A Crop for the Record Books!

[@1striperon]

Cole, you've gotten so good at cinematography and editing that we forget just how much work it takes. Many congratulations and thanks for your videos, they are the best!

[@jasonekeroth2161]

I wonder how much time it takes to put a video together?

[@scottschwertfager9644]

Happy cows!

[@jim6390]

This is way better than tv

[@vickystefanik4901]

Love the videos and especially when the drone goes up into the sky: and the amazing music comes on, and we are treated to farming as well as gorgeous expanses of this country.

[@mustanglady7843]

As I watched you cutting, I realized it looked like ocean waves. I thought about America the Beautiful: O beautiful for spacious skies, and amber waves of grain, For purple mountains majesties, above the fruited planes... So glad you are having a bountiful harvest for your cattle.

[@Johnat709]

The Drone shots while you're cutting the hay are some of your best ever. Enjoying the hell out of this episode.

[@ladyridgerunner7788]

Cole, we LOVE your videos---we always look forward to them! Could I make one suggestion? Maybe you could have lapel mics or some such, for when you and/or Brian (Brain) are inside a side-by-side, truck, or tractor. It's really hard to hear, and when I turn it up, then the scene shifts to outside and the volume blasts us out. Anyway, keep up the good work!! Our best to you, Tiffany, and all the family!

[@maggieyake8054]

The grass stalks waving in the wind is a gorgeous scene. And those drone views are beautiful!

[@francrawford3246]

Brings to mind "America The Beautiful" with (amber) waves of grain. Well, waves of hay. As you said, memorizing to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[@sarahkingston7421]

Blessings upon blessings for you gies this year with the crops.. Lord willing its records all around. 🙏❤️🇨🇦

[@johnsmith-xr6qy]

The feed bucket is to the cows what the drone is to viewers. We love it & can't get enough. Wow! that looks like great hay.

[@brynredmon7869]

Cole after seeing first hand last year how y’all struggled in the hay and grain yield, I prayed and know lots more prayed. I’m happy to see it being Worth it this year. I hope it keeps going. And grain is bumper crop this year. God has blessed y’all. Be thankful for that hay clog no matter how aggravating. It could be like last year. Thank y’all for doing what y’all do. God made a farmer.

[@glennspreeman1634]

Awesome how farmers can bull thru the bad to get to the good😊

[@johnbarnettjr5830]

I would bet that the smell of fresh cut hay and the wind blowing it like waves on the ocean is super relaxing

[@jeanhorne5893]

Cole and Dad Brian thank you for sharing everything.Love the video of you cutting the hay . I just love how the wind was blowing it .Made me think of the waves on the beach.You do such a great job showing everything from all kind of angles.God bless you and your family.

[@susiejett8289]

The video was everything I wanted to see for a long time. Drop dead fields of tall thick grass, Beautiful black shiny Angus laying and standing in the grass, doing just what Pappa wants them to do. These pictures were what God meant the farmers lands to look like.

[@deanna3504]

I love when it's hay season. The smell of fresh cut hay. Keep sending those videos out

[@anthonyhengst2908]

From what I learned about farming out west in the Plains states s fire suppression system like this a must have. It could be helpful to have a unit such as this attached right to the baler or combine. It has to feel like a blessing to have hay like this especially what you had last year. Keeping my fingers crossed for timely rains for the rest of the year.

[@dougcampbell740]

Calving and harvest seasons are great and all but for me it's the haying season, the drone footage is just spectacular. Those cattle looked pretty happy in all that lush green grass. Nice work Cole

[@AbesNbacon]

God has a way of Blessing those who work hard and are persistent. Hope All Are Well and Safe.

[@patriciaemeigh4370]

Praise the Lord for the bounty He has given! Your faithfulness has been rewarded and in turn will reap rewards for those who buy your cattle and beef products. Blessings for many! Love to you, Brian, Jeff and your families.

[@akelkhunter]

Didn’t get to see this one until just before bed. Great relaxing video with the amber waves of grain (well almost) and soothing music with drone shots. Nice. Congrats on super crops.

