, will never fully understand, how much we take for granted, on how much effect goes on, "behind the scenes" per-say, for us to be able to, just walk into a grocery store, and buy a gallon of milk off the shelves. Wow! So impressive, seriously! Thank you for creating, and sharing this video with us. But, furthermore, thank, you, your family, and everyone else, that provide food, for our consumption!! May God continue to Bless each, and everyone for the hard work, and the dedication, that goes in to complete the final product. Btw, your videography/cinema in every video I've watched of yours so far, is 👌🏽👌🏽👍🏽👌🏽👍🏽 Your production is an art!!

[@ADFmilking]

Another brilliant video Jan. A great insight into the hard work of a dairy farmer and their milking parlour. Thank you for sharing. We're loving the great shots of our Automatic Dipping & Flushing system.

[@nectcruiser]

The more things change the more they stay the same LOL 40 some years ago I did the same job same equipment Co. Delaval in a double 6 herring bone parlar for a 100 cow herd here in NE Conn USA. Other than some new automation it's still the same job This is a great video and brought back some great memories . First glance tells it all, if I dropped my sandwich I would not hesitate to bend over and pick it up and keep eating LOL . Everything sparkles just like it should, I'm glad I found your channel, Pride in your farm shines through young man. You will be seeing more of me LMAO Thanks for a great video

[@waterbug85]

Alf - What do you think is the biggest advancement in dairy farming in the last 40 years? Jan, if you see this question I hope you'll answer it too.

[@nectcruiser]

@@waterbug85 You know that is a hard question to answer cuz dairy farming has come sooooo far - lets start with genetics - when I was milking our cows produced about 70 Lbs twice a day, just looking at their udders these cows are giving a lot more than that, I would guess 100/110 lbs twice a day,it's hard to tell on a pipeline milking system,we milked into 100# jars. Next would be automation in feeding and manure management LOL Just that little feed sweeper thingy reduces feed waste to almost nothing we had to clean out the manger every 4 to 6 weeks. Genetics in the feed that is grown today and I will say that my old boss would not have grown GMO corn to feed our cows. We were the first farm to have a liquid manure tank and truck mounted tankers to spread it on our fields, all the new systems for poop spraying just blow me away LOL

[@waterbug85]

@@nectcruiser Thanks for giving it a go. Besides the cows utter giving more milk, you say feed mixers and manure management. Interesting, thanks for playing. Anybody else?

[@nickk8762]

Really interesting. It's easy to take it for granted what has to happen before I get the milk in my fridge. Fascinating! Thanks for what you farmers do. Appreciate it.

[@michaelgronski3941]

I used to work at a dairy when I was in my teens during the summer. People don't realize how much there is to get a jug of milk on the store shelf. Awesome video!!!

[@robertl.3074]

One of your best videos yet. Very professionally done and I love the effects and the music

[@manapuafication]

This is an excellent tour! Thank you for being so thorough and explaining what goes on in the basement! I'm a food science professor and we used to be able to take tours of a dairy farm. This is the next best thing!!! What a gem of a video.

[@wallaceloan4169]

Great video and your explanation was brilliant. You didn't miss any thing and you walked us through it perfectly. Thank you for this video

[@johnlynn4945]

A very good easy to understand explanation for those who haven’t experienced milking.

[@brandeissports3436]

I really enjoyed the tour. I was raised on a dairy farm in south central Kansas. We milked 30-60 cows twice a day depending on the season or how the crop year was or looked to be. You tank is HUGE! Obviously you need it for your numbers. Very interesting to see such a large dairy program. Thank you for sharing.

[@larrycaughron1321]

Its rally a great thing to all of you young farmers coming up whether you are in dearie, beef, pork, corn, wheat, and other small grains the future looks really bright. God bless you all.

[@oceanmariner]

I had a dairy 35 years ago and milked in a double 8 herringbone. It's amazing how much things changed. I still miss the cows.

[@rachelhamby3851]

AWESOME VIEW into the workings of a parlor! THANKS for taking the TIME to share with us!!! THE MORE YOU KNOW!!!! 🐮🐮🐮

[@steveadams99708]

Wow! That was not only educational, but it was also interesting and fun to watch. Amazing what all goes into sanitizing and keeping everything squeaky clean. Great Video Jan! thank you!

[@timothyshepodd7826]

You make it look easy Jan, well done! Blessings.

[@miketownsend6163]

And I thought you just opened a glass door and took out a gallon of milk at the store. Knew there was much more but had no idea it was this involved. Jan, this was an excellent video. You explained the process in detail. Keep up the good work!!!!!

[@WBOS72]

Amazing explanation Jan! Thank you for taking the time to do this for us.

[@matthewgorman1307]

That ADF unit is the best. Thank you for a very detailed explanation.

[@margaretpickholtz8772]

Very interesting, super clean parlor, the amount of technology is fascinating, makes me understand why the farm is so big, takes a lot of milk to balance the books. What is the average # of productive milking years for the operation’s cows?

