🤣 this is the best comment I’ve seen in a year

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Lol

@Daniel, Daniel! Go worsh your mouth out with soap!

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Or billionaires become a president and use all their own money while in office and don't take any salary and become millionaire and still get harrassed after and lose all their money fighting the crooked dumbacrasses and liberals for being morons 🤔🧐🤯🤮

This year especially!! You work all year to find out you did it for half what you made two years ago 🧐

So basically the left is disincentivizing farming cows.

@@danielmiller2886 I don't sell calves in August so it really doesn't matter what the price is. But watch the price drop off when you get closer to November 😲

Yeah you can. Buy it from a Nebraska ranch.

Yes you can, buy it from a ranch in the Midwest.

I hate to disagree with you two fellers, but Texas wild fed, then grain fed beef is much leaner and tastier. Now, I will concede that y'all raise some damn fine pork.

The beef or the rancher?

Kobe beef, Wagyu? That's the best.

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Just looked and there are cows on my pillow, and cows on the lamp in front of me, its made out of photographs of my grandfather, his dad, and his uncles working on their land

you're funny as hell 😂

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No need for crickets OR dead cows. We were created as plant eaters, can do VERY well on them now, and will be exclusively plant-based again in eternity. No more brutal killing of sentient beings just to eat their bloody muscles.

Ay yo can you front me like 3-4 cows

Hows the Baboi?

@ericm4426 much better than the beef.

@@manilamartin1001 haha no way beef is the best

Not true, I plan to have my own small farm to know where my food comes from. But I won't run it and I plan for it to be a loss financially ofc

I'll have land but it won't be used as a classical ranch. More of a self sustaining farm that will also be my kennel for working dogs, which is very lucrative. Especially since all our hands are all family anyway.

Tell that to Bill Gates.

Born into it here, 140+ years, planning to go out West in the next few years though and look for work as a ranch-hand

@@KZfaq_is_complete-total_shit that sounds more like a planned homestead. You provide food for yourself but not for profit. Not that homestead farms don't sometimes make a profit just more common for them to be about independent sustainable living

What does this mean exactly

@@donutt2383 ranching is a rich man's hobby. If you are not a rich man, better have a wife that works in town.

Stupid lmao

FACT 😂, I'm a rancher literally Nobody can live of their ranch here in south texas, it really is just a rich man's hobby, or a dude who's wife works in town. It's a good way to survive when the Civil starts in 2030 tho

@@oscarbear7498 the civil ? Can you explain a little?

Nitpicking time waster.

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I looked behind me and I was like which mountains 😂

Ssssshhhhh😂

Where he's at in Montana the mountains are literally all around him.

It's definitely not a hobby

I'm guessing they didn't and wouldn't do a selfie video disguised as a cow info video.

​@zapzeus988 They could if they wanted to. It's great to share knowledge of real-life skills and tasks. It sure beats making toy car videos and talking negatively in the comments.

Gaaaay

Very cool, sure been a bottleneck in the processor availability the last few years though

@@slashboxcattleco.3369 yup, we have to calculate early and get on the books as soon as possible.

@@Toz-Y for the most part 18-22 months is he norm. The last one I had butchered was 36 months, that was the BEST looking meat I’ve ever seen. Tons of marbling all over, but it wasn’t cost effective to feed her twice as long. The next one I’m going to wait til 24 months. He’s already on the books for the butcher.

Dudes breaking down a whole cow like a kilo or a pound. That's one hell of a respectable legitimate hustle. 👏

It’s sad that they have such a short life. I used to work at a processor, I had no idea they were so young. How many calves does a cow produce in her lifetime? Also, what’s the life expectancy of a breeding cow? Thanks.

And hope Bill Gates doesn’t try to imply you are evil and you should eat bugs instead of beef. Because this is the body of a vegan billionaire like Gates🫃.

Yes no drought which causes Hay to cover 6 months of feed cost

They don't do it for you. What are you thankful for?

Yea they do it for there subsidy ​@angryhairpeice

Grass growth is only "seasonal" in the sense that this field has likely not seen rain in weeks and thus the grass is being baked by the sun. Grass is a very water intensive plant. I do not understand farming in the mountainous west/southwest. It's seems like a fools errand and a conscience decision to make a hard profession even harder. The climate is arid and ill conducive to industrial crop production and/or cattle grazing. The western states are in historic drought conditions and likely will be for some years ahead. In contrast, much of what is East of the Rockies receives regular and consistent precipitation that sustains various agriculture operations without irrigation. But hey maybe there's something these mountain "ranchers" know that I don't. I suspect largely at play though is persons wanting to bizarely live their fantasy to play cowboy and live in a bygone era.

