Greg explaining what he looks for in a young grass genetic bull
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2019
- Bulls should be developed on 100% forage. If you buy a bull that has been fed grain and turn him out with your cows, most of them will melt away without their grain. No way to make a profitable cow herd if you have to feed grain. One of our topics that is taught at our May grazing school coming up.
Man oh man, you are giving away so much educational value with this channel, it's amazing. Also helps that it's entertaining to boot.
Greg this is so amazing. Thank you for educating us all.
Greg, thanks for putting out all the great quality videos. You've inspired me to make my farm go to the next level. One pasture at a time. We have 60 acres, I've run 25 to 30 cows and their calves for years. I knew I was doing something wrong the last few years. I was over grazing, and overstocked. I sold all cows, except 8 of the best, and my reg black Angus bull. Now pastures are coming back !!! I setting up for grass first and cattle 2nd. Reclaiming my land, for the cattle. I'm rolling out hay in winter, when needed. Fertilizing poor pastures, and getting my clover back in the ground. I'm using winter annuals on ground I can't roll bales on. Man, it's looking good. In the next few years, I look to see more green grass growing, and my heard up in numbers again. Keep the best, sell the rest. My cows are looking better, ground is staying greener, longer, and just overall improved. Thanks a million for your help. !!! Time doesn't pay, quality time does.
Beautiful cattle, the pasture looks soo green! Healthy grass, healthy animals, a perfect picture of the best way to work with nature. Thank you teacher for everything you do to put people on the right road.
Gorgeous cows, thanks for taking care of them
Love the channel. Great info even for folks that aren’t in the grazing business yet. I sure hope to some day. Thanks guys.
Beautiful animals. The picture of health !!! Perfect balance, working with nature.
Sigh...someday I hope to use all this information . Thank you ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦☕️☕️
I appreciate your understanding of value. Service = success! Herd looks great
Greg, could you do a video going through the process of how you turn young bulls into steers? The how-to for us beginners. Thanks. I’ve already learned so much from you!
Great bulls
Dang Greg, these old ones are too darn short. I could just sit and watch your cows graze all day. How about some calving videos. As Biden would say "c'mon man".
Greg I’ve been learning a great deal from the information you’ve been providing about learning from nature and it’s biodiversity. It is giving us information that we are hoping will help repair our land. It is also very nice to hear how proud you are of your cattle. During your description of your bull you mentioned a tight sheath. One thing I’ve noticed in my life time and had reinforced by an Australian friendship of mine is that. We’ve never seen a bull with a loose sheath with a broken penis. Our observations lead us to believe that the loose sheath versus a tight one gives the penis the room to flex if there is some time of sideways force when it is inserted in the cow. We believe the tight sheath unfortunately came into the beef industry through the show ring. This is as a whole is just our opinions, not science based. Come to think of it though, isn’t our weather forecasts science based!
The hairier and looser the sheath on the bull, the more debris and burrs the sheath picks up. I have never had a broken penis on a tight sheathed bull. It could happen I guess. Sloppy loose hairy sheaths are not what we breed for. It is an inferior trait according to Jan Bonsma, the teacher of cattle genetics.
Awesome video you should make a selection video for rams and ewes
I would love to host you on my RUclips channel! Love your info!!! Thx thx
Greg, when describing that bull it sounded like a dexter. What are your thoughts on the Dexters ? Too small for production $$$$
I was watching a few month old video, you were talking stockpiling Winter Grazing, and if your figures come up short. In this video, you mentioned a heifer ready to harvest at 1,000 pounds. How much meat in a 1,000 pound heifer? If I were to have 5 cattle, Butcher one in Winter, it would last at least a year… I'm just bending my mind around some of this. Also, with a small operation, 20 acres, 5 cattle, how to manage change, new calves, growing calves, smaller and more vulnerable to change. I am a way off from doing this.
Great pointers Greg. If 2000 lbs is too heavy for a bull, what kind of mature weight will your bulls grow too?
1200 to 1400 lbs is our typical mature weight for bulls.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks! Wow, that's even lighter than I was expecting.
How do I get a hold of Greg to be able to contact him?
can you do one on sheep
Greg what breed of cattle do you have? Really fat Jerseys?
South Poll breed
Thank you. I'll see if I can find something like that around here (northern Indiana). Do they tolerate the cold well? We get down to about -20°F once or twice a year.
Calling cows fat is a compliment 😆
Absolutely. A fat cow is a cow that will winter well and give you a nice healthy calf in the spring without having to feed it grain all winter!
😂 nice was on him. 😂