The only beer one should be drinking when operating heavy machinery is root. Refreshing on a hot day, especially with some vanilla ice cream. Right before you said it, I was thinking pole saw as well.
@lovelylisawarriorqueen7933 I do wish more people were this ambitious too, myself included. Wish someone would do it with me. Have talked about it with friends & family thru the years...still no one wanting to take the leap. 🌻🌺🌻
you should see all the comments from folks putting me down for it....it's so sad how folks want the "American Dream" but when they see someone doing well..it makes them angry, jealous, pessimistic and they put me down. Sad isn't it
@lora97006 I hear you Lora, I grew up on a farm just like this but a third of the size. We even raised the same kind of cows. It was the best time of my life as we worked hard and got to play hard. I feel this is such an educational channel in so many respects as Mr. Stoney Ridge takes the time to explain and demonstrate very well. I hope you get your dream Lora.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer yes sir, I don't get it either as you're putting in so much hard work and investment. Just know many of us really appreciate your channel.
After watching your videos for over three years, I am wondering if you have thought of how many head of cattle will the 150 acres going to support. Is it an advantage to having a rotation plan that will support more animals? I think you have the right idea but wonder if moving them every twelve hours will allow for a larger herd.
Hi Josh, Sure glad that You are doing well. Amazes me all the stuff that You have going on. Sorry to hear about the cold, hope that You get over it quick. Y'ALL BE WELL & SAFE!
Folks...if you want to pitch in and help with the farm project, the best way is picking up a nice shirt, hat or mug from us! That helps pay for the hay all winter and helps me afford to take you along as we show ya how the farm is built! Here's a link to our farm store: www.stoneyridgeshop.com/
Josh I'd says stay away from the lower branches till you can trim them then go back with the mower, much better for the cab on that expensive tractor ❤
Excellent vid Josh…as a newbie homesteader, I glean so much from you and have so far to go! Time for me to get a tractor and mower! Thanks for constantly pouring out your education and experiences…Keep doing what you’re doing!
awesome! Great to hear...that's why I'm doing this. Watch some other farm/homestead channels and the sky is constantly falling...I wanna show ya how to do it right...and if I mess up...then I want you to learn from me! Thanks so much for the comment
Josh, As always a great video. I want to touch on a few things. First, how you alway are there to help your follow neighbor's, how you try to teach other about safety 1st and third, how well and talented you put the content together.
thanks brother...I appreciate it. There's been a few comments out here putting me down for it....sad that folks can't just enjoy learning about the farm without being pessimistic, angry and putting me down for sharing it
@StoneyRidgeFarmer Hey brother, I only speak the truth, and that is why you are the only farming channel that I support. You are a good person and a good friend. Like I have said before, when I am in pain, I watch an episode, and with all the medication, I can calm myself down. I know you are really busy, but when you get your projects done and you have slowed down, It's my wish (like Make a Wish Foundation). I want to meet you in person. I have gotten to the point of being wheelchair bound, but you are such a good person that I would ride the 6 hours just to meet you and shake your hand.
There are a lot of specialty crops to grow out there that are not so labor intensive, but the real work for this is up front self education, investment in set up, and finding a reliable market. If I had the money, a mushroom farm would be a good choice for me.
Mushroom farming is great...we grow shitake mushrooms here. But don't think for a minute that everything you do on your property isn't very labor intensive. It takes work to build a farm...the cattle are the least labor intensive part of the farming operation
Love the TA! But please put Pontiac power under that hood! Contact Butler Performance or Tin Indian Performance for the best resource. Keep that Pontiac all Pontiac! 🇺🇸
Josh you should check in SEA-90 it's a all natural fertilizer the will really make your pasture and garden grow just don't spray it on your lawn I use it on my pastures and works great
May need to check with different insurance companies to see what vehicles they have on their salvage yards. My wife totalled my f150 coyote a few weeks ago and statefarm owns it now.
A couple questions about sprayer. What type of a spray tip do you use, flood tip,flat fan tip or other tip. What pressure and speed do you apply the spray. Russ Wilson, RUclipsr, shows how to build a foam marker for your sprayer. I built one and so glad I did. One third the cost. I am applying liquid fertilizers on my farm. Enjoy your videos and your progress on the farm. Your angus herd looks good. Anxious to see your results with the south poll bull. Be safe out there, farmer rod
my best advice to ya is to simply contact AG spray and get their expert advice, they also offer a catalog with thousands of sprayer parts....that might be a good place to start
People don’t realize the work involved in regenerative farming. I’m constantly moving/working on fence that isn’t hot for some reason. Wouldn’t trade it for anything
Definitely don't want to be drinking when dealing with vegetation that grows taller than the tractor because the ground frequently gets too wet to mow. Then you're also watching for the first signs of sinking in so you don't get stuck. And be sure you don't hit the gas pipeline warning sign in the cattail grass...