[@vonbryanalicaya6374]

Can you make a video on how to do a plant wash after milking?

[@grangranzulaski1084]

That was interesting. Thanks for the tour!

[@danfinley3690]

Wow thanks for the tour such a sweet setup and so knowledgeable of your entire operation so amazing thanks for taking time out of your already busy day

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Jan, you have a really fantastic operation there. This video was very interesting.Thanks for sharing.

[@glyndaj760]

Thank you for taking your time and sharing your knowledge with us!

[@mikemonthei9759]

Great, great video! You are so thorough with the explaining of things. My question is the new mothers and taking her milk off to deliver colostrum to the calves. Does that one panel reroute that one cow's milk when programmed to do so?

[@Yingdragons44]

That was a great tutorial on the milking process, I really enjoyed it.

[@mulk_syrlary]

Wow, thanks for the detail explanation.

[@robynmorris2408]

Excellent, educational video Jan. Thank you for you patience in filming and editing these video. Your efforts are appreciated by so many.

[@bishnudhungana2808]

you are awesome man. I have been watched almost all your video since last 2 months. it seems you are making amateur dairy farmer into professional dairy farmer. keep going..

[@suemay8120]

Good job Jan. So many things to remember. This old Illinois farm girl could never get it all straight. Kudos to you!

[@thr8061]

Great tour(s) and explanations!

[@paulosifar]

Parabéns pelos seus vídeos. Gosto muito de assistir. Tenho vontade de conhecer sua fazenda.

[@BWYinYang]

Great tour guide, learned how milking parlor works. Learned something new.

[@edp9743]

One never knows how hard another man toiles. thanks for your hard work young man!

[@AhmedAli-ib1rr]

I enjoy watching just dairy farming .. :) .. thanks for showing us the farm .. keep making videos about the farm..!

[@ronrawald3245]

Great video, thank you for the explanation.

[@johnboller7621]

Really enjoyed this. Seen bits and pieces before. But this was great!

[@massimocirimbelli3528]

In few days i will stary a new job in milking parlour installation and maintenance. Very excited to start, i saw a lot of video

[@notentered930]

I couldn't count how many on each side ? How many are you milking ? 3 times a day ? You do a very good job at explaining how things work !! Great job !!!!!

[@ronhooks1123]

Somewhat complicated, but very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Peace and love from SW Florida 🤗!!

[@henkjanssen186]

Well done. I think it was quite clear and lots of detail. Thanks

[@KanakaMaoli1]

Thanks for the video it was very educational. Have a great day. Aloha from the Big Island .

[@BoydGilbreath]

Great and thorough work! I see why you didn't know where to start!

[@Bortnoone]

The engineering behind all that is amazing

[@grandmapbj9127]

This is Sooo Cool! You are Soo informative, and laid back! WOW! I knew there was alot to the dairy process, but NOT this much! My question is, how long does it take to "train" the cows to walk down and correctly position themselves in the milking parlor ???

[@edgar_desouza]

Would be nice if there is a second video on the computer system that is attached o the milking parlor and how that system is used in management of the farm.

[@Supernaut2000]

Good Lord, $3.85 for a 2 litre milk is the best bargain of the century! I cannot believe how complex, modern, clean and safe your system is! Thank you!

[@JohnVanRuiten]

Wow! You got some smart darn people came up with that system. A lot smarter than me, that's for sure! Interesting stuff. As usual, great music!!

[@michael7423]

Sixteenth 😂 better late that never. Thanks for the very informative tour Jan, you’re my favorite Dairy professor Jan and the tuition can’t be beat 😂 I love your channel more with every video you make, I know how much extra work you put into this channel and I really appreciate all you do! Stay safe and stay well. I always enjoy your video’s!!!

[@Larry-325]

Jan. Awesome video. Very state of the art. Thanks real interesting! 👍👍

[@lindataylor6835]

holy smokes its a big operation , smaller farms must be running flat out all day long ! i am sure you have have regular visits from inspections from health people . that would be interesting to see the work they would do at your farm .

[@marinusverwey4446]

What happens to the cold water coming into the plate cooler...upon existing, is it used in heating something or expelled into a drain? How often does the parlour get a complete deep cleaning(i.e. walls, overhead stainless steel electronic boards) in a year? Great video...you a good job explaining the milking operation and mechanics.👍

[@johanlondono6111]

Soy de Colombia de la zona lechera en el departamento de Antioquia I see all your videos very good work what kind of milking unit do you use?

[@TheCorinium]

That was a fantastic video. It makes me want to go back to farming

[@joelee662]

A GREAT JOB ON EXPLAINING EVERYTHING ABOUT MILKING I FOUND IT PRETTY INTERESTED THANK YOU FOR SHARING 👍🇺🇸

[@toddshimko1814]

Jan - Great video!! Totally freaking awesome!!!! Really amazing!!! 🙂😁

[@MegaGreenbike]

I never knew how much work and equipment goes into a milk farm. Quite breath taking. So next time you purchase a gallon of milk don’t complain about the cost!

