Dad and I answer some of your questions. Thanks for watching.
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@bildahome4 жыл бұрын
Dang, that was super cool to see you and you’re dad talking about the farm. RESPECT !
@WelkerFarms4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 200k!! You guys earned it, keep showing the world why dairy farmers are the hardest working out of anyone!
@calebmanuel174 жыл бұрын
Welker Farms Inc welker
@Matthew-oo2nk4 жыл бұрын
The boys eh!
@maddinnhocker56764 жыл бұрын
Welker farms ink
@wayneTX4 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are my dad was a dairy Farmer before the owner turned it in to a cow raising farm
@Marshall_Weber3 жыл бұрын
💯
@BillAndersonNS4 жыл бұрын
Your dad's answer to the question what would you do to upgrade the farm if it didn't cost you anything, says a lot about your dad's work ethic: "Could use another tractor to haul manure......but ours is working fine!" So even if money is not an issue he can't force himself to think about upgrading the tractor because the current one is working fine. Waste not. Want not.
@Lando_P14 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about expanding the business and buying some chocolate milk cows?
@neillouise75334 жыл бұрын
Big money is in milkshakes. Though it makes the cows dizzy.
@cowboyupnow634 жыл бұрын
Chocolate milk cows,thats a good one.
@julieneises88514 жыл бұрын
Chocolate milk cows....lol
@rommelsaint88694 жыл бұрын
Yeah Black Cows Matter
@NorthernIndianaRails3 жыл бұрын
Haha good one
@kellyrobinson31364 жыл бұрын
Dennis, It's a great honor and privilege to finally meet you. Thank you for helping Eric answer some of our questions. May you and your family be blessed w/ less stressful times, good health, safety. Your a good man that has raised and supported a great family. Be proud of yourself. Job well done. Eric, What can be said that hasn't already been said a million times over. You've got a big set of shoes to fill and your doing a wonderful job doing it. Taking older traditions in farming and advancing them forward is not as easy as it sounds, but your doing it. Alot of us older folks have alot of respect for you. May you, Emily, and your lil girl be blessed w/ many great things, good health, and safety as well. Long live the cattle industry.
@saskdutchkid4 жыл бұрын
Awesome to get to know you and your Dad better! You were 100% the biggest inspiration to me for starting youtube, thank you man! Hope you guys have a great year of farming and in years to come! See ya in the next video!
@emilyboller75884 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 200K! I love that you were quick to add "outside the home" to your statement about your wife not working much right now. Love how you aren't afraid to share your faith.
@calebmanuel174 жыл бұрын
Emily Boller your Eric wife
@emilyboller75884 жыл бұрын
Nope, just the same first name. :-)
@discoveryman594 жыл бұрын
Your dad seems to be the salt of the earth type of guy I can see where you get your work ethic and common sense from. Hi to mom and the rest of the family, you guys are VERY MUCH appreciated.
@shegotthedonk4 жыл бұрын
It’s so cool to see people on social media/KZfaq who are not afraid of expressing their faith !
@BlazeDuskdreamer4 жыл бұрын
I'm atheist and agree. The way they do it matters. Just a quiet as part of who they are, not trying to jam it down anyone's throat. I find Christans - as opposed to hypocrites - are respectful and nonjudgmental. I think that's when we nonbelievers get defensive. When instead of just naturally mentioning it as Eric and his father do as part of their life and who they are, they preach at and/or judge those who don't believe the same. This is America. We are all free to believe or not and both should be respected. Honestly, many nonbelievers are just as bad and get up in arms as soon as someone mentions their faith and that's just as hypocritical. Can always tell the believers from the hypocrites though. Believers are content to let God be the judge. They trust him to.
@munenex4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Most will turn their backs on faith when inconvenient.
@albertafarmer86383 жыл бұрын
@@BlazeDuskdreamer Yes and we'll pray for you to get saved before it's too late. Blessings from Canada, Gordon and wifey.
@8ftbed3 жыл бұрын
Gordon Bricker Saved... 😂 For what? From what?
@jamesrivis6203 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh weeelll, haha, I'll pass on that end of it.
@isaacvisser66764 жыл бұрын
Here's a good question who has the worse farmers tan😂😂
@bobo44donemilking514 жыл бұрын
To be able to work together with your father and get along as well as you do is awesome , you guys show alot of respect for each other
@jasonwhiticker4 жыл бұрын
10th generation dairyman had said that his dad might not be into a q&a but he seemed like he liked it. My dad would've only said, "I don't know."
@ProViper13374 жыл бұрын
I went from playing Farming Simulator 19 all day every day to watching real farmers on here. It really takes over your life huh. Grats on 200k!