Having a cold brew at the end of the day is great....but getting out there and mowing while drinking is just asking for trouble. My dad tends to have a few while mowing, and it never fails...he gets whacked with a tree, cut, knocked off the tractor or stuck about every few years. NO SUBSTANCES WHILE FARMING!! Only while sitting on the porch afterwards
the sawmill is great, and we'll probably mill up some timber frame stuff in the future, but I needed those two buildings to help me get a grasp of construction, and the right way to do things....you'll see some future timber frame structures on the farm I'm sure
yes! It is...it's called dog fennel and I've been fighting it for a few years now...just mowing seems to really help and it doesn't seem to compete with forage very much
Nice video! Man you got more stuff than Carter got liver pills. I've got access to land but just don't want to go in debt at 54 years old. As you know it takes a lot of money for all that equipment and livestock.
yes...it does....but hopefully I'll have all this when I retire if I take care of it....and this is my retirement project that should give me income for the rest of my life if I play my cards right. Just another investment...when 401k is in the dumps...the beef will still be here to fall back on
I want land. But i also want cattle, probably Dexter's. I'll have other things as well. Pretty much a homestead farm. I'm a practical man though and know i don't need shiny new equipment and the best of the best to get started. There's quite a bit you can accomplish with just an ATV. Plenty of attachments and such to get you started. You even cover that in a video with those two Honda's. Love watching your videos. I've gotten so many good ideas too.
not sure why Dexters? I see another fella out here that speaks very highly of dexters....let me tell ya...take it to the cattle sale and you'll see your profits go down the dexter toilet my friend. We went angus because the market price is typically much higher. As for "shiny" equipment.....best to start with something nice, something reliable. I've had tractor mechanical issues with every used and old tractor I've ever bought...even the new John Deere ....ya need a good, reliable cab tractor and a second machine that's a backup and for other jobs around the property. Shiny and new doesn't mean much, but buying something that's not broken all the time is priceless....you've gotta rely on these machines for your work...and when they're down...its bad! Look at the parasitic resistance and health issues associated with the dexter breed closely before you decide. Take an afternoon and go to the cattle sale barn and look at prices....you'll be blown away!! Most folks don't have the market to sell direct to consumer right away...that's why we started with angus and are now bridging to south poll grass genetics. Beware the youtube farmer that's not telling it all.....just be weary of what you see on social media, I assure you are not seeing all the input costs like I'm sharing
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I guess overall there's a lack of information out there on Dexter's then. I thought I did some good research but admittedly it seems like a "cult" of cows... perhaps with people loving them just for their size. I'm working with angus out here currently in Arizona and have zero issues with their size or anything else. Equipment wise, I've been a mechanic 30 years. I'd hope I could spot issues during inspection and I'm quite capable of working on them. I don't mean clunkers though, as that'll keep you busy with one breakdown to the next. My deployment's almost up here and I'll be back home soon though. (Deployed to AZ, but volunteering my free time at a local ranch with a horse rescue).
no sir...the cattle move throughout the farm all winter long....we have quite mild winters and cattle are very hearty animals that live outside all year long. Dairy operations have barns...but alot of beef operations like mind do not have barns...barns equal mud, manure and disease sometimes...not alot of mud on this farm...just cows and grass my brotha
One day, many years ago, my buddy and I pulled into the post office to make some transactions and this idiot comes blasting in the parking lot. My buddy walks up to him and says something to the effect that he has a shotgun that will turn that music down! We never heard his crappy music again! Seen him many times, just never heard him!🤣
yep...a good way to get hurt though...nobody in their right mind is gonna hurt someone over loud music...when you threaten with arms...you'd darn well better be in dire straits for sure brother
row crop farming on 85 acres of hilly and rocky land....simply not good land for that...plus we're trying to heal the land, not farm with chemicals, sprays and fertilizers. We'd never make a dime growing a row crop due to the costs of infrastructure and lack of value in the commodity . We looked at growing garden veggies and selling at the farmer's market....but who wants to sit all day friday, sat, sunday at the farmer's market and make $50 a day? It's just not feesable
it's no secret....NO SUGAR!!!! Stop eating fast food, fried food, processed food and anything that's not whole and natural food. I don't typically eat in the day until after 1-2pm. NO BREAKFAST WHEN YOU WAKE UP!!! High protein and 20g of carbs or less per day along with exercise or hitting the gym. Get into a wellness routine my brother...and change your way of living. That's what I did....I do spoil myself 1 day per week with a meal out, something that breaks the diet a bit like fried chicken...but then back to it the next day
I think it would totally destroy all of the soil structure and ruin all of the work we've done. Tillage means death to soil and soil microbes...the entire reason we have no top soil here is tillage over hudreds of years. We're intensively bringing back our topsoil which is totally non existent. Now...ripping the soil for water intrusion...that's another story!
