Great vid! Ive been looking for someone to explain this and google was no help. Much appreciated. I always thought thatch was bad for grass hence dethatching.
Thanks for sharing this video !!! We are starting a 40 acre farm and trying to recover from over grazing!! All of what you said needs to be applied to my land
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Thanks! It has been 5 months now. Turns out that getting the wife to NOT allow the horses and cows to murder the grass down to mud is the real issue. It is not the animal's fault... of whom I made a sacrifice lot for... for no reason at all apparently. I also set the system up to make rotational grazing super simple... as in 5 mins worth of work every few days. I even went out of my way and sent her tons of videos and links (she refuses to watch) and walked her around and taught her myself on what it needs to look like when it is time to rotate. Nope... She insists the grass needs to be scalped because someone online said so somewhere... and that tall grass is bad for the horses.... Then we have to buy $1800 worth of hay (VERY TALL GRASS) to get the two horses through the Winter. All while she continues to let them back out onto that murdered grass all day every day, so it loses all hopes of survival. Venting complete. lol
Stoney Ridge 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you for telling the truth. Every 7 years let the land heal itself!! Looking forward to see how that patch of land turns out for your live stock. Best video I’ve seen so for, besides the video with your new puppies 🐶.
I have a dairy farm and I haul manure on my pastures every winter sometimes I drink it but when it rains get out of the way. It grows very well. I had to travel pretty slow sometimes with the local if I decide to put it up for hay. But most times I graze it I won't let it get that tall if I'm going to graze it and I will get 5 Bales per acre on the first cutting period and you'll learn that as soon as you get going on grazing
this was truly educational and enjoyable. I am writing in july of 2022. Some of your more recent vids are really lame. Please do more like this showing framing/ranching/irrigation. thanks for sharing. I am going to look at more of your old vids.
I’m so proud of y’all Josh!! I think you’re doing a super job with all the infrastructure and teaching us as y’all go. Thank you so very much for your efforts and enthusiasm 😇. Wendy from coastal Carolina
Hey! Josh &Mrs Stoney Ridge Farmer! U, are good teacher! As a good man! Or Human being! That's a lot of rock's! U, Keep the good job! Little Brother &sister!
That was a good video! And from a science teacher's knowledgable opinion, grsat CORRECT information! If you want to grow anything that a mammal will eat, you must feed that land and create nutient rich topsoil for that food to grow. Well done Josh! My students will LOVE this video! Everything you are saying here is just what they hear from me. My students learn to grow on very small plots because they live in suburban southern California, but they practice these principles. I loved this video. Hearing the correct scientific theorum behind growth and feeding animals to feed us, is awesome. Thanks lots. Well done.
I think that you once covered a Drill. I'd like to see a video that is just about the Drill. Do they come in different sizes, what is the tractor requirement or PTO requirement, how much area would it cover in a given time period, etc. You be the Professor!
Again, some great information Josh! In March 2018 we bought a new construction home on 5 acres and had to establish a lawn. There was lots of boulders, smaller rocks and it was rough! Took lots of box blading, land raking, tilling and then seeding, rolling and covering over with a layer of straw to get it going. It is still a work in progress.
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That was very well done. I remember growing up hearing a phrase, ' The grass is always greener....'. If I remember right it was meant , at least for some, not always what it seems like it should be. For me looking around while playing I always noticed the grass was always greener around the septic fields, lol. Lots of water and nutrients. Thanks for sharing.
Nice lookin grasss there. That's a whole different climate and soil from us here on the tallgrass prairie of the southern great plaines. Very interesting. I need to find ways to keep grass out of garden beds. Love your videos.
I'm from Kentucky here in Kentucky owner of horse farms and cattle farm we grow a lot Kentucky bluegrass here for a reason it has a deep root that helps break up Clay and make it Topsail we also use clover and dandelions to help out
I've bought some land that hasn't been cared for in about 3 years and I'm in the process of brush hogging it. That is putting down a lot of ground cover and I was planning on broadcast seeding this fall, but now I'm going to try to rent a seed drill and at least drill part of it. Thanks for the info.
I recently bought 171 acres in central KY to start homesteading, and this is the perfect video for me right now. We cleared off a hillside below the barn site with the dozer, and I need to get it planted. I was going to broadcast, but looks like it might take seed drilling. Like yours, there is no topsoil. Like the dust in a bucket analogy. I’m going to watch this a few times. Great video about building topsoil.
