WEBVTT 00:01.266 --> 00:04.400 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% "America's Heartland is made possible by..." 00:05.600 --> 00:07.400 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% CropLife America. And it's member companies 00:07.500 --> 00:10.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and associations in the crop protection industry 00:10.400 --> 00:15.266 align:left position:37.5%,start line:5% size:52.5% including: 00:15.366 --> 00:19.333 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. 00:19.433 --> 00:23.500 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% More information at: agfoundation.org. 00:23.600 --> 00:27.833 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Sacramento's proud to be America's Farm to Fork capital 00:27.933 --> 00:29.066 align:left position:40%,start line:83% size:50% Visit: FarmtoFork.com 00:29.166 --> 00:34.600 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪♪♪ 00:34.700 --> 00:36.900 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% We're on a pretty tight schedule. 00:37.000 --> 00:41.066 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% There are sheep to be fed at sunrise. 00:41.166 --> 00:43.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% My children get up earlier than most children. 00:43.633 --> 00:45.200 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% They don't know any different. 00:45.300 --> 00:46.866 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% I like to keep it that way. 00:46.966 --> 00:50.566 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% The children need to get to school. 00:50.666 --> 00:54.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And cows need to be moved to greener pastures. 00:54.400 --> 00:57.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's this Kansas family's first year as full-time 00:57.233 --> 00:59.133 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% farmers. 00:59.233 --> 01:01.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Dealing with the daily schedule...they face a 01:02.000 --> 01:03.733 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% larger challenge. 01:03.833 --> 01:04.633 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Have you ever seen it like this? 01:04.733 --> 01:07.766 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% No, I've never seen this dry. 01:07.866 --> 01:11.433 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% A historic drought drying up crops in the fields. 01:11.533 --> 01:13.500 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% What does their future hold? 01:13.600 --> 01:16.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% What insights can they get from the farmers that came 01:16.500 --> 01:18.033 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% before them? 01:18.133 --> 01:19.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% You are running out of daylight. 01:19.100 --> 01:21.200 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Exactly. 01:21.300 --> 01:23.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% That's normally how our days go. 01:23.966 --> 01:26.466 align:left position:17.5%,start line:5% size:72.5% Come along as we spend dawn to dusk with a hard working 01:26.566 --> 01:28.333 align:left position:27.5%,start line:5% size:62.5% Kansas farm family. 01:28.433 --> 01:31.833 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% It's all coming up on a special America's Heartland. 01:31.933 --> 01:33.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% We thank you for this good food and your blessings. 01:34.000 --> 01:34.833 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Amen. 02:06.133 --> 02:07.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We try to head out the door at six o'clock. 02:07.966 --> 02:08.966 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% Sharp. 02:09.066 --> 02:12.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% A little blurry-eyed in the dark every morning. 02:12.333 --> 02:14.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% While much of Kansas is still sleeping, 02:14.966 --> 02:20.100 align:left position:27.5%,start line:5% size:62.5% the Brunkow family is up before dawn. 02:20.200 --> 02:23.466 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% But breakfast can wait. 02:23.566 --> 02:25.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% The first chores we do are to go out and feed the 02:25.333 --> 02:29.100 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% sheep. 02:29.200 --> 02:31.666 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Right now we have six lambs that the children are gonna 02:31.766 --> 02:34.433 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% take on to the state fair in Wichita. 02:34.533 --> 02:37.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And then we have a pen of four butcher lambs that 02:37.266 --> 02:38.400 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% we're raising up. 02:38.500 --> 02:41.100 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% We've got orders for some lambs. 02:41.200 --> 02:44.566 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% We think it's important that the kids understand that we 02:44.666 --> 02:47.033 align:left position:30%,start line:5% size:60% need to take care of the animals. 02:47.133 --> 02:49.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And to understand that their needs come first. 02:49.266 --> 02:52.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It doesn't matter if it's 30 below or 105 degrees, 02:52.400 --> 02:56.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% we need to take care of them first. 02:56.966 --> 02:58.666 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% The Brunkow's other livestock is 02:58.766 --> 03:03.900 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% waiting...impatiently to move to a new pasture. 03:04.000 --> 03:07.133 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% More on why they are moving early in a bit. 03:21.000 --> 03:23.333 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% So how was lunch yesterday with the new lunch? 03:23.433 --> 03:24.933 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Wasn't bad. 03:25.033 --> 03:26.566 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% Did you get enough? 03:26.666 --> 03:30.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% No, I went up and got a double order of nachos with 03:30.533 --> 03:35.033 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% poptarts. 03:35.133 --> 03:36.866 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% Killer, you're in charge. 03:36.966 --> 03:39.