moving the fence daily is labor intensive, we might move the fences 3 times a year, what you see other's doing on the web, moving fences all the time, pulling posts, rolling up wire and such is a monumental time sucker. Once you've got your paddock size set, why pull the fence? It takes me 10 mins twice a day v/s 2 hours....and we have to remember...the soil is soft when it's wet, but hard as a darn rock when it's dry.....we have to wait until the soil conditions are right to place step in posts. Time is our most valuable commodity....you see others on youtube taking up fences....that's because they don't have the extensive water system that I built....and they have helpers or "interns" which basically means underpaid farm hands lol
Hey SRF, great to see how far your farm has come, you seem to be doing amazing as far as building the land and equipment out. I do find it unfortunate that you've pivoted 180 degrees from your previous point of pride being a "100% regenerative farmer", often bragging how your pastures hadn't seen any spray/fertilizer in 7 years etc. in your older videos. I don't know the reason you've decided to start using sprays (my first guess is financial compensation), but since you are now using them, and not just "livestock to heal the land", you should probably stop claiming to be a regenerative farmer, as that term is used to mean people who use only livestock and rotational grazing to improve their pastures. Sure, you're still doing rotational grazing, and you can lay claim to that, but i think you're giving the wrong impression of what regenerative farming is by using sprays to green up your pastures, and while i know that regenerative farming isn't a legally protected name, i think it would still be the ethical thing if you stop using the term since you do know you are not following the ethos. That being said, i do love your videos, i watch almost all of them and REALLY enjoy your channel, and you seem like a heck of a nice guy. Keep up the great work!
SOIL AMENDMENTS MY FRIEND!! WE PUT ALL SORTS OF AMENDMENTS ON OUR LAND.....Respectfully...you probably should do a little more research before ya lay into me brother...I'm not a politician buddy...here's the rub ....super soil is not conventional fertilizer...it's microbes, beneficial microbes that occur naturally in the soil that help build tops soil, biomass and fix cabon. I think you're misunderstanding the difference between chemical petroleum based fertilizer and SOIL AMENDMENTS. Supersoil is an amendment....adding beneficial microbes to the soil....not a fertilizer spray. Ya don't need to look for what I'm doing wrong my friend...it's not chemical fertilizer...it's microbial soil amendment. I don't think you understand what super soil actually is brother. Today I'm going out and spreading wood chips with the manure spreader! Same thing as super soil but takes longer to break down
Brother, I say this with all due respect, but I think you need to take a week vacation. Hire a farm hand for a week or so, and go enjoy some much needed time off. I've watched your channel since the beginning, and I can tell the stress is getting to you. Just not the same Josh as the Liberty Overall days. Some time off would do the mind some good, and I am sure your viewing audience would completely understand. Wish you and MSR all the best.
You don’t need to hire anyone if you take time off. However you might have to with the way the cattle are managed. How long would it be before they start suffering in the small paddocks? At least with cattle on bigger paddocks they can look after themselves for months at a time.
my second channel is a live stream channel...it gets real time live vids....this is the main channel which has full production edited vids. Much more information on the regular channel v/s the livestream channel
Spending 600000$ to feed 40 cows that produce 38 calves that sell at 600 to 700 $ gives u 28000$ minux feed if u buy thats 20000 left no machinery or fuel expenses now 15000 left to finance 600000 at 10 percent is 6000 per year now u are left with 9000 ws have not added taxes insurance or truck or house expenses ud now left with 3000 to live off
You see spending money, I see a capitol investment that's more than quadrupled my land value, a farm that's improved the land and we're not wholesaling our cattle. We butcher and sell market beef. Takes 1 calf to pay for 2 cows v/s the conventional "sale barn" mentality which sells your animals at wholesale prices. You see a new calf as $600 ....I see a butchered cow at nearly $6,000. This is how small farms earn a living. Investing capitol into your property and retirement here...so our math is way different
remember...despite all the mess you hear on social media...cows won't eat just anything. Now...the field we mowed was not fenced and isn't mine to graze...plus it would cost $25k to fence it. It's not good quality grass for hay either
yep....we had about 4 mowing, spraying and working vids done over the past few weeks....in the interest of making things fun...we spaced them out a bit
Things you're doing wrong, complaining, and not drinking beer.....oh and dyeing your beard....lame. Love your videos josh, im kidding here, for the first part, dont dye your beard, makes you look weak dude, like you're trying too hard. Be yourself, every is already here because of that. Keep on keepin on man, hope the the missus makes a few more cameos in your videos!
