Two Fancy Heifers! - Starting Our Registered Angus Herd

To kickstart our registered herd, Hannah, Lucy and I head to Lacrosse to pick up two heifers from a farmer who is liquidating his herd and retiring!
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How Farms Work by Ryan Kuster is a KZbin channel based in rural Potosi, Wisconsin. Our mission is to teach those who didn't grow up on a farm what the farming life is like. These videos show the Kuster family working together raising cattle and crops. We believe everyone who wants to know more about farming should be able to share the farming experience with us and we look to educate the world on many essential agriculture topics.
How Farms Work takes place on ~1,100 acres with around 75-200 cattle at any given time. Four John Deere tractors are currently used on the farm, which are a 4020, 4640, 7600, and 8235R.
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[@WiedemannPhotography]

Western Wisconsin has the most unique hill farming.

[@ritapribyl177]

I❤really enjoy your videos. Such ❤beautiful scenery where you live

[@farm_boys7768]

You will need scales to gather weight info if you plan on registering angus. Also you could select your best cows and turn them into recips by adding ET to your breeding program.

[@mbusch76]

Congratulations on starting your Registered Angus herd.

[@3TripleR]

Welcome to the registered Angus side of the business! Awesome to see someone just starting into it!

[@davidgay2679]

Good stuff, always enjoy the cattle videos!!

[@slickdoglong3669]

We got little Angus heard in Ohio I found little kitten black and white like yours she was in cattle barn I caught her and she's getting really tame got her in house nice heifers let's go devils lake hiking ❤

[@randywilliams787]

Hey Ryan, Shute looks good. My buddy hauls a lot of cattle with his trailer he got those rubber mats that you use in the barn under the cows. He than cut them down to fit in his trailer and used a grinding wheel to scuff them up so the cows got traction on them. Little easier on them if they fall and still easy to clean out. Just a idea thanks for the video.

[@JenorvinTV]

I was at Washington state USA last month stayed almost 5months there

[@RKHarm24]

Hannah showing off her cutting skills. Hairstyles by Hannah. You will find the Arrow-Quip will be as valuable to your heard growth and development as your choice of Tractors or trucks.

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Those certainly were some chill heifer’s. The Arrow-quip certainly looks to be a great addition to the farm. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@jameslipe4080]

Good start on the Hurd. Calmest heifers I have seen in a while.

[@leerick6510]

Congratulations on the purchase, can't believe how calm they were loading and unloading and working them. Nice looking heifers , best of luck.

[@bigchungus3901]

At first I was like when did you have a kid 😂😂😂😂

[@jeffslaven]

Wow! Those new girls were completely chill. Nice video!

[@fazerainbow5674]

awsome video ryan i live in canada my self ontario area thumbs up and shared

[@patkelly7999]

Mighty stuff Hannah, Lucy and Ryan, two lovely heifers, good luck👌🤞👍🙏😎

[@digger5858]

Nice video Ryan and Hannah,have a safe trip.

[@JenorvinTV]

Drive safe brother

[@nitrodad15]

Adding scales to you shoot in the future would be an invaluable tool for measuring herd health and growth. Also nice to know your sale weights before shipping.

[@rtz549]

About how much do those scales Go for?

[@brittblanton8342]

Great video Ryan and Hannah great to see your little niece. I really enjoyed the road trip that was really pretty country. Wow those heifers were really calm. Looks like the shoot was a great investment for your operation 👍

[@devinpilgrimdairyfarm]

I'm in the northern central wisconsin area in the chippwa County area

[@busterbailey370]

Great to see Hanna lol great video thanks

[@domination1985]

Sonne farms have great bulls for young cows

[@HowFarmsWork]

I had a great conversation with Cole about their herd this weekend when I saw him in Canada.

[@shannonharris]

I remember back in the 80s, grandfather raised registered polled hereford and black Angus.... He had this HUUUUGE trophy case taller and much wider than me.... It took up a whole wall. It was full of trophies from his cattle shows.... Miss those days😢

[@daleley7645]

Those 2 heifers must be the calmest animals, they just stroll out of the chute.

[@OURLivestockExpo7570]

Nice Cattles & Farm

[@meowth900]

I think this channel got lost in my KZbin subs so I subscribed lol glad u still around.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Thanks for finding us again! 🙏🏼

[@meowth900]

@@HowFarmsWork you’re welcome I think Tom Pem shouted u out and I was like “O it’s Ryan yeet”

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, those a two attractive and very quiet heifers thanks for sharing

[@SimonKL11]

It is very nice to have calm cows😉👍 the chute is a big help when you are working cattle👍👍

[@TaurusPrimus]

Welcome to Canada Ryan I hope you like your stay here.

[@tim_gifford]

Must have been serious work with the chute, Hannah wasn’t wearing sandals 😂

[@possleaholsteinspossbrofar8429]

That's the difference between cow that have people around everyday and pasture cattle 😊

[@ryanwaege7251]

Investing in good genetics will definitely pay off. Thanks for the video.

