“The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” - John F. Kennedy

@cornelsmith7513

4 жыл бұрын

I have been in Saskatchewan in December 🎄seen been to glow Saskatchewan

@Rio-by1eh

3 жыл бұрын

Try working just for one yr on the farm...no one realizes what these people do for mankind.

@Rio-by1eh

3 жыл бұрын

@Weaver Cattle Company my biggest FEAR , once it gets monopolized by corporations, it will be the choke for humanity.

@306champion

3 жыл бұрын

Oh how true but it's what we do, lol.

@306champion

3 жыл бұрын

@@rayhawk9432 Some how I reckon you're frying other fish.

You can tell by looking at dad that he worked very hard all his life, and I mean that as a compliment. He helped to keep this country fed and our economy depends on people like him. I salute you sir!

@mariastefan5632

Ай бұрын

I dont think these people need cheap flateries . But specific policies demanded and implemented to alieviete theyr problems and pressures, You sound just like a politician, ohh youre such a hero , now get lost. Very cheap way to fix things. This recognition BS for people in the real world is absolutly worthless, its even worse than that, it drains time and atention when You have to listen to this mildly distracting cheap false uninterested lazy encouregement when you're doing stuff

Such a gentleman. Bless him for giving such useful insight.

@ahamedularefin9426

4 жыл бұрын

Polite and very Honest

@AbidKhan-lr5wb

4 жыл бұрын

True

@gulammohiddin5747

4 жыл бұрын

@uni blab Well, at that scale I guess all you can get are guesses. As the man said there are a lot of risks in that profession. But I get it, we didn't really get an exact answer. So, in short it takes a lot of money to start farming in Canada. Back in India it can be cheap but again the scale can be different. India has a lot of farmers, and the numbers are coming down since people are more inclined to move to cities now.

Living in Canada and after seeing what it takes to be a farmer here in the frigid conditions I have even more respect for them now. A big salute to our farmers !

What a wonderful dad. I wish I had a dad like that. May he be blessed with many more years to come.

Terrific video. My relatives who were farmers had a joke: "how do you get $1,000,000 farming?" "Start with $2,000,000".

@christopherhoffer2393

4 жыл бұрын

@M M Yes. The joke is a comment on how difficult it is to make a living farming these days.

@leebob86

4 жыл бұрын

The same saying for NASCAR. How to make a $1,000,000 in NASCAR, start with $5,000,000.

@AutoCrete

4 жыл бұрын

@M M I have seen farmers get great crops 2 or 3 years in a row then over extend themselves buying equipment and lose it all with 2 or 3 years of near drought.

@pteeradukteel

4 жыл бұрын

That's why programmers are so popular. You have to have only one laptop, it maybe the old one with windows XP even But all your property will be only your own table and a room 2x2 meters as I have now, not such a colossal machines like Alina's dad has 😁

@rizwanhabib2532

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Damn! That's not of money needed

Bless you both! It's so lovely see the father and daughter sharing such beautiful moments.

Massive respect! Listening to him made me feel like the earth talking to my soul...

Farmers are the lifeblood, backbone of any country.

I was drawn by the big tractors but I loved hearing from your dad! He seems like such a humble and hardworking person. I love his accent too!

@boukhalfachaouki1037

4 жыл бұрын

😀😀😀😀😀🙏🙏🙏🙏

@canslim2007

2 жыл бұрын

Like father, like daughter. You are all fine folks

I have a lot of admiration and respect for the work that your father has done - we really need more farmers like him.

Loved watching such gentleman sharing his experiences. Very much appreciated.

This is so excellent - as a Saskatchewan farm wife I appreciate you telling the story of the farmer. Honest and true representation of the small farmer’s world ! 💥

@AlinaMcleod

Жыл бұрын

Aw thank you very much, Lori!

A great video that reinforces my appreciation for farmers in Canada. Thank you.

8 quarters and 100 head of cattle - Alina's dad worked hard.

@boukhalfachaouki1037

4 жыл бұрын

Good

@azzouzfou

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know that 8 quarters are around 8000 m2 ? They are just like nothing for farming !!!

@ralphwiggum250N

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Many times farmers work by themselves - one guy - and 8 quarters and 100 cows are HARD HARD WORK. for a big corporation, eight quarters alone is not much.