I've been following you for quite a while. This is the best video I've seen so far. Very well done sir. Very well done. I've been farming my entire life. Your information is good.
Spreading winter grass with a Seeder is a very easy way to establish some organic matter on your soil’s I planted winter rye and then rolled hay out in the winter and fed cows on the hay between the hay the Cow poop and Pee The next year we turn Bare clay into Rich Summergrass but we’re still being very careful about not overgrazing.The Winter grass is just a good idea for anyone without a drill
Having grown up on farm,you are very correct about pastures but modern farmers that are trying to generate a profit are going to feed lots for cattle.I like your approach and appreciate sharing your adventures with us.GOOD LUCK
Awesome video. .. very informational I've been needing to see a video like this I have just a few Acres but it's been overgrazed and I plan on implementing what you have done on your property thank you very much Stoney Ridge this is the Clear Creek Homesteader
I’m just seeing this video. I can attest to this. I have used the practice even in my hayfields. We have a very shallow layer of topsoil in SW Louisiana. I was able to establish some good stands of Bahia and Dallisgrass this way.
Great Info. I have native prairie grass mainly here is SD, and not sure if it can be mowed that heavily but keeping it in the teenage stage seems doable. Need to be a grass farmer!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer That's too bad. I run horses and cattle. Prescribed fire is what we will be implementing this coming spring. Keeping the pastures healthy with horses is a challenge
Another awesome video. Great topic. As we try to max out cattle/acre, we are really focusing on becoming grass farmers first and cattle raisers second.
Josh, please discuss the next item about healthy grass growth. The index’s that help guide the process; cation rate, what is a good microbial number, ph, what is the target amount for NPK, etc.
The Stoney Ridge Farm is by far the best educational location for learning the do's and don'ts of starting your own farm. The wealth of knowledge you share is worth its weight in gold! Thank you, Josh! 🚜-Woooooo!!!
Wicked video, super helpful !! I run an Angus herd in Ontario and we do pasture rotation. I definitely want to do better with how we rotate the cows and care for the pasture. Its so easy to get caught up in other work and slack off on something thats so important and forget to really give back to the land! Your lesson was jam packed with awesome knowledge that a young farmer like myself needs more of! So thanks a ton and im looking forward to learning more from you! Keep em coming!
My tenant drilled 25 ac of fescue in my fields last fall. Couldn’t believe the results. Grew slow all winter then exploded in the spring. First cutting was good for about 60 tons of hay. N Alabama location.
There is a seven year break for most every species of plants. A person has to keep in mind of the region they live in. The land speaks. Listen. Your theme song reminds me of "Louisiana Saturday Night " ...Nc. Saturday Night...
Hey there- I'm just a residential home owner with a regular lawn. Should I not be bagging my grass clippings, and allow the thatch to accumulate? I've always bagged my clippings all but maybe once per year. (live in North Eastern Ohio) And until seeing this video, was under the impression that allowing thatch to accumulate prevented water from adequately reaching the soil. Thanks!
Are you bagging up your fertilizer and then spreading chemical fertilizer on your soil? Seems mighty redundant doesn't it. Thatch might choke out your grass if you've put too much fertilizer on your lawn...you might want to dethatch in the spring or fall...but grass clippings will build your soil in most cases
Josh, You touched on carbon and nitrogen but i wish you had gone into more detail. So many people do not realize how the legumes work, that they absorb nitrogen out of the atmosphere and fix it into nodules at their roots which adds the nitrogen to the soil. The thatch that you are talking about is from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that the plants use for building blocks. This is true whether in hay fields or city lawns, thatch and legumes are good for the soil. Thanks for a great channel.
I look forward to seeing the process of getting the grass to grow. I live in East Tennessee and recently had to replace the septic system a in July. My yard is red clay and now infested with weeds but I plan on raking and sowing k31 in the next couple of months.
Hey Josh thanks so much for the video man eventually when I do get my property I guess I'm going to have to wait eight years before I can get my farm animals if I want to have grass like yours
Hey Josh...also go visit your neighbor that already has cows or something like that and ask them for their manure and spread that out...if you have a neighbor close enough to be cost effective
Hi Josh the look of your pictures of the grass fields with your drone almost made me cry my pastures are full of scrap metal, rocks, and invasive weeds and brushes. You are an excellent example of how to clean a property and grow beautiful pasture grass ..... godbless you
Really great stuff, very educational. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I have seen something on this before but not in a video, it was from a scientific study done by an Agricultural college. Good use of the grass to show exactly the various stages.
