1. High tensile perimeter fence 2. Establish water source 3. Establish grazing paddock with poly braided electric fence 4. Setup coral for sorting, training and management 5. Spend time with animals 6. Turn grass into steaks 7. Tell your wife (or your neighbors) that you love her 8. Life happily ever after
Just wondering if you've thought about narrating your No Risk Ranching book for Audible ... I'd LOVE to digest the info, but never have to to just sit & read anymore. Listening to eBooks while I work however, that I do have time for! Just a thought from a follower who is thrilled by what you're doing. Cheers Greg!
What we have done (so far, in this order): 1. Bought land. 2. Started improving by removing 40 year old derelict fence, pruning coniferous trees 3. Established water. 4. Harvested timber from land to pay down mortgage on land. 5. Established dwelling. (Easier to "know" and grow where we live) 6. Started farm infrastructure (roads, buildings, start fencing) 7. Raising chickens for meat & eggs the since step 5. 8 Continue fencing & improving farm infrastructure.
A biblical proverb that has always stuck with me is: "build you business before you build your house". It's a beautiful thing to own the land you live on but a terrible thing to go bankrupt in order to achieve that. Greg has it figured and brings this proverb to life... establish cash flow first and foremost!
Great point. We just closed in our 40 acres and hubby says build the ranch before building a house. We can live in a trailer while setting up all the infrastructure. Meanwhile, Homesteading Family channel counselled the opposite: establish your home, including decor, first?! I mean, I get her point that we will never get around to doing that sort of thing later on, but maybe that's because animal infrastructure is more important? We will soon see! Plus, we already have a herd of rabbits and a flock of hens, so their health and safety always comes first. We have a good Dutch Shepherd dog and a fine mouser cat, too. My mom is bringing her horse and 2 dogs. We are excited to get sheep and goats next and eventually several cows. Our land in in Apache County AZ which is a big change from the suburbs of Southern California!
Helping people avoid crushing debt and common pitfalls. Might be competitors Someday but he wants to see people do well so he doesn’t care. genuinely great guy I can tell
Finally starting with no experience.... very small but starting none the less. 24 acres 1 hour away from the house. 1. Fixing old perimeter fence 2. setting up charger with a hot wire to connect Poly braid to. 3. Running poly pipe from water spigot 4. bringing Cheap bred to angus Corrientes on the property to start training to hot wire.
Just now finding Dr. Judy's videos and love it. Visuals are good, audio is good and clear, but would suggest spelling the brand names of recommendations, e.g. "polybraid," "poly ethylene pipe" and Cyclops charger. New-bees like me need "visuals" for materials and equipment. Appreciate the simple, step-by-step instructions and suggested tips. I also appreciate the encouraging pep talk and "passion!" Bravo Dr. J.
A little anecdote about electrical fence for you Greg. We used electric netting for our sheep, horizontal threads was powered, vertical threads was not. One of our older ewes came up to me just before I was moving the fence, I looked down, and right before me she turned her head and bit that vertical wire. In my mind she was showing me that she was frustrated about having that fence blocking her from fresh grass.
You are so inspiring. Just starting out on my farming journey with chickens and quickly learned the importance of preparation. Hoping to get a couple sheep next year....and dream of cattle one day. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your wisdom with us.
I just rehabbed and sold a mcMansion in the suburbs after 20 years. I "downsized' to an old farmhouse out in the country on 10 acres with some equity left over. More economical than a ranch on a half acre close to town. Now next steps...
Thank you for sharing all of that IMPORTANT information. Sincerely. And, you have a great butcher! I appreciate the amount of fat he leaves on your steaks. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Great informations in all your videos! Thank you for sharing the best of your knowledge to help and encourage people to do first step in this business!
I think fencing is the most important thing to work on before getting animals, because my neighbor had an accident occur with a heifer. He raises Ankole-Watusi cattle and one night one of his cows got out and wandered into the road, the cow was struck by a drunk driver and when he hit the cow the impact caused the cow’s horns to go threw the windshield and her left horn went threw his neck a killed him instantly. And his family tried to file a lawsuit against my neighbor, but luckily he won.
Is there a good ballpark ratio to determine how many cows can be accommodated with rotating/moving per acre per year? We are looking at a piece of land that has 3 acres of cleared pasture and 3 acres of woods with little undergrowth. So considering a generous 3 acres that is planted in a nice grass that's cut and baled twice per year now but has no animals currently. Wondering if it can accommodate 1 milk cow, one baby, and 1 "teenager" to grow out each year. Will have layers and meat birds moving behind. Thanks for any help.
I would like to see you talk about running some numbers and do what if scenarios with costs and profits, I think that would be helpful. Thanks for the videos.
Look at one of Christine Jone's videos. She is Australian and plants 16 different seeds on a pasture to grow better soil and forage. You will have healthier animals with fewer vet bills.
You don't need to spend all that money on seed. Plant animal hooves and let them do the seeding for you. There are millions of seeds already in the soil, their just waiting on good grazing management to express themselves.
I’ve been preaching about the 12ga high tensile wire for 30 years as a superior product. You can build it for 1/3rd the cost of barbed wire. Sadly, it’s hard to change folks’ mind from barbed wire. However, it’s easier to change their mind if they actually see a properly built one in person AND if it’s built by the book. Too many folks want to skimp on the construction methods, rather than building it properly. Concrete in the 3 powerpole size corner posts and you’ll never have a problem with the pull posts. Too many still think they HAVE to have a line post every 10-20’.
Greg, I’ve been bale grazing during the winter. My question is, there are large patches of hay on the ground that the cows wasted. Do I need to be worried that the grass underneath it won’t grow? Should I spread that wasted hay around? The grass underneath is basically brand new. I’m worried it won’t catch sun under the hay.