not sure why dying my beard makes me any different a person than I was before buddy? If I whitened my teeth would it make me less of a man? lol Funny....we just all need to do what makes us happy with ourselves brother...as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else..I think it's fine. I will tell ya this....when I bought the farm I was in my late 30s....now I'm 46 and I'm seeing the aging process hit me a little faster than before. Building a farm like this and the stress of running an business can weigh heavy on ya and age ya a bit. My father dies his beard sometimes too.....and I get it now. As he's gotten older, more and more folks have tended to ignore him....he looks like an old man and folks just quit paying attention to him or treat him poorly in places like the hardware store, grocery store and others. I'm getting older, but I still appreciate the smile of a pretty young lady....none of us wanna get old...but we only have 2 options...get older...or the grave lol......so...the message here is ....do what makes you happy brother....beauty is only skin deep, but feeling good about yourself goes much deeper. Do what makes you feel good about yourself my brother
what you're watching is sometimes what happened a week or even a month ago Once in a while we have to hold off on publishing a vid my friend....this took about 2 weeks to edit. Kindness is always appreciated my friend
Thumbnail looks like an old tractor turned into a modified race tractor So if your drunk running tractor start a new channel Stoned ridge farmer I don't see ya doing that probably a bad joke Saturday Love your channel so sorry crazy expensive just for my edification how much for those 3 timbers alone ? I might get huge bandsaw and manufacturer those beams in I cabin I may build as my VA benefits may buy the farm pretty building structure I'd have used Seikens cetol 1,2 & 3 a three coat process fantastic finish really hold up stinky yeah pretty structure redish stain on slate type forms it's flagstone color and finish beauty color nicely done totally agree with clear coating concrete sooooo expensive but looks great. God bless you and your best mate misses Stoney Ridge I saw her say her name once even if Hogan I know nothing , nothing. Best David I appreciate you a a fellow vet and patriot yeah better off to just stay clear of politics =the science of division the truth is not found therein in constitution but we seem to be walking away from those truths alas. Cheers my brother David
yep...once in a while we'll have to do one out of order brother. Here's why....I did a week of mowing and spraying...every day I mowed and sprayed and then disconnected everything for the winter....we needed to spread that content out so it didn't get boring
Always relaxing, sharing my morning chores with you! LOL!
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Love that!
Cows looking great yes they are happy
Awesome job bushhogging
Good morning from rainy southern Ohio!
boy wish it was raining here!
The only beer one should be drinking when operating heavy machinery is root. Refreshing on a hot day, especially with some vanilla ice cream. Right before you said it, I was thinking pole saw as well.
I enjoy your content wish you and the misses all the best ❤
Always good to help your neighbors. You never know when you’re gonna need someone’s help.☝🏼👍🏼
You got that right!
Sure is looking good around there!👍🏻
Looking good Josh. Big key to that "golf course" finish is correct speed and sharp blades, which you obviously do.
So much great progress! I can't believe how far you've come. A lotta hard work right there, wish more people were this ambitious.
@lovelylisawarriorqueen7933 I do wish more people were this ambitious too, myself included. Wish someone would do it with me. Have talked about it with friends & family thru the years...still no one wanting to take the leap. 🌻🌺🌻
you should see all the comments from folks putting me down for it....it's so sad how folks want the "American Dream" but when they see someone doing well..it makes them angry, jealous, pessimistic and they put me down. Sad isn't it
@lora97006 I hear you Lora, I grew up on a farm just like this but a third of the size. We even raised the same kind of cows. It was the best time of my life as we worked hard and got to play hard. I feel this is such an educational channel in so many respects as Mr. Stoney Ridge takes the time to explain and demonstrate very well. I hope you get your dream Lora.
@StoneyRidgeFarmer yes sir, I don't get it either as you're putting in so much hard work and investment. Just know many of us really appreciate your channel.
After watching your videos for over three years, I am wondering if you have thought of how many head of cattle will the 150 acres going to support. Is it an advantage to having a rotation plan that will support more animals? I think you have the right idea but wonder if moving them every twelve hours will allow for a larger herd.
