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@@Bannflyfisher Nova Scotia

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 do you get big runs of fish?

@ enough fish in many rivers to support catch and release angling and First Nation’s harvesting

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 the Atlantic salmon is a very special fish here in Ireland. Sadly on the decline. But decent numbers are still caught by anglers each season. Efforts are being made constantly, to restore Ireland's water ways to their former glory

@ I’ve watched some interesting restoration videos from Ireland. I think the major problem for salmon streams is almost always the freshwater environment, and those problems are most often caused by land use practices

@@georgeheller2281 they definitely look good! Apparently add some deterrence against predators .. but I wouldn’t want to rely on them for that.

Sheep look good!

@ thank you!

@@Mr38thstreet I had just checked that spot for redds and didn’t see any.

@@StillwatersEdge I think the short answer is ‘it depends’. I’ve been thinking of making a criteria / checklist for beaver dams where folks have concerns. If a dam on the main channel somewhere, the first thing to look for is the presence of side channels and over-flow channels. If there is none and it appears to be a total blockage then someone could consider a partial removal or a notch. It’s always a tough call, some folks make the argument that complete blockages play an important role in staggering juvenile populations. The presence of a deep plunge pool below the dam (3+ feet deep) is typically enough to allow a salmon to clear a 5-6 foot high dam. Problem is those plunge pools typically take a season to develop. Another factor that is more so related to managing fisheries is the presence of upstream stock assessment sites .. we’ve seen that happen before and have opted to notch the dams, rather than have DFO assessments turn up nothing in e-fishing the following season.

@@andrewbateman5346 I’ve heard that as well, on our farm that stocking density is gonna put our forages into decline. We are also grazing a much longer period of time, trying to avoid feeding hay until January while keeping forage quality high.

What state are you in? It depends on water. In New England it can be as little as 2 ac/pair.

@ I’m in Nova Scotia Canada, northeast of the state of Maine. I was told when I started that 2 acres per pair would be a good estimate. I was custom grazing about 40 pairs on 135 acres, moving them daily and found that to be too high of stocking rate. A lot of my fields are recovery from decades of neglect so that makes a difference

Where I live in Wyoming we get about 15 inches of precipitation annually, I’d like to see you “manage forage well, or selecting cattle well” and raise a cow/calf pair here on one acre.

@ the reality is there are very few places anywhere where 1 acre per animal is sufficient .. in my opinion

@@AudreyinMissouri Nova Scotia

@@Daniel-tl8zc custom grazing yes .

Thanks Dennis - the good news is you have her heifer calf lol

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 Super healthy looking animal!

@@bobdanob5346 thank you!

@@ryanforbes3021 same as this snow fall. Gonna be warm tomorrow too here, 15 degrees C.

@nicholasmacinnis1486 it's been beautiful weather this fall, on the dry side though.

Beautiful animals you have there Nicholas they look great nice job 👍👍

@ thanks Dennis!

@@dennislong3241 thanks Dennis

@@BmgGunsAndStuff that’s the way it is here as well.

@@gregkral4467 glad you enjoy it

@@davidmatthewhull thank you the comment! Glad to hear someone else is on the same wave length!

@@badescualexandru6824 totally disagree on your cow comment. I don’t have goats so I can’t speak to them, hard to keep off trees.

@@FeralEarthGardens thanks for comment - agreed on all points! We just put a pretty big pond in last week. Gonna do video soon.

@@Haakonson55 hello ! I think the short answer would be it depends. When I had a purebred red poll bull here two years ago I had a few calves around the 60lb mark. I would suggest if you go the red poll route to find a smaller framed bull that produces smaller calves. There can be quite the difference within each breed.

@@IanMacInnis-z3h thank you Ian!

@@paulkaufmann8130 good question, couple reasons would be 1) I don’t have the time and (2) the organic matter that’s it the mature grass will end up in the soil one way or another whether it’s chopped by a mower or trampled by hooves or pushed down by snow. I noticed that mature grass like that helps hold air in the snow pack and acts like an insulated blanket during the winter. Reduces winter kill and gets the grass growing earlier in spring. I’m not against using the bush hog but I would prefer to do it closer to the end of June. Theres alot of slow growing late season forages that are growing right now that would be impacted at this stage.

@@ryanforbes3021 yes that steer has really filled out since they went out on grass.

@@raysilver2b I’ve heard several similar stories.

