Mr. Greg - I'm watching you standing there and remembering a couple of months back when we were there with you. That was such a good day for my wife. She'd never stood in the middle of a herd before. She and I still talk of that day fondly. And she regales others with the stories from that day and how comfortable and safe she felt standing there. Your generosity with your time and experience is something for which we are all grateful.
Your confident intelligent manner, coupled with your easy and real life knowledge is a GREAT winning combination! Love watching you lecture in the pasture. 👍
Awesome ..my dad raise cattle México zebus/europeas breeds he had lost so much money that i dont think is rental anymore ..the job you're doing will help many peopple not just in the usa but World wide. it will elso help avoiding families for no migrating for the countries .. Awesome job keep it. From Layton Utah..
The reason Missouri is the south pol capital is because of the success you are having and people want to be as good a cattle rancher as you. Im one of them.coming to your class this spring and hoping to get a bull from you to shorten my Hereford and shorthorns legs and increase gut size...i love what your doing and enjoy learning from you. I just went to greg branns pasture walk recently...he said hello.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher ty sir im really excited to meet you and shake your hand.you in my opinion are the best cattleman in the country...and gabe brown is the top row cropper there is..and i believe that if everyone would pay attention we could fix most of the soil ..pest and carbon problems we have ..anyway looking forward to some of your knowledge
Loving the videos and the info Greg. Active service member here looking to get into farming when I get out of the service and I cannot stop watching and learning from your videos. I like the opinions and the honesty. Thank you. Keep it up.
Thank you for sharing. I’m a native of the show me state that moved far away.. I raise waygu in a similar style on an island in the Pacific Ocean. I like red too. I have both. Tame is the name of the game. Natural farned, loved, enjoyed. The only thing is I don’t motivate from money. I found that was the wrong motivation. Just love your land and love you cattle like family. I see it in you. Aloha
If I ever start a herd I would buy from you :) my buddy has 200 head of black angus and a crazy cow tried to kill him not long ago messed him up for a little bit. I used to have Herford but I love the looks of your cattle. :) Very nice
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher She is on the way to the Butcher I am buying :) We shall have plenty of Crazy Cow burgers in 2 weeks lol I will give half to my son and his family :) She was just ornery, he should have took your advice and gotten rid of her 2 years earlier
Those are some beautiful cows, that bull is just amazing, the cow you featured is absolutely perfect and a beautiful color. I personally would much rather have a 1000 pound live weight cow, than a 1500 pound live weight cattle for meat consumption. Thanks for the video and the information, Jimmy
I’m in NE Ohio and trying to choose a breed. Around here, it’s all Herefords and Angus since it’s not so hot in summer. I’m thinking that a Southpole wouldn’t be best here and am thinking of a lowline Angus. The Angus look would be familiar at auction barn. Does that make sense? I sure appreciate all your help and knowledge
Iv'e just started seeding my first ever pasture over to a 100% herbal ley (Ribgrass, white clover, yarrow, dandelion, etc.) I want to breed Rhea birds and graze them the same way you do but they'll eat damn near everything before grass. They grow fast and are fully hardy in the worst winters without more than trees for shelter, plus they're still 'wild' so can handle themselves against Canine predators surprisingly well. Hopefully with careful selection I can get them up to much larger sizes than they currently attain and increase their harvest weight. Flightless birds used to get as heavy as mid sized cows and 12 foot tall after all so the anatomy allows for it.
Good morning Mr. Judy. I m interested in coming to learn from you with a group of us from NY. We’re a family that are going to move south and buy some land together. I’m hoping to get the rest of the group as interested in this as I am. I’m not sure how to arrange this. I suppose here is as good a place as any to get the ball rolling. As you have responded in the past so diligently. Thank you for all you do sir.
Best of advice you ever gave people getting rid of wild cattle, far too many people hold on to wild animals because "oh look what nice calves they have".
They will absolutely hurt or kill you. I custom grazed cattle for 8 years. Some of them would actually charge if you walked into the pasture with them. I spoke my concerns to the cattle owner about their pitbull attitude. The owners response was, "Their just being cows!!!!!" I made up my mind right then and there that no cow that I owned would ever behave in this manner. Those mean cows belong in hamburgers not in pastures.