Looking good be safe
Love the chicken mobile... you should add a thing of 4-6" pvc to collect water and feed some of those chicken cups/nipples mounted below
I totally agree, no drinking any booze while working! It just invites errors and injuries!
death!! A tractor is an instrument of death my friend...we gotta be sharp all the time..even running cameras and flying drones is dumb on my part
Very good work Josh that super soil sounds like good feed for the grass
Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I happen to get a cold myself too so you get well soon Josh
Hi Josh, Sure glad that You are doing well. Amazes me all the stuff that You have going on.
Sorry to hear about the cold, hope that You get over it quick. Y'ALL BE WELL & SAFE!
Folks...if you want to pitch in and help with the farm project, the best way is picking up a nice shirt, hat or mug from us! That helps pay for the hay all winter and helps me afford to take you along as we show ya how the farm is built! Here's a link to our farm store: www.stoneyridgeshop.com/
one of the most hardworking man i have come across
thank you for recognizing the work my friend
Just started few days ago watching ur videos / there addictive 👍🏼-luv the boo cows and chickens 🐔🐮
love intensive rotational grassing, we have been using it for years. it works wonder on the soil and pasture plants and grows the weeds to death
You sure are moving along on all these projects.
I'm a firm believer in clipping the pasture often
Thats Alot Of Work For One Man
Josh I'd says stay away from the lower branches till you can trim them then go back with the mower, much better for the cab on that expensive tractor ❤
Excellent vid Josh…as a newbie homesteader, I glean so much from you and have so far to go! Time for me to get a tractor and mower! Thanks for constantly pouring out your education and experiences…Keep doing what you’re doing!
awesome! Great to hear...that's why I'm doing this. Watch some other farm/homestead channels and the sky is constantly falling...I wanna show ya how to do it right...and if I mess up...then I want you to learn from me! Thanks so much for the comment
Josh, As always a great video. I want to touch on a few things. First, how you alway are there to help your follow neighbor's, how you try to teach other about safety 1st and third, how well and talented you put the content together.
thanks brother...I appreciate it. There's been a few comments out here putting me down for it....sad that folks can't just enjoy learning about the farm without being pessimistic, angry and putting me down for sharing it
@StoneyRidgeFarmer Hey brother, I only speak the truth, and that is why you are the only farming channel that I support. You are a good person and a good friend. Like I have said before, when I am in pain, I watch an episode, and with all the medication, I can calm myself down. I know you are really busy, but when you get your projects done and you have slowed down, It's my wish (like Make a Wish Foundation). I want to meet you in person. I have gotten to the point of being wheelchair bound, but you are such a good person that I would ride the 6 hours just to meet you and shake your hand.
There are a lot of specialty crops to grow out there that are not so labor intensive, but the real work for this is up front self education, investment in set up, and finding a reliable market. If I had the money, a mushroom farm would be a good choice for me.
Mushroom farming is great...we grow shitake mushrooms here. But don't think for a minute that everything you do on your property isn't very labor intensive. It takes work to build a farm...the cattle are the least labor intensive part of the farming operation
Love the TA! But please put Pontiac power under that hood!
Contact Butler Performance or Tin Indian Performance for the best resource. Keep that Pontiac all Pontiac! 🇺🇸
Josh you should check in SEA-90 it's a all natural fertilizer the will really make your pasture and garden grow just don't spray it on your lawn I use it on my pastures and works great
May need to check with different insurance companies to see what vehicles they have on their salvage yards. My wife totalled my f150 coyote a few weeks ago and statefarm owns it now.
A couple questions about sprayer. What type of a spray tip do you use, flood tip,flat fan tip or other tip. What pressure and speed do you apply the spray. Russ Wilson, RUclipsr, shows how to build a foam marker for your sprayer. I built one and so glad I did. One third the cost. I am applying liquid fertilizers on my farm. Enjoy your videos and your progress on the farm. Your angus herd looks good. Anxious to see your results with the south poll bull. Be safe out there, farmer rod
my best advice to ya is to simply contact AG spray and get their expert advice, they also offer a catalog with thousands of sprayer parts....that might be a good place to start
I don’t have a guitar or have an interest in playing *said instrument* but does this SLAP!?❤️🔥👌🤘
People don’t realize the work involved in regenerative farming. I’m constantly moving/working on fence that isn’t hot for some reason. Wouldn’t trade it for anything
Definitely don't want to be drinking when dealing with vegetation that grows taller than the tractor because the ground frequently gets too wet to mow. Then you're also watching for the first signs of sinking in so you don't get stuck. And be sure you don't hit the gas pipeline warning sign in the cattail grass...