[@norman7179]

It seems that those rollers should reverse to spit out a clog. Might want to ask your J D dealership about that. Love to watch the grasses blowing in the wind, something about it is relaxing and the sweet smell of cutting adds to the moment. Thanks ! 👍👍😊😊

[@glenwhautere5554]

Hi Cole you and your dad have the " Best" Farming videos With great intro and dialogue.. well worth the time watching. Thus far you look to be heading for a bumper hay season with all the hard work you do you deserve it. Good to see you're enjoying the work of ..

[@vepil]

Man seeing all that tall grass brings joy to my heart. We said a number of prayers for our farmers the last few years and will continue to do so!

[@two-strokesmoke7289]

Safety Sally here, I hope you are shutting down the engine when you are working on the cutter.......my dad got caught in a New Holland sickle bar cutter mounted on a Bi-Directional New Holland. The on /off switch malfunctioned and it came on while he was digging it out, he lived; did not lose any appendages, but beat him up and cut him up, needless to say he was in the house the rest of haying season. Happy haying!!!!

[@michelletauson2867]

I am so happy for you all - congratulations on that great crop! God smiled on your fields!

[@FarmForwardTech]

This crop is truly something special! A true testament to the power of modern farming techniques!

[@DanShike]

Soooo great to see all that grass after watching the last couple years of not much grass.

[@KevinElliott-y2t]

It's nice to see a southern Iowa company being showcased on your channel. Moulton, IA is about 30 miles east of where I was born and raised in southern Iowa.

[@mossfamily2000]

Hell yes. That fire rig is awesome. I built my own with 2 ibc totes and a high pressure pump. Same pump that’s on that rig. Works great! Be a good addition to the farm. I made mine because we are in the middle of nowhere and our neighbor had a barn fire. They called out 4 departments and it took 42 minutes for the first truck to arrive. That way to long. Now I’m not putting out a barn with my rig but it’s 660 galllons of water that can help any fire but mostly grass fires around our rural area

[@Heisstrong]

Cole, your drone segment from 10:00 to 12:00 was excellent and so peaceful to watch, with the waving grass and great music. Loved it. I almost fell asleep! Great editing! 👍

[@jackie9645]

First- praise God for such beautiful crops! Y’all definitely deserve it! Second- Cole thank you for that gorgeous drone footage. It was like looking at an ocean of green! I will continue my prayers for a great summer full of amazing crops 🙏🏻❣️🙏🏻

[@jamesgorsh5752]

Happy Father's Day to Brian and all of the fathers that are putting your familys first. God bless all of you.

[@jamesgorsh5752]

Hey Cole and Brian, I don't how to get a calf named but I have my father, Dennis, that deserves the mention. When I was 11 he saved my mom and I from my second father. Dad became my 3rd and last father. To say that my others 2 were not up to the challenge of being father is an understatement. When he came into my life he was a full time farmer with his dad and ended up working 44 years at Amana Refrigeration. He has and is my rock. Today he is 76 years old and always looking out for everyone else. Of course I have personal motivate. I'd love to show him the video when you name the calf Dennis and share it with him. He's a strong old farmer, there's plenty of time for you to get to his name. Much love and respect. Peace, Love and Cribbage

[@Shawn_the_Protogen]

That portable sprayer is definitely handy, way better then like a 20lb or 30lb fire extinguisher. Plus you can use it to wash your trucks or spray pesticide/herbicide, that's just icing on the cake.

[@southcreekoutfitters]

Been a long time coming, but grateful to see a banner year for the harvest congratulations guys

[@kennondeal6798]

The wind blowing through the field with the self propelled working and the content cows made my heart happy. Cheers to you Sonnes!!

[@Deborah-z3k]

WOW!!! Now that’s a gorgeous crop of hay…….Instead of amber waves of grain….. it’s amber waves of green…..❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@danflynn1259]

I was amazed how the grass after cutting it looks so brown. Next rain and will green up.

