There's not an ugly cow/steer/bull out there. (Laughing every time Greg singles out a beautiful cow). Like, he's still amazed at his accomplishments. Makes this 71-yesr old want to farm cows
We haven't had rain here in Southern Missouri where I live since May, getting pretty tough. Have good chances for rain this week. I will keep praying for everyone going through this drought along with us. Keep up the good work fellas, love your videos. Very inspiring
It’s amazing seeing the difference in just a short distance. Example: once you hit St.Clair/Hickory/Dallas Counties it starts changing and by the time you hit Henry/Benton county it’s not even dry. Praying you guys get through it.
Them that’s got shall get. I bet the fact that you’ve got all that thick, tall pasture catching all that morning dew helps a lot through these times of no rain.
We were having a drought at our place. No rain for about three months. Now it has rained 13” this month according to our weather meter in the yard! Wow! The gras was dormant but has woken back up and has heavy vigor again. Thank goodness.
That looks just as good or better than it did in May. The warm season grasses are cranking up here, big blue and reeds canary. The cattle are fat and happy! Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Really appreciate the view on total grazing and the comments and replies about moving in drought. So educational. Our big steer is leaving next week and that is a massive relief.
Amazing recovery from Grazing School when the bull herd was there. Glad you got some rain and that looks awesome. Look forward to the day my pastures look anything like this in a drought. Best wishes!
Just a small correction, grasses are monocots and don’t have taproots. They have fibrous roots. Most of your non native stuff just have not as deep roots. Most people associate the fibrous roots meaning they won’t reach down and grab that water but Gamagrass and other natives will go deep for it. Usually on younger pastures it will be 4-6 feet but some after a few years go to real deep, 15+ ft or 20 like you said of course. Every so often though the roots are let off and regrown down through there
I gotta get me some of that gama...😂. Mebbe big blue too. I don't have any warm seasons that I can see, just some annuals that pop up in later summer. Regardless, moving helps tons!! Got sloppy last week or so and put the cows in one to two day paddocks instead of twelve hour ones. Back to twelve hours and they are happy!
Our leased field, which is the only true pasture we have here, is primarily eastern Gama grass and some areas JUST have that grass, with large barren spots in between the plants that grows only a short growing, dark green, fine grass with a very round, soft stem that nothing seems to eat. Would frost seeding cool season grasses and clover in that field help improve the variety?
Slow them down and sell your lower tier animals immediately. Your trying to buy more time for a rain. Speeding them up, you will graze your farm to dirt
I had problems putting a wire around the pond during the heat we’ve had. The water around the edge would be hot and cows wouldn’t drink during the day.
they will drink if thirsty enough heh. might just be the water is tainted by something because as it goes down the pH changes drastically. Four poles and a small 95 percent shade cloth over a portion is a solution.
You guys have any Johnson grass out there? I know that stuff is booming down here in our summers, course under extreme drought or after a frost it can become toxic.
Greg you mentioned in previous videos about raising cattle for people and got paid per pound gained. Can you explain a little more about that. Such as how much you got paid. I have done that to start ad well. Just wanted more information.
They like wet feet but they grow well anywhere if you establish it from what I have heard. I have just found a couple bunches of them in spots that don’t get very wet so just an anecdote
What grass do you recommend for south Texas?..San Antonio area. We have sandy soil. Most people around here have coastal bermuda but it seems to need a lot of fertilizer and water. Would a prairie grass blend work?
Thanks for the video! I can’t wait to put in my warm season pasture. In your opinion, where would you put your warm season pasture? On top of a hill, middle, or in the valley or I can plant it up and down the hill too? This late summer/late fall I’m going to seed rest of my pasture for cool season so I want an idea what is ideal. I’m guessing it is better away from windbreaker line of trees because of the shade.
Ok Greg I seem like I ask this often. So my 30A 5 years ago had no EG. Fast forward to now. An the EG seem to be growing an popping up all over the place. I dont want to eliminate it but how do I control it so it dont take over the farm? Thank you
If you can access some formula that can provide the nett effect of dew (in equivalent inches of rain) it might lead to more grazers switching to Regenerative. What it is is free, low-impact water. The formula would need to include many factors to be trusted (humidity, temperature, length of day, length/type of cover crop, wind speed, etc.) for the critical period sundown-sunup.