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% The kids and Jennifer head out the door at 7:30 03:39.366 --> 03:44.533 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% And my day is just startin'. 03:44.633 --> 03:47.700 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% So Glenn the kids are off to school? 03:47.800 --> 03:49.133 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% Things are quiet now. 03:49.233 --> 03:50.166 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Time for you to get some work done. 03:50.266 --> 03:50.600 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Exactly. 03:50.700 --> 03:51.533 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Exactly. 03:51.633 --> 03:53.233 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% What do you have to do today? 03:53.333 --> 03:55.966 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Well the herd of cattle that are a mile up the road at 03:56.066 --> 03:58.366 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% one of the pastures we rotate them to. 03:58.466 --> 04:00.700 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We're going to move them down here. 04:00.800 --> 04:02.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But before you move any cattle you have to... 04:02.200 --> 04:04.566 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Got to make sure the fences are up. 04:04.666 --> 04:06.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% What happened to this one, this looks like a mess over 04:06.500 --> 04:07.333 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% here. 04:07.433 --> 04:08.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% The sheep went through it. 04:08.800 --> 04:09.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% They went through an electric fence? 04:10.033 --> 04:11.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Yep, they went through the electric fence. 04:11.400 --> 04:12.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% They eventually figure out that their wool, 04:13.033 --> 04:16.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% and obviously there's is no electricity to it right now, 04:16.400 --> 04:19.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% they figure out that their wool doesn't allow the shock 04:20.000 --> 04:21.200 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% to get to them. 04:21.300 --> 04:22.233 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% So they go right through it? 04:22.333 --> 04:23.466 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% They go right through it. 04:23.566 --> 04:27.966 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Then that means they go back to jail and get locked up. 04:28.066 --> 04:31.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Winter project is to get this fence done, this year. 04:31.666 --> 04:34.133 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Permanent so we don't have to worry about this every 04:34.233 --> 04:34.933 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% time. 04:35.033 --> 04:45.033 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 04:45.133 --> 04:46.300 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% How far down does this fence go? 04:46.400 --> 04:49.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It goes clear to the top of the hill the property line. 04:49.333 --> 04:56.800 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% My cows are so conditioned to the electric fence a lot 04:56.900 --> 05:00.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% of the time they won't even try it. 05:01.033 --> 05:02.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Is that your dad coming in the pickup truck? 05:02.533 --> 05:03.633 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yeah. 05:03.733 --> 05:04.766 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yeah. 05:04.866 --> 05:09.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% He will take the lead and I'll bring up the rear. 05:09.233 --> 05:11.466 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Dad and I work really closely every day we get 05:11.566 --> 05:16.200 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% along pretty well most of the time. 05:16.300 --> 05:18.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% If Jennifer could drive straight to the school from 05:18.766 --> 05:21.133 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% their farm it would be a three mile trip in the 05:21.233 --> 05:22.700 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% morning. 05:22.800 --> 05:26.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But navigating around the Flint Hills on gravel roads 05:26.600 --> 05:31.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% turns the journey into a 15 minute drive. 05:31.100 --> 05:32.866 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% We have two children. 05:32.966 --> 05:34.266 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Isaac is 14. 05:34.366 --> 05:38.333 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% And a 12 year old daughter, Tatum. 05:38.433 --> 05:40.466 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% You like the KSTATE ram? 05:40.566 --> 05:41.666 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% You don't? 05:41.766 --> 05:43.333 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% I said 'do you'? 05:43.433 --> 05:44.266 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Like the new one. 05:44.366 --> 05:51.333 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% I hadn't really looked at it to see. 05:51.433 --> 05:53.600 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Jennifer drives the kids to the nearby town of 05:53.700 --> 05:56.666 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Westmoreland. 05:56.766 --> 06:02.466 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Oh my god. 06:02.566 --> 06:05.900 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Okay, go. 06:06.000 --> 06:11.100 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Have a good day. 06:11.200 --> 06:12.766 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% I drop them off. 06:12.866 --> 06:15.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% They hop on the school bus to go to Rock Creek. 06:15.733 --> 06:22.700 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We have a shuttle bus that runs to the school. 06:22.800 --> 06:25.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Back on the farm Glenn's father Darold is ready to 06:25.666 --> 06:27.600 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% help out with the livestock. 06:27.700 --> 06:31.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% He's delivering a bale of hay to feed the sheep. 06:31.400 --> 06:33.