Hi Greg What I breed is Murray Greys I find that the temperament is boom proof, rare cracking calves and I find it to keep the weight of them. I suggest you try some.
Do you know anyone that crossbreeds these with large breeds like Charolais. Could they handle larger bulls when calving? That would make a really nice terminal cross for grain finishing and keep all the efficiency and fertility of the small cows.
I have about 300 acres of land, 200 in pasture with no cattle. Looking to buy a few cows to get started. How would I find a few heavy bred to buy? I’m in south central Oklahoma. Thanks.
Good afternoon Mr. Judy. I live in South Ga, as south as you can get without being in FL. Would this breed work well in those extreme heats during summer?
Mr. Judy thanks for all the videos, I learn something new every video. How long do you keep bulls in with your cows? Do you breed half or all of them in the spring?
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks for the reply. I'm a newbie at best. Do you know if there is a breed that's been improved with the disposition and grass only success like the South Poll, that is more cold climate adapted?
Hey Greg hope you and your family are having a great day. I do have a question, what would your opinion on scottish highland cattle for a colder climate (northern ohio/michigan) where it gets in the -20/30s. I've read that they are very docile and good mothers and do well on forage only. Thanks for any help!
Check out Swedish Homestead on RUclips. He runs Highland Cattle and they do well in the cold. Docility, some are, some aren't. You probably need to cull for that. One of his momma cows was pretty testy after she dropped a new calf. And testy momma's with horns can make for an exciting morning.
David Walters I think he was just saying temperament in general and he used charging as an example of a bad disposition. Then the idea is that it could be genetic just as the tendency to be more docile is. - Alex
Would love to know what Greg's runner-up cattle breed would be, since I'm in Australia. Our Texas Longhorns are not too tall and look almost pregnant on just grass, they do so well on it. The 10 month old heifer is SUPER beefy! But to go to slaughter, they need horns removed (standard for all cattle, here). Not doing that to them! Dexters might be _too_ small, and they also grow horns. Maybe crossing a Speckle Park (polled) bull over Longhorns, for polled offspring? But then, they're all F1s. Not a breed that you can breed again from own stock.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks i like you keep it simple lifestyle. Growing grass and working with your cows has a lot of benefits. Economic and health wise as well.
Some of the South Poll have a bit more hair, those animals would do fine on that weather. The really slick hided South Polls would suffer in those temperatures
Hey Greg I'm in southeast Oklahoma. I have been watching your channel for a while and have learned a lot. I have a small heard of black Angus about 45 mothers and I to have been breeding for a 950 lb cow. I find they breed back easier and are easier to keep in good shape. The problem is I have them in super good shape every fall getting them ready for winter and then the acorns hit the ground. About 50% of them start eating the acorns and lose tons of weight. Do you have any remedies for this? The property I have leased has scattered oaks all over it so I can't keep them out of the acorns. A comment from you would be appreciated thanks.
That's very interesting. Any ideas on why cattle would lose condition when they eat acorns (or presumably other nuts)? I would have thought they would fatten well on nuts since they are rich in fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
@@heyerstandards Maybe that's it. I was also thinking more about this, and it occurred to me that there could be _antinutrients_ in the nuts that impair digestion. I know that acorns in particular are very high in _tannins,_ and maybe a high load of tannins is causing problems with nutrient absorption. I know that when humans eat acorns, a rather elaborate procedure is needed to leach out all the tannins before the nut meal is edible.
Green acorns can be very deadly to younger animals. The calves manure will turn white. Once the acorns turn brown, the tannin content in the acorn goes down and is not as deadly. Older animals can eat them and yes green acorns can make them drop weight. We have tons of oaks and acorns, but our forage is tall enough under the trees to hide the acorns. Years ago when I custom grazed yearlings, we always had issues with acorns. I was keeping the grass short intentionally to make the young calves eat it better. They would gorge on acorns in the short grass under the trees.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancherThanks for the reply,I've been listening to your suggestions this summer and I didn't over graze. I have a lot of forage this year so maybe my acorn problems want be as bad as usual. Next year I'm gonna run some wires across the lease and rotate the cattle. I should be in even better shape next year. And again thanks for the comment.
