Thanks Russ for showing how cattle are doing what they were intended to do. Greg Judy gave you a plug. Thats how I found your channel. I enjoy your content. And am amazed on how much feed you have available for this time of year. Keep up the good work
I love your no nonsense way of handling problems. The cows are just like people, there is always 1 or 2 who have to be different. You need to do a video on training cows. Yours look like they have been trained. Tobbie really knows what she is doing. Moving the cows was more stress for you than them. Great video.
Russ, I note that you indicated that the forage the herd was getting today consisted primarily of orchard grass. All the university experts indicate to graze it early as it doesn't maintain quality like tall fescue. The analysis you shared sure says otherwise (assuming it was taken this time of the year). I'm in Arkansas, so have a different climate than yours, but am interested in when that pasture was set aside for stockpile as there is no way I could grow thirty inches of grass from August through end of growing season. Keep the videos coming, each has a nugget or two of knowledge!
Yes The so called experts will tell you orchard grass needs to be grazed first. I have found that not to be the case. I will be doing a video of forage analysis. We will look at orchard grass, fescue and sorghum sudan grass. Orchard grass is always the better forage no matter when it is tested during the stockpile season. Just a teaser I have a test of fescue at 7% crude protein and a test of orchard grass of 12% crude protein. Stay tuned for that video. A lot of our pastures start stockpiling in July. One thing to take in count for when stockpiling 60 days prior to dormancy of the forages. It's usually dry and hot. Cool season grasses will not grow a lot till the conditions are right. If you can get started with the stockpile earlier you will have some growth. Before it gets so hot and dry the cool season grasses stop growing. This helps shade the soil and keep it cooler which allows the grasses to grow a lot longer. I have found when looking at research papers you need to read between the lines. Thanks for Watching!!
Thanks again for all your videos! Your videos are getting better and better. I love the snow videos and how the cows are earning their way. My animals are digging through the snow to find left over hay but my pasture isn’t tall enough or developed enough yet. This will be my second year grazing like you.
great video Russ, I like how quiet the cows are, happy and content. that little valve really keeps the water flowing too. I dont know how you stay in that cold, and snow, Im ready to hibernate when its gets to be 30 lol.
Are you familiar with Cliff Honnas, regenerative rancher in TX. He just put some hay out for his cows the days before the ice. they are really content cows also.
We will start stockpiling in mid-June for the fields that need rested. Most of the time July-August is when most of it is stockpiled. Thanks for watching!!
Cows do lay down usually late afternoon and during the night time. I can get them on video cause soon as they here the buggy they get up and get ready for the next move.
Good Question!! My cows have always seem to push the snow out of the way. Only time they won't is when there isn't enough up the snow to make it worth it to them.
Running T Farms Regenerative 100% Grass-fed Beef is a very good one too. he checks protein content, pugging, something with genetics that I dont now about... he has happy and healthy cows too.
Great Question. When you look at the behavior of cattle. They will only graze for 8 hrs a day. The rest of the time they will be chewing their cud and resting.
I didn't see any follow-up video about that Freeze-Master (or whatever its called) device that re-circulates water to keep it from freezing that you installed on another tank. How well did it work in the field?
I haven't done it yet I will be doing that video soon. I can tell you it isn't going to be a good video for Freeze Miser. I used it less than 24hrs. I'm going to stick with my wee wee valve it has never failed me. Here the link to that video if you haven't seen it. ruclips.net/video/uRzifuPmfq0/видео.html
If they freeze usually if a grab them low to the ground and pull they will come out. The posts that give the most troubles are the posts that have been out there for a while. Those I get a little tip with a hammer. Good question!!
Russ I had 3 calves that gave me a hard time almost every time I would move them this season and there is nothing worst sometimes having the gate on the wrong side of the pasture. Last year I invited my neighbor to put his 2 cow/calf pair into our paddocks. Well I was moving the cattle and I had a gate in the wrong place and my neighbors cow become frustrated because some of the cows went through into the next pasture and I was trying to move her through the gate. She was having nothing to do with it and ran up the fence line and jumped and cleared a 6' wire, I was telling her don't you even think about it. Well, she said see ya. It all worked out though I called my neighbor and he came over and seen her at the end of the field an opened a gate an she went right into the pasture with the cow/calf pairs. Sorry for the long story, but as we know you never know what may happen.
Great story!! Thanks for sharing. The animals have a mind of their own sometimes. Just trying to figure out what they are thinking sometimes is a challenge.
I can’t figure out how you don’t have more problems with your hydrants freezing. Small gaps in the foam and part of the head exposed you’d think a windy 0 degree night would freeze it. Am I missing something?