Hi Greg, I had suggested you show the meat from your cattle, and you showed some today. I am not saying you did it because of my suggestion, but I want to talk about it. You won't want to show a frozen hunk in a vacuum bag. You will want to choose the cut chosen for it's symmetry and photogenics, ideal marbling, well proportioned in the screen, correctly lit, filters to give the ideal lighting that will convey how it looks in person. That is my recommendation, do what you will.
As a meat cutter of 40 years I cringe at the cuts of meat I see these slaughterhouses give there farmers. Total hacks. The local grass fed up here in New England are at the mercy of a very few processors and they are expensive.
Then that is a niche for a regenerative butcher, who honors the animal, honors the customer. So many in business have such greed, they have no compunction to charge multiples of hundreds of percent for their labor. Unscrupulous people will call themselves qualified in an industry, and just start doing it. My desire is to learn to butcher my own animals.
@Duke of Istria No, my point is that if he was trying to do what I suggested, showcase his meat, and talk marbling, quality, etc., a shrink-wrapped piece of frozen meat showcases his meat about as much as a child's drawing of a steak. Greg grows great cattle, I wish he would show people how great his beef is, and why it is superior. I watched a cook from Boston say to make sure to buy grain-fed beef because grass fed beef is not marbled. I'd be willing to bet beef from Greg's cattle has great marbling.
@Duke of Istria Duke of Istria You asked about grass finished beef. I know the different ways, grain fed, grass finished, grass fed, grain finished, etc. I will generalize and refer to grass fed beef, which is grass finished as well. The principle is to adhere to the natural world practices over millennia. I suppose cattle got into areas of grain growing, and occasionally ate it when it was fully ripe. I won't go off on that tangent. Greg's emphasis is on physically husbanding, (word used based on the term, "animal husbandry"), cattle along the lines they would graze if left alone in the wild. One thing about grass-fed beef I always hear is that you need to watch it closely when cooking, for there is less marbling, and it can become tough or dry quickly. Greg constantly discusses how big his cattle are, how fat they are, in contrast to the public perception that grass fed cattle are less developed in size, and diminished in fat. He constantly discusses his cattle being fat, and discusses how to tell a cow that has little fat, which is a bowl-shaped area in front of the rear leg, by the flank, that when the bowled out area is present, the cow has diminished fat, when that area does not have a bowl sized area of missing tissue, the cow is adequately fattened according to it's anticipated growth curve. I admit that I don't buy a lot of grass fed beef. I can't afford the exorbitant price. Neither do I buy all organic, I want to, but I need to save. This is why I want a garden and cattle, to feed myself. It would be great if I had surplus, and had extra that I could market. The flavor of grass fed beef is said to have differences from grain fed beef. I am not as discerning as some people are, or maybe it is that I am not thinking about comparisons when I dine, but deriving joy from my meal. I am not a competitive sort. I would bypass football, and engage in meditation out of my dislike for competition, I compete with myself, for my own ends, and self-aggrandizement through being called the winner is of no interest to me. Some people will even bring competition to meditation, which to me would be missing the point. That is to say that I don't direct my perceptions toward trying to understand all the nuances of my life experience and translate it into a mental perception, but instead, I take my experiences on many levels, some non-verbal, and derive a wholistic experience, that is to say my experience is with my whole being, not just focused on deriving a mental experience that I can communicate through a mental process, and use that communication in a competitive or non-competitive fashion. I went overboard with this. I don't think I did the topic justice, but I did the best I could in the time-frame I have to write. I recall some of your comments before, and I liked what you had to say.
Another consideration, grass-fed, grain-fed have to do with eating healthy. Most grain-fed beef eat GMO grain, which is developed to be resistant to Roundup, which is glyphosate. Glyphosate is an endocrine disruptor, and can play havoc on our bodies, causing fat-gain and retension, ill functioning organs, and susceptibility to cancer, arteriosclerosis, poor cholesterol numbers, and high blood pressure to name a few. There is a commercial focus on soy and corn grain production. Soy mimics estrogen, which is not good for people, but especially males, who have adequate testosterone when healthy. Many grains have lectins, which are substances produced by plants that is essentially chemical warfare, mostly geared towards insects, but they affect people too. If the animal eats lectins, we eat the animal, we eat lectins too. Ruminant animal's systems are geared toward digesting leafy greens and brown vegetation, not grain, (or chicken shit, ground up dried cattle, or a host of other awful things that commercial cattle are fed).
I agree with all that was said. I would just add to a part mention when it comes to rotational grazing. It ok not to be able to do it as good as others in the beginning. Would love to move my cattle 2x a day but with a 9m,3year,and 5year old kids I just can’t make it work. Our mountain cover land it just not safe to do at this point. We started our farm not the the way this video is saying to do and I wish we would have done it just like Greg is saying. I try to put up all the fences,fixing the barn,water,and working pen up myself and it was taking so long we jump the gun and bought cattle sooner than we should have.i had only fence part of the land instead of just doing the perimeter fence. Wish I would have just done the perimeter fence first ended up having to buy a lot of hay to make up for the lack of fence in pasture. What is sad is when the farm is fully fenced in we have lots of grass. Out of the 145acs we have only 20 was fence when we got the cattle. It hard to build all new fence by yourself and even more so if you only have the weekend to do it.
I greatly enjoy listening to your thoughts...thanks. You speak often of these plastic line posts. My farm is in KS and the culture is to burn every spring. How do these posts handle that kind of fire?
Hey I like the thought of improving our 3 strand barbwire fence with electric strands like you use then maybe working sheep onto our land but I’m wondering how the electric fence works in the winter with snow because we will get up to 2 feet of snow where I live in places so I’m wondering from your experience what you think about that and if that would short the wires or anything?
If your electric wire is buried in two feet of snow, you may have trouble keeping livestock in. You need your top wire to be taller than your snow and you will be fine.
