Jordan, love what y’all do. Looks good. I know from personal experience these are real numbers because we were raising and selling wholes and halves for $3.99# hanging weight. It is achievable with a little hustle. And yes, hard work but worth every ounce of sweat, every blister and curse word you have to put in. Great job!
I would like to buy some land and work my way up to about 100 head. Ive seen videos over youtube that range from $65,000 to $100,000+ for the payout when sent to market... Its difficult to get a grasp on what is considered average for 100 pigs at 300+ lbs before hanging weight.
Thank you for your great tips! Last year we tried raising almost half of our hogs (6) in the neighbor's woods with just a solar panel electric net. The pigs were constantly escaping. This year we will be expanding the number of hogs we're raising and, thanks to this video, hopefully, be making some changes to our fencing. Keep up the good work!
Hello. It's great to see your setup. And I am impressed with your aim toward farming and vets. I'm new to your channel. I'm sure you've been asked this before. I've not gone through all the comments. I have begun a run a small acreage setup. What is your preferred overseed mix?
We are starting out we are making rotation paddocks. How big is you lot for the 10p pigs, and do you repair the lot after to put pigs in next lot, ie rotation to level it out again thanks 👍
Ive watched like 10 videos and im completely sold On starting my own but i just need to know does the processor also buy the pigs from you? I understand the numbers and weight etc but will i always have to find private buyers?
2 questions. 1-how big are your paddocks? 2- from the middle paddock that is almost bare [3:58] how long did you let the ground rest/recover like the paddock at 4:05
Congratulations, the project is incredible. I am now starting a project on 25 hectares of land. Can you give me some advice? and how can I make the most of the project? thank you hug
That is an excellent looking team of pigs. How many of them are on how many acres that scalp the soil of other paddock in a week? Seems like they should be moved more often so that the recovery rate is more optimal.
I’m about to start a small farm. I’m buying about 10 acres with 2 acres that I’ll be able to dedicate to pigs. How many pigs do you recommend and what size should the paddocks be? I live in eastern Washington and the land will be irrigated. Thanks a lot!
Very interesting finisher setup. When you say $1300 per pig retail value, it seems unattainable. If you calculate a 300 lb. liveweight dressed at 72% (with scalding) or 66% (with hide pulling) that would mean an average carcass price in the area of $7. The butcher shops we work with in California would not pay that much or even near it, and we are compelled to cut the pork further down into boneless loins, or other sub primals that can demand this or more but then we have much lower yield. I'm just curious if you have figured that value based on your own processing such as bacon or ham, etc. or if you sell mainly fresh/raw primals?
Hmm, I wonder if 1 line will work on goats if it's done like this. You put them into such short pasture. If you had a solid native blend I'm not sure if I'd take the risk of that much impact. wonder video and wonder job.
The problem is not growing the pigs, but I think for a being farmer is how to B keep the pigs from running away from home and where to market them. Any advise?
Красотища то какая! С удовольствием бы сам занялся таким бизнесом, но к сожалению нет столько свободной земли, и стоит она очень дорого. И поросят то у меня всего 2. Но как говорится, есть к чему стремится...
I like to see government rules for pig densities on pasture especially when close to open water bodies and manure disposal now it’s a stinky polluted mess being a neighbor to these pigs
Some are pre-ordered wholes & halves. Most comes back as USDA inspected cuts for individual sales. This particular farm is leased, we do own a different farm that we run sows on.
What was the size of each pasture for your 100 pigs? Want to start with 3 pigs, then move up to 10 and slowly work towards something like this. I raise broilers right now
About an acre at this point. about 100 sqft per 100lbs of pig is about right with a 4-8 day movement cycle. The entire pasture these guys are running around is about 10 acres.
"One of the biggest problems right now in direct-to-retail pork is timing processing dates that are scheduled 12-18mos in advance." This is a ridiculous statement. Not disputing Jordan here, he clearly knows his business. The system is CLEARLY broken when you have to schedule a processing date before the pig is even born. How can a small-scale guy thats not farrowing, that's buying his feeders when he can find them, compete when even a larger-sized producer like Jordan has to jump such hoops?
