is mob grazing worth it on a small farm? pros & cons
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2020
- Three weeks ago we started mob grazing our herd of 35 Dexter beef cattle on our small farm. While it's too early to understand the full effects of mob grazing, we've seen some immediate changes in our pastures and herd behavior. Is mob grazing worth the extra effort and what are its implications for a small farm like ours? Join me as I discuss the pros & cons of mob grazing!
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If you're not failing, you're not trying (new things). If youre not trying, youre not learning. Keep up the great work
I've known several farmers over the years that have quit after going broke, both big and small. The one thing they all had in common was the attitude "this is how we've always done it."
Mob grazing is absolutely necessary especially if your pasture acres are limited. I use a form of rotational grazing and since putting this plan into action it has saved me probably an extra month pasturing my animals until winter. Now MOB grazing is definetly more labour intensive but for some necessary. Cheers 🍻 from Prairie Sunset Ranch ☀️
Thanks for sharing your journey and learnings. We are currently in the process of turning 800 acres over to mob grazing. It's been continuously strip farmed in wheat for 100 years and the soil is ruined. No cows on it yet, but the 2 years of rest while we seeded, built cross fences and put in water lines has made a huge difference. Can't wait to get cows in there and start really rebuilding the soil.
This was such an informative and enjoyable video. Thanks Pete your cows are very adorable
Pete ...many thanks for your honesty
Very sound philosophy and science!! Great video!
Thank you for explaing everything in detail, it really helped me for my project
Hi ... just found your channel .. have been enjoying .. very well-organized videos .. surely must be helpful to folks getting started.... instructive, wi/o being too didactic. Farmer Tyler in CA is also starting the Mob Grazing on small acreage ... will be interesting to see how you each incorporate it into a system that works for you. Of course, Judy & Salatin have been leaders in proving the economics of this method ... both are in love with the soil.. can tell you are, too :) Regards from the Ozarks.
Yet another great video, you're a natural Pete! Informative, expressive and enjoyable, it's great to learn from the experiences of a local farmer!
Awesome video! Its great to see small farmers still in business by innovating and making the soil and watersheds a better place! The USDA needs to come around and promote grazing patterns like this!
I agree. We're experimenting here on our farm as well.
Nice to hear positive comments. Nice to see the height of your grass. Hopefully you can graze more days on your grass and reduce hay needs as things progress on regenerating your farm. Great that you see the negative on exposed soil, water loss and taking away. Hold tight and all the best in your investment in your future.
Love those cows. Also a small farmer...looking at the same challenges. Thank you so much for sharing.
Keep up the good work. I like your honesty and willingness to try new things and sticking with it. You will be an inspiration for others I'm sure. Be blessed as an awesome steward of the land. Moo 🐄
I believe you are on the right track and that your farm will reward you for these practices. ✌
you are the farmer equivalent of Sir David Frederick Attenborough...a broadcast journalist and Naturalist...great stuff....
I am looking forward to seeing the results of your experiment as I am in a similar situation farm wise.
Amazing Mr Pete! Trying to find some like you on small acreage and are thrilled to have found you. We just started our two cows on this system and everyone thinks I'm crazy, so we'll be keeping an eye on you. Blessings
Missed this video when you put it out. Seems RUclips knows what your thinking about as I am considering this style of grazing mainly due to going full time with the cows. That is probably one of the biggest cons on this style of grazing, the time factor that is required. Thanks Pete as always a good video with plenty of grist for the mind mill👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