Greg says you want a sheep in there with teeth in him and the predators will leave the flock alone. If you think a donkey will protect from your predator pressure, go for it. Does seem easier than the dogs.
@Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher yes, I've heard that said several times. What about the electric collar technology like the mobile electric livestock version of the invisible fencing for dogs, seems like that might be a good option for goats in with a mixed species livestock flock.
It might work, goats can take one heck of a shot of voltage though and still go through a fence if they have a mind to go.
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Here's some good news Greg. Australian scientists have found a good use for ivomectin. It seems to kill the Wuhan corona virus within 48 hours. They're doing clinical trials now. That's better than stuffing your animals full of it.
I have 4 acres I want to bring some cattle. I have 2 concerns... towards the rear of the property there is a creek with a 6ft drop. Plus in the middle of the property I have a large pond, that is 8ft deep. I'm wondering if I should be concerned? Should I fence these?
Greg I have learned a lot from you since I watched you on your channel. What do you think about the Dexter breed cattle and would they be a better choice for a farm under 10 acres??
cant wait for your next lesson on video, i wish you were around way back when the whole family would tell i could`nt make a farm it was to much work they said, the equipment or the animals cost to much,, now that every one is passed on i`m hitting the ground running,, i finally learned two this about them nay sayers 1 they quiet after one try and 2 they never started to begin with, so all them negative can stay behind me in the DUST!, there is a way i just have to keep trying things till i find out what works for me and what don`t,, GREAT VIDEO
Does Greg have a video where he talks about where to look for farmland if you are from the city? I am in Florida and would like farmland in the southeast. How do I narrow my search?
joe vdenne We are going through this right now, for over two years. I don’t know if Greg has a video on it, but I haven’t seen one after following for quite a while. Every state has farmland available. If you are completely new to farming, I suggest you buy and study books on what you think you want to grow. There are lists of supplies in some books, others you can glean what’s needed as infrastructure. Each state has their own butchering laws. Assuming you’re growing meat, how do you want to sell it? As a commodity gets the lowest price. Direct selling gets much higher price but you have to get it from the hoof to somebody’s fridge. There are so many variables: are you single or with family, your age, housing needs, off farm job or not, $$$ you have to build infrastructure after purchase, $$$ to buy livestock, vet in the area?, well water and ponds? Every piece of land has its challenges. The things we found important in every case: outside city limits, well water, electricity, living barriers to diminish chemical drift from adjacent farms, a habitable house. Read some books, study the weather, learn to read soil survey maps. Make your educated dream list of what you want and start looking.
Hi. You look for land, or a home with some land the same way you look for a house in the city. Realtor, google. Pick an area call an agent. I hope this helps
Hello Greg, hope the day finds y'all well. Recently found your channel and subscribed. I'm like many of the 30 somethings age group that dont have the family farm to fall back on but are extremely driven to the farm/ ranch lifestyle. See that recently you have been running sheep on your properties, what do you do with them? Sell for meat? Shear for wool? Or both? Keep up the good info and I'll keep planning on escaping Connecticut. Haha God bless thanks again
His sheep are hair sheep no wool. Meat only huge market especially in the North East. I would love to do sheep here in Massachusetts. I have very small property and need a way to protect them. Not sure where you live in Conn great market here. You just need land. There Is a guy in Northfield mass that has hair sheep.
Great video, would love to see a video with some different corral designs, sizes , materials , etc. Also I've noticed that all the videos are one take, you might look into having a young person or an intern, or Mrs.Judy to look into editing. That way you can have white board shots, and out on the land shots too, or include pictures with voice overs , and the things you have in your slide shows. I only make the suggestion because I've noticed a huge improvement in your videos I've the past 6-12 months, and I can tell you're investing more time and energy into making them, so I figured edited videos is the next step up. I know a lot of the pro RUclipsr's have featured you in their videos, I'm sure they would be happy to give you lessons or help out. Also I know you don't like to waste money, but I also know you value quality and a tool that has some purpose. I think you might look into getting a drone at some point. It's a great way to really show the difference between the paddocks and recovery periods. It can also be used as a tool to check cattle or find calves, or map areas, etc as a tool for its own use. Keep up the great work and thank you for all your help.
Give us a break what Greg is doing is top notch. The content is great and the delivery is interesting and to the point. If only everyone could accomplish that.
@@davej7458 I guess you can't read very well. I complimented Mr.Judy several times in my comment. I love his videos and have been watching them for years even before he had his own channel . And read both his books and have had many correspondence with him. I come and watch his videos to become a better grazer, comments should help him become a better video maker. You might be someone who is happy with good enough, but people like myself and Mr. Judy are always trying to improve in what we are doing. I am a young person and watch a lot of RUclips. I don't think Mr. Judy is so prideful that he wouldn't want any suggestions. Look at the fact that recently he got a mic, and a gimbal , he is really putting in a lot of effort to make these videos great. I'm just offering a few ideas on what he could do next to continue his improvement. This is a community that helps each other by sharing ideas (exactly what he does in his videos) . So maybe re read before you make snide comments trying to disparage me for helping out .
I appreciate the heart thing Mr Judy. I'm learning so much from you. I thought my dream of ranching for a living was never gonna happen. But you've made it really seem tangible again.
Hi Greg! Thanks for the great information! I’m a property investor and I need a video on how to attract apprentices or graduates from programs like yours. How do I set up a lease that’s win-win for both of us? How do I help offset a young farmer’s startup costs and what’s a fair percentage of profit for me? Should that percentage change annually? A lot of property investors think rural property can only make money at sale, and you’re proving that wrong! A lot of property owners think livestock operations will destroy their hunting camps. You’re proving that wrong as well! A lot of property owners are investing with a self directed IRA and can’t touch the property until they’re 59 1/2, and have to use a property manager to collect rent, make improvements, etc. As far as I know, there aren’t any property management companies that put farmers on investment properties and I intend to fill that gap. No... I’ve never done this before but getting the right farmer and the right investors into a few prototype projects can prove that this works. Please put up some content for property owners and maybe shoot me an email at jeanne.whitaker@gmail.com Thanks for all you do!