Having a cold brew at the end of the day is great....but getting out there and mowing while drinking is just asking for trouble. My dad tends to have a few while mowing, and it never fails...he gets whacked with a tree, cut, knocked off the tractor or stuck about every few years. NO SUBSTANCES WHILE FARMING!! Only while sitting on the porch afterwards
Hey Josh
Why didn’t you mill your own wood for the outdoor kitchen? Wood Mizer “wood” have done it 4U 😉
the sawmill is great, and we'll probably mill up some timber frame stuff in the future, but I needed those two buildings to help me get a grasp of construction, and the right way to do things....you'll see some future timber frame structures on the farm I'm sure
man who is flying the drone ? you must have a camera crue following you around cause if its just you , damn its amazing how you put all this together.
it's me my friend...doing it all
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What is the name of the plant at 20:44? I don't have it here. Looks invasive? Saw it in a couple videos.
yes! It is...it's called dog fennel and I've been fighting it for a few years now...just mowing seems to really help and it doesn't seem to compete with forage very much
@StoneyRidgeFarmer without looking it up...mowing tends to allow the grasses to crowd It out like many weeds? PH, I'm sure is a big struggle for ya.
Nice video! Man you got more stuff than Carter got liver pills. I've got access to land but just don't want to go in debt at 54 years old. As you know it takes a lot of money for all that equipment and livestock.
yes...it does....but hopefully I'll have all this when I retire if I take care of it....and this is my retirement project that should give me income for the rest of my life if I play my cards right. Just another investment...when 401k is in the dumps...the beef will still be here to fall back on
Did I observe Tammy limping?
Yes! Good catch! She had a little foot trouble for a few days, all better now but I was worried
I want land. But i also want cattle, probably Dexter's. I'll have other things as well. Pretty much a homestead farm. I'm a practical man though and know i don't need shiny new equipment and the best of the best to get started. There's quite a bit you can accomplish with just an ATV. Plenty of attachments and such to get you started. You even cover that in a video with those two Honda's. Love watching your videos. I've gotten so many good ideas too.
not sure why Dexters? I see another fella out here that speaks very highly of dexters....let me tell ya...take it to the cattle sale and you'll see your profits go down the dexter toilet my friend. We went angus because the market price is typically much higher. As for "shiny" equipment.....best to start with something nice, something reliable. I've had tractor mechanical issues with every used and old tractor I've ever bought...even the new John Deere ....ya need a good, reliable cab tractor and a second machine that's a backup and for other jobs around the property. Shiny and new doesn't mean much, but buying something that's not broken all the time is priceless....you've gotta rely on these machines for your work...and when they're down...its bad! Look at the parasitic resistance and health issues associated with the dexter breed closely before you decide. Take an afternoon and go to the cattle sale barn and look at prices....you'll be blown away!! Most folks don't have the market to sell direct to consumer right away...that's why we started with angus and are now bridging to south poll grass genetics. Beware the youtube farmer that's not telling it all.....just be weary of what you see on social media, I assure you are not seeing all the input costs like I'm sharing
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I guess overall there's a lack of information out there on Dexter's then. I thought I did some good research but admittedly it seems like a "cult" of cows... perhaps with people loving them just for their size. I'm working with angus out here currently in Arizona and have zero issues with their size or anything else. Equipment wise, I've been a mechanic 30 years. I'd hope I could spot issues during inspection and I'm quite capable of working on them. I don't mean clunkers though, as that'll keep you busy with one breakdown to the next. My deployment's almost up here and I'll be back home soon though. (Deployed to AZ, but volunteering my free time at a local ranch with a horse rescue).
Do you still you Techron products in your equipment?
yessir
Can You Feed Your Cattle On Their Land ? Looks Like Free Food
Question: The Cows Dont Have A House In The Winter ?
no sir...the cattle move throughout the farm all winter long....we have quite mild winters and cattle are very hearty animals that live outside all year long. Dairy operations have barns...but alot of beef operations like mind do not have barns...barns equal mud, manure and disease sometimes...not alot of mud on this farm...just cows and grass my brotha
One day, many years ago, my buddy and I pulled into the post office to make some transactions and this idiot comes blasting in the parking lot. My buddy walks up to him and says something to the effect that he has a shotgun that will turn that music down! We never heard his crappy music again! Seen him many times, just never heard him!🤣
yep...a good way to get hurt though...nobody in their right mind is gonna hurt someone over loud music...when you threaten with arms...you'd darn well better be in dire straits for sure brother
Your not sorry, in the 1960 all the one armed men I knew were saw mill worker's one family had three generations with one arm.❤😂😢😮😅😊
Saw the same thing with cotton gin workers.