@azzouzfou

4 жыл бұрын

@@ralphwiggum250N you are right for the 100 cows, but 8 quarters (2 acres) are like a house garden for me So no chance for him to survive He should know that earlier

@ralphwiggum250N

4 жыл бұрын

@@azzouzfou I think eight quarters is 1,280 acres. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Eight quarters is two "sections." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_(United_States_land_surveying)

Your dad farmed for many years without attending classes and writing exams. His classroom is his farm and land. Learning everyday, facing what Mother Nature throws at him and adapting quickly. With all this learning, you don't receive a PHD in farming, but something far more precious and not easily learnt, which is Wisdom. Alina, I think your dad is awesome! He would be great person to work with. Although, even at your dad's age, I think most of us would have a hard time keeping up with him. Thank you for sharing! PS I grew up on a farm near Hafford. I also went to school, k-12, in Hafford.

What a great idea making this video during a time when you are not able to travel much. Your dad is wonderful and has such a sense of peace.

Farming for starters is a challenge never mind the fact we have -35 celsius winters, Snow storms, & +40 celsius summers to contend with. Oh yeah and the fact there is such a huge input cost. Im a third generation cattle rancher, that just recently came back to the farm, as my dad is getting ready to retire. I truly wonder how people get into farming if it isn’t handed down from family. Cheers 🍻 everyone from Prairie Sunset Ranch !!

@PrairieSunsetRanch

2 жыл бұрын

@Davit M Feel free to add me on Instagram and message me with any questions you may have. I don’t know everything but maybe can help you out with some basic questions. 👍 Cheers🍻and all the best my friend.

Awesome experience, really enjoyed the farms you shot. Thanks to your dad to share his exp.

What a great man. He is so humble.

Farming is not just a hobby... It’s a way of life❤️

Your Dad was quite the humble guy, when you asked him about driving before he got his actual license. Cool guy. I do enjoy your videos/vlogs. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

Hi Alina, loved this video. I similarly grew up on a wheat and cattle ranch in Washington State where our family is going on 5 generations. It’s a lifestyle. Your dad is a great guy!

Alina, I really like your relationship with your dad. Make the most of your time with both your parents. I wanna see videos about your life in Toronto now.

Your dad deserves a standing ovation just like the workers on the front lines during this pandemic!!

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

This is soooo good. Every person born in Saskatchewan must see this. Every person not lucky enough to be borne in Saskatchewan must see this!

Great video! A real slice of life and so down home--a refreshing change from most KZread videos.

Thanks, good tour, your dad has good sense of humour !

Great Job!!! You couldn’t say it any better. When you are born and raised on the farm you have a certain passion for it. The love of the land. It’s hard to explain the feeling. That’s what keeps us crazy people going.

your dad seems like such an amazing person.

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

He is!

Such genuine people, love them! Thanks for the video from Vancouver island

You are so happy! So happy to see this!

Love your tour/ It reminds me when i worked for a farmer in 1953 at at Elrosw Sask hauling grain to the elevater.

Loved your video. Always good to hear from a farmer with lots of experience. It's crazy how big the farms are getting nowadays. Nobody does summer fallow nowadays so I think this no till farming practice is going to have some long term side effects for the land as well as the grain quality in the future. Thanks to all the farmers. You are the backbone of society.

What a beautiful success story, from the time your mom and dad met, while he was on a trip to the Ukraine to bringing you both home to Canada . The pride and appreciation you showed to become a Canadian. Followed by the beautiful videos you and your dad showing us the countryside and farms. Thank you and your Dad!

Your dad reminds me of my grandpa. Thanks for posting.