Jeanne Whitaker there are models for this in farmland conservation trusts. It is a good way for a newby to get experience. Problem is that few new farmers want to put $$$ into a short term lease or rental.
April Leithleiter I’ve thought about that...a lot of people investing in rural property aren’t looking for quick turnaround so in some cases this could work out well. Every deal should be win win!
As far as getting good property care takers Greg's apprentices of course and Polyface farm Joel salatin has good apprentices. I'm working on my prototype farm lol in Mass. Hoping to get some leases once I can show land owners what can be.
Greg - watched most your films - but trying to understand how best to implement here in late winter and spring - particularly whether you hold em for longer in final weeks before wit grows again - effectively sacrificing a parcel of land to let the restaurant get growing... have I understood this right? Do you then let that harder grazed bit have longer to recover?
We have six months sometimes with cold wet ground and no growth - then it kicks in and we have amazing grass for six months The winter tests us - this winter we sacrificed two fields and left the other thirty fields alone - the two fields were a little poached but have recovered fast in spring - and the rest of the farm has gotten away growing nicely - but wonder whether I’ve done right? If we had moved then over the whole dark the growth is so slow in winter that it would all be bare grazed
I think it depends on your particular farm and what kind of forage you have if you have fescue you can stock pile. Is your farm hilly or flat that's going to dictate your grazing plan. Sometimes you have no choice but to sacrifice some part of the farm to get to the others side of winter. I have a guy out here with 17 cattle in a mud pit breaks my heart he's a real nice guy just a dumbass about when it comes to livestock.
Hey there, I'm a reseller for Timeless Fence in Canada and I believe that they have resellers in New Zealand and maybe Australia, so they do ship overseas but I don't think there are any resellers in Europe as of yet...maybe a good opportunity for yourself. Call the number on the Timeless website and you will likely talk to Brad Moore and he handles international sales.
@@Ptitnain2 I'm in BC. I believe there are a couple of Timeless resellers in Ontario. Just check out the roster on timelessfence.com it gives you the contacts and locations of every reseller. If you think you will want a large order, and there are no reselers in your area, you could probably just order directly from the company. Just phone the number, they are all awesome folks to talk and work with. Best of luck!
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1. High tensile perimeter fence
2. Establish water source
3. Establish grazing paddock with poly braided electric fence
4. Setup coral for sorting, training and management
5. Spend time with animals
6. Turn grass into steaks
7. Tell your wife (or your neighbors) that you love her
8. Life happily ever after
I’m the farmer in my marriage 😂
You might get into trouble telling your neighbour's wife that you love her ...
rinse and repeat.😁
Just wondering if you've thought about narrating your No Risk Ranching book for Audible ... I'd LOVE to digest the info, but never have to to just sit & read anymore. Listening to eBooks while I work however, that I do have time for! Just a thought from a follower who is thrilled by what you're doing. Cheers Greg!
What we have done (so far, in this order):
1. Bought land.
2. Started improving by removing 40 year old derelict fence, pruning coniferous trees
3. Established water.
4. Harvested timber from land to pay down mortgage on land.
5. Established dwelling. (Easier to "know" and grow where we live)
6. Started farm infrastructure (roads, buildings, start fencing)
7. Raising chickens for meat & eggs the since step 5.
8 Continue fencing & improving farm infrastructure.
You all still vibing? I sincerely hope so!
A biblical proverb that has always stuck with me is: "build you business before you build your house". It's a beautiful thing to own the land you live on but a terrible thing to go bankrupt in order to achieve that. Greg has it figured and brings this proverb to life... establish cash flow first and foremost!
I am proof this works
Great point. We just closed in our 40 acres and hubby says build the ranch before building a house. We can live in a trailer while setting up all the infrastructure. Meanwhile, Homesteading Family channel counselled the opposite: establish your home, including decor, first?! I mean, I get her point that we will never get around to doing that sort of thing later on, but maybe that's because animal infrastructure is more important? We will soon see!
Plus, we already have a herd of rabbits and a flock of hens, so their health and safety always comes first. We have a good Dutch Shepherd dog and a fine mouser cat, too. My mom is bringing her horse and 2 dogs. We are excited to get sheep and goats next and eventually several cows. Our land in in Apache County AZ which is a big change from the suburbs of Southern California!
@@lovecatspiracy agree. Trust you continue to do well and progressing on your journey.
Helping people avoid crushing debt and common pitfalls. Might be competitors Someday but he wants to see people do well so he doesn’t care. genuinely great guy I can tell
Such accessible and important information delivered in Greg Judy’s trade-mark gentle and humble style. So worth listening to.
Thanks Barbara!
Finally starting with no experience.... very small but starting none the less. 24 acres 1 hour away from the house.
1. Fixing old perimeter fence
2. setting up charger with a hot wire to connect Poly braid to.
3. Running poly pipe from water spigot
4. bringing Cheap bred to angus Corrientes on the property to start training to hot wire.
How exciting, best of luck!
How is it going?
Greg, you’re spreading God’s message to the world, blessings to all and keep up the good work of being food independent and truly sustainable!
I paused this video ≈12 times to note products, links, and principles. I have pages and pages of notes. Thanks Greg!
Your welcome!!
Great content!
The perimeter also keeps the others guy's animals out of your paddocks when he has a crummy fence.
Just now finding Dr. Judy's videos and love it. Visuals are good, audio is good and clear, but would suggest spelling the brand names of recommendations, e.g. "polybraid," "poly ethylene pipe" and Cyclops charger. New-bees like me need "visuals" for materials and equipment. Appreciate the simple, step-by-step instructions and suggested tips. I also appreciate the encouraging pep talk and "passion!" Bravo Dr. J.