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's a two man job to get the pickup through and not 06:33.900 --> 06:35.466 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% let the ewes out. 06:35.566 --> 06:38.766 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% And we put the feed around them. 06:38.866 --> 06:39.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% Do you need my knife, dad? 06:47.366 --> 06:49.166 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's just a real blessing to get to work with him each 06:49.266 --> 06:52.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% day and to spend time with him. 06:53.033 --> 06:55.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% That's one of the benefits. 06:55.400 --> 06:59.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Like any good teenager I assumed that my Dad didn't 06:59.300 --> 07:01.466 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% know anything and I was gonna go to college, 07:01.566 --> 07:04.533 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and I was gonna learn what he didn't know. 07:04.633 --> 07:05.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% And the more I learned in college, 07:05.966 --> 07:10.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% the more I realized that he knew a lot. 07:10.933 --> 07:17.100 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Well that was easier than I thought. 07:17.200 --> 07:18.800 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Here at Westmoreland Elementary School I'm the 07:18.900 --> 07:20.100 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% school librarian. 07:20.200 --> 07:23.600 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% I help kids check out books and help them with their 07:23.700 --> 07:25.533 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% accelerated reading. 07:25.633 --> 07:26.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Did you go anywhere this summer? 07:26.933 --> 07:28.400 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% I went to Hawaii. 07:28.500 --> 07:29.000 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% That's right. 07:29.100 --> 07:30.766 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% You went to Hawaii. 07:30.866 --> 07:32.166 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% This has been a popular book too. 07:32.266 --> 07:34.900 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% Have you read the Olympians? 07:35.000 --> 07:37.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We have a mixture of farm kids and town kids. 07:37.966 --> 07:40.100 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Some of our kids are military children. 07:40.200 --> 07:42.400 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Who is the person in front of you? 07:42.500 --> 07:44.866 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Are you going to pass that person? 07:44.966 --> 07:45.900 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% No. 07:46.000 --> 07:46.933 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% No. 07:47.033 --> 07:47.766 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Okay. 07:47.866 --> 07:49.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% This is a full time job. 07:49.900 --> 07:54.466 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% I work from August till June. 07:54.566 --> 07:57.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% My job pretty much anymore is to pay for insurance. 07:57.633 --> 08:02.800 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% My husband gave up a full time 8 to 5 job. 08:02.900 --> 08:06.033 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% But decided this year to farm full time. 08:06.133 --> 08:10.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Our monthly income is a lot more sparse than it was. 08:11.000 --> 08:13.566 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% We're looking at getting two or three paychecks a year 08:13.666 --> 08:14.733 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% vs. 08:14.833 --> 08:17.866 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% every two weeks. 08:17.966 --> 08:19.433 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% It was a big leap. 08:19.533 --> 08:22.500 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Jennifer and I talked about it for a long time. 08:22.600 --> 08:25.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You know, you can always find an excuse why not to. 08:25.800 --> 08:27.933 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And I didn't want to look back on it later in life and 08:28.033 --> 08:31.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% say, "I wonder if I'd a tried". 08:31.100 --> 08:32.266 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% Ok. 08:32.366 --> 08:34.033 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Now for the toughest part of the day. 08:34.133 --> 08:36.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Glenn and his father now need to move a herd of 08:36.800 --> 08:39.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% cattle to another pasture. 08:39.266 --> 08:42.000 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Our cows are so used to rotating pastures, 08:42.100 --> 08:44.566 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% pretty much you just gotta kind tell 'em what they're 08:44.666 --> 08:47.600 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% gonna do and they do it...And generally we can 08:47.700 --> 08:48.833 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% move 'em. 08:48.933 --> 08:51.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Sometimes they can get cantankerous. 08:51.233 --> 08:53.566 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% But most of the time they do pretty well. 08:53.666 --> 08:56.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% One of the side effects of this record breaking drought 08:56.866 --> 09:00.100 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% across the heartland is wandering cattle. 09:00.200 --> 09:02.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Farmers and ranchers across the state are dealing with 09:02.833 --> 09:04.133 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% it here in Kansas. 09:04.233 --> 09:06.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The situation is there's just not a lot of forage 09:06.766 --> 09:09.666 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% left in any pastures because conditions are so dry. 09:09.766 --> 09:13.700 align:left position:17.5%,start line:5% size:72.5% All you need is a break in a fence or an open gate and 09:13.800 --> 09:16.