What made your decision to go livestock and not row crop ? Just curious. Thanks ! Love your content !
row crop farming on 85 acres of hilly and rocky land....simply not good land for that...plus we're trying to heal the land, not farm with chemicals, sprays and fertilizers. We'd never make a dime growing a row crop due to the costs of infrastructure and lack of value in the commodity . We looked at growing garden veggies and selling at the farmer's market....but who wants to sit all day friday, sat, sunday at the farmer's market and make $50 a day? It's just not feesable
Love the content but personally would have a lot more chickens to “take care of business” for me (bugs) and help the soil.
A long way to go and a short time to get there? Farm life.
don't you have a tree clip ?
yeppers....but a pole saw does the trick also
Man you've really been thinning out.. you look great what's your secret?
it's no secret....NO SUGAR!!!! Stop eating fast food, fried food, processed food and anything that's not whole and natural food. I don't typically eat in the day until after 1-2pm. NO BREAKFAST WHEN YOU WAKE UP!!! High protein and 20g of carbs or less per day along with exercise or hitting the gym. Get into a wellness routine my brother...and change your way of living. That's what I did....I do spoil myself 1 day per week with a meal out, something that breaks the diet a bit like fried chicken...but then back to it the next day
Do you think it would do any good to deep till or deep rip 3 feet deep in the pastures?
I think it would totally destroy all of the soil structure and ruin all of the work we've done. Tillage means death to soil and soil microbes...the entire reason we have no top soil here is tillage over hudreds of years. We're intensively bringing back our topsoil which is totally non existent. Now...ripping the soil for water intrusion...that's another story!
dont you strip graze , and just move the electric fence a few feet a day across that paddock a day
moving the fence daily is labor intensive, we might move the fences 3 times a year, what you see other's doing on the web, moving fences all the time, pulling posts, rolling up wire and such is a monumental time sucker. Once you've got your paddock size set, why pull the fence? It takes me 10 mins twice a day v/s 2 hours....and we have to remember...the soil is soft when it's wet, but hard as a darn rock when it's dry.....we have to wait until the soil conditions are right to place step in posts. Time is our most valuable commodity....you see others on youtube taking up fences....that's because they don't have the extensive water system that I built....and they have helpers or "interns" which basically means underpaid farm hands lol
Hey SRF, great to see how far your farm has come, you seem to be doing amazing as far as building the land and equipment out.
I do find it unfortunate that you've pivoted 180 degrees from your previous point of pride being a "100% regenerative farmer", often bragging how your pastures hadn't seen any spray/fertilizer in 7 years etc. in your older videos. I don't know the reason you've decided to start using sprays (my first guess is financial compensation), but since you are now using them, and not just "livestock to heal the land", you should probably stop claiming to be a regenerative farmer, as that term is used to mean people who use only livestock and rotational grazing to improve their pastures. Sure, you're still doing rotational grazing, and you can lay claim to that, but i think you're giving the wrong impression of what regenerative farming is by using sprays to green up your pastures, and while i know that regenerative farming isn't a legally protected name, i think it would still be the ethical thing if you stop using the term since you do know you are not following the ethos.
That being said, i do love your videos, i watch almost all of them and REALLY enjoy your channel, and you seem like a heck of a nice guy. Keep up the great work!
SOIL AMENDMENTS MY FRIEND!! WE PUT ALL SORTS OF AMENDMENTS ON OUR LAND.....Respectfully...you probably should do a little more research before ya lay into me brother...I'm not a politician buddy...here's the rub ....super soil is not conventional fertilizer...it's microbes, beneficial microbes that occur naturally in the soil that help build tops soil, biomass and fix cabon. I think you're misunderstanding the difference between chemical petroleum based fertilizer and SOIL AMENDMENTS. Supersoil is an amendment....adding beneficial microbes to the soil....not a fertilizer spray. Ya don't need to look for what I'm doing wrong my friend...it's not chemical fertilizer...it's microbial soil amendment. I don't think you understand what super soil actually is brother. Today I'm going out and spreading wood chips with the manure spreader! Same thing as super soil but takes longer to break down
Brother, I say this with all due respect, but I think you need to take a week vacation. Hire a farm hand for a week or so, and go enjoy some much needed time off. I've watched your channel since the beginning, and I can tell the stress is getting to you. Just not the same Josh as the Liberty Overall days. Some time off would do the mind some good, and I am sure your viewing audience would completely understand. Wish you and MSR all the best.
Amen!! I agree 100% brother...and I'm taking that time off right now...just time to relax and breath a bit
You don’t need to hire anyone if you take time off. However you might have to with the way the cattle are managed. How long would it be before they start suffering in the small paddocks? At least with cattle on bigger paddocks they can look after themselves for months at a time.