@@bumponlog Its not farming its ranching 😂

​​@@bumponlogNative grasses are adapted to that climate, and there's a reason it takes 20+ acres Per Cow. We use the midwest for farming crops (more rain, fertile soil), and the west for cattle (not fit for much else).

Thanks dad!

If you have God you don't need luck

​@@LittleCatGaming132You'll go hungry either way.

@@seanhazelwood3311 Everyone dies once, it's the afterlife where you don't get hungry that you have to worry about

@@LittleCatGaming132 I worry a lot more about my kids eating tomorrow.

@@seanhazelwood3311 As you should. But everyone stops eating eventually and it is important to think about the end of the journey.

Hamburger comes from old cows. Steaks come from young ones.

@@debbyengland7512 And Soylent Green comes from...

Volume. Make money or go bust. People don’t know just how many hobby farms are actually feeding into the system. 20-200 head is hobby level and that makes up the bulk of the production. We currently have 45 plus calves, (bad year only 36 calves including a bottle fed who probably will cost money instead of make money). We just bought 14 cows all of which were closed so we could keep all the girls for next season without shipping our bulls. Also had our big bull go lame and need about $600 in antibiotics because he kept busting out and opening himself back up. (Another $250 in vet because my mother-in-law works for him so just paid his drive time and expenses). We all have jobs, (I’m in town 4hrs away) and I work 60hrs per week and the rest work 30-70hrs each.

@@john-paulsilke893 And after all of that- you still can't quit it!!!

Why don't they sell direct to the public. Veg stands

Soon , things will be back . We have to wait on God's time

You need to get a cow and breed. In May or June. 🤭

genius

You forgot that for every 30 or so calves someone is sleeping outside beside the animal and waking every 2hrs to feed them. Or instead it just dies.

The government has made it where farmers can’t fail now lol.

Then factor in taxes on the land, etc. Put us outta business. Cost us more on land tax in Okla than it cost to feed the cattle.

@@HughWoo *Corporate farmers can't fail.

@@HughWoo tell that to Dutch farmers

@Russell, Feedlot soy and cottonseed beef tastes like fried cabbage. Has a recognizable stink, too.

yeah, grass feed meat is expensive...I think the biggest problem is finding someone to butcher them.

And you are going to kill them?

@@lisanetgark415 the butcher will.

@@lisanetgark415 Its hard work

Grass fed is supposed to mean no grain. If you use grain, that makes them grain fed. Don't mislead your customer

​@@jimcourtright8532He said "grain, alfalfa, and grass". He didn't claim "purely grass fed".

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It can be done differently

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No one cares lol

@Kenneth, Well, to be factual, only a hardy few go down in the mountains...

Me in Florida...

Rustling is an actual problem still. Ranchers often have several fields, they can't keep eyes on all of them. It doesn't take long to pull up and snag a few and doesn't look out of place to folks passing by. Out in the sticks this is one of the reason neighbors still know each other. They rely on them for security. If someone they don't recognize is on their neighbors land, you better bet they will challenge them because they expect the same. I miss that.

Red Dead Redemption very real

​@@genuinedickies99Yep. We caught a guy last year. He had a place in OK and a place in FL. He stole cows in OK, moved them to FL to sell and vice versa.

Thank you. I am so glad you are enjoying it. Peter was so awesome.

Pretty much. Most farmers live off debt. I'm good friends with a farmer here in Australia, the bloke drives a 100k car, has a beautiful house and land, and he gets paid once a year. His payment is a couple hundred thousand though. But obviously out of that, it needs to be stretched for the year.

Yes. And typically are supported by the farmers wife who usually works in the healthcare and in food service. But the farmer makes one check. Each calf will bring roughly $700each (low intentionally)

So while the farmers wife brings in about $40,000, if shes lucky, and her hubby sells 60 calves a year then between those two incomes that farm may survive.

Yup

Well yeah, that's true. But we get bills pretty-much every day!

Yes. Its a long time.

That's why country folk eat venison and rabbit and squirrel and snappers and anything else we can get our hands on... However my ex took everything I had to hunt and everyone else steals everything so it's been a coons age since I been out I. The woods or lake so I'm not sure if I remember how to hu t or fish anymore 🧐🤔🤯😭😭🤔... Maybe I need to go learn to throw knives and go find the worthless bastard once I get my aim right🧐🤔🧐🤣🤣

@@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911 I never myself personally tried it, but I hear poachers is some fine eatin'...