@timothymartin28814 жыл бұрын
My dad actually grew up, just down the rd from you guys, when he was 16 he actually worked at the farm across the rd from you guys, where then grain place is now. It’s really cool to recognize the area in your videos. Keep up the great videos
@BlakesTrainsandMore40144 жыл бұрын
Cool dude
@nickloomis31904 жыл бұрын
Wee did it we got him to 200k subs
@uberuberdude1014 жыл бұрын
Farming has got to be one of the most "well rounding" jobs you could have, especially the way you guys do it. Your humility about what you know and what your education is is admirable. A lot people hardly know anything other then what their one simple job is.
@melblack74124 жыл бұрын
Glad to get to hear from your dad a bit. I'm blessed by getting to see other Christians living their lives and doing what the Lord calls them to. Blessings to both of you and your families.
@rodneydavis79584 жыл бұрын
You both are very humble, and give God the glory. God Bless you and your family.
@brianekema79693 жыл бұрын
My dad and I farmed together,but I left, I miss it a lot ,I’m proud of you two
@FarmingFixingFabricating4 жыл бұрын
Good Q&A, good content thanks for the mention.
@samuelgamboa15304 жыл бұрын
I’m only 12 and I work with my granba I started when I was 6.
@jonnejenjonne28944 жыл бұрын
That’s cool!
@57143bodies4 жыл бұрын
For any Vocational Agriculture instructor in any public school system, this particular production is excellent. All of your You Tube productions are very informative and, at times, entertaining. Thank you both very much.
@brennansnitkey85304 жыл бұрын
Do you ever want to sell merch?
@peterpoertner70424 жыл бұрын
Don't ever forget to hug your dad every day and remind him how much you love him.
@janetnoll85934 жыл бұрын
Love this. Thanks and congratulations on the 200K!
@colesteven11234 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate the videos your family posts. Full time stay home dad(in the city of course, houston) so i watch a lot of yalls videos with my young son. Thank you for taking the time to make wholesome content for us! 👍
@SonneFarms4 жыл бұрын
Congrats guys!!
@derekjensen59184 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting definitely feel like we got to know you on a real personal note. You and your dad are amazing farmers and keep it up thanks again
@Trapper30004 жыл бұрын
Well done guys! Had been looking forward to this Q and A
@belfast4794 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Eric. It was nice hearing from your dad. Congrats on the 200K. Stay safe.
@TonyMontana5254 жыл бұрын
Thank you to you and your Dad to give us your time to answer our questions, we appreciate it!
@garycollier3854 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 200k thanks for the chat with dad very much appreciated
@mitchelljohnson89884 жыл бұрын
This was awesome! Thank you for taking the time to do this! You have a Great Channel!! Been watching since the beginning!! God Bless!
@waynemckenzie59384 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your 200.000 subscribers I been around since you only had about 3000 still enjoying the content keep it up
@evanhoff93214 жыл бұрын
Great job on 200k love the vids
@rusnsc76224 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 200k! Really enjoyed this Q&A. Y’all be blessed.
@bruceneece36364 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this, great to see both of you. Congratulations on the big 200
@gregbromley1524 жыл бұрын
Wow. This was really insightful. Thanks so much for sharing this and taking time out. I especially liked hearing about the farms history. I think it's important to remember where we came from.
@simplyk80034 жыл бұрын
Awesome Q/A guys. Really appreciate it.
@kevin866744 жыл бұрын
Erick, that was a great video. I truly enjoyed it.
@thomasdaily43634 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, I loved it. You guys make a great team
@alexdrake99314 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 200K subscribers ! It's always enjoyable to watch a channel that promotes family, faith, and good wholesome vocation. I'm glad to see so many channels are starting to highlight what our industry is about. It might not be the most glamorous occupation, but I think almost all of us can agree that we would rather do nothing else ( NBA careers aside). Keep up the good work and may the Lord continue to protect and bless your family.
@patatipatata34394 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 200k !! Love the vids ♥️♥️
@neosmith804 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the 200k! Glad to hear from you and your dad, it was cool to hear what all you have going on there and how. :) Cheers
@samrobertson73364 жыл бұрын
God bless you guys! Always love seeing your videos!
@JB-ln3vu4 жыл бұрын
Much respect! May God‘s blessings continue for you, your family and farm.
@steyrman24 жыл бұрын
Well done Eric and your dad great channel one of the best farming/ dairy farming all the way from ireland 🇮🇪
@tapinc24644 жыл бұрын
Love your videos guys! Keep up the good work! Congratulations on the subs!
@frankrand39524 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to your farm!