More great advice from professor Greg. Thank you for all the help and encouragement. Have a wonderful weekend.
Your comment about the bank is exactly why I'm studying your methods. Thank you sir.
Can we get a rundown of the business model? Are you seling direct to market?
A little anecdote about electrical fence for you Greg. We used electric netting for our sheep, horizontal threads was powered, vertical threads was not. One of our older ewes came up to me just before I was moving the fence, I looked down, and right before me she turned her head and bit that vertical wire. In my mind she was showing me that she was frustrated about having that fence blocking her from fresh grass.
She was telling you that it was time to move it seems!
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher And still people say sheep are stupid animals.
Love your sense of humor !!!
I have so much respect for how inclusive you are with everyone in these videos. I should have latched onto farming when I was a kid.
Wonderful.
‘Twas blind but now I see. Thanks Mr Judy.
Great information I only have 7.78 acne’s but work with what you got God Bless
You are so inspiring. Just starting out on my farming journey with chickens and quickly learned the importance of preparation. Hoping to get a couple sheep next year....and dream of cattle one day. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your wisdom with us.
Great video thanks Greg! We are just finishing our perimeter fence, water is the next on the list. Two steers coming in a month!
Good boundary fences make for good neighbours....
I just rehabbed and sold a mcMansion in the suburbs after 20 years. I "downsized' to an old farmhouse out in the country on 10 acres with some equity left over. More economical than a ranch on a half acre close to town. Now next steps...
Thank you for sharing all of that IMPORTANT information. Sincerely. And, you have a great butcher! I appreciate the amount of fat he leaves on your steaks. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Greg, you made so many good recommendations, can you write them down in the comments? Reel, coupler, posts, etc
Great informations in all your videos! Thank you for sharing the best of your knowledge to help and encourage people to do first step in this business!
Toby dog sent me to learn from this channel. Looking forward to the next video!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
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You are the Man thank you for sharing your knowledge
I sure do like watching your videos! Thanks heaps for sharing your wisdom and experience.
very true, earn their trust and you move them any where
good practical video
I’m in the UK and not going to be doing any of that but I find it all ultra interesting 😃
Great information and videos! Greg, you are a rock star!
Absolute legend. We appreciate you Greg!
I think fencing is the most important thing to work on before getting animals, because my neighbor had an accident occur with a heifer. He raises Ankole-Watusi cattle and one night one of his cows got out and wandered into the road, the cow was struck by a drunk driver and when he hit the cow the impact caused the cow’s horns to go threw the windshield and her left horn went threw his neck a killed him instantly. And his family tried to file a lawsuit against my neighbor, but luckily he won.
You should put links in the description for all of the items that you mentioned
Is there a good ballpark ratio to determine how many cows can be accommodated with rotating/moving per acre per year? We are looking at a piece of land that has 3 acres of cleared pasture and 3 acres of woods with little undergrowth. So considering a generous 3 acres that is planted in a nice grass that's cut and baled twice per year now but has no animals currently. Wondering if it can accommodate 1 milk cow, one baby, and 1 "teenager" to grow out each year. Will have layers and meat birds moving behind.
Thanks for any help.
-By far the wisest cattle guy in the internet-
What about the grasses on your land.?
Thank you for sharing this important information listening from Brownwood Texas
We are buying 5 acres with a home. There is 4 pastures and a barn. How many cows do you think we have room for? Thank you.
Smaller acreage farms are much more suited for grazing sheep.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you!
Thank you. Very informative..
Aluminum can...cracked me up! 😂❤️
Great videos with great info. Greatly appreciated. Just to mention , the couplers are from kencove.
I would like to see you talk about running some numbers and do what if scenarios with costs and profits, I think that would be helpful.
Thanks for the videos.
Grass Stockman has two free seminars on this and grazing marketing. Very good watch. Extremely helpful.
@@Skashoon Thanks for the information.
@@Skashoon any links you could provide? I'm not finding much on my searches. Thank you!
You're so great! ❤️☺️
Good man Greg thank you
Look at one of Christine Jone's videos. She is Australian and plants 16 different seeds on a pasture to grow better soil and forage. You will have healthier animals with fewer vet bills.
You don't need to spend all that money on seed. Plant animal hooves and let them do the seeding for you. There are millions of seeds already in the soil, their just waiting on good grazing management to express themselves.
Gosh, I need this video!!!!!
I’ve been preaching about the 12ga high tensile wire for 30 years as a superior product. You can build it for 1/3rd the cost of barbed wire. Sadly, it’s hard to change folks’ mind from barbed wire. However, it’s easier to change their mind if they actually see a properly built one in person AND if it’s built by the book. Too many folks want to skimp on the construction methods, rather than building it properly. Concrete in the 3 powerpole size corner posts and you’ll never have a problem with the pull posts. Too many still think they HAVE to have a line post every 10-20’.
Greg, I’ve been bale grazing during the winter. My question is, there are large patches of hay on the ground that the cows wasted. Do I need to be worried that the grass underneath it won’t grow? Should I spread that wasted hay around?
The grass underneath is basically brand new. I’m worried it won’t catch sun under the hay.
Spread out the thick spots
If there is thick patches of wasted hay you are feeding too much.
Hi Greg, I had suggested you show the meat from your cattle, and you showed some today. I am not saying you did it because of my suggestion, but I want to talk about it. You won't want to show a frozen hunk in a vacuum bag. You will want to choose the cut chosen for it's symmetry and photogenics, ideal marbling, well proportioned in the screen, correctly lit, filters to give the ideal lighting that will convey how it looks in person. That is my recommendation, do what you will.