Mr. Greg - I'm watching you standing there and remembering a couple of months back when we were there with you. That was such a good day for my wife. She'd never stood in the middle of a herd before. She and I still talk of that day fondly. And she regales others with the stories from that day and how comfortable and safe she felt standing there. Your generosity with your time and experience is something for which we are all grateful.
That was a great day that we spent together. Nice folks in the midst of our cattle mob, glad that I was able to share that with you!
I love the way you love your profession! Your knowledge is astounding! Thank you for sharing it with us.
What beautiful scenery - the green hills against that gorgeous sky. Amazing.
Your confident intelligent manner, coupled with your easy and real life knowledge is a GREAT winning combination! Love watching you lecture in the pasture. 👍
Awesome ..my dad raise cattle México zebus/europeas breeds he had lost so much money that i dont think is rental anymore ..the job you're doing will help many peopple not just in the usa but World wide. it will elso help avoiding families for no migrating for the countries ..
Awesome job keep it.
From Layton Utah..
The reason Missouri is the south pol capital is because of the success you are having and people want to be as good a cattle rancher as you. Im one of them.coming to your class this spring and hoping to get a bull from you to shorten my Hereford and shorthorns legs and increase gut size...i love what your doing and enjoy learning from you. I just went to greg branns pasture walk recently...he said hello.
Daniel, look forward to meeting you at our May grazing school here at Green Pastures Farm. Greg Brann is a great friend and passionate Grazier.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher ty sir im really excited to meet you and shake your hand.you in my opinion are the best cattleman in the country...and gabe brown is the top row cropper there is..and i believe that if everyone would pay attention we could fix most of the soil ..pest and carbon problems we have
..anyway looking forward to some of your knowledge
Loving the videos and the info Greg. Active service member here looking to get into farming when I get out of the service and I cannot stop watching and learning from your videos. I like the opinions and the honesty. Thank you. Keep it up.
You have a beautiful herd 💕
God bless you Greg for dropping your knowledge on us.
When times comes we want to see other processes like tagging and banding
Greg, you definitely have the most beautiful animals I have ever seen!
I'm finally all caught up on all your videos. Consider me inspired!
That's amazing!
Keep the cows MOOving. You're the best Greg!
Thank you for sharing. I’m a native of the show me state that moved far away.. I raise waygu in a similar style on an island in the Pacific Ocean. I like red too. I have both. Tame is the name of the game. Natural farned, loved, enjoyed. The only thing is I don’t motivate from money. I found that was the wrong motivation. Just love your land and love you cattle like family. I see it in you. Aloha
If I ever start a herd I would buy from you :) my buddy has 200 head of black angus and a crazy cow tried to kill him not long ago messed him up for a little bit. I used to have Herford but I love the looks of your cattle. :) Very nice
I hope he sold the crazy cow!
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher She is on the way to the Butcher I am buying :) We shall have plenty of Crazy Cow burgers in 2 weeks lol I will give half to my son and his family :) She was just ornery, he should have took your advice and gotten rid of her 2 years earlier
Beautiful herd!
Those are some beautiful cows, that bull is just amazing, the cow you featured is absolutely perfect and a beautiful color. I personally would much rather have a 1000 pound live weight cow, than a 1500 pound live weight cattle for meat consumption.
Thanks for the video and the information,
Jimmy
Another good video Greg, thanks!
I’m in NE Ohio and trying to choose a breed. Around here, it’s all Herefords and Angus since it’s not so hot in summer. I’m thinking that a Southpole wouldn’t be best here and am thinking of a lowline Angus. The Angus look would be familiar at auction barn. Does that make sense? I sure appreciate all your help and knowledge
Good Day, Greg :-) Thank you so much for sharing.
How are they for eating? What grade do yours usually come in at? Select, Choice, Prime? How do they compare to Angus for eating?