Josh, I found this was one of your best learning videos. Fantastic presentation 👌. You spoke in a way even I could understand. Thank you sir.
Josh... I don't know squat about grasses, growing stages or the such... but your video was one of your best yet! Thank You!!!
Good stuff! Love your biblical principle of the 7-year rest! This is very helpful to me! God bless brother!
I love it when you wear that shirt. It puts a smile on my face. Thank you Josh 😀
Great vid! Ive been looking for someone to explain this and google was no help. Much appreciated. I always thought thatch was bad for grass hence dethatching.
Excellent Josh! Excellent. Woooooooooo! 🤠💙🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing this video !!! We are starting a 40 acre farm and trying to recover from over grazing!! All of what you said needs to be applied to my land
Great episode, Josh.
Too many farmers think that constantly tilling the soil will let the water sink in, when the opposite is true.
I am here in Chesapeake, VA and really needing to get the recently reclaimed pastures back up and going again. Thank you for this one
Good luck!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer
Thanks!
It has been 5 months now. Turns out that getting the wife to NOT allow the horses and cows to murder the grass down to mud is the real issue.
It is not the animal's fault... of whom I made a sacrifice lot for... for no reason at all apparently. I also set the system up to make rotational grazing super simple... as in 5 mins worth of work every few days.
I even went out of my way and sent her tons of videos and links (she refuses to watch) and walked her around and taught her myself on what it needs to look like when it is time to rotate.
Nope...
She insists the grass needs to be scalped because someone online said so somewhere... and that tall grass is bad for the horses.... Then we have to buy $1800 worth of hay (VERY TALL GRASS) to get the two horses through the Winter. All while she continues to let them back out onto that murdered grass all day every day, so it loses all hopes of survival.
Venting complete. lol
10 seconds from the end answered my question. thank you and good video.
Stoney Ridge 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you for telling the truth. Every 7 years let the land heal itself!! Looking forward to see how that patch of land turns out for your live stock. Best video I’ve seen so for, besides the video with your new puppies 🐶.
Great video Josh. Enjoyed the lesson
I have a dairy farm and I haul manure on my pastures every winter sometimes I drink it but when it rains get out of the way. It grows very well. I had to travel pretty slow sometimes with the local if I decide to put it up for hay. But most times I graze it I won't let it get that tall if I'm going to graze it and I will get 5 Bales per acre on the first cutting period and you'll learn that as soon as you get going on grazing
this was truly educational and enjoyable. I am writing in july of 2022. Some of your more recent vids are really lame. Please do more like this showing framing/ranching/irrigation. thanks for sharing. I am going to look at more of your old vids.
awesome! this was a great video..and the farm has come so far since this
Josh, you did a real good job . Lesson learned. I wish my teacher's had taught like that. I love your video's. Real life. Thanks
I’m so proud of y’all Josh!! I think you’re doing a super job with all the infrastructure and teaching us as y’all go. Thank you so very much for your efforts and enthusiasm 😇. Wendy from coastal Carolina
Hey! Josh &Mrs Stoney Ridge Farmer! U, are good teacher! As a good man! Or Human being! That's a lot of rock's! U, Keep the good job! Little Brother &sister!
I appreciate that you are so willing to share the many lessons you've learned.
That was a good video! And from a science teacher's knowledgable opinion, grsat CORRECT information! If you want to grow anything that a mammal will eat, you must feed that land and create nutient rich topsoil for that food to grow. Well done Josh!
My students will LOVE this video! Everything you are saying here is just what they hear from me. My students learn to grow on very small plots because they live in suburban southern California, but they practice these principles. I loved this video. Hearing the correct scientific theorum behind growth and feeding animals to feed us, is awesome.
Thanks lots.
Well done.
So cool seeing the journey over the years
I think that you once covered a Drill. I'd like to see a video that is just about the Drill. Do they come in different sizes, what is the tractor requirement or PTO requirement, how much area would it cover in a given time period, etc. You be the Professor!
yep...search how a no till drill works. I've got a couple vids on it
Very informative. I'm going to watch it again and really try to absorb all of that information.