[@ljerry8440]

Watching the aerial shots made me realize there is holiness in the work you do. The blessed repetition of chores and seasons.

[@bobmiskimen8203]

I could be lulled into a pleasant rest watching the waving grass land you are cutting and seeing the cows relaxing in such lush pastures. You made my morning!

[@TGSamantha091]

2 immediate "green Flags": 1) Rep is rural FF himself and understands the eqipment and how it can actually relate to the Farmer, 2) When being "attacked by Ellie" he immediately petted her. 😉

[@colemaliszewski6986]

It’s pretty awesome to see a farmer get an amazing crop of hay this year after seeing you struggle the last couple of years with the drought!! Made my day seeing you guys get that good of a hay crop! Great videos and keep up the good work Cole and Brian!!

[@lstone.09]

Awesome video Cole. Wish the grass in my yard looked 1/2 good as your fields. The only grass that grows is crab grass. Hey just a suggestion, on moving bulky and heavy things. Try some magic and snap your fingers. The Millennial Farmer does that and it usually works for him. Once in a while he'll goof and it'll do something strange for him. The least thing it could do for you is dump a bucket of water over your head. That bull that was close up on the cam was fine looking bull. 🚜🚜🚜

[@davidl.miller8168]

God Bless for the outstanding hay crop, you guys deserve it, after suffering through last year. Stay safe and we look forward to the next video.

[@ibkhansen8036]

Cole having to have the fire extinguishing equipment will be sensible to have when in harvest👍

[@codymon100]

The grass looked awesome in the wind good video today the puppy so cute looks like a little cub😊

[@denniskurszewski2707]

The wind in the hay field is Awesome , that drone view would make a great screen saver.

[@baileycaristo1948]

One of the most hypnotizing scene on the channel yet with that beautiful grass rippling in the window with the music as background...excellent

[@chappes53]

Beautiful to see lush fields with the wind blowing the hay!!! Just Beautiful. Glad you have improved production this year. God answers prayer.

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Wow, the drone part of your video today was magical, that hay waving in the winds was just wild looking. So happy for you guys.

[@rspranchinmontana]

Just SO happy to see that you guys are getting such a fabulous beginning to your crop year! The grass you're cutting is simply fabulous. Congrats my sweet friends. 🤠

[@briansonne814]

Hopefully you are also having a good season with grass.

[@rspranchinmontana]

@@briansonne814 Hopefully it will take off better now that we may have had our last snow hit us this past couple of days. As always, we in Ag. always live on "hope and faith" right? ☺

[@THETASTERSTWINS]

The wind blowing on the grass is so beautiful. Reminds me of my childhood.

[@susandowdall4372]

Love watching your videos; especially the drone videos. Cole, keep it up. Love, Susan from Fort Worth, Texas.

[@masescranton9630]

Nice sprayer Cole. After a couple of dryer years I’m glad you folks are enjoying a good hay and alfalfa cut. May it stay moderately warm with good moisture that you guys can get in a good 2nd and 3rd. We are getting our first cut of hay. Been wet and tough to get a few drying days now it’s 95 all week with chance of storms anytime here in Connecticut . However the hay we have taken is a good crop this year also.

[@TheAlabamaWildman]

I am Over the Moon watching that cutter roll thru that field !! Proud of The Whole Gang ! (Video/Drone shots were AWESOME) !

[@galehallock3436]

Noone deserves a bumper crop more than Sonne farms.

[@SonneFarms]

wow thank you!

[@stephensteen9058]

I agree what are theydo song of day or not?

[@fabiankopsel8884]

Not that Sonne Farms doesnt deserve a bumper crop, but what about Mike Mitchell?

[@mmurphy2317]

And to tip that bottle of cooling libation...to their successes!!

[@scottulbrich5376]

they don't anymore than any other farmer in that drought area, c'mon

[@dalegereaux1863]

I think I've been watching too long or I'm becoming a farmer because I could tell that looks like a good crop this season ! 👍

[@jeepssnow9506]

Oh, aren’t those ‘waves of grain’ just beautiful?? !! So happy for a good first cutting! Thanks for sharing your hard work!!