@@kdegraabad time of year to risk weight of livestock. Month no way maybe couple days.
Please show the videos in a timeline🙏🙏🙏
they are my friend..this one is 1 vid out of order because we just poured the concrete
Hi my friend
Sorry I watching also your 2nd channel, which I believe is more actual 😂😂
my second channel is a live stream channel...it gets real time live vids....this is the main channel which has full production edited vids. Much more information on the regular channel v/s the livestream channel
Spending 600000$ to feed 40 cows that produce 38 calves that sell at 600 to 700 $ gives u 28000$ minux feed if u buy thats 20000 left no machinery or fuel expenses now 15000 left to finance 600000 at 10 percent is 6000 per year now u are left with 9000 ws have not added taxes insurance or truck or house expenses ud now left with 3000 to live off
You see spending money, I see a capitol investment that's more than quadrupled my land value, a farm that's improved the land and we're not wholesaling our cattle. We butcher and sell market beef. Takes 1 calf to pay for 2 cows v/s the conventional "sale barn" mentality which sells your animals at wholesale prices. You see a new calf as $600 ....I see a butchered cow at nearly $6,000. This is how small farms earn a living. Investing capitol into your property and retirement here...so our math is way different
Why didn't let the herd graze it?
remember...despite all the mess you hear on social media...cows won't eat just anything. Now...the field we mowed was not fenced and isn't mine to graze...plus it would cost $25k to fence it. It's not good quality grass for hay either
This video is out of sequence. We have already seen the work you have done on the outside kitchen and the concrete, yet here it is not yet done.
yep....we had about 4 mowing, spraying and working vids done over the past few weeks....in the interest of making things fun...we spaced them out a bit
Things you're doing wrong, complaining, and not drinking beer.....oh and dyeing your beard....lame.
Love your videos josh, im kidding here, for the first part, dont dye your beard, makes you look weak dude, like you're trying too hard. Be yourself, every is already here because of that. Keep on keepin on man, hope the the missus makes a few more cameos in your videos!
not sure why dying my beard makes me any different a person than I was before buddy? If I whitened my teeth would it make me less of a man? lol Funny....we just all need to do what makes us happy with ourselves brother...as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else..I think it's fine. I will tell ya this....when I bought the farm I was in my late 30s....now I'm 46 and I'm seeing the aging process hit me a little faster than before. Building a farm like this and the stress of running an business can weigh heavy on ya and age ya a bit. My father dies his beard sometimes too.....and I get it now. As he's gotten older, more and more folks have tended to ignore him....he looks like an old man and folks just quit paying attention to him or treat him poorly in places like the hardware store, grocery store and others. I'm getting older, but I still appreciate the smile of a pretty young lady....none of us wanna get old...but we only have 2 options...get older...or the grave lol......so...the message here is ....do what makes you happy brother....beauty is only skin deep, but feeling good about yourself goes much deeper. Do what makes you feel good about yourself my brother
You should get your videos in order
what you're watching is sometimes what happened a week or even a month ago Once in a while we have to hold off on publishing a vid my friend....this took about 2 weeks to edit. Kindness is always appreciated my friend
Thumbnail looks like an old tractor turned into a modified race tractor
So if your drunk running tractor start a new channel Stoned ridge farmer I don't see ya doing that probably a bad joke Saturday
Love your channel so sorry crazy expensive just for my edification how much for those 3 timbers alone ? I might get huge bandsaw and manufacturer those beams in I cabin I may build as my VA benefits may buy the farm pretty building structure I'd have used Seikens cetol 1,2 & 3 a three coat process fantastic finish really hold up stinky yeah pretty structure redish stain on slate type forms it's flagstone color and finish beauty color nicely done totally agree with clear coating concrete sooooo expensive but looks great. God bless you and your best mate misses Stoney Ridge I saw her say her name once even if Hogan I know nothing , nothing.
Best David
I appreciate you a a fellow vet and patriot yeah better off to just stay clear of politics =the science of division the truth is not found therein in constitution but we seem to be walking away from those truths alas. Cheers my brother
David
butcher shop ;-( I am glad you are gentle but killing is not compassion /love
Feeding the coyotes
never lost 1 animal to coyotes on the farm my friend...foxes..yep...never a coyote though thank goodness!
Your videos are most definitely out of order!
yep...once in a while we'll have to do one out of order brother. Here's why....I did a week of mowing and spraying...every day I mowed and sprayed and then disconnected everything for the winter....we needed to spread that content out so it didn't get boring