Just found your channel. I enjoyed your observations, which line up with many of those espoused by Greg Judy. I wish I had gotten into cattle, but I discovered this interest too late. I am encouraging my son to get with his girlfriend and buy her dad's (9th generation!) cattle operation. We will see.
Great video. Can’t wait to see if the trampled grass will come back as well as the lower mowed grass. One day I’ll be there too, still working on fencing. I appreciate everyone sharing there operations. Keep up the good work! You’re doing great!!
@19:03 I honestly thought I had been trolled - business on top, party on the bottom. I thought he had on the 80's basketball short-shorts. He hadn't really shown his legs so...
You and Allyson have put so much work and love into this farm and it really shows. This is the standard that farming should be across the globe. Can't wait to see where this place will be in another 5 years. Keep up the great work
Love your content. Are your wires hot? Or do you have a perimeter fence around the outside of the property? Im going to attempt this type of controlled grazing but with sheep, cows in the future.
My guess is the growth speed is going to matter on rainfall, more rain than average I'd bet on the cleared cell, drought conditions, I'd bet on the trampled cell. the reason being the thatching acting like mulch.
6:53 Most folks don't let them eat long. But for the cycle you gotta let them eat some sections long grass. Because the seed heads are seeds that are adapted to your cycle. Most important thing on your property getting those seeds that know your system know your cows and know your land to send good genetics forward drop and become perennial grass. I'd not do it all the time but I'd do it sometimes. More so if it's a drought year. I want drought genetics. 8:32 Your grass doesn't want to grow anymore when the seed head comes in. The problem is that's not fully wrong for some varities but in a healthy pasture you have like more than 50 different grasses and forbs in a native pasture. Each one has it's time to seed and come in all year long. This is the Americas it's built on grass forest both old growth. It's design to come up in phases bit here bit there. When one goes to seed in a healthy pasture there's another waiting for it's turn in the group. It's actually how we control non native Chee grass proply in California by grassing the doh stage heads to prevent wild fires and reduce it's population. I think the way converstations are had about this tyopic has to change. Not everyone is at a stage there grass are pushed out of invasive and poor quailty grass seed mixes. Then you'd hit those heads to reduce the population and also to keep it going. This converstation is a lot like talking to someone who has not repair there classic card and it's still on conrete blocks. Someone who has repair there classic car and it's running ok but not looking great. And someone who has done a full restro rebuild and added some nice extras. Three different conversations all about the same car. And what you do for that car might be somewhat simlair sometimes but vastly different other times. (What's your dung beetle population looking like?)
I think it's all depending on the season or what the forecast is. If you are in a drought period, the trampled grass will keep the moisture better and the growth will be better but if you are in a wet season, you probably are better with the whole thing eaten down.
They are leaving that much, because it has matured past palatability. If you look, they are leaving the stems of that long grass. Not knocking your practices, but that is why they are leaving what they are leaving.
I have this year so I only have to move their water tank once a day sometimes I’ll put up two fences but with this non-selective grazing there’s really nothing to go back to
Our herd fluctuates between 100-120 head of cows, yearlings, finish cattle, and caves. We have about 110 acres of grass, we also raise about 3000 meat birds and 15-20 lambs a year on that same acres. 160 acres total we raise our pigs in the forest. We just picked up an another 30 acre lease!
@@drumhillerfarms6858 cool thanks. So you are right around 1 cow per acre of pasture. What would you estimate your profit per cow is? Total gross revenue of selling retail is around $5k per cow right? Is half of that profit?
@@jhost0311 gross for our cattle is closer to 4500. We feed them for two winters about two round bales per animal per year. Our profit is closer to $4000 3500 to 4000 depending on how we sell it.
Just found your channel. I enjoyed your observations, which line up with many of those espoused by Greg Judy. I wish I had gotten into cattle, but I discovered this interest too late. I am encouraging my son to get with his girlfriend and buy her dad's (9th generation!) cattle operation. We will see.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing your experience and farm with us
You are very welcome
Mate! That’s a beard to be proud of!
Hahah thanks!