[@BrochachoCamacho]

The ratio of Brian and/or puppies to Cole in this video is sufficient. Well done.

[@Niles616]

The drone footage today was awesome. Thank you!!

[@jimpolk]

I would love driving that big grass mower. That would be awesome

[@christophergoettl265]

Shout out from the Chippewa Valley. Home of the Summer Shandy.

[@storycrashus]

Wow, this is absolutely incredible! Seeing such a massive harvest really puts into perspective the level of dedication and innovation that goes into farming today. The amount of planning, hard work, and technology involved to achieve something like this is just mind-blowing. This isn’t just a crop-it’s a record-breaking achievement that shows what’s possible when you push the limits. Major props to the entire team!!! ♥♥

[@TnTagriculture]

A great place to live, it's wonderful when we know what we are doing, modern machines have been put into production to give us more time to live and enjoy.

[@whareisthelove]

You said it best bud when the wind was lofting through the grass.. 'Hypnotizing" is right, 🤩 Thanks for sharing!

[@tinygaragepowersports0122]

Never seen grass move like that. Absolutely beautiful.

[@robinwhitlatch4497]

So happy to see tall thick grass & alfalfa in your fields this year! What a relief to know there is plenty of hay & pasture this year. Hopefully corn & beans will come in heavy this year too! Looks like the 4 year drought might just finally be over. Yippie!

[@darrenpautzke3795]

Oh absolutely need maybe more than one!! So happy to hear that you’re getting a way better crop this year. Peace

[@jetegtmeier71]

so happy to see Mother Nature is finally cutting you some slack, I hope and pry for you and all the farm channels I'm Subbed to for a continued food year. Thanks for another great video :)

[@annharste8022]

We were watching live Storm chasers in Kansas last night and saw lightning start 3 wheat field fires n the same area😮

[@brucemoore2163]

That disc mower/tractor is the cats meow. That is so sweet.

[@JohnMichael0226]

I'm sure all of viewers have been waiting for this for you. Love to see it! What did Toto say, Brian? Bless the rains down in Mt. Vernon?

[@tonyajohnson6065]

Love the drone shots! So beautiful! I really enjoy your vlogs and have learned so much about the life of a farmer. Please tell your dad that he has great picks for the songs of the day😊🎼

[@eileennacsin4680]

Beautiful footage, beautiful weather and beautiful pups!! Seems like a great day to be a farmer! Enjoy the good days it makes it a bit easier to deal with the challenging ones. Thank you.

[@kenlawhon-vf7bt]

You videos are educational, very relaxing. The farm life, nothing else beats it. Great family Love from Texas

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

That was very relaxing. The wind across the grass took me away for a few minutes. Wonderful!

[@TheMr9fingers]

Well good to see you are getting a nice cutting again Local Dairy guys are already cutting second cut gras for silage

[@SteveNicoson-u1i]

Thanks for another super video Cole. It was interesting and entertaining. Wow wow wow. What a great hay crop you have this year!!!!!! Seeing you and dad cut in the field is just great with as tall and thick your hay crop is!!!!!! Must be a pleasure to run the cutter in fields like that. Assume you can to run slower so as not to plug the machine. Your drone footage was outstanding!!!!! Great to see the cutter going through the hay and the wind blowing the hay as you cut off it. Just amazing!!!!! Good to see Sonny and Allie playing together again. Two real nice dogs. Sonny is so cute. Glad you got your plumbing hole filled back in. Hopefully all is ok now. That beer you got given to you is good Old Wisconsin beer label I believe. Enjoy. The fire suspension system you got delivered to you looks like a real good setup. Of course a good old Iowa company/ha!!!!!! Just giving you a bad time. It really looks like a nice system to do a variety of jobs. The fire protection system is the main one I believe. Sure will keep a machine fire from spreading for sure. Real nice piece of equipment to have at hand. Thanks for showing it to us. About it for next now I guess. Thanks for everything Cole You and dad take care and be safe. The Iowa farm boy. Steve.

