Birchfield Farming
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Red Devon Bull to Processor - Was He Profitable on 100% Grass? #rotationalgrazing #grassfed
Showing June 9, 2024 loading setup for our horned Red Devon bull, getting him loaded and over to processor. From here we pick back up on June 24, 2024 with the actual numbers on meat yield and profitability. Discussion on goal metrics to meet in the future with our 100% grass-fed herd of Red Devon cattle. Yes, there is profit to be made if done right.
*Please note: This is an extremely simple profit and cost presentation and does not include things like capital costs or labor. Many more costs go into the production of grass-fed beef! These are ballpark figures geared primarily towards those just starting out in order to see real world numbers from an actual animal.
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9 Cattle, 28 Sheep, 140 Chickens on 5 acres | Multi-Species Rotational Grazing and Rest #farming
Просмотров 20 тыс.21 день назад
Join me today as we discuss rest and productivity on our grazing operation, which includes grass-fed Red Devon cattle, St. Croix sheep, and chickens all within a 5 acre rotational grazing system.
Multi-Species Rotational Grazing | “Should I Mow Behind Animals in the Rotation?” #rotationalgrazing
Просмотров 7 тыс.Месяц назад
Join me today as we do a cattle and sheep move, look over the paddocks, and talk about whether or not we should mow behind the animals as they rotate through the paddocks.
Multi-Species Rotational Grazing | Why Keeping Up Now Means Being Short Later #rotationalgrazing
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.Месяц назад
Join me for several of the Red Devon cattle and St. Croix sheep moves we’ve made over the past few days, as I talk pasture grass growth and managing the seasonality of the sigmoid curve.
Reality of Weaning Calves - Do Wean Rings Work? Red Devon Cattle
Просмотров 866Месяц назад
Join me today as I talk about a recent failed calf weaning attempt and how my views on weaning have changed since we started with our Red Devon cattle. *This is OUR experience. Please feel free to disagree and comment, critique is welcome, but know every farm is different with varying circumstances. CONTEXT is key. Link to wean rings: a.co/d/hHoucLe Please see our video published May 22, 2024 f...
Planting Tomatoes This Way Increases Yields and Improves Soil Health
Просмотров 523Месяц назад
Planting Tomatoes This Way Increases Yields and Improves Soil Health
One of Our Bulls Has To Go! Moving St Croix Sheep, Broilers, and Red Devon Cattle Today
Просмотров 889Месяц назад
Talking specifically today about the challenges with running multiple full grown bulls together. Also moving sheep/lambs, broilers, and cattle to new paddocks. Thanks for being here!
$4.2 mil vs $536K - Sheep vs Cattle Profitability on Grass
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Join me today as we talk sheep vs. cattle profitability! St Croix sheep and Red Devon cattle, grass-fed Additional Notes: - A herd of cattle and/or a flock of sheep are assets on the balance sheet and have a market value. I will admit our flock as an asset is not as liquid as stocks or cash but has absolutely outperformed any of our other assets over the past 5 years, trimming our grass and dro...
Do Meat Birds Still Work on a Small Farm? Moving Broilers from Brooder to Pasture Today
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.2 месяца назад
Join me today as we move our week and a half old meat birds from the brooder to fresh pasture. I’ll be going over our brooder set-up and pasture based chicken tractor, while talking about why I’m not interested in scaling this side of the farm up!
Cattle Start the Pasture Rotation, Final Lambing Numbers - St. Croix Sheep, Red Devon Cattle
Просмотров 8802 месяца назад
Join me today as we move cattle to paddock 1 and start the rotation for the season! After the move, we’ll check in on lambs and review the lambing season with numbers.
My #1 Metric for Newborn Lambs & Calves
Просмотров 5892 месяца назад
Join me today as I discuss my one metric I prefer to use on newborn lambs and calves to tell if they are beginning to thrive and gain in those critical first few days. Link: prime-scales.com/ps-700as-700x0-1lb-38x20-vet-scale-animal-scale-small-livestock-scale/
$2K to $1.4 Million With St Croix Sheep on Grass
Просмотров 26 тыс.3 месяца назад
God’s built-in design for multiplication in creation is astounding! We see it in the seed, the egg, and our animals on the farm. Join me today as we discuss one of our most prolific multipliers - the St. Croix sheep! In today’s video, I’m running the numbers starting with an initial, modest investment of 3 ewes and 1 ram. Watch and see what their compounding on grass alone can do! As mentioned,...
Inflationary Pressures, Clearing Ground, and Valuing Hardwood Timber on the Homestead
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
Join me today as we walk the farm, catch up on animals, and discuss woodland ground we’ve been clearing for paddocks and how to value larger stands of timber. OSU Timber Price Report: woodlandstewards.osu.edu/ohio-timber-price-report
3 Things I Like to See Before Beginning Spring Grazing Rotation - Multi-Species Rotational Grazing
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
The grass is greening and Spring is knocking at the door! Is it time to graze yet?? Join me today, as I talk about the three things I’m looking for BEFORE I start the Spring grazing rotation.
Real World Bale Grazing Experiment
Просмотров 9894 месяца назад
Join me today for the results of a several day experiment we did last week on bale grazing.
Maple Syrup Finishing Process With Biochar Production
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Maple Syrup Finishing Process With Biochar Production
Maple Syrup Reverse Osmosis Upgrades and Questions
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Maple Syrup Reverse Osmosis Upgrades and Questions
My Biggest Mistake Raising Grass-fed Beef
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My Biggest Mistake Raising Grass-fed Beef
What Do Silvopasture, St Croix Sheep, and Maple Syrup Have in Common? Lower labor and Inputs
Просмотров 5304 месяца назад
What Do Silvopasture, St Croix Sheep, and Maple Syrup Have in Common? Lower labor and Inputs
Tapping Maple Trees for Syrup on the Farm
Просмотров 4305 месяцев назад
Tapping Maple Trees for Syrup on the Farm
They Can’t Put Any More Lipstick on This Pig
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They Can’t Put Any More Lipstick on This Pig
3 Issues That Stumped Me in January - Small Farm Grass-fed Red Devon Cattle and St. Croix Sheep
Просмотров 9385 месяцев назад
3 Issues That Stumped Me in January - Small Farm Grass-fed Red Devon Cattle and St. Croix Sheep
How We Save 58% on Hay Costs With No Tractor
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How We Save 58% on Hay Costs With No Tractor
3 of My Favorite Things (For Hard Winter Farming)
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3 of My Favorite Things (For Hard Winter Farming)
We’re Not Stopping Until We See It
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We’re Not Stopping Until We See It
Future of Farming is Nutrients Not Yield
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Future of Farming is Nutrients Not Yield
5X+ Increased Biomass, 3X+ Brix Levels in Johnson-Su Compost Extract Cover Crop Trial
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.6 месяцев назад
5X Increased Biomass, 3X Brix Levels in Johnson-Su Compost Extract Cover Crop Trial
This Will Revolutionize Farming
Просмотров 3,9 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This Will Revolutionize Farming
$85,000 Johnson-Su Compost Extract on 1/4 Acre Paddocks
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$85,000 Johnson-Su Compost Extract on 1/4 Acre Paddocks
3 Ways to Build Amazing Soil Without a Tractor
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3 Ways to Build Amazing Soil Without a Tractor