We been down to -11 with 25 mph wind this year. It has been tested to -24 and 40 mph winds canada We have been doing this for 4 years never froze up a hydrate. Great question! Maybe you want to look at these videos. ruclips.net/video/uRzifuPmfq0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/IsaOpg6l9sM/видео.html Great Question!
Good question. Depends on the definition of lazy. I want my livestock to be very docile. When they are like that the bulls get a little lazy. Our bulls have covered up to 75 cows in 60 days. A lot of the time when folks buy bulls. They cover a minimum of 50 cows. Nothing worse than a high headed crazy bull. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks Russ. Can't express enough how nice it is learning from and watching your videos.
Very welcome
Thanks Russ for showing how cattle are doing what they were intended to do. Greg Judy gave you a plug. Thats how I found your channel. I enjoy your content. And am amazed on how much feed you have available for this time of year. Keep up the good work
Welcome!
Another great video. Cows still looking good.
Thanks 👍
Great idea insulating with snow ❄️
It works great! Thanks for watching!
I love your no nonsense way of handling problems. The cows are just like people, there is always 1 or 2 who have to be different. You need to do a video on training cows. Yours look like they have been trained. Tobbie really knows what she is doing. Moving the cows was more stress for you than them. Great video.
Great idea for a video. Thanks!!
Awesome! Can’t wait for the forage analysis. Keep up the great work and stay warm. Been a few days with no power in Washington county.
That video is coming!! We have been lucky with power this winter. Not good not having power in the winter.
Thanks for the videos. I keep thinking about how I'll implement these techniques on my farm.
Thanks for watching!!
What and excellent testament to the rule: the more forage there is the more snow they can graze through.
Thank you!!
Great video Russ. Lots of good info
Glad you enjoyed it
Russ, I note that you indicated that the forage the herd was getting today consisted primarily of orchard grass. All the university experts indicate to graze it early as it doesn't maintain quality like tall fescue. The analysis you shared sure says otherwise (assuming it was taken this time of the year).
I'm in Arkansas, so have a different climate than yours, but am interested in when that pasture was set aside for stockpile as there is no way I could grow thirty inches of grass from August through end of growing season. Keep the videos coming, each has a nugget or two of knowledge!
Yes The so called experts will tell you orchard grass needs to be grazed first. I have found that not to be the case. I will be doing a video of forage analysis. We will look at orchard grass, fescue and sorghum sudan grass. Orchard grass is always the better forage no matter when it is tested during the stockpile season. Just a teaser I have a test of fescue at 7% crude protein and a test of orchard grass of 12% crude protein. Stay tuned for that video. A lot of our pastures start stockpiling in July. One thing to take in count for when stockpiling 60 days prior to dormancy of the forages. It's usually dry and hot. Cool season grasses will not grow a lot till the conditions are right. If you can get started with the stockpile earlier you will have some growth. Before it gets so hot and dry the cool season grasses stop growing. This helps shade the soil and keep it cooler which allows the grasses to grow a lot longer. I have found when looking at research papers you need to read between the lines. Thanks for Watching!!
I can’t wait till I can get my pastures up and running this year. Good job Russ
Thanks for watching!!
Great job Russ. Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure many people know you can graze through a foot of snow.
Thanks 👍
Thanks again for all your videos! Your videos are getting better and better. I love the snow videos and how the cows are earning their way. My animals are digging through the snow to find left over hay but my pasture isn’t tall enough or developed enough yet. This will be my second year grazing like you.
Thank you very much! You'll get there!!
Lots of good info in this one video alone. Thanks Russ, how many acers you run, how many head you have?
Thanks! We have 145 acres of pasture and around 80-90 animal units. We have a heavy stock density.
Thank you Russ. Excellent,practical information.
Glad it was helpful!
I run a temporary wire to make a short lane perpendicular to the fence so they flow better. They don’t curl back and mess up the move.
I usually do to just got lazy lol.
We have Ravens this fall/winter in northeastern Pennsylvania.... Never seen them here before
Than maybe they are ravens. Seem to big for a crows. How do you tell the difference?
Your a good clear speaker, I listen too you at 2x speed
Thanks!! Bet you can gain more information by doing that.
@@RussWilson More videos in the same time frame, takes a little getting use too
great video Russ, I like how quiet the cows are, happy and content. that little valve really keeps the water flowing too. I dont know how you stay in that cold, and snow, Im ready to hibernate when its gets to be 30 lol.