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% you've got farmers spending their nights rounding up 09:16.266 --> 09:18.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% cattle that have wandered onto their neighbors' 09:18.766 --> 09:20.833 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% property or even onto the road. 09:20.933 --> 09:26.900 align:left position:47.5%,start line:5% size:42.5% ♪ 09:27.000 --> 09:30.800 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% The Brunkow's cattle have not escaped. 09:30.900 --> 09:33.700 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% But when Darold shows up to let them out, 09:33.800 --> 09:36.666 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% their bellowing is a telltale sign they are ready 09:36.766 --> 09:37.633 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% to move. 09:47.700 --> 09:57.233 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The hay bale is a teaser to get the cows moving. 09:57.333 --> 10:00.166 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The cattle march down the lonely county road with a 10:00.266 --> 10:03.100 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% little help from today's farm visitor, 10:03.200 --> 10:05.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% making sure they don't wander down the neighbors' 10:05.166 --> 10:06.500 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% driveway. 10:06.600 --> 10:19.666 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 10:19.766 --> 10:20.800 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% The cattle are hungry, right? 10:20.900 --> 10:21.900 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Oh yeah. 10:22.000 --> 10:22.966 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% You see them? 10:23.066 --> 10:24.033 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% Ha. 10:24.133 --> 10:26.300 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% They've got a lot to eat out here for a while now. 10:26.400 --> 10:27.566 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% They seem happy now. 10:27.666 --> 10:28.600 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Oh yeah. 10:28.700 --> 10:30.033 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% They will be for a week or so. 10:30.133 --> 10:33.666 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Normally the cattle could stay on this grazing ground 10:33.766 --> 10:35.300 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% for a few weeks. 10:35.400 --> 10:40.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But it is so dry they'll have to move again sooner. 10:40.633 --> 10:42.766 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Glenn was saying this is the worst he's seen it and he 10:42.866 --> 10:43.833 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% hasn't been at it as long as you. 10:43.933 --> 10:45.166 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% No, no. 10:45.266 --> 10:48.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:5% size:62.5% It's been - I don't remember it any worse. 10:48.933 --> 10:51.566 align:left position:30%,start line:5% size:60% And how long have you been at it? 10:51.666 --> 10:54.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% All of my 69 years except three years I spent at 10:54.900 --> 10:56.466 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Phoenix. 10:56.566 --> 10:58.100 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Is there anything you can do about it? 10:58.200 --> 10:59.566 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% Ha. 10:59.666 --> 11:00.466 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ha. 11:00.566 --> 11:01.533 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Pray. 11:01.633 --> 11:02.466 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yeah. 11:02.566 --> 11:03.633 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% That's it right? 11:03.733 --> 11:05.300 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% You just need some rain? 11:05.400 --> 11:07.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Is it in the forecast? 11:07.600 --> 11:11.800 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Tomorrow a slight chance and then all of next week no. 11:11.900 --> 11:13.133 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Is that how the summer has been? 11:13.233 --> 11:14.300 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Pretty much. 11:14.400 --> 11:18.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% We didn't get the rains in May and June to grow the 11:18.500 --> 11:20.033 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% grass out. 11:20.133 --> 11:23.633 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% Glenn took me to a nearby pasture to see just how dry 11:23.733 --> 11:26.133 align:left position:37.5%,start line:5% size:52.5% things are. 11:26.233 --> 11:27.800 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% Look how dry this is. 11:27.900 --> 11:29.800 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You don't want drop your cell phone down in this 11:29.900 --> 11:30.866 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% crack. 11:30.966 --> 11:33.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% You may never find it. 11:33.366 --> 11:34.600 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% You probably don't see that very often. 11:34.700 --> 11:36.033 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% No, no not at all. 11:36.133 --> 11:39.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% In fact we've got some heavier clay ground that's 11:40.066 --> 11:41.400 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% got even bigger cracks in it. 11:41.500 --> 11:42.666 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% And that's just because it's so dry. 11:42.766 --> 11:45.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's so dry the ground is cracked and opening up. 11:45.366 --> 11:46.633 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Yeah, it is. 11:46.733 --> 11:48.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% So this is supposed to be a pond. 11:48.266 --> 11:49.333 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% This is supposed to be a pond. 11:49.433 --> 11:50.733 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Usually this is two or three feet deep in water. 11:50.833 --> 11:54.800 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It's not much of a pond but it hardly ever goes dry. 11:54.900 --> 11:56.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% And look how dry it is now. 11:56.133 --> 11:57.333 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% It's been dry for a couple months. 