Комментарии

  • @markhoban2696
    @markhoban2696 9 часов назад

    Your cattle look small how do they go at the sale yards compared to hereford and Angus in Aus the markets just push Angus

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 4 часа назад

      Never been to sale yard, never will. Direct to consumer beef and breeding stock sales. Yes, smaller framed cattle are more profitable.

  • @xxKingQuinxx
    @xxKingQuinxx 10 часов назад

    As soon as I heard scripture, I knew I needed to be subscribed. I believe God is calling me to homestead, which is not something I ever thought I’d do, but our Lord has a way of literally and figuratively leading us to green pastures and still waters. I’m so glad I was guided to this channel. God bless you and yours.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 3 часа назад

      Welcome here, friend…and God bless you as well.

  • @Lawiah0
    @Lawiah0 21 час назад

    Anyone not from the Christian Race is from the Tree of good and evil. Yahweh (YHVH) the creator God, who's name was removed 7,500 times from the Bible. ... Praise Yahweh, our creator, our savior, and through the flesh as Christ our kinsman redeemer.

  •  День назад

    Can chicken manure harm my pregnant sheep?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming День назад

      Never had a problem here, but ideally you’d be running chickens behind sheep so there would be some time between contact.

  • @thomasarmstrong5410
    @thomasarmstrong5410 День назад

    This is exactly how I’d like my pastor to give the sermon. Jesus with real world application combined with information

  • @flatsville9343
    @flatsville9343 2 дня назад

    Letting a Johnson-Su freeze will kill the worms...assuming you added them per spec. Red Wiggler death begins at about 40 degrees F. The pile will likely go hydrophobic as well due to freezing or inability to water. You'll get something useable, if you ignore spec & let it freeze which stops the worm biology, don't vent it properly, fail to water it &/or let it go hydrophobic. It will pale in comparison to what you could have had. I've lost two because of weather. Lost electric for 3 days in an ice storm one time. Still used the contents. I was able to get some from a fellow grower who managed his per spec for 1 yr+. The differece was stunning.