The reason I tried the total grazing is because I never could get them to take just the tips. Tried different densities , moving different times everything. They would take some to the ground and wouldn't touch others so finally I just decided to make them take it all to the ground instead. But I will say it takes way too long to grow back and the drought sets it back even more. How can I get them to graze just the tips instead of selective over grazing and ignoring other stuff? Thanks
We're surviving here in Texas with south polls and dexters. The heat slows everything down so much. The dung beetles are dormant, the grass is dormant, the whole ecosystem goes down to a crawl. The only things moving are the grasshoppers.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher we're hanging in there and employing the best management practices we can. We're in much better shape than most of our neighbors, but it's still a struggle.
Hi Greg. This our first year on our new (overgrazed)land. North Ga. Elevation 1540ft. This winter lots of k31 lots of white and red clover, blackberries. Fast forward to summer and a month long drought. Bermuda, plantains, ironweed, and new multi flora rose. Been running lots of broilers and layers over it. Should I be concerned about the Bermuda for future cattle and sheep. Thanks Greg!
Try and keep as much plant diversity in your pastures as possible. Crank up your stocking density with frequent moves will give you more diversity in your pasture. At least some of your farm should see a 60-70 day rest in the summer. This helps promote your native warm season plants
Do you have a grass identification video? Pictures through the season of each grass and some info about each. I can tell Bermuda from Johnson and that's just about it. I have been trying this last year to familiarize myself with blue stems, gamma, purple tops, sedge etc, but it doesn't stick well yet for me mentally. I bought native seeds last year for my area, but then we didn't get much fall or spring rains.
I put my goats on a dry lot the last two weeks. They've been on all my paddocks the last 4-6 months and we didn't get fall or spring rains. So I'm just holding then off my paddocks and praying for fall rains. Plus the ground is too hard and dry to keep moving my electric net and posts
Greg....we are getting a SP bull next year for our small SP herd. I will keep him separate from the girls til JUL ....how old are your heifers when they are bred?
I live in southern arkansas and drought is terrible. I am rotational grazing like you teach and I am doing well. I have 4 brangus heifers and have access to a Waygu bull for free. Would you recommend a brangus Waygu cross? Thank you!
Thank you very much! Keep up the good work. I would like to get a few of your cows and try them. They are beautiful cows. What auction house do you sell your cows at? Thanks
@@quigleyclampett6132 I have never seen South Pol cattle at a public livestock auction house. Check Greg’s website for his online cattle auction sales. Website address is in the video description.
Eastern Gama Grass can be grazed about every 30 days in the summer growing season. If you let it get taller than 2 feet, the palatability of it goes down.
awesome grass , but i don't know whether the grass is similar to Alfa Alfa grass or not # red South Pole cows & calves are awesome & have good meat weight #❤️👍
Its interesting to hear your thoughts on root based recovery. I know you like to leave alot of residual for leaf based recovery. Do you think there is a place for root based recovery (with long rest periods) in a wetter climate?
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Compared to Texas...we're 4 months without rain...it's worse than the 1930's dust bowl. I'm getting my livestock tank dozed out deeper next week, it dried up. My unlimited gusher of a well I pump 50,000. gallons during summer months for the cattle....has now turned into a limited cross-your-fingers 200 to 400 gallons after 3 day refill rate/ wait, each time less backfill.....i'm going to be hauling water within 5 to 10 days. If you have any green left in Missouri you're lucky. We don't have any more evaporation left to feed out rain to other states. The mature tree leaves are drying up. I've been dropping trees for extra forage/fodder to help the cattle. It's a daily fight...and i know what i took on.
There's not an ugly cow/steer/bull out there. (Laughing every time Greg singles out a beautiful cow). Like, he's still amazed at his accomplishments. Makes this 71-yesr old want to farm cows
We haven't had rain here in Southern Missouri where I live since May, getting pretty tough. Have good chances for rain this week. I will keep praying for everyone going through this drought along with us. Keep up the good work fellas, love your videos. Very inspiring
It’s amazing seeing the difference in just a short distance. Example: once you hit St.Clair/Hickory/Dallas Counties it starts changing and by the time you hit Henry/Benton county it’s not even dry.
Praying you guys get through it.
@@danhagedorn5206 Yeah, Gregs farm isn't even in the "abnormally dry" zone.
Them that’s got shall get.
I bet the fact that you’ve got all that thick, tall pasture catching all that morning dew helps a lot through these times of no rain.
Guys, Your "office" is beautiful...
We were having a drought at our place. No rain for about three months.
Now it has rained 13” this month according to our weather meter in the yard! Wow!
The gras was dormant but has woken back up and has heavy vigor again. Thank goodness.
Similar to here in NC
Greg... great advice about the the water quality for your cattle.
That looks just as good or better than it did in May. The warm season grasses are cranking up here, big blue and reeds canary. The cattle are fat and happy! Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Really appreciate the view on total grazing and the comments and replies about moving in drought. So educational. Our big steer is leaving next week and that is a massive relief.