@johnboller76214 жыл бұрын
Lots of great information. Thanks! Enjoy your channel.
@BlazeDuskdreamer4 жыл бұрын
I looked forward to this one! Congrats on 200K! And thank you, Dad, for answering my question about the changes you've seen over your lifetime. I was afraid it'd get lost in the shuffle. Interesting answer. I've been away from farms for 50 years and found the channel when I was writing a fiction story about a young dairy farmer and wondered at the changes and those were the two that jumped out at me most - the tech and the milk parlor. My uncle's farm had neither all those years ago.
@lucasjohnson54194 жыл бұрын
Great video guys! Congratulations on 200k.
@vanbrown7854 жыл бұрын
Thank you both for this wonderful time together. Magnificent.
@xenaco4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You and your dad answered a lot of my questions that I never asked. I am always inspired by hardworking entrepreneurs who dedicate themselves to their families. Ten generations is something to be most proud of and I look forward to seeing your eleventh generation in upcoming videos.
@virginiaoflaherty29834 жыл бұрын
This Q and A is really interesting. I am glad you talked about the size of your farm, expansion, robot milking. When I watch your videos the personal contact you have with your land and your animals is different from the massive dairy operations that seem more like factories. Like the difference between buying a sweater and spinning and knitting one. As modern people we are live detached from the sources of material life. I enjoy watching your videos because work, life, land, and spirit are all in one place.
@yvonnengo62574 жыл бұрын
Love this! Thanks so much for giving us a window into your lives. I've truly been enjoying my milk more after finding out videos. All the love from San Francisco, CA.
@derekrisser22194 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, loved it. I'm a dairyman in Lancaster County as well, I was curious where you were located and was surprised it was so close. Thank you for the videos, I watch then when I can and get a lot of joy out of them!
@mattsteitzer14574 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. I would love to hear more? Maybe about your dad early on and his chores or life. You do a great job, Eric. Keep up the great work.
@02redwarrior4 жыл бұрын
Great vid! You guys make a great team. My best memories are working with my Dad. God Bless you guys.
@DC8FD4 жыл бұрын
Great Vid, Thank you for all you do! I enjoy watching your vids!! Blessings to you all!
@mikebozik90254 жыл бұрын
That was great time for a dad cam in the future enjoyed hearing your story
@joelee6624 жыл бұрын
Eric that was a great interview with you and your father 👏 I watch you every time I can .I give you thumbs up 👍 all the time everything you do is like your teaching a class I would like to see that picture that you have of the farm maybe you might want to put a drone up and take another one now with the farm looks like today and put them side-by-side you guys are great Great video great family keep the videos coming thanks 🐄🐄🐄🐄🚜🚜👏👏👍👍👍🇺🇸.
@davidwethers70284 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 200k. Just recently came across your videos and am really enjoying comparing them to our farming ways in N. Ireland. I picked up on your Christian nature early on and it's displayed in your vids. You both are good stewards of what God has given, keep up the good work.
@mtdogluvr68804 жыл бұрын
God bless you all and your animals! You are truly inspiring.
@SBurke-wy7jy4 жыл бұрын
It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one that like working when in school. Fantastic job you guys do, keep it up.
@lucindabrown48334 жыл бұрын
I'm a dairy Farmer from new Zealand. I love watching the way you guys farm it's so different to us. Our girls are out in the paddock all year
@robertgorsett15864 жыл бұрын
Spent some time in Lititz in 2013 as my daughter was ill. I used to drive around the country and toured Kreider Dairy which was huge. Loved seeing the Amish Farms and we went to some farmers market near there and wow some of the foods there were incredibly good. Nice area.
@spudman93674 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your channel! And thank you for your testimony at the end!
@JRW17764 жыл бұрын
Good interview guys! Glad to see this channel growing y'all deserve it
@8tomtoms84 жыл бұрын
Dennis has that quiet, calm demeanor that is so important when working with animals. Eric possess it as well. This is why the entire herd is so calm and gentle. Both of these men are great soles. Thanks so much for this video you guys!!! Love your channel.
@TexasGTO4 жыл бұрын
19:24 I'm always so glad when someone starts to make money from KZfaq. Big red flag you're doing something right. Keep it up!
@stuartreding29674 жыл бұрын
This was really cool to watch, thank you!
@Marshall_Weber4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video and Much LOVE as Always!!
@umpireoba4 жыл бұрын
Howdy gentlemen 👋 Keep America Dairy farming Great!!
@jeremydumoit44874 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Proud to be an early subscriber. Milk prices here in TX have sure increased since March.