  • @MikeM-qy9zz
    @MikeM-qy9zz 2 дня назад

    Keep sharing the good word Brother

  • @user-uz2ht3wo6m
    @user-uz2ht3wo6m 2 дня назад

    Good work. Keep it up sharing with others.

  • @drknockers5716
    @drknockers5716 2 дня назад

    Love your video

  • @drknockers5716
    @drknockers5716 3 дня назад

    Thank you brother in the Lord I enjoy your video

  • @rpglennj
    @rpglennj 4 дня назад

    Nicely done! Great to see this harvest on this level of detail. And that is classic Sam there at the end 😉!

  • @thomasl2974
    @thomasl2974 4 дня назад

    I love the way your lovely wife was into making a RUclips video out of this. Over here it is much more common to fill the freezer with a quarter of a moose.

  • @souvicbiswas7685
    @souvicbiswas7685 4 дня назад

    In Bangladesh 🇧🇩 1lbs meat cost 2.5💰

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 4 дня назад

      Interesting, what’s the common beef breed over there?

  • @shayed9930
    @shayed9930 4 дня назад

    Very similar verses in the Quran.

    • @greenlyfe7157
      @greenlyfe7157 3 дня назад

      Absolute! Just imagine if all religion integrate God/Allah principles into their farming practices.

  • @StephenG222
    @StephenG222 5 дней назад

    Great stuff as always. Your confidence in our savior is aspirational. Would be interested in the video about what you saw that would not make him good for breeding stock. Also, I keep looking at my 2 fenced pastures wondering why I don't have animals in them...

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      …we need to get you stocked up there!🐄🐑🥩

  • @whitneyfraker5833
    @whitneyfraker5833 5 дней назад

    What kind of grasses makes up your pasture? Looking to start rotational grazing in the Spring and looking for recommendations! Thank you!

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      Mostly fescue, some orchard grass, white and red clover, lots of chicory, some dandelion and burdock where there’s compaction. My recommendation is to let whatever is in your seed bank come up naturally and mow or graze it…it’ll only get better!

  • @KPVFarmer
    @KPVFarmer 5 дней назад

    Looks delicious and nutritious!!!

  • @matthewcarroll3193
    @matthewcarroll3193 5 дней назад

    You could probably just use that well to help water the fields. If youre dead set on using it to water livestock, the root system for the plants are not going to reach the 100' below the ground to filter anything. You would need to build a surface pond, and pump into the surface pond from the well, then stock the pond with plenty of nitrogen eating plans to filter it out for you.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      Just a shallow 12’ well under the windmill. Replacement rate is decent tho…Yes, we absolutely use it to water compost, garden, etc.

  • @tannerlong1067
    @tannerlong1067 5 дней назад

    So all you need to do to sell the beef by the pound is a usda inspection? Or do you also need a permit?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      So I was comparing selling quarters and halves vs selling by the lb. It’s illegal to have a beef processed without USDA inspection and sell by the lb. Beyond that, permits and such all depends on state and local regs.

    • @tannerlong1067
      @tannerlong1067 5 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming thank you for responding. We run angus and just take to sell barn or process for ourselves. I was thinking about legally selling grass fed. Too many people say they can’t make any money on farming cattle now a days but they keep doing it the same way their grandfathers did. I was thinking about trying a different route and selling grass fed beef. Nobody can really help me around where I live because they’ve never done it. We’ve never done grass finished either but I want to start.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      @@tannerlong1067 I think that’s awesome and admirable of you to push thru and try something different (and better IMO). Cross your t’s and dot your i’s with a call to local health dept. I know many times they want to check freezer temps on the bigger operators. I do definitively know tho that if your processor is not USDA certified you cannot sell by the pound. Best wishes to ya!🤠

    • @tannerlong1067
      @tannerlong1067 5 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming yeah my current one definitely is not. I’m doing my research and trying to find one semi close to me that is. Your videos are a lot of help. Thank you for the response and God bless.

  • @RodneyLinzay-lf7ls
    @RodneyLinzay-lf7ls 6 дней назад

    This is the first time I’ve ever watched your channel, but I will be watching y’all from now on. I appreciated your message about the goodness of God! He is absolutely always good! God bless your family big, big!!

