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Thank you for watching! They were Berkshire & Tamsworth cross

Thank you! Honestly had forgotten how bad this video is 😅 but I learned a ton bout filming And editing. Wow I’m definitely jealous that you don’t have the multifloral rose. It’s such a pain & so widespread here in Appalachia. The hogs definitely wouldn’t go outta their way to destroy established plants but they eat the new growth off of them and if I fed directly in a thicket they would root it up. Honestly been surprised how well & how quickly they’ve opened up this area to let light hit the ground. This year has been so odd my cover crop data is basically trash at this point. In the video I showed the muddy area and the water in the paddock. After this we have been record breaking dry so the cover crops started out like gang busters but got stunned by the heat and drought. Unfortunately my cows found the already stressed cover crops and finished the job but that’s farming. As for the netting it’s great for small feeders. I believe in the future I’ll use it to train my piglets to electric then as they grow move to a poly wire setup. Large pigs just love to root up soo much soil against the fence it’s a daily job of clearing. Plus the mutliflora rose & I had a pretty big fight my last paddock move and it took at least an hour to untangle 😂 I appreciate your support & advice

@@DustyRidgeFarms I used poultry betting for my chickens but it was a pain. That’s why I started using high tensile and poly wire. I bet the cows enjoyed the cover crops! Our covers have suffered here as well. It’s been miserable.

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Southern Ohio near Athens

They love scratches

Let’s hope so 🤞

@@dustinu752 thank you for watching! Fingers crossed 🤞 we get some rain 🌧️

I hope so too!

Thank you for watching & subscribing! Hopefully you enjoy

Yes let’s hope so

Yes I’ve been very impressed with the clearing they have done. Now we just need some rain so I can plant it with a cover crop

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What is fodder?

Have you ever tried that before? It would be interesting to see the results!

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Sure beats using the weedeater lol

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Thank you 😊

@@DustyRidgeFarms You and Yours Too.Safe and 😀😀😀 Holiday.

Yes my cows love attention

Yes it is a rewarding life

Ohio near Athens

@@DustyRidgeFarms absolutely stunning. I have family near Bucyrus

Thank you for watching. We try to be very practical on our farm.

Normally I’d say yes but this is gonna be used for pig pasture so the idea is to have them clear the brush up for me plus I can’t get a mower back to this area anyway

@DustyRidgeFarms thank you for info. We moved from farm when I was 5. It is really interesting how livestock can work for you.

@@casid9929 yes livestock can be very helpful if managed correctly

Yes that’s how I view it. We always try to improve our farm for future rather than grazing to the dirt and “not waste it”.

Thank you for watching. It can be tough to maintain pastures during the spring when it’s been this wet. Sounds like you have a good plan, best of luck🍀

@@DustyRidgeFarms what county you in? I'm in muskingum. I subscribed keep the content coming bud.

@@big-d7756 I’m in southern Athens county basically the Athens meigs line. Appreciate the support.

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Thank you for watching! Have you used any before? I’ve heard of them but never tried it out. Yes they are growing fast fingers crossed 🤞 they are ready by fall

There are some simple ones out there.I would like to look into it because then it makes managing your bay size a little easy.

Thank you for watching! Yes that’s a great idea. We actually already have a pond that’s stocked with blue gill & bass.

Thank you for watching! I’ve definitely spent many hours of research almost to the point of insanity. Or at least my wife thinks so lol. Thank you for the advice, I have a microphone coming to hopefully eliminate the wind noise 🤞

Thank you, it’s a little scary to put my personal opinions out there but we have strong reasons why we are farming.

Thank you for watching, Glad you like it!

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Taking a pasture & dividing it into small sections. Letting the cattle or sheep eat on that area for a small period then moving them to another section. This helps to provide higher quality & more grass while reducing parasites & illness for the animals.

Thank you we are trying our hardest to improve them

Really nice,a fella down the road and I are just getting started fixing up his wifes old family farm,we got 40 acres mostly pasture with some scattered woods and a nice clean creek at the bottom and a great running spring at the top of the hill,he had got two cows now,moved them today on to electric they did good ,how often do you move them? Great show thank you

@@brandonjackson1434 thank you for watching! I move mine at least once a week usually more if I have time. If your stocking rate is low enough you can also use rotational grazing to stockpile forage for winter time.

@@DustyRidgeFarms nice ,I think we will need to move more often especially in spring the ground is all slope and hill about 16" of great topsoil on hardpan clay with quite a bit of ground water ,maybe summer we can spread out the paddocks to larger size and give em a little more time in an area and give a chance to get a good size area ready for winter grazing

@@brandonjackson1434 good luck 🍀👍, just remember to focus on the grass and the rest will work itself out.

Yes he helped me take the leap I was unsure if I wanted hog till I saw his methods!

I agree he's spot on with his hogs and spewing knowledge. It's all about what ya feed em. A fella up in Canada has omega 3s in by feeding them duck weed algae. It's got fish eggs and snails caught in it. I want to incorporate that in the farm I'm starting later this year.

You are correct my sheep were just moved from that field

Technically steers 😁

I would have goats if they wouldn’t jump fences lol 😂

@@DustyRidgeFarms what breed have you had? Our goats never “jumped” the fence

If I could find a goat with a sheep’s personality I’d be on board lol

Livestock have a purpose, we give them a great life until the day they are harvested

Thank you 😊 we definitely enjoy the farm life

Thank you for watching! I’m really excited to see how they change our property. I have some exciting ideas for cover crops to plant during the rest periods.