Andy, as a fellow dairyman from Michigan, I don't know how you have time to film, edit, and upload videos to share with us. I appreciate you taking the time to share your operation and what the day to day is like on your farm.
Nice looking youngstock. And nice to see relaxed, relatively tame heifers... a sign of well-raised, well cared for animals IMHO. Top notch operators at this farm... both in the field and the barn.
@@davie2606 On the other hand, tie stall/stanchioned adult cows often spend, depending on the season, many hours of their day in their stall unable to move freely. Neither is ideal, but if i was a cow, I'd pick the free stall.
Andy, Thanks for taking time away from family to give us updates on the big project. Looking forward to seeing it come to fruition and the ladies going round and round.
They love the food dude!!!! It's like it's him that guy that brings all that tasty goodness every morning. Your a Rockstar in the dairy cow community!!!
Who thinks we should have a next generation “Farming Fixing, and Fabricating channel” too? Andy’s kids have there own joint dedicated channel for their adventures to on the farm 😊😊😊
Hey Andy, thanks for another great tour and narration of your project, really impressive. It would be really interesting if you did a video walking around your calf hutch area, talking about how you deal with calves, water, freezing in winter, etc... I don't think I've ever seen a video where you talked about calves. In any case, thanks again and best wishes.
@MrThisIsMeToo yes I am, that's why I stated that my background was in beef cows. In my part of the country, we don't have dairy operations . I do know what a dairy is for and also know what milk cow is and the different breeds. So fuck off!!!!!!
Our family was in the dairy business for over a hundred years here in south Texas. I shut it down in 2006 because of too many droughts. I was milking 1200 cows then. It seems like the New York dairy farmers are in a good position. I love those rotary parlors. Good move on your part. I had a double 30 parallel. I don’t miss the dairy where I still live. I bought another business a year later that has been a blessing to my family. Good luck.
next to my wife and the Angus cows I'm partial to, the third most beautiful creatures on God's earth are the Hourigan's Holsteins. And judging by the lack of fear from those heifers Andy is kind and gentle to them. the sign of a top-notch farmer.
Holy f about what does this cost? 😢😢thank you for my milk! And sadly ever since I paid attention to prices it hasn’t changed in 25-30 years un real! People need to vote for the republic and maybe we have a chance at survival 😢
Andy earlier indicated he used some fields this fall that normally would have been combined for corn as a cash crop but now used for silage just to be certain he doesn't run out of feed. Some dairy operations are having to buy silage crops off of neighbours just to be certain feed is available because either the herd has expanded or the normal yields are less than previous years. Silage commonly makes up the primary feed ingredient by weight for dairy operations and isn't something that can be easily accessible or affordable in the off season. Poor hay fields and shortage of feed has unfortunately resulted in some cattle farmers having to sell off parts of their herds. Having livestock of whatever type without sufficient affordable feed isn't going to make a successful farming operation.
Things are looking great. What made you guys decide to change the color of barn from the rest of them and will you have an observation area Visitors to watch the rotary work?
Hey Andy , How do you guys Managed everything plus get the build organized and built as well , do you have 1 point person for the build ? or is it alot of phones Lol keep the updates coming !!
Nice progress Andy. Do you guys have a problem with getting the cow's off the carousel? Just wondering Andy do you happen to know any one that farms with white farm equipment such as white tractors?
Do you use generic breeding to minimize the number of bull calves that are born? I can appreciate you aren’t allowed to show aspects of the milking operation however if possible it would be interesting to see a video on the feeding & raising of the calves. The size of your herd certainly requires a whole different work force separate to the crop farming, manure handling & equipment maintenance.
Good morning. This is an impressive project. Will this parlor be adaptable to robot milkers? My personal thoughts are it would be better for a person to move cows through a parlor even if robots did the milking.
The modern carousel setup is amazing. But, I wonder how you can maintain it? Did the company advise how that happens. I would think you would need couple of guys out there doing fixes. Seems like there would be daily leaks, sensors not working, etc.
The old parlour will be decommissioned once the new system is up and running. I don't believe Andy has actually indicated what the old parlour area will be use for.
You can always know the Holsteins will do a meet and greet. They have to smell, lick and rub anything and everything. Angus will stand back and look and study but hardly approach you.
How do you guys breakup or delegate the work between your brother, Dad, yourself. You are the mechanic, do field work and feed. Does everyone do everything?
Not Andy nor and expert but familiar- The pattern would create weak edges and the traffic from cows would flatten such pretty quick. Cutting, like Andy did, is stronger and deeper than a pattern. Plus the cuts can be cut again if required.