There’s no dispute his statement about processing appointments. The processors in my area are 12-13 months back log. That’s if they’re good at what they do. When this all started, I know guys that just had to sale their hogs at auctions because they couldn’t get slaughter dates.
Hi... So do you find the nets don't hold much charge mearly because the length that you have to use in your paddocks? I had always heard you need a very big charger for those nets.
They typically ground out when the pigs root dirt onto them. You can have a good charge in the morning and a net covered up by noon and pigs out in the afternoon. HA.
I would like to buy some land and work my way up to about 100 head. Ive seen videos over youtube that range from $65,000 to $100,000+ for the payout when sent to market... Its difficult to get a grasp on what is considered average for 100 pigs at 300+ lbs before hanging weight.
The most important consideration is number of pigs per acre to many and the water table becomes polluted with feces ecoli salmonella and soil. Erosion worms must be treated for regularly
@@FarmBuilder the best benefit o get from placing pigs outdoors is soil prep for my market garden pigs root up soil eating roots add feces without machinery snd reduce insect population the soil contains minerals thatare beneficial for sows sows stay in reproductive condition longer And summer mud baths in the woods cool down older heavy sows
roughly 10/acre for stocking rate. Meaning this group of 100 rotates around a 10 acre field. Paddock size adjusts up as they grow, in this clip they are in a 40k sq ft paddock.
G'day mate I'm currently farrowing pure Berkshires. What is your recovery rate @300 pounds live weight? (Head on/off?). And what's ure rough pricing structure?. Great video I'm inspired cheers Andy from down under Australia.
where are you getting $1000+, the most expensive price for a feeder pig is $450 USD for rare breeds. In Australia they are selling for $200 AUD per head
Listing gross value of these animals with no listing of itemized costs of production is very miss leading to your viewers. If the gross value to you of a single finished pig is $1300, itemize down the costs and gross profit so people really can tell what the return on investment of your efforts are. And don't skip the marketing costs you incur. How much do you actually clear on a single hog?
@@FarmBuilder Notice to everyone: he never answers my question about actual net profit, instead he shills for another (I would guess) pay to play class. Buyers beware.
A passel of pigs, A sounder of swine, Either one perfectly fine, Or call them a drove, Or even a team, They don't mind, so it would seem, But best stay away, If they're called a drift, That name, it will, leave them miffed, Albeit OK, With Oxford's English, It, they would, soon relinquish, But agree they could, Thanks to Merriam, Behold, it's agrarian. - RR '23
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Thanks Jordan for the tour. Nice to see what it looks like since my October 2019 visit. Tim in northern TN
The video is so soothing and makes me forget my fatigue, thank you very much
Those pigs look happy and relaxed AF
Kid me: “Cool, a farm”
Adult me: “YAY! They actually get to live outside and have space to move!” 😃
Jordan, love what y’all do. Looks good. I know from personal experience these are real numbers because we were raising and selling wholes and halves for $3.99# hanging weight. It is achievable with a little hustle. And yes, hard work but worth every ounce of sweat, every blister and curse word you have to put in. Great job!
I would like to buy some land and work my way up to about 100 head. Ive seen videos over youtube that range from $65,000 to $100,000+ for the payout when sent to market... Its difficult to get a grasp on what is considered average for 100 pigs at 300+ lbs before hanging weight.
Thank you for your great tips! Last year we tried raising almost half of our hogs (6) in the neighbor's woods with just a solar panel electric net. The pigs were constantly escaping. This year we will be expanding the number of hogs we're raising and, thanks to this video, hopefully, be making some changes to our fencing. Keep up the good work!
Taking the best. And making it better.
With mud. Blood. Tar. And tears.
Well done. Very well done. Also to Laura.
Regards from SA.
Great video. I love learning from you and your farm. Have a wonderful Easter with your family
Hello. It's great to see your setup. And I am impressed with your aim toward farming and vets. I'm new to your channel. I'm sure you've been asked this before. I've not gone through all the comments. I have begun a run a small acreage setup. What is your preferred overseed mix?
There is a video on this in the pastured pig playlist.