15:01 thanks Alina for showing this kind of work that helps support our tables

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

Nice to see you still keep in touch

Great video! I like the framing vibe. Very honest, humble, lots of nature

Much Respect for your Dad and family. You helped build our great country🇨🇦🇨🇦. I fully understand why many family farms sold to larger operations however in the long term I am afraid it will come back to “bite” us especially with the huge tracts of land sold to foreign consortiums. Our land and the ability to grow our own food is one of Canada’s greatest assets. Thanks for the video. As an Alberta boy I also love Saskatchewan...well I love our whole beautiful country🇨🇦🇨🇦

Your Dad is so sweet 🙏 Hey from Ontario👋, big difference within our provinces but I'm sure to visit Saskatchewan one day 🙂

This is the most lovely video I watched ever in KZread , this simple and natural lady with here lovely father really captured my heart ❤️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Your Dad is great , thank you for sharing

Alina 😊 I get such a feeling of peace and home feeling when watching you! Bless you, seriously 😊

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@lachlaninglis9568

4 жыл бұрын

Alina Mcleod 😊 thank you Alina, i am just always watching your travel vlogs and just really enjoy them and i feel that calm feeling when watching tbem kinda like when you go to that fave cafe and the food arrives and the feeling just when you see the food, kinda a nice “all is good” feeling - haha sorry i am crazy with explaining things 😀

Тяжелейший труд, низкий поклон фермерам-крестьянам.

I live 1957 km (1216 mi) almost directly south of your dad. I adore you and your dad. You’re lucky to have each other.

I REALLY ENJOYED THE PROGRAM,YOUR DAD SEEMS LIKE A REAL GOOD GUY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY GROW CROPS THAT FAR NORTH.

Love your dad, He's so sweet.

Bless him , loved the honesty ..... love farming

Hi AM, Great video. Tough business to break into. Thank you for all the insight from you dad. With Much Affection

Wonderful dad's advice.

I love the relationship with your dad

I lived in SK for few years, amazing sky, infinite view and the nicest people. Félicitations!

Alisa, you are great ! Your Dad is wonderful Farmer. God bless all of you ! Lifelong to your Dad.

Farmers, manufacturer workers and the high-tech researchers are backbone of the country and I really appreciate their hard-working.

God bless your amazing dad and all Canadian farmers who work so darn hard to put food on our tables. And tell that speed demon behind you talking to your dad to slow down!. Wow must be doing 100k.

Nice to see how your dad is still going strong with farming, soon I’ll be back farming cause of land handed down.

An informative and very educational video. Excellent work. Kudos to your dad, he has many reasons to be proud. He gets to drive cool toys too.

I really love to see your videos, which always to make with your dad. and your English speaking ascend is really easy to understand to me. Thanks for your beautiful blog.

@AlinaMcleod

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and my pleasure!

I love this video, thank you. From an old farmer in Denmark, 73 years old. Carl . It could be mee here in DK.

How cheerful your dad is 👍😁

Alina, so sweet of you to take your dad's interview on farming, that he did for almost 60 years. You're so beautiful inside and out.

Very instructive explanation by your dad on the difficulty of farming and risks taken by farmers.

Вот это и есть настоящие люди. Всегда знаешь,что на них можно положится. Отличное видео, Алина и респект твоему отцу!

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо :)

A very good video and the perfect person to interview. Your father is totally right, farming business has a lot of uncertainty attached to it. Income is difficult but expenses are not cheap. In a way, a bit similar to the seasonal ski industry, expensive equipment to purchase and maintain and a very sensitive industry to climate.

Thanks for the tour! I looked up canadian crops in KZread and your video came up. Driving by Saskatchewan to winnipeg last weekend I had no clue what most of the crops and devices are. This video explained a lot 👏

Hello Alina Mcleod, first time I come across your channel and I really enjoyed this video. It was great learning all of those insights, it was great also learning about how big was a quarter of land in acres. I had no clue prior to that. One thing, I enjoyed about many farmers, is how hard-working, passionate, and how humble many of them are. Wish you well on your channel. Thanks.

That is a HUGE farm! I was raised on a farm not far from Kinistino.Things sure have changed since then!

I like your dad! He reminds me of my grandpa who was an Okie farmer. That's Okie, not okay. lol.

Beautiful Video - your dad is a true worker - love your videos - keep up your incredible adventures

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

travelled through Saskatchewan 2 years ago loved it, had always flown to Vancouver where 2 daughters live, just wish I had done this trip earlier, your dad is a great guy, worked hard all his life and loved it, not many can say that

Ah Gordon, you remind me so much of farming uncles and great-uncles. Hard working, honest and loving. Another reason I miss my prairie home.

Great video about farming Alina!!....your dad seems like a super fellow. He's spot on about us farmers, as I also farm here in SK, East Central Yorkton area, mainly livestock. He made a great comment towards the end where if land is passed down or gradually eased in through the family or corporation then it may be easier to absorb. To start from scratch is expensive.....that's putting it mildly. Great vid!!