Any animal that can be taken off your pasture in a drought is a good action to take.
Amazing recovery from Grazing School when the bull herd was there. Glad you got some rain and that looks awesome. Look forward to the day my pastures look anything like this in a drought. Best wishes!
Thanks Charles for your steer purchases! Praying you get some rain.
What a choice field.
Respect. Keep it 100
I don't need my boots, I'm not going hunting. I'm just going to check my stand down in the swamp. lol
Just a small correction, grasses are monocots and don’t have taproots. They have fibrous roots. Most of your non native stuff just have not as deep roots. Most people associate the fibrous roots meaning they won’t reach down and grab that water but Gamagrass and other natives will go deep for it. Usually on younger pastures it will be 4-6 feet but some after a few years go to real deep, 15+ ft or 20 like you said of course. Every so often though the roots are let off and regrown down through there
I sure hope you guys got some of that rain last night, Greg. Down here at Jefferson City we got over an inch with another .25 expected today.
3-3/4 “ saved us!
I very much enjoyed this video. Good job 👍
Thanks Julie, you folks have a good time on your float trip!!
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you 😊
I gotta get me some of that gama...😂. Mebbe big blue too. I don't have any warm seasons that I can see, just some annuals that pop up in later summer. Regardless, moving helps tons!! Got sloppy last week or so and put the cows in one to two day paddocks instead of twelve hour ones. Back to twelve hours and they are happy!
Very educational video!
Our leased field, which is the only true pasture we have here, is primarily eastern Gama grass and some areas JUST have that grass, with large barren spots in between the plants that grows only a short growing, dark green, fine grass with a very round, soft stem that nothing seems to eat. Would frost seeding cool season grasses and clover in that field help improve the variety?
On drought stressed pastures, do you recommend moving faster to leave more residual or moving slower to give the remaining pasture more rest?
Slow them down and sell your lower tier animals immediately. Your trying to buy more time for a rain. Speeding them up, you will graze your farm to dirt
Do the warm season grasses have super deep roots?
18 feet deep for gama grass
I had problems putting a wire around the pond during the heat we’ve had. The water around the edge would be hot and cows wouldn’t drink during the day.
they will drink if thirsty enough heh. might just be the water is tainted by something because as it goes down the pH changes drastically.
Four poles and a small 95 percent shade cloth over a portion is a solution.
and like he said, algae also... heat causes tds to rise in water as well.. get it tested before thinking it is heat heh.
how does this channel only have 95k subs?
You guys have any Johnson grass out there? I know that stuff is booming down here in our summers, course under extreme drought or after a frost it can become toxic.
We don’t have any Johnson grass, awesome forage for grazing
Greg you mentioned in previous videos about raising cattle for people and got paid per pound gained. Can you explain a little more about that. Such as how much you got paid. I have done that to start ad well. Just wanted more information.
Your local sale barns are a good source to find out what the local custom grazing fee is in your area
I'm curious to know if Eastern Gamagrass is growing as well on upland pastures through the drought as it is on the bottomland.
They like wet feet but they grow well anywhere if you establish it from what I have heard. I have just found a couple bunches of them in spots that don’t get very wet so just an anecdote
What grass do you recommend for south Texas?..San Antonio area. We have sandy soil. Most people around here have coastal bermuda but it seems to need a lot of fertilizer and water. Would a prairie grass blend work?
Yes
Did you seed gamagrass pure or in a mix of grass? Is it a matter if there is pigweed and some other corn weeds like that for the first year?
Russ Wilson has a good video on this subject. It's a process.
Thanks for the video! I can’t wait to put in my warm season pasture. In your opinion, where would you put your warm season pasture? On top of a hill, middle, or in the valley or I can plant it up and down the hill too? This late summer/late fall I’m going to seed rest of my pasture for cool season so I want an idea what is ideal. I’m guessing it is better away from windbreaker line of trees because of the shade.
You get your most production from bottom land
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks!
Ok Greg I seem like I ask this often. So my 30A 5 years ago had no EG. Fast forward to now. An the EG seem to be growing an popping up all over the place. I dont want to eliminate it but how do I control it so it dont take over the farm? Thank you
Mob graze it with livestock, they will keep it under control. Take it down to 8”, that ensures all regrowth coming back will be very vegetative
Looks like a red buffalo herd coming across there
Where are their legs?
Very nice ..When you say 25% would it work as 25% of mix in every field or as a monoculture
Mixed in the field with other grasses is best
If you can access some formula that can provide the nett effect of dew (in equivalent inches of rain) it might lead to more grazers switching to Regenerative. What it is is free, low-impact water.