Again, some great information Josh! In March 2018 we bought a new construction home on 5 acres and had to establish a lawn. There was lots of boulders, smaller rocks and it was rough! Took lots of box blading, land raking, tilling and then seeding, rolling and covering over with a layer of straw to get it going. It is still a work in progress.
Great video Josh. Learned a little something again this morning. Cheers!
That's the BEST video you've ever done .
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Josh, well done and thank you!
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Thanks. I have a 200 acre ranch that needs this care.
That was very well done. I remember growing up hearing a phrase, ' The grass is always greener....'. If I remember right it was meant , at least for some, not always what it seems like it should be. For me looking around while playing I always noticed the grass was always greener around the septic fields, lol. Lots of water and nutrients. Thanks for sharing.
Keep farmers farming. Save the land!!
Nice lookin grasss there.
That's a whole different climate and soil from us here on the tallgrass prairie of the southern great plaines. Very interesting. I need to find ways to keep grass out of garden beds.
Love your videos.
Definitely learning from you. Sincerely- rookie in Idaho
I like your plan to develop the pastures. I wish you well in this project.
Awesome video, Thank you Sir!
Ashland Ohio
I'm from Kentucky here in Kentucky owner of horse farms and cattle farm we grow a lot Kentucky bluegrass here for a reason it has a deep root that helps break up Clay and make it Topsail we also use clover and dandelions to help out
yep great stuff
I've bought some land that hasn't been cared for in about 3 years and I'm in the process of brush hogging it. That is putting down a lot of ground cover and I was planning on broadcast seeding this fall, but now I'm going to try to rent a seed drill and at least drill part of it. Thanks for the info.
I recently bought 171 acres in central KY to start homesteading, and this is the perfect video for me right now. We cleared off a hillside below the barn site with the dozer, and I need to get it planted. I was going to broadcast, but looks like it might take seed drilling. Like yours, there is no topsoil. Like the dust in a bucket analogy. I’m going to watch this a few times. Great video about building topsoil.
Great informational video. You did a good job.
What an amazing video on soil conservation, Thank You so much
Great information Josh 🇺🇸
Love these videos brother, by far my favorite ones.
I've been following you for quite a while. This is the best video I've seen so far. Very well done sir. Very well done. I've been farming my entire life. Your information is good.
Spreading winter grass with a Seeder is a very easy way to establish some organic matter on your soil’s I planted winter rye and then rolled hay out in the winter and fed cows on the hay between the hay the Cow poop and Pee The next year we turn Bare clay into Rich Summergrass but we’re still being very careful about not overgrazing.The Winter grass is just a good idea for anyone without a drill
But definitely seen major improvements with the Bush Hawking as well
Having grown up on farm,you are very correct about pastures but modern farmers that are trying to generate a profit are going to feed lots for cattle.I like your approach and appreciate sharing your adventures with us.GOOD LUCK
Thank you! Learnt so much🤠
Awesome video. .. very informational I've been needing to see a video like this I have just a few Acres but it's been overgrazed and I plan on implementing what you have done on your property thank you very much Stoney Ridge this is the Clear Creek Homesteader
I’m just seeing this video. I can attest to this. I have used the practice even in my hayfields. We have a very shallow layer of topsoil in SW Louisiana. I was able to establish some good stands of Bahia and Dallisgrass this way.
Super valuable video!!! Thank you
Great Info. I have native prairie grass mainly here is SD, and not sure if it can be mowed that heavily but keeping it in the teenage stage seems doable. Need to be a grass farmer!
Nice....we've lost almost all of our native grasses around here...along with the Quail those grasses supported
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer That's too bad. I run horses and cattle. Prescribed fire is what we will be implementing this coming spring. Keeping the pastures healthy with horses is a challenge
Very informative... never heard of drill down seeding...
Have a wonderful evening 🌻🌻🌻
Another awesome video. Great topic. As we try to max out cattle/acre, we are really focusing on becoming grass farmers first and cattle raisers second.
Josh, please discuss the next item about healthy grass growth. The index’s that help guide the process; cation rate, what is a good microbial number, ph, what is the target amount for NPK, etc.
Great video brother.
The Stoney Ridge Farm is by far the best educational location for learning the do's and don'ts of starting your own farm. The wealth of knowledge you share is worth its weight in gold! Thank you, Josh! 🚜-Woooooo!!!
