Small Family Runs Large Ranch: America's Heartland Series

A young Colorado couple has deliberately chosen what may be the most difficult way of all to make a living and they love it. James Snyder and Carrie Daves are managing 800 head of beef cattle on 600 acres near the La Plata Mountains. Visit tinyurl.com/dcq4vc to watch the entire episode 302.

[@marcussmith3934]

They are such a beautiful couple!!!

[@PeteWoronowski]

Very nice to see this, wish these folks the very best always! Cheers, Pete

[@sonofthegun5178]

Haha. This is a real job and its the best job to have. If every kid could grow up on a farm or ranch just think of how much better the world would be.

[@Lilmissrrt]

I love that you and your wife and children are a team.

[@jamescoyle1528]

Lilmissrrt Hi I love farming I farm in Ireland x

[@Lilmissrrt]

@@jamescoyle1528 nice! Would love to see some pics

[@Organicchickenlady]

There is nothing like working beside your husband and children on a farm!

[@surajjadhav107]

Exactly

[@ny28tx]

WOW! You are living my dream. I envy you, good luck to you!!!

[@sarge6082]

ya, i agree soy,, Josh here, Ohio, US Army vet, ill probably never be blessed enough to have a place like that, but id be willing to come work for you all and work hard for a small 1 acre space for me and my wife to homestead,,, if not, thats ok,, I am thankful for the internet to be able to give me the visions of what our Lord and Savior gave us to enjoy , thanks for sharing James, Carrie

[@tomtubman]

The Best of the BEST CAN'T BEAT IT !!!!!

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

"rather be happy than make money" life is to short for anything else :)

[@ML-ld3px]

Soybean Farmer I agree my dad farms I hope to someday

[@c_turfgrass7773]

Still takes thought and proper planning

[@karlamendoza9330]

i love bein a ranchero

[@tractors44]

That is a real job and I hope that you will make enough money to have a good life.

[@davidfarmer3218]

FARMING!!! the least respected most under paid skilled job in America.

[@mjwander1]

But very necessary and I thank all of the farmers for the food they provide

[@veiwtufulljo]

Ah the simple, Honest life.

[@561candyman]

I hope one that will be me but keep up the good work

[@Joe1755Gaming]

this isn't anything compared to what my new boss does. him and his wife milk 50 cows and have 250 beef cows. they did everthing by themselves for 15 years. definitely a great feet

[@michaelconway1552]

im sure the native americans who the land was stolen from are proud of them

[@kirkjgries3527]

Where do I sign on... (Seriously)

[@nhmooytis7058]

That part of CO is beautiful. In '66 we went to Cortez and Durango. My stepdad had been there before he married my mom and wanted to move there but my mom didn't. I wish he had done it, my mom was a bitch and treated him like crap in his later years.

[@fabiosunspot1112]

I would love to have 500 sheep a 100 yard pond with fish 50 wild boars and about 1000 chicken s if I had the money,it's a little dream of mine...

[@Thegoatt84]

Cattle ranching is a serious business, and most ranchers, upwards of 90% of them live good lives... with 800 heads, you can sell up to 200 or more heifers a year, and believe me you, that will give you a net profit of around $60K to $120K annually. yes its hard work, but it pays well as well...funny how they sound as if they live in poverty.

[@HergenriderCattle]

+Thegoatt84 you are an idiot.

[@Thegoatt84]

That's it? are you not going to explain your judgement?

[@HergenriderCattle]

+Thegoatt84 if you think I'm profiting anywhere near 120k $ from a calf crop I'm going to start ranching and farming however you are.. you obviously don't know how much it cost to feed and maintain cattle.. vet bills, doctoring, feed, diesel, rent, supplements, personal time equipment maintenance and costs. 60k$ is a lot more on the high end realistics.. we may get to live good lives but belive you me, we aren't running around like a bunch of highrollers. when we get lucky and get a new pickup it's so we don't get screwed on taxes when we finally do get a break and make a little money.

[@Thegoatt84]

+Jed Hergenrider I understand you Jed, but do you have 800 or more cattle at your ranch? how many calves do you produce in a year? how big is your land, is there room for improvement?What kind of ranching/farming do you do, are you commercial or subsistence?

[@HergenriderCattle]

+Thegoatt84 I run 220hd and feed 4,000hd. I have family who run 12,000hd of cattle.

[@c_turfgrass7773]

American dream is over 😣

[@redouaneyahiaoui2970]

sheep sheep love farm

[@joedoakes8307]

HE can only own 1\4th. of that ranch , unless he can buy OUT his other 3 siblings !

[@michaelconway1552]

oh were the american indians bought out then?

[@fuzzb4419]

That's not the way it should work, hopefully he doesn't have to work his life away to pay out siblings that went their own way... they don't deserve much of that farm