That’s a pork chop, / pork loin, / pork shoulder, / Bacon, / Sausages, / Ham, / Carnitas, / chorizo, etc, etc, made in Heaven, 🙏 Oh yeah ! Oh boy ! 😋
Great content. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. Was wondering, how hot do your keep the internal wire? 3K volts?
The colors of the vegetables are so vibrant
We are starting out we are making rotation paddocks. How big is you lot for the 10p pigs, and do you repair the lot after to put pigs in next lot, ie rotation to level it out again thanks 👍
Where do you sell the pigs or how do you get them to the market?
Ive watched like 10 videos and im completely sold
On starting my own but i just need to know does the processor also buy the pigs from you? I understand the numbers and weight etc but will i always have to find private buyers?
2 questions. 1-how big are your paddocks? 2- from the middle paddock that is almost bare [3:58] how long did you let the ground rest/recover like the paddock at 4:05
This paddock is 20k sqft roughly. We only will graze a spot with hogs three times a year. during the growing season it will be recovered in a month.
@@FarmBuilderhow many paddocks in total?
Still remember your video on the winter water feeder with the totes.
That’s the first time I have heard of us pigs to sow seeds but it’s a perfect way to take advantage of their natural rooting behavior.
Do you have farm dogs or herding dogs to protect the animals ?
Not with the pigs.
Congratulations, the project is incredible. I am now starting a project on 25 hectares of land.
Can you give me some advice? and how can I make the most of the project? thank you hug
That is an excellent looking team of pigs. How many of them are on how many acres that scalp the soil of other paddock in a week? Seems like they should be moved more often so that the recovery rate is more optimal.
I’m about to start a small farm. I’m buying about 10 acres with 2 acres that I’ll be able to dedicate to pigs. How many pigs do you recommend and what size should the paddocks be? I live in eastern Washington and the land will be irrigated. Thanks a lot!
Love the shelter assortments!
what seed mix do you use for over-seeding?
Very interesting finisher setup. When you say $1300 per pig retail value, it seems unattainable. If you calculate a 300 lb. liveweight dressed at 72% (with scalding) or 66% (with hide pulling) that would mean an average carcass price in the area of $7. The butcher shops we work with in California would not pay that much or even near it, and we are compelled to cut the pork further down into boneless loins, or other sub primals that can demand this or more but then we have much lower yield. I'm just curious if you have figured that value based on your own processing such as bacon or ham, etc. or if you sell mainly fresh/raw primals?
I'm assuming they sell direct to customers not to butchers.
That's a gross value of 1 hog worth of cuts through our retail sales.
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Your pigs look incredibly healthy!! The butchers here in Southern Ohio are booked out over a year also!!
What kind of grass is that? Thank you
Hi. What breed of pigs are those that you have there, bro? Are they berkshires?
We have a closed herd of duroc/hamp crosses.
Hmm, I wonder if 1 line will work on goats if it's done like this. You put them into such short pasture. If you had a solid native blend I'm not sure if I'd take the risk of that much impact. wonder video and wonder job.
Tu pequeña granja está tan cerca de la naturaleza.
Thank you!
do you received any environmental complaint like smell, harzard or any complaint with regards to this method?
No. Smell is minimal .
Are you just using annual seeds or do you throw some perennials in the seed mix also?
Perennials come back on their own. Sometimes we'll try some too.
The problem is not growing the pigs, but I think for a being farmer is how to B keep the pigs from running away from home and where to market them. Any advise?
Very nice set up. Interesting video.
How many months to get them to that size? And what's the dollar amount invested per pig by that size?
We achieve a 300lb growout in about 8 months. Cost will vary based on feed, infrastructure and labor costs.
If it rain what will happen ? Are they going to be electrocuted?
What if I wanted to do this with 2 or 3 pigs? If I had two 1 acre fields I rotated between, how much damage would they do?
1 acre can sustainability handle 10 pigs. The key is length of time for the paddock to recover.
Красотища то какая!
С удовольствием бы сам занялся таким бизнесом, но к сожалению нет столько свободной земли, и стоит она очень дорого.
