A Family Farm, A year in review 2008- farm girl

PLEASE READ!! I know 2009 is almost done but I wanted to get my 2008 pics on here. It's been raining for a week straight so I havn't had allot to video. Over 2 million farms in the U.S. are family owned compared to only 7,000 non-family owned corperations. America's farmers still have the same values. We have embraced technology and have gotten bigger to survive and run the best operations we can. Farms would not be better off if they were the same as back in the olden days, nor would you be because your supply of food would be so much more limited. Would your personal life be better off without the advantages of email, cell phones, and the auto start on your car? We are not trying to make a quick buck, we are changing with the times. Bigger is substainable when managed properly, and technology is helping us ensure better quality products and heathlier animals.




Song: Travis Tritt, Where Corn Dont' Grow

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Education

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• family farms
• factory farms
• dairy farms
• farm girl
• combining
• milk
• milk production
• farming

[therealfarmgirl]

We milk about 500 and raise about 400 replacement heifers

[GrannieG1]

You go girl!!!!!

Keep on keeping it real.

[dairyfarmer83]

Good pictures, there isn't anything a real farm girl won't do! Keep the videos coming.

[stpaulofminnesota]

I like your videos and was wondering, how does one get into to family farming.

my father and my uncle and I and really the whole family are trying to start a small family farm in oregon were we can live simply and i was wondering if you have any advice on making that dream a reality

[william7040]

ar u married?

[stretchgreat]

Keep telling the story of hard working ag producers!

[cowman1970]

What types of crossbred cattle do you have?

[TheJvonc]

Great photos of real farm life! Thanks for sharing.

[beefstu74]

I read an article that said your last name is Nielson and that you work on the farm with your dad and uncle. It listed the farm name as Nielson Farms in SD. My last name is Nielsen and I operate a farm in ND called Nielsen Farms. Out of curiousity, did the article have your spelling correct? I like what you are doing with your videos in depicting the real life of farm men and women. Keep up the good work.

[tekagro1989]

how many cows have you got? Where is your farm located in the US?