@@largemarge1603 who said anything about poaching? Yeah poached eggs next to wild game is also pretty yummy but I prefer sunny side up. In the end it's all Gods land and they are all Gods creatures so it's all free to me.

@@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911 Didn't yer best friend who took yer woman let you borrow your stuff back?

No , I'm trying to figure out the accurate height of a standard fence post of someone resting there arm on it , after seeing a thing resting it's human like arm that was attached to a wing that was maybe 10-12 ft tall n height , in broad daylight within 30ft away of my car on hyw 54 north of Van Horn Texas it had a buzzard looking face but it's eyes glowed red &it's pupils we're like black slits (cats eyes) and up the road was a person broken down maybe a 100yrds up the road , this also where years later (Nov 2017)the two border patrol agents were attacked &1died of blunt force & the other agent was hospitalized from sustaining injuries , &due to shock can't remember what happened,. I know what they came across that night , it's the same thing that flew off with the stranded driver in 1990 I seen

Scenery doesn't pay the bills, if your in the tourist business maybe it does.

@Joshua, Or, in the case of today's host, holding the fence down so the dang thing doesn't fly away. Again.

No subsidies in the cattle biz. That is for grain farmers. We get drought assistance when our county, in our state hits D3 or higher on the weekly drought monitor. There is a gov't subsidized (partially) insurance available, but it seldom covers the premium.

My family has been in the cattle business for 3 generations and 85 years . I , my father nor my grandfather have ever received any subsidies . I know a lot of cattle folks . We all laugh at this stupidity . It isn’t true and never has been .

@@bill7618 lots of ranchers get subsidies! Maybe you don't but the tax payer foots the bill. I'm not a fan of any subsidy and if you don't know how to farm u shouldn't be farming. It's why I shoe horses!!! I rely on MYSELF, and ask of no one. No have I EVER RAISED MY PRICES

Jacob, where is the subsidy taking place? It sounds specific to a region. Subsidy doesn't just mean government money. If you work in town to pay ranch bills, that's a subsidy. If your spouse works in town to pay ranch bills, same thing. There are some programs like CRP that are also a subsidy, but people generally ignore them.

@@slashboxcattleco.3369 I looked into CRP for our farm. The money is so ridiculously small. Wasn’t even worth serious investigation

@thomas, We hide the food in with Melinia's bloomers. True fact...

@@largemarge1603 nice

I suppose McDonalds deserves respect too.

Sure ...

Yeah, those are rolling hills! Mountains are in the rolling hills. Mountains like Mt. Rainier, Mt Hood, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Mt. McLaughlin, Three Finger Jack, Bachelor Butte, Strawberry Mountains, The Three Sisters, Mt Adams, Mt. St. Helens,... Mountains you can really climb. Not just a walk in the park.

And, Lord, send rain! That grass is looking rather yellow!

whats the difference between feed lots and free range? dont they both end up at the same slaughter house.

Lol yeah because feeding animals is so disgusting. Smfh

@@Ada-zn3pw im not gona shit on you because you probably don't understand what a feed lot is. Most beef cattle raised for consumption are raised on what are called "feed lots"- which are designed for maximum efficiency. The cows are packed together so densely that they waide knee deep in their own feces for the rest of their lives, being force fed as much as possible. The meat packing industry does not clean the urine & feces off the cow before slaughtering it & harvesting the meat. And that is precisely why we get multiple E. Coli outbreaks & food recalls in the US.

@@chunkblaster not entirely all true, but I entirely agree that the best thing to do is to buy local food from people who raise food how you believe it should be. That's the real answer. As far as the feedlots, I agree it's a mess. But they do clean and pile the pens, at least responsible management does. Most animals are only in feedlots 90days or less on avg. As for processing with feces, the first thing done is kills. Then immediately, the hide is removed with all the feces and dirt attached to it.

​@@OliM9595Free range eats only grass, best possible living conditions, takes three years to reach slaughter weight. Feedlot feeds every possible food item a cow will eat, as much as possible (most feed is ok, some is ridiculous). Hormone implants cause them to gain more weight and faster. Slaughter weight at 18mos. Living conditions vary from ok to evil. The main problem is volume. Everyone wants fresh meat in the store at all times, regardless of location. Feedlots achieve this because free range animals simply can't keep up with demand.