Also curious about this
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PROFESSER GREG,, thats the type of cows i want except to be able ta stand the freezing winter temps i have here,, thank ya fer the video
Not sure where you are but he had plenty of cold and snow last year cattle did fine they get a winter coat
Iv'e just started seeding my first ever pasture over to a 100% herbal ley (Ribgrass, white clover, yarrow, dandelion, etc.) I want to breed Rhea birds and graze them the same way you do but they'll eat damn near everything before grass. They grow fast and are fully hardy in the worst winters without more than trees for shelter, plus they're still 'wild' so can handle themselves against Canine predators surprisingly well. Hopefully with careful selection I can get them up to much larger sizes than they currently attain and increase their harvest weight. Flightless birds used to get as heavy as mid sized cows and 12 foot tall after all so the anatomy allows for it.
Good luck to you in your new venture.
Good morning Mr. Judy. I m interested in coming to learn from you with a group of us from NY. We’re a family that are going to move south and buy some land together. I’m hoping to get the rest of the group as interested in this as I am. I’m not sure how to arrange this. I suppose here is as good a place as any to get the ball rolling. As you have responded in the past so diligently. Thank you for all you do sir.
Booking a personal farm tour at our farm is a good place to start.
Love this video!!!!
Best of advice you ever gave people getting rid of wild cattle, far too many people hold on to wild animals because "oh look what nice calves they have".
They will absolutely hurt or kill you. I custom grazed cattle for 8 years. Some of them would actually charge if you walked into the pasture with them.
I spoke my concerns to the cattle owner about their pitbull attitude. The owners response was, "Their just being cows!!!!!"
I made up my mind right then and there that no cow that I owned would ever behave in this manner. Those mean cows belong in hamburgers not in pastures.
Greg, when you say "get rid of them" are you suggesting auction barn or slaughter house? Thanks, Tim
What is your acceptable size range for bulls? Cows?
Hi Greg
What I breed is Murray Greys
I find that the temperament is boom proof, rare cracking calves and I find it to keep the weight of them. I suggest you try some.
How do they do on bermuda grass? We have way more of it here in Arkansas.
Do you know anyone that crossbreeds these with large breeds like Charolais. Could they handle larger bulls when calving?
That would make a really nice terminal cross for grain finishing and keep all the efficiency and fertility of the small cows.
I would like to get some herford genes into my semintal angus lineup. Smaller frame and more efficient.
But hereford are horned?? I’d like them but don’t want to deal with the horns
@@todphillips3935 You can get polled Hereford
Beautiful cows!!
I have about 300 acres of land, 200 in pasture with no cattle. Looking to buy a few cows to get started. How would I find a few heavy bred to buy? I’m in south central Oklahoma. Thanks.
Senepol wonders love it
I live in Mississippi n I'm looking for a few of these
Good afternoon Mr. Judy. I live in South Ga, as south as you can get without being in FL. Would this breed work well in those extreme heats during summer?
Mr. Judy thanks for all the videos, I learn something new every video. How long do you keep bulls in with your cows? Do you breed half or all of them in the spring?
What is the difference between a South Poll and a Red Poll?
Did you already stop it honey ❤️
Hi Greg. Thanks for the info Would these cows be suitable for Southern Wisconsin? Thanks
I'm in Michigan. How well do they do up here? Any suggestions?
Get a breed that can grow some hair for winter weather. We have a couple bulls that have longer hair that would do fine up there.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks for the reply. I'm a newbie at best. Do you know if there is a breed that's been improved with the disposition and grass only success like the South Poll, that is more cold climate adapted?
Can all south poll graze KY 31 that has gone to seed?
If you have areas that you aren’t going to get to in order to graze over winter do you trample the grass in or do you leave it for root reserves?
Healthy and happy cattle grazing qualify forage = happy rancher 😃
Hey Greg hope you and your family are having a great day. I do have a question, what would your opinion on scottish highland cattle for a colder climate (northern ohio/michigan) where it gets in the -20/30s. I've read that they are very docile and good mothers and do well on forage only. Thanks for any help!
Check out Swedish Homestead on RUclips. He runs Highland Cattle and they do well in the cold. Docility, some are, some aren't. You probably need to cull for that. One of his momma cows was pretty testy after she dropped a new calf. And testy momma's with horns can make for an exciting morning.