As a meat cutter of 40 years I cringe at the cuts of meat I see these slaughterhouses give there farmers. Total hacks. The local grass fed up here in New England are at the mercy of a very few processors and they are expensive.
Then that is a niche for a regenerative butcher, who honors the animal, honors the customer. So many in business have such greed, they have no compunction to charge multiples of hundreds of percent for their labor. Unscrupulous people will call themselves qualified in an industry, and just start doing it. My desire is to learn to butcher my own animals.
@Duke of Istria No, my point is that if he was trying to do what I suggested, showcase his meat, and talk marbling, quality, etc., a shrink-wrapped piece of frozen meat showcases his meat about as much as a child's drawing of a steak. Greg grows great cattle, I wish he would show people how great his beef is, and why it is superior. I watched a cook from Boston say to make sure to buy grain-fed beef because grass fed beef is not marbled. I'd be willing to bet beef from Greg's cattle has great marbling.
@Duke of Istria Duke of Istria You asked about grass finished beef. I know the different ways, grain fed, grass finished, grass fed, grain finished, etc. I will generalize and refer to grass fed beef, which is grass finished as well. The principle is to adhere to the natural world practices over millennia. I suppose cattle got into areas of grain growing, and occasionally ate it when it was fully ripe. I won't go off on that tangent. Greg's emphasis is on physically husbanding, (word used based on the term, "animal husbandry"), cattle along the lines they would graze if left alone in the wild.
One thing about grass-fed beef I always hear is that you need to watch it closely when cooking, for there is less marbling, and it can become tough or dry quickly. Greg constantly discusses how big his cattle are, how fat they are, in contrast to the public perception that grass fed cattle are less developed in size, and diminished in fat. He constantly discusses his cattle being fat, and discusses how to tell a cow that has little fat, which is a bowl-shaped area in front of the rear leg, by the flank, that when the bowled out area is present, the cow has diminished fat, when that area does not have a bowl sized area of missing tissue, the cow is adequately fattened according to it's anticipated growth curve.
I admit that I don't buy a lot of grass fed beef. I can't afford the exorbitant price. Neither do I buy all organic, I want to, but I need to save. This is why I want a garden and cattle, to feed myself. It would be great if I had surplus, and had extra that I could market.
The flavor of grass fed beef is said to have differences from grain fed beef. I am not as discerning as some people are, or maybe it is that I am not thinking about comparisons when I dine, but deriving joy from my meal. I am not a competitive sort. I would bypass football, and engage in meditation out of my dislike for competition, I compete with myself, for my own ends, and self-aggrandizement through being called the winner is of no interest to me. Some people will even bring competition to meditation, which to me would be missing the point.
That is to say that I don't direct my perceptions toward trying to understand all the nuances of my life experience and translate it into a mental perception, but instead, I take my experiences on many levels, some non-verbal, and derive a wholistic experience, that is to say my experience is with my whole being, not just focused on deriving a mental experience that I can communicate through a mental process, and use that communication in a competitive or non-competitive fashion. I went overboard with this. I don't think I did the topic justice, but I did the best I could in the time-frame I have to write. I recall some of your comments before, and I liked what you had to say.
Another consideration, grass-fed, grain-fed have to do with eating healthy. Most grain-fed beef eat GMO grain, which is developed to be resistant to Roundup, which is glyphosate. Glyphosate is an endocrine disruptor, and can play havoc on our bodies, causing fat-gain and retension, ill functioning organs, and susceptibility to cancer, arteriosclerosis, poor cholesterol numbers, and high blood pressure to name a few.
There is a commercial focus on soy and corn grain production. Soy mimics estrogen, which is not good for people, but especially males, who have adequate testosterone when healthy. Many grains have lectins, which are substances produced by plants that is essentially chemical warfare, mostly geared towards insects, but they affect people too. If the animal eats lectins, we eat the animal, we eat lectins too.
Ruminant animal's systems are geared toward digesting leafy greens and brown vegetation, not grain, (or chicken shit, ground up dried cattle, or a host of other awful things that commercial cattle are fed).
Another great video, Greg! Great advice!
I agree with all that was said. I would just add to a part mention when it comes to rotational grazing. It ok not to be able to do it as good as others in the beginning. Would love to move my cattle 2x a day but with a 9m,3year,and 5year old kids I just can’t make it work. Our mountain cover land it just not safe to do at this point. We started our farm not the the way this video is saying to do and I wish we would have done it just like Greg is saying. I try to put up all the fences,fixing the barn,water,and working pen up myself and it was taking so long we jump the gun and bought cattle sooner than we should have.i had only fence part of the land instead of just doing the perimeter fence. Wish I would have just done the perimeter fence first ended up having to buy a lot of hay to make up for the lack of fence in pasture. What is sad is when the farm is fully fenced in we have lots of grass. Out of the 145acs we have only 20 was fence when we got the cattle. It hard to build all new fence by yourself and even more so if you only have the weekend to do it.
You are wonderful! Love your channel
Fantastic
What would you recommend in the way of vaccines for animals just put on the farm? Or just vaccines in general? Thanks for all the videos!
I know he does black foot shot for sheep. You can lose and entire flock of sheep in a matter of days from black foot.
Black leg shot is crucial
Can you use your system in the desert? If there’s irrigation set up for farming?
Great info!
Greg I’ve got ten acres with my house right in the middle. Could I just use a hose bib with hurried pipe to water the cows
I'm so glad you mentioned you books! May Jesus Christ bless you.
I greatly enjoy listening to your thoughts...thanks. You speak often of these plastic line posts. My farm is in KS and the culture is to burn every spring. How do these posts handle that kind of fire?
Fire would not be good!
Really appreciate your videos!
Enjoying your videos and subscribed this week.
New Subscriber here. Love the informative videos. Thank you Greg for your time and commitment.