Disgusting! Thanks for sharing

@@lovethehuntOutdoors Hey! Lighten up on the poor under-privileged lad. Even city-folk need to get rid of some [redacted] occasionally...

We’ll look again there is probably a bush light can on the tank

It's just as disgusting as eating a cow. Just eat some fruit

While scratching our heads at where these new strange cancers are coming from

Worm bins and cricket farms 😂😂😂

bet it will be way more profitable too

@@misterbulger and where the old cancers went to?

Ha ha. Very funny. Depends on too many factors to count.

No. A cow is full grown at the age of 1.6 to 2 years old. They are butchered at 1.8 years old. Thats full grown. Baby cow is called Veal. People do eat it I hear. Haven’t tried any though.

@@LifeintheWest oh thank goodness 😂 Learn something every day

@Pete Chaklas most chicken meat is from 8 to 12 week old birds. Chickens bred as laying hens, the makes get minced at one day old. Vealers have it good in comparison. But yes, vealers should be reared to 18 months.

Several have mentioned it.

@@LifeintheWest Oh, I didn't see that. I'm really sorry for saying anything then.

@@teslafanboy7826 Oh. No don’t worry about it. I noticed when I was editing and thought, “Oh, well”. 😄

All the trolls like you jumped right on that

@@dls951 I wasn't being a troll. A troll causes trouble or problems for people. You really should look in the mirror yourself sometime.

Cows don't have babies in August. Cows are pregnant for 9 months like humans. March April usually when they have calf's.

@@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911 ok you too enuogh! babies and calves ffs.

@@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911 no shit.i like seeing them in August when "THEY ARE SMALL BABIES!! not new born

@@sadnlonelywithoutmydaughter911 🤡

@@puprilla honestly calves aren't very small In August! They grow very fast!

Not really most customers want a good sized steak. There’s a market for milk-fed but it’s not huge.

Lol imagine anyone gives a shit about peta.

@Jesse, We name all our goats 'Peta'. True fact...

This is 100% true

Yup. You live off debt. It's a tough life

@Gavin Manly sounds about right but all the farmers with new trucks are all around 50 maybe mid40s right ? Most farmers around here spend all their money on drinks or they are old

@Gavin Manly Not sure where you're from, but where I'm from, farmers lease their equipment, they pretty much don't own any equipment at all, they lease most of the land and lease their personal vehicles. The wife either is a teacher, nurse, or banker. The husband usually works a part time job on top of taking care of the farm. They barely live comfortably. I know how the media tries to portray shit, but ignorance isn't always bliss.

@Gavin Manly You're asking me questions like I know these people, I don't know why the hell they do what they do. Tell you what, let me go waste my time and there's and go interview them and I'll get back with you. Maybe it doesn't make sense to you, but to them it does? The area I'm from, most land owners live out of state, so local farmers lease the ground. The farmer gets the higher percentage. I worked for a guy when I was in highschool. His farm was 6,000 acres, he owned 4,000 the other 2,000 was leased or rented ground. I guess rich people want the ground but none of the work.

Mmmm...... gotta get that sweet veal dear 🙃😊

Don't ever eat veal they hang the calf on hooks alive and skin the animal while it's alive it's the most cruel treatment anyone could do.

@@lovethehuntOutdoors I swore off veal at least 50 yrs ago because yes, I knew calves were treated inhumanely. But wtf, how can that be aloud? Are there no ways to put them out of their misery without being tortured? I love a good steak or burger as much as the next omnivore but geezuzchristalmighty, I'm so glad I know the farmer who provides our beef; grass fed, humanely treated and the abattoir process is clean and swift. Hell yeah, it's breathtakingly expensive as $hit so I literally save up for a special occasion to treat myself, thank the poor beast and chow down without guilt.

2 years and under If you buy direct from the rancher.

That's veal and it's like any other animal,more tender but cruel to kill em so early. Farmers who care for their herd don't do that.

Due to mad cow they are mostly under two, typically 11-18 mos

Veal is typically male milk calves and they are butchered before they are two months old

No sir, if you could sell the feed you put up but decide to feed it to your cows you have to charge that to your cows.

@@slashboxcattleco.3369 I don’t disagree at all. But at this point, the overhead on putting up your own hay per ton is cheaper than buying it. Plus, chances are, you’re putting up better hay than what you’re buying. Even feeder hay where I’m at is goin for 2-300/ton. It’s ridiculous!