11:57.433 --> 11:59.200 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Whew. 11:59.300 --> 12:00.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% So on a normal year... 12:00.666 --> 12:01.800 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% It'd be up about knee deep. 12:01.900 --> 12:03.500 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% Knee deep in water. 12:03.600 --> 12:06.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Yeah, it will stay ahead of the cattle. 12:06.266 --> 12:08.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% There's a little bit of a spring or something here. 12:08.733 --> 12:10.566 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It will stay ahead of the cattle usually when we're in 12:10.666 --> 12:12.100 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% here. 12:12.200 --> 12:13.266 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Have you ever seen it like this? 12:13.366 --> 12:15.166 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% No, I've never seen this dry. 12:15.266 --> 12:18.666 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Usually there's some water in here anyway. 12:18.766 --> 12:19.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Are you worried about the water situation? 12:19.966 --> 12:21.233 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Yeah, I am, I am. 12:21.333 --> 12:23.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% We're on a well at our house, 12:23.100 --> 12:25.066 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% and we're not on rural water. 12:25.166 --> 12:27.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It could run, if we run out of water at the house we're 12:28.033 --> 12:28.733 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% in trouble. 12:28.833 --> 12:29.800 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Yeah I bet. 12:29.900 --> 12:30.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Disappointing. 12:30.966 --> 12:32.300 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% It is disappointing it is. 12:32.400 --> 12:34.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But that's kind of what we signed up for so... 12:34.666 --> 12:36.466 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% Taking it in stride. 12:36.566 --> 12:38.266 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You've got to take it in stride or it'll drive you 12:38.366 --> 12:39.333 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% nuts. 12:39.433 --> 12:40.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% You don't want anybody to feel sorry for you. 12:40.766 --> 12:45.633 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% No, no, no, this is the lifestyle we chose and it's 12:45.733 --> 12:47.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% just part of the game. 12:47.666 --> 12:49.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% My uncle tells me this will make every other year seem 12:49.833 --> 12:51.666 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% good. 12:51.766 --> 13:01.766 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 13:01.866 --> 13:09.666 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 13:09.766 --> 13:14.633 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% It's mid-day and Isaac's Agriculture class is underway. 13:14.733 --> 13:16.466 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Well Issac you wanna tell us a little about your summer 13:16.566 --> 13:17.566 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% and what'd you do? 13:17.666 --> 13:19.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Well, all summer I pretty much worked with my 13:19.833 --> 13:22.500 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% show sheep and cattle. 13:22.600 --> 13:25.166 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And so I had to wake up pretty much every morning 13:25.266 --> 13:28.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% and walk my sheep down the road and run them back, 13:28.133 --> 13:29.500 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% so it's like weightlifting. 13:34.500 --> 13:37.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And since it's only the second day of school Tatum's 13:37.666 --> 13:41.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% classmates are working on some name games. 13:41.666 --> 13:48.300 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% I am "Rapid Reitz." 13:48.400 --> 13:49.966 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Rapid Reitz. 13:50.066 --> 13:51.766 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Curious Katie. 13:51.866 --> 13:52.633 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Wait. 13:52.733 --> 13:54.066 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Creative Katie. 13:54.166 --> 13:54.700 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% I'm. 13:54.800 --> 13:57.800 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Curious Carmen. 13:57.900 --> 13:59.200 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Zany Zach. 13:59.300 --> 14:01.400 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Marvelous Meghan. 14:01.500 --> 14:04.133 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Itsy Izzy. 14:04.233 --> 14:05.466 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Humble Haley. 14:05.566 --> 14:08.200 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Faithful Faith. 14:08.300 --> 14:09.966 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Dancing Dylan. 14:10.066 --> 14:11.733 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Mad Marshal. 14:11.833 --> 14:14.800 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% The values that I'm hoping my children are getting is 14:14.900 --> 14:16.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% working hard pays off. 14:16.533 --> 14:20.433 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Terrific Tatum. 14:20.533 --> 14:22.066 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We want our kids to be able to talk to us about 14:22.166 --> 14:23.066 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% anything. 14:23.166 --> 14:25.166 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% And that's hard in this - today's world. 14:25.266 --> 14:28.933 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% But hopefully our kids grow up to be good responsible 14:29.033 --> 14:31.566 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% and make good choices. 14:31.666 --> 14:33.566 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% They're like every brother and sister. 