@wayneTX4 жыл бұрын
Yeah they have
@Trey4x44 жыл бұрын
Loved the whole video. Keep doing exactly what yall are doing. Dont change a thing. That was fun to watch. 11th gen will watch this video 20yrs from now and know the compassion you guys hold with the big picture of this whole operation!
@Marshall_Weber4 жыл бұрын
Y'all are So Awesome, The 🌎 Needs More People Like You And Your Dad!!!
@benhalpin96664 жыл бұрын
Yesssss I'm hyped!!!!
@gabrielbrookesagri97524 жыл бұрын
204k subs wow! We'll done , love your vids👍
@cathybrown52934 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video!!! So great to have you and your dad answering all the questions! It was super interesting and informative! Your dad made me get all teary-eyed at the end talking about how proud of you he is! You are all hard workers...great role models....and truly blessed! :)
@lidsman22214 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 204K You deserve everything you have gotten. Thanks for the video.
@davido32334 жыл бұрын
I live in Holland on a Farm with 200 milking cows and it's cool to see that we are doing the same things in Farming Only what i can say to you and your video's is love❤❤🔥🔥🔥
@judyengland26154 жыл бұрын
To me it is amazing that that many generations of your family have been in the USA! I'm only the second generation of my family born in the united states! We come from Poland. My grandfather emigrated here at age 21
@hondaredrdr4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing the Q&A, congratulations on 200k
@donpigg18754 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Q&A. I really enjoy your channel.
@Asavx4 жыл бұрын
Love the vid erick
@miss00caro4 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. I was surprised to learn that he is married. He seems so young!
@jenniferhodgson4364 жыл бұрын
Yes he does he looks in his early 20's
@iamtheonenonly2504 жыл бұрын
he says that he's 24 literally in the same sentence he talks about his marriage :p
@mbbuckeyes83864 жыл бұрын
One video shows his wife and little baby girl riding on the tractor with him as he is cutting out in the field.
@BruceInFlorida4 жыл бұрын
@@iamtheonenonly250 he also has the cutest daughter. 😍
@someonerandom63794 жыл бұрын
He said he got married at 20 and he is 24 now
@grantsummersoutdoors80864 жыл бұрын
Congratulations man keep up the great work.
@Accretions4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been subbed since 40k and am so freaking happy your over 200k. You deserve it.
@mikevetsch58804 жыл бұрын
I LOVE when you were talking about the west having wetter years lately I’m going to give you a small idea of how wet it was lol, we have a 180 cow dairy we got our John Deere 7450 chopper so stuck making silage we needed an excavator to dig it out and we pulled our 18ft chopper box in half with only a half load😂
@mikevetsch58804 жыл бұрын
Forgot to add we farm in Morrison county Minnesota
@danielkacko76164 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video eric, that gopro makes your left arm and your dads right arm look much smaller than the other 😄
@wyattkinser94834 жыл бұрын
Really awesome man congratulations on 200k
@hayesminor44744 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 200K! Very interesting to get some history and a behind the scenes look.
@johnwoods67514 жыл бұрын
I just bought a large heavy cream, a quart of sour cream. I drink milk, I really like the. Cracker barrel extra sharp cheddar. I love you, and I love how you are so gentle with the girls. I feel better that you are doing a great job at petting on your cows and treating them like pets.
@nickcoppolino94484 жыл бұрын
Yess!!!! Finally
@randyx17634 жыл бұрын
Awe yeah! Been looking forward to a Q&A video. Great stuff man!
@carsonk20124 жыл бұрын
Love the vids
@jeffbrooks61664 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video👍 I just wanted to say that one of the biggest regrets I have in life is not staying on the family dairy farm. I decided at age 25 that I didn’t want to work 7 days a week. I have been driving tractor and trailer since then I’m now 48 years old. I drive a milk tanker now which is ironic because the milk has to be picked up 7 days a week lol. I pick up milk in southern NJ there are only 9 dairy farms left. Thanks Eric
@BlazeDuskdreamer4 жыл бұрын
Same. I left farm country when I came of age. I'm 62 now and find myself missing it and my daughter and grandson don't understand, have not been exposed to farming and the country enough. If I had one thing to do over, I'd stay in the country. If for no other reason than for my offspring to understand my interest in it. My family farmed since the 1600s here in New York and forever in England before that. Only one uncle stuck with it but we're uncountable generations in.
@triciaabrams88484 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 200k!!! 🤩
@waterlover624 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I have great respect for you and your Dad!
@eddiesmith83074 жыл бұрын
yay...I can hardly wait to watch later!!! :) :) :) Tonight after supper!! ya-hoo mt. dew!! :) :)