И поросят то у меня всего 2.
Но как говорится, есть к чему стремится...
How often do you rotate them? And how much total land are they being rotated on?
No response from this important question it’s obvious he has not considered this and not qualified to be here and getting rewarded
I like to see government rules for pig densities on pasture especially when close to open water bodies and manure disposal now it’s a stinky polluted mess being a neighbor to these pigs
Can pigs eat pasture grass? or they are feeding on soil n worms.
May I ask please what is the best breed for pastured pig ,thanks...
Ones phenotypically adapted to your climate and management style. There is no single universal breed and that's the beauty of diversity.
Mangalica
Beautiful. Farm goals
do you have the swine fewer in the USA?
What do you normally overseed with?
Barley, in the summer we use sorghum sudan grass.
How big is that paddock
How big was the paddock they were in
40k sqft.
can we see how you move them all?
Sure, we'll do a video on that
Good job 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️💯
Very good brother 👨 ❤👍
Looks fantastic! A couple questions..does the processed meat go straight to customers or do you have to store it. Also do you lease or own the land?
Some are pre-ordered wholes & halves. Most comes back as USDA inspected cuts for individual sales. This particular farm is leased, we do own a different farm that we run sows on.
What was the size of each pasture for your 100 pigs? Want to start with 3 pigs, then move up to 10 and slowly work towards something like this. I raise broilers right now
About an acre at this point. about 100 sqft per 100lbs of pig is about right with a 4-8 day movement cycle. The entire pasture these guys are running around is about 10 acres.
@@FarmBuilder thank you very much! 1 acre paddocks for 4-8 days totaling to a 60 Dayish cycle. 10 acres being used total for all these pigs.
"One of the biggest problems right now in direct-to-retail pork is timing processing dates that are scheduled 12-18mos in advance."
This is a ridiculous statement. Not disputing Jordan here, he clearly knows his business. The system is CLEARLY broken when you have to schedule a processing date before the pig is even born. How can a small-scale guy thats not farrowing, that's buying his feeders when he can find them, compete when even a larger-sized producer like Jordan has to jump such hoops?
There’s no dispute his statement about processing appointments. The processors in my area are 12-13 months back log. That’s if they’re good at what they do. When this all started, I know guys that just had to sale their hogs at auctions because they couldn’t get slaughter dates.
The processing bottleneck is nuts right now. Harder for bigger producers as we need more slots. Getting 1-2 pigs in is probably a lot easier.
Can you not learn to process you’re own ? Might be a silly question.
Looks awesome. Thanks for your videos.
Hi... So do you find the nets don't hold much charge mearly because the length that you have to use in your paddocks? I had always heard you need a very big charger for those nets.
They typically ground out when the pigs root dirt onto them. You can have a good charge in the morning and a net covered up by noon and pigs out in the afternoon. HA.
Amazing.. 🥰 what is your winter temperature there sir?
Beautiful! Farm goals.
How long does it take to finish a 300lb. Pig on pasture like this?
It takes ours about 8 months.
What kind of pigs are in this video?
You mentioned total revenue but have you shared any info of the costs and time that go into a group like this?
Also, thank you for sharing!
That'll be it's own video soon.
@@FarmBuilder do u have to feed the pigs grain?
Wow that's a great looking farm. Virginia is beautiful country. If I were a pig I would love to live there, except for the electric fence. 😐
Wow nice farming❤❤❤❤❤
I would like to buy some land and work my way up to about 100 head. Ive seen videos over youtube that range from $65,000 to $100,000+ for the payout when sent to market... Its difficult to get a grasp on what is considered average for 100 pigs at 300+ lbs before hanging weight.
About how much expense do you have per pig. Im sure it varies occasionally and is subjective to each farmer...but a ball park figure?
How are you marketing these pigs for 1300 dollars
Direct to retail.
Enjoyed the video
How old are they!?
The most important consideration is number of pigs per acre to many and the water table becomes polluted with feces ecoli salmonella and soil. Erosion worms must be treated for regularly
Stocking rate is important, movement frequency is just as important.