14:33.666 --> 14:36.733 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% They will fight like cats and dogs, 14:36.833 --> 14:39.300 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but when somebody does something to the other, 14:39.400 --> 14:44.533 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% they're there to defend them. 14:44.633 --> 14:47.233 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Glenn recently left his full time job as a county 14:47.333 --> 14:51.800 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% agriculture extension agent to farm full time, 14:51.900 --> 14:54.633 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% but he works about 15 hours a week as the director of 14:54.733 --> 15:00.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% two non-profit foundations in nearby Wamego. 15:00.333 --> 15:02.766 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% So, we don't want to handle the money so can we work 15:02.866 --> 15:03.900 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% with you on this? 15:04.000 --> 15:05.433 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Sure, that's what we are here for. 15:05.533 --> 15:09.266 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% It is a very worthy project. 15:09.366 --> 15:11.500 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Back on the farm Glenn's father has his own 15:11.600 --> 15:14.166 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% challenge. 15:14.266 --> 15:18.500 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% A chain on the corn harvester needs fixing. 15:18.600 --> 15:21.266 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Parts for this old equipment are hard to come by so 15:21.366 --> 15:27.100 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% they've been waiting days on a new one to arrive. 15:27.200 --> 15:29.633 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% After a quick stop for lunch Glenn checks in on the 15:29.733 --> 15:32.000 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% progress. 15:32.100 --> 15:33.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% They may not get a big harvest thanks to the 15:33.900 --> 15:36.866 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% drought, but if this equipment doesn't get fixed 15:36.966 --> 15:39.733 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% they won't get anything! 15:39.833 --> 15:42.900 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% There's a feeder chain on one of the rows, 15:43.000 --> 15:45.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% that feeds the stalks of corn and ears of corn into 15:45.466 --> 15:49.566 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% the combine and it's just worn. 15:49.666 --> 15:52.500 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% It look like it was going to work. 15:52.600 --> 15:55.800 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We tried to put a new sprocket on it and tried to 15:55.900 --> 16:06.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% fix the chain. 16:06.100 --> 16:10.033 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% It just didn't work. 16:10.133 --> 16:15.366 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Just going to have to go without it? 16:15.466 --> 16:17.700 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Fortunately there are two chains on either side...so 16:17.800 --> 16:21.833 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Glenn and Darold decide to give it a try without that 16:21.933 --> 16:24.033 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% broken chain. 16:24.133 --> 16:28.166 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's a triage a lot of times that you do in the field and 16:28.266 --> 16:34.900 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% just make it work. 16:35.000 --> 16:36.133 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Hey Rock Creek! 16:36.233 --> 16:37.533 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% It has been a great two days. 16:37.633 --> 16:40.300 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Back at school - classes are out. 16:40.400 --> 16:41.933 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% We'll see you back here on Monday morning, 16:42.033 --> 16:43.066 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% you are dismissed. 16:43.166 --> 16:46.266 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 16:53.333 --> 16:54.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Tatum plays volleyball and basketball 16:54.766 --> 16:56.300 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% and softball. 16:56.400 --> 16:58.033 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Isaac plays football and baseball. 17:18.900 --> 17:22.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We try to give our kids every opportunity that they 17:22.866 --> 17:34.900 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% can if they want to do something. 17:35.000 --> 17:36.966 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% These beans don't look so good, Glenn. 17:37.066 --> 17:39.433 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% No, they're turning yellow, they're pretty close to the 17:39.533 --> 17:41.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% end of their life cycle. 17:41.900 --> 17:47.133 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Let's grab one here and we'll take a look at it, 17:47.233 --> 17:49.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and then I'll show you one of the good ones. 17:49.100 --> 17:50.533 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% They have pods on there, I can see.. Yeah, 17:50.633 --> 17:54.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% there're pods on there, they're gonna start dropping 17:54.200 --> 17:55.633 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% off and they're not filling up. 17:55.733 --> 17:56.900 align:left position:37.5%,start line:83% size:52.5% This one is starting to fill, 17:57.000 --> 17:59.000 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% it's about the size of a pea. 17:59.100 --> 18:00.400 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% How big should that be right now? 18:00.500 --> 18:03.033 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Oh it should be, a full size soybean it should be at 18:03.133 --> 18:04.600 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% least twice that big. 18:04.700 --> 18:05.933 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% So fill up your hand essentially? 18:06.033 --> 18:07.366 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% And look at them there. 18:07.466 --> 18:09.733 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% And then these would all make beans if we got some 18:09.833 --> 18:12.133 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% rain and if the plant lived long enough. 