[@billsexton4811]

You guys have a beautiful farm , very efficient !

[@muratturan5347]

Hi Jan, impressive performance. I would be glad if you can share more details about pumping system which washes out the manure from waiting area.

[@rickkoshak4919]

Great tour.

[@maxivr2072]

Very nice video and definitely educational but I still have a question. How do you manage fresh heifers and nervous cows in this parlour?

[@robsterenborg]

Thank you ! Well done. Very well structured and good explanation

[@Bortnoone]

That's incredible and you did a great job of explaining it all

[@stancardiff5684]

Great video, technology has certainly improved Milking practices over the years. Do you have a minimum threshold for milk output?

[@richardsurtees5309]

That was a grate video thank you for showing us your setup. Very impressed. Regards Richard

[@jjcactusandsucculents-open2156]

That was cool to see how the shoulder gates worked. When the water came out to wash the down the deck first though was surfs up where's my buggy boogie board! Thank you for sharing! Stay safe and healthy :-)

[@pandaknullen1268]

Great video! i realy understand it now

[@ronfetterly8052]

Way over my head but very interesting and informative. When I grew up on the farm we had 6 or 8 milk cows and we milked them all by hand. Guess what my chores were before and after school. LOL

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Very informative video, i like your farm.

[@kingwong8290]

How do you treat the recycle water for those manure What's the process like?

[@MohYYC]

How much did the ENTIRE milk parlour set up cost? what's the maintenance cost?

[@coltonkittelson5414]

Probably a lot

[@jasonncoxx5837]

@@coltonkittelson5414 Lol!

[@bishnudhungana2808]

this may depend on places where parlor is built.

[@susans9617]

Mohammad, Cost enough to NEVER again complain about what you pay for milk in grocery stores! LOL.

[@FoodwaysDistribution]

199 Dutch guilders and 25 cents including shipping

[@pennybaxter7009]

Great video. Excellent on showing and explaining it! I subscribed because of it.

[@sallystephens7404]

Wonderful explanation. Thank you

[@kevincurry1561]

Great video!! Would love to see what happens when the milk truck comes to pick it up, and what they do with it before we get it at the store...

[@jdj3042]

What does the orange flashing light represent on the ceiling

[@chrisingle5839]

Funny how I can look at a milking parlor and remember exactly how it smelled, all these years later..

[@george7672]

Chris Ingle guessing it smells like ass. 😂😂

[@internetexpert8153]

I mean cow shit is usually pretty easy to distinguish

[@icebabysnocain]

That was interesting, so much automation I wasn't aware of. You have the prettiest ears on Utube. I hope you are proud of them. The p and p catcher is a great idea. How do you clean up the accidents? Your barn is so clean I can't imagine any of the girls daring to slip up. Good video. Peace.

[@juliobernal5104]

I am impressed. We are going to be starting up a goat dairy in Rye. I have a questions out the vacuum. Is the vacuum at the same pressure throughout the vacuum system?

[@huanchuacres8163]

Good day from Melbourne Australia! Another informative video! 👍🙃 Thumbs up!

[@joeycornchopper8152]

Great video Jan, how many cows per hour can you milk.

[@kellwood1404]

Do you hand milk if one of quarters isn’t automatically milked? Thanks. Great angles. Do you have any fav milking cows?

[@wild_free_homestead]

Your cows are so pretty!

[@MrJujubean]

amazing!! thanks for sharing that with us.

[@ldtenenoff]

always enjoy ur vids but didnt care for music on this one. great info thanks for ur time.peace any idea how many gallons of water ur dairy uses a day?

[@rogerpence1117]

Awesome video Ian, i like the set-up !

[@thenextgenfarmer3670]

Where I used to help milk they had so many cows that they had milking stations and the milked 20 hrs a day

[@thenextgenfarmer3670]

Jan did you like me comment

[@Its_Me0000]

Very interesting and informative. How often do you power wash the stainless steel in the milking parlor?

[@geraldmckillip5594]

Very educational video ..... 👍👍👍

[@unleashedkiwi]

Tell us about your production for the year, how the farm gets paid by the factory? We base ours on milk solids for the year here in New Zealand

[@joha7484]

very well narrated Jan !!!

[@fortune110]

de laval are the best !! i have a simpler system for sheep but still its the best

[@francoisbe7563]

Hi. great video explain well. is it not too dry in your area at the moment? we in Switzerland are close to 33 degrees. greetings. Francois.

[@condod414]

Great information, thank you for sharing.

[@scottg444]

Great video Jan !

[@johnmulcair7513]

Is there check valves in place so that you don’t get iodine in the milk?

[@meghanplamondon8639]

Very well done video!

[@johnlynn4945]

How often do you wash the milking pit down. After each milking?

[@corbinnikolay8792]

Can you push one cow back at a time or does it need to be all of the shoulder plates