[@johnmarsh6865]

Cole, I Love all of the different camera locations that find. I appreciate all that you show involving the running of the farm. A lot of muscle, time & hard work go into running a farm. Fantastic job that all of you are doing. Stay safe!

[@wayner806]

Very nice The grass waving in the wind is beautiful. That last swath being almost full width🎉 Cows laying down in the middle of the day in the drone shot!👌

[@Nancy_S68]

What a lot of beautiful grass!!

[@rodpasichnyk9140]

Awesome to see grass/hay/alfalfa growing like crazy, stock up young man, dry years suck, cheers.

[@JosephPimblett]

Been watching from the UK for about four years. I love seeing what you are doing with the cattle and comparing how we raise our beef cattle on tough Lake District land. Very different as all our feed, other than hill grazing is bought in. Seeing your fantastic mowing shots is very satisfying and relaxing. Keep up the good work on the farm and with the filming. It's much appreciated here.

[@Nobody-zi9rb]

Its a beautiful sight to see wind waving the wheat.

[@angryscottishmechanic848]

just a thought on your leak if you have a hydrant in the barn, they are designed to let the vertical riser drain down when the valve is closed (how they don't freeze). If the O-ring or the valve body (below ground) are worn and leaking past the seat the water will flow out that drain port when the handle is down. Also, if you have something attached to the outlet so pressure can build in the vertical riser, they can leak a lot and be hard to see. An easy test is having the outlet open and handle down if you get any drips the valve in the base of the hydrant is leaking pass and because the handles in the down position the drain port is open causing it to leak underground. They can also leak under ground when the handle is in the up position if it’s a hydrant you leave open all the time. The test for that is pretty easy to just close it and see if the problem goes away,

[@kathyline11]

Cole, the drone shots of the hay waving in the wind was really cool! great job! Brian, no buying hay this year!!

[@robbiebowie6505]

You’ll never run out of things to do. Blessings

[@maryannardan4159]

The cows sure do love those pellets! You both do such an amazing job of showing us how hard it is to be a farmer, lots of work behind the scenes !! Thanks for taking us along on the journey. Be safe and God bless.

[@davidkimmel5153]

I like the multi fire fighting device. Looks very useful machine. 😊

[@SirOpinesALot]

10:43 ...that's a fantastic shot. that awesome that drone can fly in that wind.

[@himtntec]

Nice Cole.... You and Brian and Uncle Jeff make a great team...... Perllets for the Claves

[@dannaumann9758]

What beautiful drone shots Cole! Swather “floating” along in that beautiful sea of green! So good to see!

[@motel581]

Keep videoing keep farmin! You’re livin all our dream & we’re happy to support you keeping going!

[@ronknight3826]

Thanks for letting us tag along that is some great content!

[@bertiethomas960]

WOW what a difference a year makes. Its great to a big crop of grass....maybe no need for ditch baling this year....thanks for sharing your days with us and please keep the videos coming....cheers

[@anniemcwilliams1686]

Fantastic videography. What a beautiful crop. ❤❤

[@danfinley3690]

Wow that video of drone footage is awesome great view the wind on the field is mesmerizing for sure

[@sheilasantiago3715]

So happy for you to see the fields nice and full

[@jennygoodwin8740]

I love the look of the wind blowing through the grass

[@Stukin_The_Pines]

Gotta love closed captioning. I keep it on for the humor that can be found in it. At 9:49, instead of "crop" - it said, "that tells me we got a heck of a crap here." LOL

[@fazerainbow5674]

when cole comes with the tasty pellets cows cant come fast enought lol thumbs up and shared

[@donlochner4858]

That's the thickest, greenest hay field I think I have ever seen! Awesome drone footage. Really adds something to these sonne farms videos. Happy baling!

[@Kelleena1on1]

Beautiful TyJesus for supplying many prayers ty ty ty