Is the building where the parlor is done in black and white because of the parlor? Would you ever show a video of the milking of the cows? Isn't that bicycle seat a little small and uncomfortable for you, it would me.
Due to the high volume of snow fall in their region different viewers have commented that solar isn’t cost effective for the size of this dairy operation. 10th Generation Dairyman added solar panels about a year ago & is converting over to robotic feeding which is going to be interesting to see how the new systems work over time especially in the winter.
@@MrThisIsMeToo Andy certainly has the roof area for a massive solar system. Not certain if the roof lines run in the correct direction. Time will only tell if once this major expansion is complete if a solar system is in the works. I would hate to even guess what their current electricity bill is for all the various barns and shop area. The number of 3 phase feeds they require could most likely power a small town.
@@gavinperry7237 I am no expert in the area, but if you look at some of the super large sunny California cow operations they run methane "recoop" operations to create power and no solar. Such would be more efficient here as it would negate the snowfall you mentioned. If I remember correctly some are self-efficient on power derived from methane and sell excess methane to the grid.
@@MrThisIsMeToo Those larger cow operations in California are an engineering marvel. I believe a similar system for Andy's family operation would not work as they don't have the land area available as well the neighbours are too close to get the appropriate permits passed. My guess would be that when this dairy operation was first built that considerably fewer acreages existed close by and over time parcels of land were converted from agricultural usage to housing plots. Viable farm land is a limited resource and unfortunately land owners can make more money by sub dividing for housing developments than actually growing of crops. Andy's family operation is lucky they have the available acres to spread the manure however they have to now use fields that are becoming further from the home farm. Although the manure is primarily worked into the soil some acreage owners most likely don't like the smell but the farmers were there first thus homeowners have to put up with seasonal spreading of natural fertilizer onto the fields.
Andy, as a fellow dairyman from Michigan, I don't know how you have time to film, edit, and upload videos to share with us. I appreciate you taking the time to share your operation and what the day to day is like on your farm.
I really enjoy seeing a family be able to work together and continue to keep a farming operation going
Nice looking youngstock. And nice to see relaxed, relatively tame heifers... a sign of well-raised, well cared for animals IMHO. Top notch operators at this farm... both in the field and the barn.
Those cattle will never know what a field is
@@davie2606 On the other hand, tie stall/stanchioned adult cows often spend, depending on the season, many hours of their day in their stall unable to move freely. Neither is ideal, but if i was a cow, I'd pick the free stall.
Really enjoy the progress updates! Very interesting. Thank you.
Andy, Thanks for taking time away from family to give us updates on the big project. Looking forward to seeing it come to fruition and the ladies going round and round.
Thanks for the complete tour Andy. A guy never get to see the working end of a carousel. You must be proud of changes made over the years.
Massive ❤🎉😊 thank you for sharing this with us!!!
Wow quite the operation.
Thank you Andy for the tour very impressive and can’t wait to see this machine in operation!
Hi Mr.Hourigan !
Thank you very much for your time and have a good day at the farm ! 🙋♂️
Man that’s a big project!
They love the food dude!!!! It's like it's him that guy that brings all that tasty goodness every morning. Your a Rockstar in the dairy cow community!!!
Looking great Andy. Always enjoy seeing the ladies and chatting with them.
Thanks for all you do! Jim.
Hope to see it go for a spin before long! Great looking, and smart planning!👍👍
Who thinks we should have a next generation “Farming Fixing, and Fabricating channel” too?
Andy’s kids have there own joint dedicated channel for their adventures to on the farm 😊😊😊
Think the girls would do that great.
Increadable expansion, looking very nice.
What a fantastic upgrade for the future of the Dairy Farm.
What a massive buildings and huge milking parlor. Great work Andy and family plus crews
Cant wait to see the finished project. I really liked the interview with the heifers at the end.
Hey Andy, thanks for another great tour and narration of your project, really impressive. It would be really interesting if you did a video walking around your calf hutch area, talking about how you deal with calves, water, freezing in winter, etc... I don't think I've ever seen a video where you talked about calves. In any case, thanks again and best wishes.
I've been around beef cattle my whole life. Been to a few feed lots over the years. But nothing like your operation. Pretty Damm impressive.
You are aware that this is a cow operation not steer and not a feedlot?
@MrThisIsMeToo yes I am, that's why I stated that my background was in beef cows. In my part of the country, we don't have dairy operations . I do know what a dairy is for and also know what milk cow is and the different breeds.