Thanks buddy
Wicked video, super helpful !! I run an Angus herd in Ontario and we do pasture rotation. I definitely want to do better with how we rotate the cows and care for the pasture. Its so easy to get caught up in other work and slack off on something thats so important and forget to really give back to the land! Your lesson was jam packed with awesome knowledge that a young farmer like myself needs more of! So thanks a ton and im looking forward to learning more from you! Keep em coming!
I love this channel man!
I have a renewed and profound respect and appreciation for farmers and farming.
Thank you sir.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Awesome!
My tenant drilled 25 ac of fescue in my fields last fall. Couldn’t believe the results. Grew slow all winter then exploded in the spring. First cutting was good for about 60 tons of hay. N Alabama location.
The man knows his grass!!
Keep up the good work josh!
thanks for all of the info on grass.
Great video josh you have made your farm very beautiful thank you for sharing wooo
This video is exactly why I subscribed to your channel..thank you!
Very informative. Thank you.
Your fields look great
Hi..... 🎥👍👍👍
I really like these educational videos it really helps
Keeps the roots cool and shielded from sun burn too.
There is a seven year break for most every species of plants. A person has to keep in mind of the region they live in. The land speaks. Listen. Your theme song reminds me of "Louisiana Saturday Night " ...Nc. Saturday Night...
Well done. Use Timothy, white ditch clover, and lespadesa on thin ground around here. Cut in the right stage foxtail makes fair hay.
I would love if you could do a video on how the box scraper works! Awesome video!!!!
Love it, had to subscribe again..... We are working on growth on our place this fall again too.
I will do everything you said. I’ve got one or two big dirt patches myself...
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for all the good tips. Its good to know. I appreciate it. 👍👍👍❤️
Good information thanks 🙏🥰
Hey there- I'm just a residential home owner with a regular lawn. Should I not be bagging my grass clippings, and allow the thatch to accumulate? I've always bagged my clippings all but maybe once per year. (live in North Eastern Ohio) And until seeing this video, was under the impression that allowing thatch to accumulate prevented water from adequately reaching the soil. Thanks!
Are you bagging up your fertilizer and then spreading chemical fertilizer on your soil? Seems mighty redundant doesn't it. Thatch might choke out your grass if you've put too much fertilizer on your lawn...you might want to dethatch in the spring or fall...but grass clippings will build your soil in most cases
Good video
Like that clover add in.Cattle will put on condition as a result.Hereford for the easier ground,easy to work with.Angus for the rough stuff.
Josh,
You touched on carbon and nitrogen but i wish you had gone into more detail. So many people do not realize how the legumes work, that they absorb nitrogen out of the atmosphere and fix it into nodules at their roots which adds the nitrogen to the soil. The thatch that you are talking about is from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that the plants use for building blocks. This is true whether in hay fields or city lawns, thatch and legumes are good for the soil. Thanks for a great channel.
I recommend spot spraying crabgrass, makes it easier for the better grasses to take over those areas.
Good information the place is looking great.
I look forward to seeing the process of getting the grass to grow. I live in East Tennessee and recently had to replace the septic system a in July. My yard is red clay and now infested with weeds but I plan on raking and sowing k31 in the next couple of months.
I wish there was a way I could communicate with you directly and ask you some questions. We're in new Mexico.
Hey Josh thanks so much for the video man eventually when I do get my property I guess I'm going to have to wait eight years before I can get my farm animals if I want to have grass like yours
Hey Josh...also go visit your neighbor that already has cows or something like that and ask them for their manure and spread that out...if you have a neighbor close enough to be cost effective
Thank you ..... Very very helpful. Shared this video link on a video I made asking these same type of questions you answered. Thank you
Love your shirt!!
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Hi Josh the look of your pictures of the grass fields with your drone almost made me cry my pastures are full of scrap metal, rocks, and invasive weeds and brushes. You are an excellent example of how to clean a property and grow beautiful pasture grass ..... godbless you
Really great stuff, very educational. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I have seen something on this before but not in a video, it was from a scientific study done by an Agricultural college. Good use of the grass to show exactly the various stages.
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You rock. Watch Allen Savory on pasture management.
Awesome information! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the info, and I love the shirt!
Lots of great information, Josh, and very clearly presented, I might add.
Those fields are gorgeous.
Josh, Great video.
Great info Stoney
Pond looking good!
Repeated mowing does work. Over time the cut grass breaks down and forms topsoil.
Amen!