The formula would need to include many factors to be trusted (humidity, temperature, length of day, length/type of cover crop, wind speed, etc.) for the critical period sundown-sunup.
The reason I tried the total grazing is because I never could get them to take just the tips. Tried different densities , moving different times everything. They would take some to the ground and wouldn't touch others so finally I just decided to make them take it all to the ground instead. But I will say it takes way too long to grow back and the drought sets it back even more. How can I get them to graze just the tips instead of selective over grazing and ignoring other stuff? Thanks
Tighten up your stocking density and move them faster.
why don't you add some swallow house poles to the corner posts
We're surviving here in Texas with south polls and dexters. The heat slows everything down so much. The dung beetles are dormant, the grass is dormant, the whole ecosystem goes down to a crawl. The only things moving are the grasshoppers.
Hang in there you will get a rain
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher we're hanging in there and employing the best management practices we can. We're in much better shape than most of our neighbors, but it's still a struggle.
Hi Greg. This our first year on our new (overgrazed)land. North Ga. Elevation 1540ft. This winter lots of k31 lots of white and red clover, blackberries. Fast forward to summer and a month long drought. Bermuda, plantains, ironweed, and new multi flora rose. Been running lots of broilers and layers over it. Should I be concerned about the Bermuda for future cattle and sheep. Thanks Greg!
Try and keep as much plant diversity in your pastures as possible. Crank up your stocking density with frequent moves will give you more diversity in your pasture. At least some of your farm should see a 60-70 day rest in the summer. This helps promote your native warm season plants
Do you have a grass identification video?
Pictures through the season of each grass and some info about each.
I can tell Bermuda from Johnson and that's just about it.
I have been trying this last year to familiarize myself with blue stems, gamma, purple tops, sedge etc, but it doesn't stick well yet for me mentally.
I bought native seeds last year for my area, but then we didn't get much fall or spring rains.
I put my goats on a dry lot the last two weeks. They've been on all my paddocks the last 4-6 months and we didn't get fall or spring rains. So I'm just holding then off my paddocks and praying for fall rains. Plus the ground is too hard and dry to keep moving my electric net and posts
Greg....we are getting a SP bull next year for our small SP herd. I will keep him separate from the girls til JUL ....how old are your heifers when they are bred?
Around 15-16 months old
I live in southern arkansas and drought is terrible. I am rotational grazing like you teach and I am doing well. I have 4 brangus heifers and have access to a Waygu bull for free. Would you recommend a brangus Waygu cross? Thank you!
If it is free, go for it. Should do fine
Thank you very much! Keep up the good work. I would like to get a few of your cows and try them. They are beautiful cows. What auction house do you sell your cows at? Thanks
Check his website green pastures farm. I think he's selling some right now
@@quigleyclampett6132 I have never seen South Pol cattle at a public livestock auction house. Check Greg’s website for his online cattle auction sales. Website address is in the video description.
Thank y’all for the info!
Do you have a problem with pink eye with all the grass seed
We had some pinkeye in early June, not much now
Looks like u dont have johnson grass which is awesome!
👍👍
What is lifetime lease?
The owners have agreed not to sell it or lease to anyone else as long as Greg and his wife are living and want to utilize it.
Greg, how may days until you Rstate back to this pasture?
Eastern Gama Grass can be grazed about every 30 days in the summer growing season. If you let it get taller than 2 feet, the palatability of it goes down.
awesome grass , but i don't know whether the grass is similar to Alfa Alfa grass or not # red South Pole cows & calves are awesome & have good meat weight #❤️👍
Its interesting to hear your thoughts on root based recovery. I know you like to leave alot of residual for leaf based recovery. Do you think there is a place for root based recovery (with long rest periods) in a wetter climate?
Only if you can guarantee rain !
Your state is NOT in any kind of drought
Don’t say that in south Missouri! Everything down there is burnt to a crisp.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Compared to Texas...we're 4 months without rain...it's worse than the 1930's dust bowl. I'm getting my livestock tank dozed out deeper next week, it dried up. My unlimited gusher of a well I pump 50,000. gallons during summer months for the cattle....has now turned into a limited cross-your-fingers 200 to 400 gallons after 3 day refill rate/ wait, each time less backfill.....i'm going to be hauling water within 5 to 10 days. If you have any green left in Missouri you're lucky. We don't have any more evaporation left to feed out rain to other states. The mature tree leaves are drying up. I've been dropping trees for extra forage/fodder to help the cattle. It's a daily fight...and i know what i took on.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Let's be frank there's no such thing as rain...wood never rots in Texas.