So fuck off!!!!!!
Great tour Andy. Nice to see the impressive expansion.
Plus you sure do peddle that bike fast................ oh wait.
Andy the "Cow Whisperer"!!!
Our family was in the dairy business for over a hundred years here in south Texas. I shut it down in 2006 because of too many droughts. I was milking 1200 cows then. It seems like the New York dairy farmers are in a good position. I love those rotary parlors. Good move on your part. I had a double 30 parallel. I don’t miss the dairy where I still live. I bought another business a year later that has been a blessing to my family. Good luck.
next to my wife and the Angus cows I'm partial to, the third most beautiful creatures on God's earth are the Hourigan's Holsteins. And judging by the lack of fear from those heifers Andy is kind and gentle to them. the sign of a top-notch farmer.
Great video Andy enjoyed seeing the cow's
New parlor project looking good Andy. 👍
MY God that is sure different than when we milked with the old surge milker and used those ten gallon milk cans Lookin Good
The carousel sure is impressive Andy! Thanks for sharing nice seeing the progress🤎🇺🇲👍
Terrific installation and some happy ladies. Awesome.
You sure made a hit with the girls there Andy, with a new home, food service and more.....
Nice. Looking barn going up. Hope things are all on schedule? Thank you for sharing!
Nice looking happy cows
They always say cats are curious. Well they never met a COW!!!!
Great video. Amazing dairy operation.
Pretty darn good looking cattle. Going to have a open house when all done?
Always enjoy the progress updates .
Nice tour Andy. The cattle were funny. They were really interested in you weren't they?
Holy f about what does this cost? 😢😢thank you for my milk! And sadly ever since I paid attention to prices it hasn’t changed in 25-30 years un real! People need to vote for the republic and maybe we have a chance at survival 😢
Cows should be very happy getting to ride on the merry-go-round
That's fine animals you have there Andy
Good looking bunch of girls 🐄🐄
The workforce of all the various sub trades certainly would help the local economy for this vast expansion.
Thanks for the tour
Looking Good Andy!!!
Very interesting project. Thanks for giving us an update.
Nice looking heifers.Excellent farming operation.
the heifer age is always fun . never know whats next , especially when they get loose ; investigate everything and playful
Good looking bunch of ladies 🐄
Looking good Andy. When does the contractor believe it will be finished and your family can starting use the parlor. 😊
Are you sure you are growing enough food for all those cows? There sure going to be a heap of them.
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JIM ❤
Andy earlier indicated he used some fields this fall that normally would have been combined for corn as a cash crop but now used for silage just to be certain he doesn't run out of feed.
Some dairy operations are having to buy silage crops off of neighbours just to be certain feed is available because either the herd has expanded or the normal yields are less than previous years.
Silage commonly makes up the primary feed ingredient by weight for dairy operations and isn't something that can be easily accessible or affordable in the off season.
Poor hay fields and shortage of feed has unfortunately resulted in some cattle farmers having to sell off parts of their herds.
Having livestock of whatever type without sufficient affordable feed isn't going to make a successful farming operation.
Thanks for the update Andy. Is the construction work going much to schedule and when's completion?
Good lookin cows, Andy!👌🤙
Very impressive !!! Good looking cattle !! Who farm is that in background of new building ??? Still in operation ???
Truly remarkable operation
Things are looking great. What made you guys decide to change the color of barn from the rest of them and will you have an observation area Visitors to watch the rotary work?
Hey Andy , How do you guys Managed everything plus get the build organized and built as well , do you have 1 point person for the build ? or is it alot of phones Lol keep the updates coming !!
Nice progress Andy. Do you guys have a problem with getting the cow's off the carousel? Just wondering Andy do you happen to know any one that farms with white farm equipment such as white tractors?
Do you use generic breeding to minimize the number of bull calves that are born? I can appreciate you aren’t allowed to show aspects of the milking operation however if possible it would be interesting to see a video on the feeding & raising of the calves. The size of your herd certainly requires a whole different work force separate to the crop farming, manure handling & equipment maintenance.
Yes we are so curious of all the other aspects of the operation too.
Nice looking group of heifers
Thanks for the update very interesting
Good morning. This is an impressive project. Will this parlor be adaptable to robot milkers? My personal thoughts are it would be better for a person to move cows through a parlor even if robots did the milking.
Do you have group labels in each barn so you don’t get confused, or will you make labels once you rearrange things after the rotary goes live?
Great video Who oversees the milking operation?