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 5 дней назад

      Thank you for this encouragement. God bless you as well, friend!🤠🌱

  • @Marcus-hw5il
    @Marcus-hw5il 6 дней назад

    no better feeling than a freezer full of beef

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 6 дней назад

      …bout like a barn full of hay and firewood heading into winter!🤠👍

  • @itinertantparishioner8092
    @itinertantparishioner8092 6 дней назад

    We enjoyed your story about the trailer and the power of prayer. Also liked your loading method. I can remember having had to handle bulls at Sam’s age and size. There certainly were some heart stopping experiences. He did a great job of safely getting the gates closed. Most of all, we enjoyed seeing you and your family sitting at table to enjoy your own quality grass fed Devon beef. May God Bless and Keep You and Yours

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 6 дней назад

      God bless you as well, friend. Indeed, that’s what it all comes back to - that shared meal of life with family and friends.❤

  • @tireddad6541
    @tireddad6541 6 дней назад

    Why no steaks?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 6 дней назад

      Processor says the older bulls are leaner and can make the steak tough. This was our first bull to process, so maybe somebody else can chime in with more info.

  • @williambryan2804
    @williambryan2804 6 дней назад

    Cow patties, Ivermectin, and dung beetles?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 6 дней назад

      Yes to cow pies and dung beetles, but you won’t find dewormer here

    • @williambryan2804
      @williambryan2804 6 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming This may be the reason why the neighboring farms have cow patties that are still there 2 years later. We don't use dewormers either and within 24 hours our cow patties are broken down by the dung beetles. Bryan's Healthy Harvest near Seguin, TX

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 6 дней назад

      @@williambryan2804That’s awesome!🤠

  • @Jensen1198
    @Jensen1198 7 дней назад

    God bless, what a great story

  • @user-kv2pt4lu9y
    @user-kv2pt4lu9y 7 дней назад

    Our cattle hauler recommended that we ship a heifer or cow with a bull. We had Holstein or Angus bulls.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 7 дней назад

      That’s interesting to know

    • @user-kv2pt4lu9y
      @user-kv2pt4lu9y 7 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming only kept one at a time, if any, as a cleanup bull for dairy heifers that we did not see heats on to ai.

    • @user-kv2pt4lu9y
      @user-kv2pt4lu9y 7 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming only kept one at a time, if any, as a cleanup bull for dairy heifers that we did not see heats on to ai.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 7 дней назад

      @@user-kv2pt4lu9yIn your operation, how many females would one bull successfully service in a single season?

    • @user-kv2pt4lu9y
      @user-kv2pt4lu9y 7 дней назад

      @@birchfieldfarming we used (Holstein) ai for first 3 or 4 services, then moved to pen with the cleanup bull. We bred year round to have an average of 2 calves born every day. He might have serviced 25 to 50 heifers a year. After we switched to tail painting for heat detection, we got rid of the cleanup bull and any heifer that did not breed in 3 or 4 services. Now with 80 mostly Angus females, they used a sexed ai straw once and then they were put with the 2 Angus bulls after 10 to 14 days. My brother mentioned about 50% took with ai, so about 20 per young bull. Bulls were picked from about 170 bulls, 168 were castrated.

  • @guyhickson7332
    @guyhickson7332 7 дней назад

    Thank you for sharing your story about prayer and how amazing it can be when things seem so bad and then things just work out. Thanks also for sharing your experience with processing your beef. I would be curious how the processing of sheep compares.

  • @dnawormcastings
    @dnawormcastings 7 дней назад

    Great video 🇳🇿🙏🏼

  • @kuliatv
    @kuliatv 7 дней назад

    What was the acquisition cost of bull?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 7 дней назад

      He came with a cow we also bought, was about 3 to 4 months old and nursing on her at the time. I should look back and see what we paid! Great question!

  • @godricfamilyfarm
    @godricfamilyfarm 7 дней назад

    Great video, cheers, im enjoying some grass fed burger tonight with the family as well. God bless

  • @benburns5995
    @benburns5995 7 дней назад

    Hi Jason, interesting video about processing Mr. Big for meat. You mentioned that it would be better to not keep him so long because of cost and meat quality reduction but doing that he would be at a lot less weight than the 1260 pounds. I like the nice packaging job done by the processor and the 1 lb packages of Ground Beef. It makes it nice for resale and even if customers want just a small amount you have the nice and compact 1 lb packages. When that other Bull came around it was interesting watching Mr. Big's eyes when he heard the other Bull Fussing. Did Sam film the cutting of the hay with the Drone? The views you can get from the drone of cutting a field of Hay and seeing the nice rows and the lush Green fresh cutting is really amazing. Was that Alfalfa, it sure looked like it? Nice way to end the video with you all enjoying some fresh Hamburgers with your freshly processed Bull.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 7 дней назад

      Thanks for watching, Ben! Yeah, again I think that ideal weight and time is about 1100 lbs and finishing off in that 28 to 32 month timeframe. Yes, Sam got the drone shots of hayfield and no that field is actually grass hay with some volunteer clover. It’s good stuff!