Consider galloways.
Is charging by cows carried genetically as you say? I'm curious about that.
I believe it is genetic, get rid of them. Problem solved.
David Walters I think he was just saying temperament in general and he used charging as an example of a bad disposition. Then the idea is that it could be genetic just as the tendency to be more docile is. - Alex
Great vid!
Do you leave the cattle in the field when it rains?
Absolutely, keep moving them across the landscape.
Thank you sir.The sheep as well? A farmer told me you have to put them in every night
Would love to know what Greg's runner-up cattle breed would be, since I'm in Australia. Our Texas Longhorns are not too tall and look almost pregnant on just grass, they do so well on it. The 10 month old heifer is SUPER beefy! But to go to slaughter, they need horns removed (standard for all cattle, here). Not doing that to them!
Dexters might be _too_ small, and they also grow horns.
Maybe crossing a Speckle Park (polled) bull over Longhorns, for polled offspring? But then, they're all F1s. Not a breed that you can breed again from own stock.
How can I find South Pole cows in TN?
Hi Greg do ya think these cow would work here in Saskatchewan Canada were we already have 3 Fahrenheit In October.
I would look at the smaller frame animals that other folks are raising in your area. They will be adapted already to your environment.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks i like you keep it simple lifestyle. Growing grass and working with your cows has a lot of benefits. Economic and health wise as well.
Will they do OK in 20° below zero?
Some of the South Poll have a bit more hair, those animals would do fine on that weather. The really slick hided South Polls would suffer in those temperatures
South Polls ARE really good looking cows. Does poll indicate naturally without horns?
This is a good question. I only saw a couple with horns, but I too assumed Poll was short for Polled.
What style hat are you wearing and where did you get it?
I don't know what style it is. I bought it at the local farm store. $14.
Would this breed be good for Ohio?
Hey Greg I'm in southeast Oklahoma. I have been watching your channel for a while and have learned a lot. I have a small heard of black Angus about 45 mothers and I to have been breeding for a 950 lb cow. I find they breed back easier and are easier to keep in good shape. The problem is I have them in super good shape every fall getting them ready for winter and then the acorns hit the ground. About 50% of them start eating the acorns and lose tons of weight. Do you have any remedies for this? The property I have leased has scattered oaks all over it so I can't keep them out of the acorns. A comment from you would be appreciated thanks.
Could you put up temporary polybraid fence to keep them out of the acorns?
That's very interesting. Any ideas on why cattle would lose condition when they eat acorns (or presumably other nuts)? I would have thought they would fatten well on nuts since they are rich in fat, protein, and carbohydrates.
@@heyerstandards Maybe that's it. I was also thinking more about this, and it occurred to me that there could be _antinutrients_ in the nuts that impair digestion. I know that acorns in particular are very high in _tannins,_ and maybe a high load of tannins is causing problems with nutrient absorption. I know that when humans eat acorns, a rather elaborate procedure is needed to leach out all the tannins before the nut meal is edible.
Green acorns can be very deadly to younger animals. The calves manure will turn white. Once the acorns turn brown, the tannin content in the acorn goes down and is not as deadly.
Older animals can eat them and yes green acorns can make them drop weight. We have tons of oaks and acorns, but our forage is tall enough under the trees to hide the acorns.
Years ago when I custom grazed yearlings, we always had issues with acorns. I was keeping the grass short intentionally to make the young calves eat it better. They would gorge on acorns in the short grass under the trees.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancherThanks for the reply,I've been listening to your suggestions this summer and I didn't over graze. I have a lot of forage this year so maybe my acorn problems want be as bad as usual. Next year I'm gonna run some wires across the lease and rotate the cattle. I should be in even better shape next year. And again thanks for the comment.
Any problem with cancer eye or pinkeye. I notice that some of your cows have white faces that is why I am asking.
Can you ship to malaysia?
No
How many head do you have over all? i know you gotta have more than 341 right? haha
Our numbers range from 300 to 400 head, depending on the time of year.
you can also custom graze conservation land with smaller cows. they pay you to graze it lol