Wishing you success for the future.👍
Just stated a 94ac homestead in Arkansas. I'm gonna miss Menards and that 11% back 😢
Greg just bought ten acres which was soy beans. You have a video on how to turn soy bean field into good pasture. I’m in Pennsylvania
I have several videos on turning soybean fields to grass.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher can you like the video or atleast give me a title to search. I can’t seems to locate the video
Hey I like the thought of improving our 3 strand barbwire fence with electric strands like you use then maybe working sheep onto our land but I’m wondering how the electric fence works in the winter with snow because we will get up to 2 feet of snow where I live in places so I’m wondering from your experience what you think about that and if that would short the wires or anything?
If your electric wire is buried in two feet of snow, you may have trouble keeping livestock in. You need your top wire to be taller than your snow and you will be fine.
thanks I was just wondering if the wires that were out would still be good/effected
I live in Northeast Texas. I'm thinking Angus cattle, what are your thoughts?
Angus cattle are fine if you get the right kind. Select moderate frame size, docile and adapted to 100% grazing if you want to make any money at it.
What do you use to spread out the hay? Forks? We have an ancient hay fork with a 90 degree bend works great
Big Whane Greg has a great hay unroller that one of his guys designed. There are videos on it. Can be pulled with a atv.
April Leithleiter Ik but he still spreads it out into piles
Thanks for your video. What are your thoughts on having a sheep dog vs a donkey for protecting flock?
He uses dogs for his sheep flock greenpasturesfarm.net/trained-guardian-dogs/
I would really be interested in hearing about donkeys as protectors.
Jacob Hartman yeah, I’ve seen them on other vids but wondering why he doesn’t use a donkey. Seems like they would be less maintenance.
Greg says you want a sheep in there with teeth in him and the predators will leave the flock alone. If you think a donkey will protect from your predator pressure, go for it. Does seem easier than the dogs.
Your welcome to give donkeys a try. Guard dogs work, period.
@@jacobhartman594 permies.com/t/928/livestock-guardian-animals-llamas-great
This is a good video!!
How do you determine the number of cattle per acre of grass?
Since goats are so notorious about fencing which brand and type of fencing do you recommend?
For goats you need a fence that you can’t throw water through.
@Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher yes, I've heard that said several times. What about the electric collar technology like the mobile electric livestock version of the invisible fencing for dogs, seems like that might be a good option for goats in with a mixed species livestock flock.
It might work, goats can take one heck of a shot of voltage though and still go through a fence if they have a mind to go.
Here's some good news Greg. Australian scientists have found a good use for ivomectin. It seems to kill the Wuhan corona virus within 48 hours. They're doing clinical trials now. That's better than stuffing your animals full of it.
Sir rotational grazing for 10 cows in works and using cut carry and feed management a land 5 acre farm
I have 4 acres I want to bring some cattle. I have 2 concerns... towards the rear of the property there is a creek with a 6ft drop. Plus in the middle of the property I have a large pond, that is 8ft deep. I'm wondering if I should be concerned? Should I fence these?
You don't want the livestock to be able to stand in their water supply. Bad for the cattle and bad for the water.
Greg I have learned a lot from you since I watched you on your channel. What do you think about the Dexter breed cattle and would they be a better choice for a farm under 10 acres??
I hope this comment brings you money/traffic. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Do you bury the water line come from the house and leave the spots exposed?
cant wait for your next lesson on video, i wish you were around way back when the whole family would tell i could`nt make a farm it was to much work they said, the equipment or the animals cost to much,, now that every one is passed on i`m hitting the ground running,, i finally learned two this about them nay sayers 1 they quiet after one try and 2 they never started to begin with, so all them negative can stay behind me in the DUST!, there is a way i just have to keep trying things till i find out what works for me and what don`t,, GREAT VIDEO
Does Greg have a video where he talks about where to look for farmland if you are from the city? I am in Florida and would like farmland in the southeast. How do I narrow my search?
joe vdenne We are going through this right now, for over two years. I don’t know if Greg has a video on it, but I haven’t seen one after following for quite a while. Every state has farmland available. If you are completely new to farming, I suggest you buy and study books on what you think you want to grow. There are lists of supplies in some books, others you can glean what’s needed as infrastructure. Each state has their own butchering laws. Assuming you’re growing meat, how do you want to sell it? As a commodity gets the lowest price. Direct selling gets much higher price but you have to get it from the hoof to somebody’s fridge. There are so many variables: are you single or with family, your age, housing needs, off farm job or not, $$$ you have to build infrastructure after purchase, $$$ to buy livestock, vet in the area?, well water and ponds? Every piece of land has its challenges. The things we found important in every case: outside city limits, well water, electricity, living barriers to diminish chemical drift from adjacent farms, a habitable house. Read some books, study the weather, learn to read soil survey maps. Make your educated dream list of what you want and start looking.
Hi. You look for land, or a home with some land the same way you look for a house in the city. Realtor, google. Pick an area call an agent. I hope this helps
Thank you for putting out such amazing content Mr. Judy. I sure wish I could get some of your cattle.
Hello Greg, hope the day finds y'all well. Recently found your channel and subscribed. I'm like many of the 30 somethings age group that dont have the family farm to fall back on but are extremely driven to the farm/ ranch lifestyle. See that recently you have been running sheep on your properties, what do you do with them? Sell for meat? Shear for wool? Or both? Keep up the good info and I'll keep planning on escaping Connecticut. Haha God bless thanks again
His sheep are hair sheep no wool. Meat only huge market especially in the North East. I would love to do sheep here in Massachusetts. I have very small property and need a way to protect them. Not sure where you live in Conn great market here. You just need land. There Is a guy in Northfield mass that has hair sheep.
Great video, would love to see a video with some different corral designs, sizes , materials , etc.