@@georgecarlin2656 yes you are correct in those observations. Am I managing this to its full potential, no. I’m watching Greg Judy’s updates on his channel, his crew is moving their mob of cattle 3 times a day and doing a much better job of keeping the grass in a vegetative state. I had between 30-80 cows here grazing over the past five years. I wasn’t happy with the residual left over the past few years and I noticed the spring flush had declined the past two years so I’ve decided to change things up for a season.

@@tomtompkins5856 interesting that’s what I found as well. Typically this pasture gets grazed in early June on the first pass, 8 weeks later this year. Lots of goldenrod but I’m not gonna worry too much.

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 did you get a red poll bull?

@@tomtompkins5856 no I didn’t. I’ve decided to keep one of my own bulls ( half red poll, half Hereford). He’s really turned into a solid animal and he’s out of my best cow, so gonna bred those genetics back into herd.

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 I like the look of the red poll hereford crosses you have.

@@tomtompkins5856 I’m quite happy with them. I’d like to get a couple more Herefords to breed to my bull,

@@TimothySkutnik slowly build the herd and make a profit

@@druwright factor your processing costs into your sales price.

@@alvinjharris5230 thank you!

@@landlustacres7475 good question , I wouldn’t say necessarily because they aren’t large animals compared to a lot of other breeds. If I was running a larger herd of pure red polls I would just keep an eye out for the cows that are taking 4+ cycles to breed back.

@@landlustacres7475 I heard someone say once in regards to hunting dog breeds and I think it applies well to cattle… there’s as much difference within breeds as there is between different breeds. I plan on getting a red poll bull at some point in next year or two, I really like them for my type of operation.

@@nicholasmacinnis1486I used a red poll bull for the first time last year (the calves were fantastic this spring), I really like the breed but the possibility of increased milk production gives me pause. Also I found some of the bulls I looked at to be a bit leggy for my liking, not enough to put me off but enough that I made sure to choose the shortest legged one.

@@nicholasmacinnis14864 cycles to breed back might get her culled in my herd.

@@landlustacres7475 good thinking, I had bought two heifers initially and one never thickened out, she was quite leggy so I butchered instead of breeding. Tasted good but looked like it had too much dairy influence for my liking.

@@fenboatesbishop9901 thanks Fen!

@@Marilou-g5t exactly

@@Marilou-g5t absolutely

Thank you for watching! I will keep updating on the sheep for sure

Yes they do ! You need to manage them in a way so that you don’t over graze their preferred species ( forbs).. few strategies available to get there. I’ll discuss in another video.

It’s quite the sight to see, watching animals eat vegetation that most folks would consider junk. Where abouts are you? New Brunswick maybe?

@@nicholasmacinnis1486we are just north of Dawson Creek BC, so we’re a ways away. But we also run a herd of mixed cows with a heavy red poll influence and use a pure bred red poll bull.

@@landlustacres7475 oh nice .. I like the red polls a lot for this type of management. Good tasting beef too off the steers

Not sure TBH. Best to check with locals.

Thank you … just for clarification, total grazing is essentially the total removal of forage ( several times a year) followed by a year of rest? Similar to what that Hobbs fella on instagram promotes? Ironically I did that somewhat by accident and I did see tremendous improvements

Yup!

I just went back through a few videos and couldn’t find it… there’s an awful lot of them to sift through lol. It was definitely in the past 3 months, he was at the leased farm he has with the barn near the road if it’s any help.. the context of the video is this - someone with 18 head on 25 acres called looking for a bull. I’m guessing what most guys would consider a FT income would be closer to $50k

@@nicholasmacinnis1486 yeah he never really talks details about the economics of it. He always says, “well it varies depending on location”. I think we all understand it varies but it would be nice to hear actual real world scenarios. Maybe you can do a video as you grow?

@@jhost0311 when I have some time later in the summer I’m going to put together a couple recorded presentations on this subject. Not to put words in his mouth, but I expect that Greg’s definition of “making a living off the land” would be a farm that produces between $50k and $70k…. Essentially you’re looking at farm revenue north of $150k per year to get there.

Yeah makes sense. What’s your avg profit per cow? Like $1500-$2000?

@@jhost0311 that seems high. Depends on the animal, if I’m buying 700lb steers and raising them for 12 months and then butchering / direct selling I think the profit is closer to $750 per head.

Thank you!

Thank you! Sorry to hear about the drought…. We went through one in 2022, needless to say I learned some tough lessons on stocking rates