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and all the best to you!

Thank for the vid Alina. Well done.

I always feel happy after seeing your video

excellent video! Your Dad seems a good guy, glad you're spending time with him.

The 1998 movie "Conquest" with Lothaire Bluteau and Tara Fitzgerald did a good job of showing the struggle the farmers face to make a go of it. Nice to see you with your father.

Alina, for many reasons, this is my favourite video of yours :) awesome job to you and your dad!

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@bucketmcpretty9786

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlinaMcleod oh and Happy Birthday! :)

Thank You Alina for information.

Hats off to your dad and all the farmers for their hard work and dedication! Mr. Mcleod has a great sense of humor. Last minute of your video really made my day!

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@boukhalfachaouki1037

4 жыл бұрын

Good

Alina, really enjoying your vid's .. they highlight one thing we can all learn ... from the Ukraine to small town Canada ,... all propaganda aside at our core we all just want the same basic things out of life life

@boukhalfachaouki1037

4 жыл бұрын

Good

Farming is my passion and always get motivated and cherished when I saw advance farming and fertile lands , even I am also planning to do farming in Canada, this is great source of motivation for me

Thank you so much. this video helped me understand Canadian farming because I'm looking for a farm working job in Canada.

The fields look so big over there and i was amazed by hearing the size of your dads farm and seeing different kinds of equipment. Farms of that size is probably uncommon here in Finland. My neighbor has about 8 cows and 50 calves and maybe he gets up to 10 % of your dads farmland owning just a part of it.

Energetic 73 age , he loves his job from his bone , he saves much for his kids , proud of your dad

your dad is awesome, I wanted be a farmer since i was little, thanks for talking me out of it

Hi Alina I love your kindness and all you do,keep it up best wishes to you

You r blessed with having a great person as dad.

13:23 your smile exudes happiness

Great sense of humor ... God bless your father and you too .... Well done Alina, .... , you have his name, and I feel that he is proud of you too ...

Enjoyed learning about farming from your Dad !A real unsung hero like all farmers Tell him thanks for all the hard work.

Great video. Thanks from a retired Australian farmer

Thanks for sharing! Another good point to touch on would’ve been the price of farmland these days. When times were tough in the 90’s, it was tough sometimes to find someone who wanted to buy land. In our area, a quarter section of land was selling for roughly $40,000-$50,000. Even in the late 2000’s it was only $80,000-$100,000. Now, there’s so much competition for acres, that people are getting $250,000 and more for a quarter of land. If you don’t have a lot of money, or borrowing power, and family to help set you up, it’s pretty much impossible to start up with now. Another interesting part is farm labour in Saskatchewan. Older retired farmers like your dad are extremely valuable as farm help, because they can operate pretty much all farm machinery and not smash it up, which is important considering the cost. There isn’t a lot of people trained like this anymore, most people are raised in town or the city and don’t know how to operate all these things safely. Whereas back in the day, there were farm families everywhere, every family had many kids, and all were trained at very young ages on pretty much all farm machinery. It’s not like that anymore, so these older ex-farmers who still live out in the country are very valuable to the bigger farm operations, as they’re the only option with experience as well as very reliable. It’s not easy getting quality farm help out in the middle of nowhere.

Alina, great informative video.... and our dad is such a swell guy!

@AlinaMcleod

3 жыл бұрын

He really is!

Your father is a great guy. Awesome video. Stay safe Alina.

I live in Biggar, Saskatchewan. I can relate

Wonderful presentation! I grew up on a small, simple farm in Eastern USA. The lifestyle was quite enjoyable but difficult at times; there is incredible UNPREDICTABILITY! Small livestock farms seem to be going by the wayside in the industrialized West!

@RuralRevolution

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are going by the wayside but here in rural Ontario we are trying very hard to bring them back and we need the support of our government and also we need the support of the urban population.

Hi Alina, both you and your Dad are so nice! This is like an educational TV program of the life of farmer in Canada. I love this!

@AlinaMcleod

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :D

What a great man.....and what a nice video...great job Alina !!

It is so great to see you again. Were you the one I heard about. That was doing donuts in the fields, with your dads tracker