[@davidthorne2129]

Hi from oz Ryan. Load cells on that schute will be brilliant. You can weigh then dose them to true weight. On family farm we had dedicated weigh box before schute and could dose to weight with dosing gun that had quick change dose system. We were saving 10 to 15% one the chemicals used for the mob. Remember that load cells will need to be secured to concrete base and schute must be free standing or will not be accurate. A race able to hold 3 or 4 cows before schute makes loading everything easier as they follow each other till race is full.

[@clinthochrein888]

Run Sylvester! Run!! 😃

[@robertrohler3644]

Healthy looking Angus

[@derekjensen5918]

Beautiful heifers Ryan and I hope your safe when you go to Canada

[@Codyfarms]

Farming the hills in Wisconsin got me one summer, I went backwards in a ford TW15 hauling a load of big square bales I missed a gear going up steep hill

[@MrAlbethke]

Our farm growing up had about 5 acres of level ground on it. Every field and pasture was steep.

[@charleslynch7274]

Congrats Ryan I hope it works out for u

[@chrisgeurtsen7047]

Nice video.

[@timstevens2866]

Dang! Hanna is good at that! No wonder U let her do all the work! LOL

[@ericgeorge7874]

Visit the Canadian Maritimes and Nova Scotia if you have time.

[@huskerboy3471]

Hi

[@CurrentChoices]

Sooo Hannah was the chute that easy ? Nice job!!

[@hannahsmith239]

Oh it’s beautiful!

[@benjaminclingaman7551]

Hey Ryan I think you and Hannah Will it be awesome babysitters For your niece.

[@canvids1]

Great video and congrads on buying that chute, better than you or Hanna getting hurt.

[@timkoelling1825]

You better keep that woman..

[@wolfeislandexcavating5426]

Thanks for the video What did you use to treat the cow with pink eye Maybe I’ll see you in Canada

[@HowFarmsWork]

I gave them a shot of penicillin and a quick spray in the eye

[@billwieland8497]

Kitten!

[@jeffs3392]

Are those Hey Dudes?

[@HowFarmsWork]

There's only a $3K price difference that I noticed in the models I was comparing and the features make it worth it if you're running enough cattle through them. The cattle almost don't mind walking through it compared to other chutes we've used.

[@cthomas1864]

Whats your shirt rfd tv?

[@doclull1989]

Hey Ryan!! Hey Hannah!!! Couple nice looking girls you picked up. I wonder why they didn't make the top bar U-shaped too on the neck clamp?

[@HowFarmsWork]

Hey Doc! My guess is that a U bend wouldn't be as effective at holding them in place. The top bar is more to push them down. Making it similar to the bottom would take away more working space.

[@ninjanana1272]

👍👍❤🐂

[@RangaLovesABeer88]

🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@anthonygraham2956]

What part of Canada, some of use Canadians want to know

[@HowFarmsWork]

Winnipeg!

[@anthonygraham2956]

Nice, I was hoping Calgary lol@@HowFarmsWork

[@waterskiingfool]

Hannah just got herself a new job chute girl. She had that down good.

[@ad1011000]

Ryan’s beautiful wife has a huge rock on her finger!!! Iol I wonder how many bushels that cost 😂

[@CowboyDave07]

Wish ya luck. Tried going Registered myself and it made no noticeable difference on sale day. Maybe Wisconsin is different, but unless you're a known name in the business for 20+ years, nobody seems to care. Ride that KZbin clout and see I guess

[@HowFarmsWork]

Depends how you market them. They're more intended as breeding stock if you pass on their registration. The way I see it, can't hurt to have it and can definitely help.

[@samson1200]

Those heifers had a lot of human contact from the way they behaved. I use to have registered Holstein cattle. A whole lot more paperwork haha, Might you share the names of those heifers?

[@HowFarmsWork]

Sure, the AAA numbers are 1223142 and 1011104!

[@larrysheriff8251]

Hey Ryan and Hannah and little Niece. Nice trip. The cattle shoot works easy and great. A big hand clap and shout to Miss Hannah for help Ryan while he is recovering. You unes are a great team. Take care, Take it easy and TRUST JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Ryan, I don't mean to sound stupid, but I never understood why you would register a beef heard, maybe the brude cows but not the steers, to my way of thinking, you are selling the steers to the packing house for beef, or hamburger meat, I know that is an over simulation of it but I'm not gonna set here and type out a whole lot of words to explain my position. I hope you understand the deeper meaning of my question??? Love your channel and say "Hi" to Hannah.....

[@karlrovey]

You can sell them for more money.

[@brittblanton8342]

And you can sell your heifers and bulls as breeding stock to other producers and they have better genes than the average beef cattle

[@MorganOtt-ne1qj]

Some shows require proof for steers to be shown as Registered or Purebred, if you are in that aspect of cattle.

[@glennschlorf1285]

Angus..... the least tastiest beef breed there is... such a waste... maybe you really should have built you a loafing barn for them to protect em from the elements....

[@davidgay2679]

You've lost your mind!!!!

[@glennschlorf1285]

@@davidgay2679 nope I havent.... Ive had beef from herefords, simetal, dexter, various dairy breeds much better flavorful steaks and burger.... the only reason the industry pushes Angus is becuase of their rapid conversion of feed to weight gain ratio... If I could choose I avoid the tasteless Angus breed

[@davidgay2679]

​@@glennschlorf1285😂😂