I would spend the time and resources to get rid of the mesquite first and then unroll have to try and cover the acreage as you feed through a winter. If you are in the south, very reasonable to sprig a Bermuda grass variety of your choice and get a jumpstart on things.
Just found your channel, your pasture looks great, I'm a big Greg Judy fan I'm in Massachusetts about as far from you as night and day. I have lots of family in Texas, no desire live there too hot. Love what your doing of course.
I was in Massachusetts last November, a bit too populated for me but loved the rural parts of the state! Thank you for being part of the channel! If you have family near Bryan/College Station, send them by!
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher 7 million now, over by Boston is crazy. Texas is growing fast too Austin is no joke lots of people. I drive to NYC to make deliveries. Mom lived in New Braunfels in the 80s. She went back 2 years ago didn't know her way around it had grown so much.
I appreciate your expertise and of course purview. I am a beginning farmer/rancher taking over management of a herd of cattle and another of equine. The land has been overgrazed for at least the past decade with no cross fencing. Earlier this year I was able to sell 20 equine head which has drastically reduced our stock, still need to thin the remaining 10 feral/wild equine and next week we are selling off bulls and bull calves. With that intro, do you think the combined herds can be run in combined managed electric paddocks or do they need to be in separated paddocks and run in that manner? Many obstacles, especially in the 2022 drought.
So I will be brutally honest, lol. Even though I make my living working on horses, I won’t have a horse on my place. They tear everything up, graze the grass to the ground, and make a mess of the pastures. My advice is to get rid of all the horses if you aren’t keeping them for a specific purpose. They are just tough on pastures and detrimental to a regenerative program in my humble opinion. Good luck!
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher don't let it stop you, the world needs as many examples of this kind of ranching as possible. The trees spaced every 20-40 feet or so in grazing land is a savanna, and with partial shade the grass lignifies more slowly, higher sugars and protein, better feed. With trees is way better than with none. Not enough trees and cattle will put manure all in smaller space instead of nice distribution like this
Putting a new video out on shade shortly. I’m can’t express myself as well as you just did but will journey on. Everything I’ve done in life has been an adventure and I just keep trying my best!
Awesome to see, i am also in central texas in the market for a property to start running cattle and learning. I have been finding people in the area to learn from so happy that there is a channel to learn from
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher thanks i will for sure! Looking for a home base property first to learn and gain knowledge to be able to to then to lease a larger group of farms. Buying land is tough though.
I'm trying to develop a pasture on rocky clay hill country. I cut cedars...composting 1000s bags of leaves and cut grass. Trying to get something...anything to grow. I have earthworms from the composted leaves!
What happens if you hose them down with water while the flys are covering them ? Then let the cows out onto the field then flyspray the wet floored flys , would that work ?
Great video. Do you have any advice on how to improve clay pasture covered in mesquite for grazing?
I would spend the time and resources to get rid of the mesquite first and then unroll have to try and cover the acreage as you feed through a winter. If you are in the south, very reasonable to sprig a Bermuda grass variety of your choice and get a jumpstart on things.
Beautiful pastures🙂
Thanks!
Looks like you're living heaven on earth. Beautiful land.
I’ve traveled the US and I like my little piece of the planet best:) Thanks
Beautiful Pastures🙂
Thank you! Lots of effort but worth every bit of it!
Just found your channel, your pasture looks great, I'm a big Greg Judy fan I'm in Massachusetts about as far from you as night and day. I have lots of family in Texas, no desire live there too hot. Love what your doing of course.
I was in Massachusetts last November, a bit too populated for me but loved the rural parts of the state! Thank you for being part of the channel! If you have family near Bryan/College Station, send them by!
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher 7 million now, over by Boston is crazy. Texas is growing fast too Austin is no joke lots of people. I drive to NYC to make deliveries. Mom lived in New Braunfels in the 80s. She went back 2 years ago didn't know her way around it had grown so much.
I appreciate your expertise and of course purview. I am a beginning farmer/rancher taking over management of a herd of cattle and another of equine. The land has been overgrazed for at least the past decade with no cross fencing.
Earlier this year I was able to sell 20 equine head which has drastically reduced our stock, still need to thin the remaining 10 feral/wild equine and next week we are selling off bulls and bull calves.
With that intro, do you think the combined herds can be run in combined managed electric paddocks or do they need to be in separated paddocks and run in that manner? Many obstacles, especially in the 2022 drought.
So I will be brutally honest, lol. Even though I make my living working on horses, I won’t have a horse on my place. They tear everything up, graze the grass to the ground, and make a mess of the pastures. My advice is to get rid of all the horses if you aren’t keeping them for a specific purpose. They are just tough on pastures and detrimental to a regenerative program in my humble opinion. Good luck!
Beautiful smart ranching. God bless whoever didn't clear all those trees, bc cattle need shade. Be well, sir, I hear your breathing.
Thank you! I think my breathing is the nervousness of talking on camera. I’m a bit cámara shy 😳
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher don't let it stop you, the world needs as many examples of this kind of ranching as possible. The trees spaced every 20-40 feet or so in grazing land is a savanna, and with partial shade the grass lignifies more slowly, higher sugars and protein, better feed. With trees is way better than with none. Not enough trees and cattle will put manure all in smaller space instead of nice distribution like this
Putting a new video out on shade shortly. I’m can’t express myself as well as you just did but will journey on. Everything I’ve done in life has been an adventure and I just keep trying my best!
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher same, bro. I'm renting on about a dozen acres but I've drunk the koolade and can't think of anything but soil health
Awesome to see, i am also in central texas in the market for a property to start running cattle and learning. I have been finding people in the area to learn from so happy that there is a channel to learn from
I’m in the Bryan/College Station area. Where are you located?
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher im in jarrell north of Austin
@@masonbaylorbears glad to chat if you need ideas/input!
@@cliffhonnasregenerativerancher thanks i will for sure! Looking for a home base property first to learn and gain knowledge to be able to to then to lease a larger group of farms. Buying land is tough though.
Very very tough and lease land is hard to find.
Gotta have good water for happy grass! Where are you? I'm in central Texas...not enough rain.
I’m just North of Bryan/College Station. You?
I'm trying to develop a pasture on rocky clay hill country. I cut cedars...composting 1000s bags of leaves and cut grass. Trying to get something...anything to grow. I have earthworms from the composted leaves!
Hill country: limestone cedars white cliche.
What happens if you hose them down with water while the flys are covering them ? Then let the cows out onto the field then flyspray the wet floored flys , would that work ?
The flies leave once the water hits the cow. They fly off then come back once the water dries a bit. They don’t drown.
I’m interested in ground beef, beef brisket, and steaks from your farm!
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