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@@seandoherty4236 yeah it just so happens they were in the wettest part of the field. I move them 3 times per day but they have to go back for water

@@seandoherty4236 sssh don’t tell her!!

Look back at the video! As soon as you mentioned her fate she turned right around, stunned, and looked at you in shock and disbelief... then mooooved away

@@seandoherty4236 I’m just thinking the same thing…. She literally understood every word 👀 Maybe be careful what you are saying in front of them… They do say cows are like dogs…. Very smart animals ☘️

@@tireddad6541 I would like sheep but I feel like I would have too much of a predator issue

@@donnad6914 thank you I strive for healthy animals

@@seandoherty4236 about 120 acres of grazable land, and 26 head. Yes I need more cows but the prices are a little too high for me, and I’m trying to build my herd not buy it. I’d rather have too much grass than too many cows

@@seandoherty4236 also I’d love to do some custom grazing but I don’t really have the time or setup at the moment to do that. Something I’d like to do in the future

Best of luck!

@@user-tc3ou6sy5f I understand all your points, they are valid but that’s just not how I want to go about it. I’m trying to graze in a very high density, so for that to happen I need a lot of dry matter per acre. When my land is cut and regrows, it won’t be as thick as before. Some day it will get there and everything will be in a vegetive state. Also on the cow side, they are actually doing better than I expected, I hate having to buy protein but they are doing very for the conditions they have.

Actually if you graze to Remain vegetive you will ruin your diversity every plant needs to mature and produce seed to maintain a population

They are all old stone walls, and they were never managed so the trees grew up

These fields have been hayed for the last 70 years with no livestock integration, that is the reason they are in such poor shape. It has been 3 years since hay has been taken and they are doing a lot better. Thank you for your input tho.

@@ElliottFarms Seems they are in good shape to me..... there is grass ! If thats the case and they are in poor shape......spread some fertilizer on them. 100-80-80 will more then double your yield ! But then you didnt suggest your short on pasture.......but even then... haying is more likely possible ! Grazed cattle for 45 years....rotationally. Alternated haying with grazing. Every third trip over grazing.....one trip baling for hay. The pastures thrived ! So did the young calves. They have lush tender green grass to eat. Less of a burden on the cow to give milk. A win win !

@@user-tc3ou6sy5f thank you for the input, I am cheap and don’t like to spend money so that’s why I won’t fertilize. I have plenty of pasture at the moment and every year it seems like they are getting better with proper management

@@ElliottFarms Oh my.....your cheap........but spending that kind of money ( time ) to remove trees as I commented on another video....showing tree removal .... etc ?? I guess we all have our priorities ! Take care.....and good luck !

@@user-tc3ou6sy5f this isn’t my property, it’s the land owner that had the trees removed because it was all invasive species

Thank you very much, I appreciate that. The 2 black cows are angus. And all the reds are a breed called south poll. Everything I AI to a south poll bull

@@ElliottFarms I have heard of South Polls....I have friends that farm and they raise South Polls....very tame and easy to raise....thanks and keep up the great work!

Thank you, I would have to agree!

Yeah I can see it being the calves. I think maybe I’ve never noticed it before.

I don’t want the cows to be selective in what they eat. Also I’m over seeding clover and I want more hoof impact to push the seeds into the soil. Different strokes for different folks

If interested in getting a better understanding of the "Regenerative Agriculture" system, the work of Alan Savory and Ian Mitchel-Innes are great starting points. Regenerative Ag is wide reaching and deep, but the system is intuitive and almost common-sensical... IF one gets out of the mindset of our current industrialized mono-crop mindset. At its core is the realization that the key to all agriculture is healthy, thriving soil biology. Encourage healthy soil will increase the amount and quality of organic matter. More organic matter will absorb more water from rainfall, and decrease or eliminate runoff of soil. It will increase microbial life, which modern research has discovered to be the core of agriculture. Mimicking the pre-industrialization grazing activity of hoofed ruminants is also a huge part. By their very nature, ruminants like bison, aurichs, etc., would not overgraze; they would always be on the move because of (1) eternal predator pressure, and (2) always wanting to get to the best grass ahead of their herd-mates. And they would trample to the ground inedible forage, which helped feed and foster soil life. That is why European settlers found prairies with several feet of organic matter in North America (which they exhausted in less than a century). Regenerative agriculture is very intetesting, and as one learns more, it seems so obvious. At the very least Alan and Ian's videos are a great introduction. Their books, organizations and presentations go much deeper.

Thank you! I love being out on the land with cattle. That’s how I grew up

Unfortunately we don’t have that anymore.

@@ElliottFarms aww that sucks☹️

That’s my favorite word

I agree. I’m a visual learner too, but at the time I didn’t have the knowledge or equipment to do that.