@@FarmBuilder the best benefit o get from placing pigs outdoors is soil prep for my market garden pigs root up soil eating roots add feces without machinery snd reduce insect population the soil contains minerals thatare beneficial for sows sows stay in reproductive condition longer And summer mud baths in the woods cool down older heavy sows
Do you have address this place?
Beautiful pigs! Big, stout & healthy
Thank you. Looks good
Absolutely amazing !
Please, how can I get the breed of pig to Nigeria?
Awesome! Thanks for showing around!
What type of stocking density are you running?
roughly 10/acre for stocking rate. Meaning this group of 100 rotates around a 10 acre field. Paddock size adjusts up as they grow, in this clip they are in a 40k sq ft paddock.
where do you get that kind of money from ? you need the right markets area to
We sell locally, deliver to the NVA/DC area and ship nationwide. We're nowhere close the the high end of pastured pork prices nationwide.
Any chance you would show your marketing strategy? I sell whole pork and only make a few bucks each time and it’s getting harder to make it worth it.
Sure, I'll put it in the que.
G'day mate I'm currently farrowing pure Berkshires. What is your recovery rate @300 pounds live weight? (Head on/off?). And what's ure rough pricing structure?. Great video I'm inspired cheers Andy from down under Australia.
I really want seed of those pig. I love to raise them.
Great job Marine 🤪
Das ist doch mal eine super Schweinehaltung 👍🏻
where are you getting $1000+, the most expensive price for a feeder pig is $450 USD for rare breeds. In Australia they are selling for $200 AUD per head
Not for feeders. In retail value of the cuts. We direct market all of our finished hogs.
How big is this Paddock.thank you I hope to come to your school one day
At this size it is 2 nets x 2 nets. 40,000 sq ft.
How far off the ground is the single wire?
Depends on age but about 12 inches here.
Im surprised you havent started to find ways to process the pigs yourself.
need USDA butcher to sell pork most places
What are the breed of those pigs sir?
Hamp/Duroc cross.
How much do they weigh at this point in their lives?
250-300 lbs. First group of 10 we took in two weeks ago we're right on the money at 300.
Great video, 🙏🏼
So you are saying each hog is worth $1,300????
They are.
how big is your pasture?
For a group of 100 pigs I like at least 10 acres to rotate them through.
@@FarmBuilder how many sections?
Chico, he uses 1AC paddocks
@@bruceswabb7145 copy 👍🏻
Keren ! Sukses selalu
how do you sell your pigs?
We sell live pigs of all sizes, these guys are all going for retail sales through our store as individual cuts.
@@FarmBuilder nice!
Those are some nice looking hogs. They look ready to butcher. Hard to tell from a video.
Yes, 10 had already gone to butcher.
Seems like you don't have ASF in your farm! That's well & good!
Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #GoodFoodFarming
ASF has not entered the USA yet.
@@FarmBuilder That's good to know! I'm glad to hear that!
Good looking👍👍
Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop!
Listing gross value of these animals with no listing of itemized costs of production is very miss leading to your viewers. If the gross value to you of a single finished pig is $1300, itemize down the costs and gross profit so people really can tell what the return on investment of your efforts are. And don't skip the marketing costs you incur. How much do you actually clear on a single hog?
Of course there is costs. This is the retail value of the pork. We have a whole business class on the numbers as part of the Farrow to Finish School.
@@FarmBuilder Notice to everyone: he never answers my question about actual net profit, instead he shills for another (I would guess) pay to play class. Buyers beware.
@cdjhyoung JC dude. We run around a 30% net. That's no secret.
Yeah I got into pigs right when the market crashed 2012 2013 I couldn't even give them away never again
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Nice looking hogs .
🐖🐷❤❤😊
Nice lookin hogs!
A passel of pigs,
A sounder of swine,
Either one perfectly fine,
Or call them a drove,
Or even a team,
They don't mind, so it would seem,
But best stay away,
If they're called a drift,
That name, it will, leave them miffed,
Albeit OK,
With Oxford's English,
It, they would, soon relinquish,
But agree they could,
Thanks to Merriam,
Behold, it's agrarian.
- RR '23
O love this