18:12.233 --> 18:13.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% Each one of these blooms. 18:13.900 --> 18:16.000 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% You can see they are already starting to drop off. 18:16.100 --> 18:20.633 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I mean there should be three pods there on that nodule. 18:20.733 --> 18:23.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% There should be two or three pods on each nodule. 18:23.700 --> 18:24.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% So you'll get nothing out of that essentially. 18:25.066 --> 18:25.800 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yeah. 18:25.900 --> 18:27.300 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% There will be hardly anything. 18:27.400 --> 18:29.066 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% But this patch back here looks a little greener to 18:29.166 --> 18:30.600 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% me. 18:30.700 --> 18:32.266 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% Yeah, there is some hope out here yet. 18:32.366 --> 18:33.366 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% So these are taller. 18:33.466 --> 18:36.633 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% Yeah, they're much better beans. 18:36.733 --> 18:38.966 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% You can see the difference in all the pods are on here. 18:39.066 --> 18:41.066 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% The pods are starting to fill. 18:41.166 --> 18:43.466 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% If we get some rain these pods will fill. 18:43.566 --> 18:46.000 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% This is probably only 15-20 bushel beans as they stand 18:46.100 --> 18:46.833 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% here. 18:46.933 --> 18:48.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% And what typically would it be? 18:48.633 --> 18:50.633 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% 37-39 is our average. 18:50.733 --> 18:51.633 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% So half. 18:51.733 --> 18:53.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Half, if we are lucky. 18:53.700 --> 18:56.100 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% I see this stubble in here from old corn stocks. 18:56.200 --> 18:57.700 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% You said that is helping out? 18:57.800 --> 18:58.866 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% That is last year's residue. 18:58.966 --> 19:02.233 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% That actually holds in the moisture and adds organic 19:02.333 --> 19:05.166 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% matter, so we are building our soil up over time. 19:05.266 --> 19:07.900 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% But it did help this year, you could really tell the 19:08.000 --> 19:09.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% difference between the conventionally tilled and 19:09.700 --> 19:13.666 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% the no till because we held our moisture in longer. 19:13.766 --> 19:16.633 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% This field has held on about 2, 19:16.733 --> 19:18.533 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% 3 weeks longer than I thought it would. 19:18.633 --> 19:20.366 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And that's, you think because of the no-till 19:20.466 --> 19:21.466 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% practices? 19:21.566 --> 19:27.300 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% I definitely do. 19:27.400 --> 19:30.033 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Today's harvest is just a test of their mechanical 19:30.133 --> 19:33.366 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% issue, also to see if the corn is dry enough to 19:33.466 --> 19:36.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% harvest and to get a sense of just how much corn 19:36.500 --> 19:40.200 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% they'll get out of their fields this year. 19:40.300 --> 19:42.200 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I think it is pretty wet yet, isn't it? 19:42.300 --> 19:43.400 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Yes. 19:43.500 --> 19:47.233 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% It's pretty soft. 19:47.333 --> 19:50.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% That is some really sorry looking corn. 19:50.933 --> 19:57.066 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Yeah, I've never seen ears like that. 19:57.166 --> 20:01.566 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Glenn drives a small sample of the corn back to Wamego. 20:01.666 --> 20:06.066 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It gets tested for moisture content at the local co-op. 20:06.166 --> 20:06.866 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Hi Glenn. 20:06.966 --> 20:07.933 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% Hello. 20:08.033 --> 20:08.733 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% What ya got? 20:08.833 --> 20:09.733 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% Some corn. 20:09.833 --> 20:10.966 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Really bad corn. 20:11.066 --> 20:12.200 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% Really bad corn. 20:12.300 --> 20:13.566 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% We don't like really bad corn. 20:13.666 --> 20:15.200 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% Well it looks a lot like what you got it in that 20:15.300 --> 20:22.366 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% bucket there. 20:22.466 --> 20:24.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Dad's not cutting the combines in the barn. 20:25.066 --> 20:26.800 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% Oh, so this is hand shucked? 20:26.900 --> 20:31.200 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% No, no.. Oh, 16-4. 20:31.300 --> 20:32.333 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% Yeah, that's not too bad. 20:32.433 --> 20:35.066 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% The corn is not quite dry enough for harvest. 