WInter is hard sometimes. Hibernate isn't a bad idea some days. LOL
Are you familiar with Cliff Honnas, regenerative rancher in TX. He just put some hay out for his cows the days before the ice. they are really content cows also.
I'm not familiar with Cliff Honnas. I will be checking him out. Thanks for watching!
Russ, what part of the summer did you start "stockpiling" your grass??? It looks great!
We will start stockpiling in mid-June for the fields that need rested. Most of the time July-August is when most of it is stockpiled. Thanks for watching!!
Great info on the deer tongue. I’d love to hear more about any other species in our area. What is the analysis on orchard grass during the winter?
I'm working on a video of the analysis on stockpile. That orchard grass test at almost 14% protein. THanks for watching !
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love me a good time lapse! I noticed your cows didn't lay down and ruminate much. I'm concerned by that.
Cows do lay down usually late afternoon and during the night time. I can get them on video cause soon as they here the buggy they get up and get ready for the next move.
Thanks Russ
Thanks for watching!!
How did you figure out the cows would push that snow back to get to the grass.
Good Question!! My cows have always seem to push the snow out of the way. Only time they won't is when there isn't enough up the snow to make it worth it to them.
Running T Farms Regenerative 100% Grass-fed Beef is a very good one too. he checks protein content, pugging, something with genetics that I dont now about... he has happy and healthy cows too.
Question from a non farmer; do the cows continuously graze?
Great Question. When you look at the behavior of cattle. They will only graze for 8 hrs a day. The rest of the time they will be chewing their cud and resting.
I didn't see any follow-up video about that Freeze-Master (or whatever its called) device that re-circulates water to keep it from freezing that you installed on another tank. How well did it work in the field?
I haven't done it yet I will be doing that video soon. I can tell you it isn't going to be a good video for Freeze Miser. I used it less than 24hrs. I'm going to stick with my wee wee valve it has never failed me. Here the link to that video if you haven't seen it. ruclips.net/video/uRzifuPmfq0/видео.html
How deep are your water lines suppling the hydrants? I assume they are below the frost line.
They are below frost line 36-42 inches. That's what is recommended for my area however I think could get away with 24".
How do you get your fence posts out of the frozen ground
If they freeze usually if a grab them low to the ground and pull they will come out. The posts that give the most troubles are the posts that have been out there for a while. Those I get a little tip with a hammer. Good question!!
Russ I had 3 calves that gave me a hard time almost every time I would move them this season and there is nothing worst sometimes having the gate on the wrong side of the pasture. Last year I invited my neighbor to put his 2 cow/calf pair into our paddocks. Well I was moving the cattle and I had a gate in the wrong place and my neighbors cow become frustrated because some of the cows went through into the next pasture and I was trying to move her through the gate. She was having nothing to do with it and ran up the fence line and jumped and cleared a 6' wire, I was telling her don't you even think about it. Well, she said see ya. It all worked out though I called my neighbor and he came over and seen her at the end of the field an opened a gate an she went right into the pasture with the cow/calf pairs. Sorry for the long story, but as we know you never know what may happen.
Great story!! Thanks for sharing. The animals have a mind of their own sometimes. Just trying to figure out what they are thinking sometimes is a challenge.
I can’t figure out how you don’t have more problems with your hydrants freezing. Small gaps in the foam and part of the head exposed you’d think a windy 0 degree night would freeze it. Am I missing something?
We been down to -11 with 25 mph wind this year. It has been tested to -24 and 40 mph winds canada We have been doing this for 4 years never froze up a hydrate. Great question! Maybe you want to look at these videos. ruclips.net/video/uRzifuPmfq0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/IsaOpg6l9sM/видео.html Great Question!
Will do. Thank you
Shouldn’t the lazy bulls go to market?
Good question. Depends on the definition of lazy. I want my livestock to be very docile. When they are like that the bulls get a little lazy. Our bulls have covered up to 75 cows in 60 days. A lot of the time when folks buy bulls. They cover a minimum of 50 cows. Nothing worse than a high headed crazy bull. Thanks for watching!!
How many acres do you have for pasture?
We have 145 acres. Thanks for watching!!
@@RussWilson how many momma cows ?
@@pb9669 We have 50 mommas plus all the heifers, steers, and bulls
That protein is as good as grass hay or better and you didn't have to spend the time and money to bale it .
Absolutely! Lots of money saved and the cows are happy. Thanks for watching!
At what point do you give them hay..
I will feed hay if going gets to ruff or when the stockpile runs out. Thanks for watching!!
What mineral are you using?
We mix our own minerals. I have forages tested. Then we adjust for the deficiencies in the grasses. Thanks for watching!!