  • @godricfamilyfarm
    @godricfamilyfarm 7 дней назад

    Did that wall get smacked? Been there ❤

  • @mushethecowboycook9353
    @mushethecowboycook9353 7 дней назад

    I have cut down the paddock size in order to mob graze a little harder

  • @TOliver987
    @TOliver987 8 дней назад

    WOW your local ground chuck is $7/lb, mines $3 and that alone would make store bought $1,821.15 vs 1,879.50 for the cow. That's not counting bogos or other coupons/discounts.

  • @markbradley5290
    @markbradley5290 8 дней назад

    If you’re guaranteed the cattle isn’t being injected with MRNA it doesn’t matter what it costs.

  • @reefingwithcalvin7336
    @reefingwithcalvin7336 8 дней назад

    10:24 Not sure if you have tried fly bags. Just add water to them and it really attracts them. God bless.

  • @michaelmorgan6154
    @michaelmorgan6154 9 дней назад

    Love ya work! Mate keep going with your work, you have shown me some incredible results from what you’ve done on your five acre test plot. It’s fantastic and exciting, I’m past my farming days now. I follow a lot of channels in this space and I’m excited by all of them, but some of the content you’re putting out is very impressive and amazing. Keep it up brother, I’ll be definitely checking it out.😊

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 9 дней назад

      Hey, thanks for following and for the encouragement in our journey. Easy to take credit, but it really is a family/community effort on our place!🤠

  • @KM-sr9cc
    @KM-sr9cc 9 дней назад

    You're missing a few Goats on your pastures to get rid of the weed permanently. 3 or 4 goats will restore the pastures from unwanted weeds. Goats are the best Natural Herbicides.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 9 дней назад

      Used to work at a place that kept goats. Pulled up one morning and they were on top of the barn roof. No time or patience here for that level of drama. My sheep do all I need in that department when we have stock density dialed in.

  • @imad708
    @imad708 10 дней назад

    Thanks for the video, how long do the cattles stay in each part before moving them to another one. And how long the grass needs to grow before next rotation. thanks

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 10 дней назад

      Great questions. Cattle stay for 1 day on each 1/4 acre paddock, but this can vary. Typically grass grows twice as fast in May/June as it does in Aug/Sept, so we have to adjust accordingly. I think one of the best approaches is to figure out how much dry matter forage you have (based on grass height), and figure you need about 3% dry matter forage per animal unit (1000 lbs). Now, don’t take it all or you’ll struggle with regrowth. In hot and dry times, I like to take half leave half. In wetter, better times I’ll be a bit more aggressive. Hope this gives you a starting point!

  • @traceyrogers120
    @traceyrogers120 10 дней назад

    WOW !!! Did I need to hear this. Rest Rest Rest Your channel popped up in my feed. God has a plan. We just need to open our hearts and listen. Are you a pastor?

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 10 дней назад

      Great words, Tracey! Not vocationally a pastor, I’m a shepherd.

  • @gg-gn3re
    @gg-gn3re 10 дней назад

    I've seen systems built like yours. I think a gamechanger is a system that's easier to just shovel out the stuff on the bottom when it's done and keep throwing stuff in on the top. Because of this I just bury pipe with the compost and have air input that way, with it directly on the ground. (not my invention either, large scale does this)

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 10 дней назад

      Leaves are the primary input for a JS system, and we only have them once a year…but I hear ya, and thanks for sharing!🤠

  • @cheyennesheffer2697
    @cheyennesheffer2697 12 дней назад

    Thanks for this video. I was worried about my cows breathing but it looks like yours was breathing about like mine.

  • @womanofwazo
    @womanofwazo 13 дней назад

    😂

  • @womanofwazo
    @womanofwazo 13 дней назад

    New subscriber ❤ May all of us youtubers channel grow😊

  • @womanofwazo
    @womanofwazo 13 дней назад

    Great video 🎉level land is a blessing

  • @RustyBobbins
    @RustyBobbins 13 дней назад

    You have some amazing fellow workers there, that's the right kind of "child labor" lol. I miss being that young.

    • @birchfieldfarming
      @birchfieldfarming 13 дней назад

      Hey, come by anytime, and we’ll put you to work!!🤠

  • @drumhillerfarms6858
    @drumhillerfarms6858 14 дней назад

    Hi from Michigan, running a similar but little larger operation and always trying to give the glory to God! Check us out!

  • @stuarth1776
    @stuarth1776 14 дней назад

    Amen brother