20:35.166 --> 20:36.266 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% Well we'll get out of your hair. 20:36.366 --> 20:39.533 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% Okay. 20:39.633 --> 20:41.800 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Volleyball and football practice are done and the 20:41.900 --> 20:46.200 align:left position:30%,start line:5% size:60% Brunkow kids are on the move again. 20:46.300 --> 20:51.100 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% The activity bus takes them into Westmoreland. 20:51.200 --> 20:52.333 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% There's a lot of running back and forth I noticed 20:52.433 --> 20:53.833 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% today. 20:53.933 --> 20:57.033 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% There is a lot of running back and forth. 20:57.133 --> 20:59.400 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It takes a few minutes for you to get off the gravel 20:59.500 --> 21:02.966 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% and to a highway that is paved. 21:03.066 --> 21:05.433 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Yeah, in the winter time we have bad weather it can be a 21:05.533 --> 21:06.766 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% little rough. 21:06.866 --> 21:10.533 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% When it snows we've been snowed in for a couple days. 21:10.633 --> 21:12.066 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Is it worth it living out here in the country? 21:12.166 --> 21:12.833 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% It's worth it. 21:12.933 --> 21:15.966 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% It really is. 21:16.066 --> 21:19.833 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It occurs to me it is 6:00pm you still have to pick the 21:19.933 --> 21:22.833 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% kids up, do chores, go to a meeting, 21:22.933 --> 21:26.466 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% have dinner and maybe homework, 21:26.566 --> 21:27.500 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% if there's homework. 21:27.600 --> 21:29.866 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% You are running out of daylight. 21:29.966 --> 21:32.333 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% Exactly. 21:32.433 --> 21:35.400 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% That's normally how our days go. 21:35.500 --> 21:39.966 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 22:05.533 --> 22:08.766 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% The day is winding down but like breakfast, 22:08.866 --> 22:14.900 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% their dinner will have to wait. 22:15.000 --> 22:17.466 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% After evening chores the family needs to head back 22:17.566 --> 22:21.133 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% into town for a 4-H meeting. 22:21.233 --> 22:23.133 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% You don't just raise something that goes down to 22:23.233 --> 22:24.700 align:left position:35%,start line:83% size:55% the sale barn and goes through. 22:24.800 --> 22:25.800 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% You're raising that. 22:25.900 --> 22:27.166 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% You are raising beef. 22:27.266 --> 22:29.633 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% This year the Brunkow children raised cattle that 22:29.733 --> 22:32.733 align:left position:35%,start line:5% size:55% got sold and processed for beef. 22:32.833 --> 22:35.266 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% At this meeting they get to see just how that beef was 22:35.366 --> 22:39.733 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% graded and how they stacked up to their fellow 4-H'ers. 22:39.833 --> 22:44.300 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Roy and Todd are passing out the how the cattle placed 22:44.400 --> 22:45.866 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% out. 22:45.966 --> 22:52.533 align:left position:17.5%,start line:5% size:72.5% I got a check for how much my steer graded and weighed. 22:52.633 --> 22:57.433 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% My participation check, and here's the results. 22:57.533 --> 23:02.966 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% I got 15th place which is better than last. 23:03.066 --> 23:13.000 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 23:13.100 --> 23:18.766 align:left position:47.5%,start line:89% size:42.5% ♪ 23:18.866 --> 23:22.466 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% It's well past dinnertime, and Glenn is at the grill. 23:22.566 --> 23:26.433 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Unsurprisingly, beef is what's for dinner. 23:26.533 --> 23:29.033 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% These aren't just hamburger patties for the family. 23:29.133 --> 23:32.300 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% Glenn is testing his latest product. 23:32.400 --> 23:36.000 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% He sells custom cuts of beef fresh from the farm. 23:36.100 --> 23:37.366 align:left position:32.5%,start line:83% size:57.5% It's one of my favorite things. 23:37.466 --> 23:39.200 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Jennifer laughs cause I can hardly ever get more than 23:39.300 --> 23:40.866 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% one delivery in a night. 23:40.966 --> 23:43.266 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Because I go pick it up, I take it to them, 23:43.366 --> 23:44.933 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% I help them take it out. 23:45.033 --> 23:48.933 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% I like talking to them about what we do. 23:49.033 --> 23:50.966 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I explain it to them why we do what we do. 23:51.066 --> 23:52.800 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% How we handle our cattle. 23:52.900 --> 23:54.200 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% How we feed our cattle. 23:54.300 --> 23:57.333 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And tonight - all these customers want is something 23:57.433 --> 23:59.666 align:left position:37.5%,start line:89% size:52.5% to eat now. 23:59.766 --> 24:01.600 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% Lord, we thank you for this day and thank you for all 24:01.700 --> 24:03.133 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% the blessings today. 24:03.233 --> 24:05.566 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% We ask for your guidance and thank you 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