Also I've noticed that all the videos are one take, you might look into having a young person or an intern, or Mrs.Judy to look into editing. That way you can have white board shots, and out on the land shots too, or include pictures with voice overs , and the things you have in your slide shows. I only make the suggestion because I've noticed a huge improvement in your videos I've the past 6-12 months, and I can tell you're investing more time and energy into making them, so I figured edited videos is the next step up. I know a lot of the pro RUclipsr's have featured you in their videos, I'm sure they would be happy to give you lessons or help out. Also I know you don't like to waste money, but I also know you value quality and a tool that has some purpose. I think you might look into getting a drone at some point. It's a great way to really show the difference between the paddocks and recovery periods. It can also be used as a tool to check cattle or find calves, or map areas, etc as a tool for its own use. Keep up the great work and thank you for all your help.
Give us a break what Greg is doing is top notch. The content is great and the delivery is interesting and to the point. If only everyone could accomplish that.
@@davej7458 I guess you can't read very well. I complimented Mr.Judy several times in my comment. I love his videos and have been watching them for years even before he had his own channel . And read both his books and have had many correspondence with him. I come and watch his videos to become a better grazer, comments should help him become a better video maker. You might be someone who is happy with good enough, but people like myself and Mr. Judy are always trying to improve in what we are doing. I am a young person and watch a lot of RUclips. I don't think Mr. Judy is so prideful that he wouldn't want any suggestions. Look at the fact that recently he got a mic, and a gimbal , he is really putting in a lot of effort to make these videos great. I'm just offering a few ideas on what he could do next to continue his improvement. This is a community that helps each other by sharing ideas (exactly what he does in his videos) . So maybe re read before you make snide comments trying to disparage me for helping out .
16:05 I'm 18, so that felt like a challenge. Im kidding of course but I've always kinda wanted to try it.
I appreciate the heart thing Mr Judy. I'm learning so much from you. I thought my dream of ranching for a living was never gonna happen. But you've made it really seem tangible again.
Still looking for that farm for us.
Where do i find your book
Hi Greg! Thanks for the great information! I’m a property investor and I need a video on how to attract apprentices or graduates from programs like yours. How do I set up a lease that’s win-win for both of us? How do I help offset a young farmer’s startup costs and what’s a fair percentage of profit for me? Should that percentage change annually?
A lot of property investors think rural property can only make money at sale, and you’re proving that wrong! A lot of property owners think livestock operations will destroy their hunting camps. You’re proving that wrong as well! A lot of property owners are investing with a self directed IRA and can’t touch the property until they’re 59 1/2, and have to use a property manager to collect rent, make improvements, etc. As far as I know, there aren’t any property management companies that put farmers on investment properties and I intend to fill that gap. No... I’ve never done this before but getting the right farmer and the right investors into a few prototype projects can prove that this works. Please put up some content for property owners and maybe shoot me an email at jeanne.whitaker@gmail.com
Thanks for all you do!
Jeanne Whitaker there are models for this in farmland conservation trusts. It is a good way for a newby to get experience. Problem is that few new farmers want to put $$$ into a short term lease or rental.
April Leithleiter I’ve thought about that...a lot of people investing in rural property aren’t looking for quick turnaround so in some cases this could work out well. Every deal should be win win!
As far as getting good property care takers Greg's apprentices of course and Polyface farm Joel salatin has good apprentices. I'm working on my prototype farm lol in Mass. Hoping to get some leases once I can show land owners what can be.
Look up homeschool co-ops in your area. There are a lot of kids raised on farmsteads willing to work the land.
Also put links to the objects. TerraGate????
Taragate is the company that manufactures the geared reel.
Greg - watched most your films - but trying to understand how best to implement here in late winter and spring - particularly whether you hold em for longer in final weeks before wit grows again - effectively sacrificing a parcel of land to let the restaurant get growing... have I understood this right? Do you then let that harder grazed bit have longer to recover?
We have six months sometimes with cold wet ground and no growth - then it kicks in and we have amazing grass for six months
The winter tests us - this winter we sacrificed two fields and left the other thirty fields alone - the two fields were a little poached but have recovered fast in spring - and the rest of the farm has gotten away growing nicely - but wonder whether I’ve done right? If we had moved then over the whole dark the growth is so slow in winter that it would all be bare grazed
I think it depends on your particular farm and what kind of forage you have if you have fescue you can stock pile. Is your farm hilly or flat that's going to dictate your grazing plan. Sometimes you have no choice but to sacrifice some part of the farm to get to the others side of winter. I have a guy out here with 17 cattle in a mud pit breaks my heart he's a real nice guy just a dumbass about when it comes to livestock.
Have you explained the cost of a veterinarian
I would guess greg judy uses a vet much. Survival of the fittest!
How come so many guys say use rebar with the insulators for fence posts?
Rebar and ceramic insulators don’t melt, crack, or bend as easily as plastic. See what works best in your region. Ask local farmers for advice.
Buster Scruggs.
Greg are the timeless posts exported to europe
thank you for the advice
Hey there, I'm a reseller for Timeless Fence in Canada and I believe that they have resellers in New Zealand and maybe Australia, so they do ship overseas but I don't think there are any resellers in Europe as of yet...maybe a good opportunity for yourself. Call the number on the Timeless website and you will likely talk to Brad Moore and he handles international sales.
@@tammoilliet8683 Where you at in Canada? Do you ship to Québec?
@@Ptitnain2 I'm in BC. I believe there are a couple of Timeless resellers in Ontario. Just check out the roster on timelessfence.com it gives you the contacts and locations of every reseller. If you think you will want a large order, and there are no reselers in your area, you could probably just order directly from the company. Just phone the number, they are all awesome folks to talk and work with. Best of luck!
I didn’t understand what brand posts w a 20 yr warranty.
Timeless Fence post
i know its not the best but i really want my own land hahahah