The modern carousel setup is amazing. But, I wonder how you can maintain it? Did the company advise how that happens. I would think you would need couple of guys out there doing fixes. Seems like there would be daily leaks, sensors not working, etc.
Hi Andy. With the amount of cows you will have will you put in methane generators in the future.
Happy happy cows🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄🚜🌽
That is going to be really nice when that's all done
those weigh jars can be a little challenging to keep clean.
Dry cows to the left of me, heifers to the right, stuck in the parlor with you.
Gerry Rafferty is that you?
Good one.
I can only assume you are going to want to milk cows once the parlor is done instead of feeding them 😂
Stalls are a little different but everything underneath looks familiar
How do the motors turn the rotary table the cows stand on ?
Going to be a nice setup Andy are y’all still going to use the old parlor or use it for a backup
The old parlour will be decommissioned once the new system is up and running. I don't believe Andy has actually indicated what the old parlour area will be use for.
Can't wait to see when it's finished
Just curious what the wind resistance rating are on those structures
At least with a grease zert you will have a reason to go in there it has to be a exciting feeling to know that you will never own the the place 😢
What do you do with the cavles?
How many family members work in your operation? How many non-family employees do you have?
Very nice Andy
How often is the sand changed for the cow beds?
You can always know the Holsteins will do a meet and greet. They have to smell, lick and rub anything and everything. Angus will stand back and look and study but hardly approach you.
Just wondering why you have heifers and dry cows on different sides?
Boumatic products built in the Netherlands !
❤ riding around with you 🚲
Nice Andy Florida Joe
Very impressive
How do you guys breakup or delegate the work between your brother, Dad, yourself. You are the mechanic, do field work and feed. Does everyone do everything?
You spending a couple of minutes with the heifers was a nice way to end the video.
Good job Andy 👏
Will you need more generators or bigger ones
As the carousel got a automatic greasing mechanism on it?
do any of the cows have names?
When concrete floor is placed, why strike it flat if you can print a pattern on it?
Not Andy nor and expert but familiar- The pattern would create weak edges and the traffic from cows would flatten such pretty quick. Cutting, like Andy did, is stronger and deeper than a pattern. Plus the cuts can be cut again if required.
Are you going to put in any kind of sand separation
Is the building where the parlor is done in black and white because of the parlor? Would you ever show a video of the milking of the cows? Isn't that bicycle seat a little small and uncomfortable for you, it would me.
Andy isn’t allowed to show aspects of the milking operation due to contract restrictions with the milk supplier
@@gavinperry7237 Supplier = buyer / parent company. :)
With hundreds of feet of roofline,ever think about installing solar panels, save some $$ ?
Due to the high volume of snow fall in their region different viewers have commented that solar isn’t cost effective for the size of this dairy operation. 10th Generation Dairyman added solar panels about a year ago & is converting over to robotic feeding which is going to be interesting to see how the new systems work over time especially in the winter.
@@gavinperry7237 Not necessarily true. While there is the snowfall to contend with, the high cost of electricity in NY offsets it.
@@MrThisIsMeToo Andy certainly has the roof area for a massive solar system. Not certain if the roof lines run in the correct direction. Time will only tell if once this major expansion is complete if a solar system is in the works. I would hate to even guess what their current electricity bill is for all the various barns and shop area. The number of 3 phase feeds they require could most likely power a small town.
@@gavinperry7237 I am no expert in the area, but if you look at some of the super large sunny California cow operations they run methane "recoop" operations to create power and no solar. Such would be more efficient here as it would negate the snowfall you mentioned. If I remember correctly some are self-efficient on power derived from methane and sell excess methane to the grid.
@@MrThisIsMeToo Those larger cow operations in California are an engineering marvel.
I believe a similar system for Andy's family operation would not work as they don't have the land area available as well the neighbours are too close to get the appropriate permits passed.
My guess would be that when this dairy operation was first built that considerably fewer acreages existed close by and over time parcels of land were converted from agricultural usage to housing plots.
Viable farm land is a limited resource and unfortunately land owners can make more money by sub dividing for housing developments than actually growing of crops.
Andy's family operation is lucky they have the available acres to spread the manure however they have to now use fields that are becoming further from the home farm. Although the manure is primarily worked into the soil some acreage owners most likely don't like the smell but the farmers were there first thus homeowners have to put up with seasonal spreading of natural fertilizer onto the fields.
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Does anyone know what a concrete grover is called?
Interestinly its called a groveing machine .
It’s called a scrabbler!
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