Keep doing what you do. Experience is the best. You bringing us to your farm and life is a blessing
Thank you. That’s what it’s all about. Giving other the opportunity to come along side
Looks like thousands of dollars in fertilizer. Impressive. Y’all are such an underrated channel. Keep the wisdom and content flowing….
Thank you very much!
I enjoy your videos when I get a chance to watch them! God has blessed you and Ally 🩷 n the farm. Very heartwarming to see. Love seeing those calves!!
Just found your channel. Great information! Where is the water source for the cattle all the paddocks?
@@cjwilsonchi I have unground pressurized water with frost frees every 300 foot
Killing it.. love your philosophies
Great video. Can’t wait to see if the trampled grass will come back as well as the lower mowed grass. One day I’ll be there too, still working on fencing. I appreciate everyone sharing there operations. Keep up the good work! You’re doing great!!
Thank you very much!
@19:03 I honestly thought I had been trolled - business on top, party on the bottom.
I thought he had on the 80's basketball short-shorts.
He hadn't really shown his legs so...
You and Allyson have put so much work and love into this farm and it really shows. This is the standard that farming should be across the globe. Can't wait to see where this place will be in another 5 years. Keep up the great work
Thanks cuz!
Interesting thoughts on seed heads. I have been watching mine eat them all weekend.. I have no desire to mow them off.
Reseed the farm every year!
Nice!!
Love your content. Are your wires hot? Or do you have a perimeter fence around the outside of the property? Im going to attempt this type of controlled grazing but with sheep, cows in the future.
Perimeter is hot and so are out temporary wires. You can do it with just a small solar power box with you temporary wires too
As far as I'm concerned with seed heads is free seed. I don't really seed my pastures, I just let them go.
I’m with ya!
My guess is the growth speed is going to matter on rainfall, more rain than average I'd bet on the cleared cell, drought conditions, I'd bet on the trampled cell. the reason being the thatching acting like mulch.
I could get on board with that
6:53 Most folks don't let them eat long. But for the cycle you gotta let them eat some sections long grass. Because the seed heads are seeds that are adapted to your cycle. Most important thing on your property getting those seeds that know your system know your cows and know your land to send good genetics forward drop and become perennial grass. I'd not do it all the time but I'd do it sometimes. More so if it's a drought year. I want drought genetics. 8:32 Your grass doesn't want to grow anymore when the seed head comes in. The problem is that's not fully wrong for some varities but in a healthy pasture you have like more than 50 different grasses and forbs in a native pasture. Each one has it's time to seed and come in all year long. This is the Americas it's built on grass forest both old growth. It's design to come up in phases bit here bit there. When one goes to seed in a healthy pasture there's another waiting for it's turn in the group. It's actually how we control non native Chee grass proply in California by grassing the doh stage heads to prevent wild fires and reduce it's population. I think the way converstations are had about this tyopic has to change. Not everyone is at a stage there grass are pushed out of invasive and poor quailty grass seed mixes. Then you'd hit those heads to reduce the population and also to keep it going. This converstation is a lot like talking to someone who has not repair there classic card and it's still on conrete blocks. Someone who has repair there classic car and it's running ok but not looking great. And someone who has done a full restro rebuild and added some nice extras. Three different conversations all about the same car. And what you do for that car might be somewhat simlair sometimes but vastly different other times. (What's your dung beetle population looking like?)
Beetles are looking good! We are also seeing native grasses pop up all over the farms!
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I wish I could keep my sheep in with one wire!!!
@@adriangordinier4055 we use net fencing for the sheep
I think it's all depending on the season or what the forecast is. If you are in a drought period, the trampled grass will keep the moisture better and the growth will be better but if you are in a wet season, you probably are better with the whole thing eaten down.
Josh at running t farms has a similar philosophy.
Thank you for sharing. Where are the waterers? I didn’t see any water sources in any of the paddocks. Thank you.
We have frost frees every 300 foot with pressurized water on all 160 acres
They are leaving that much, because it has matured past palatability. If you look, they are leaving the stems of that long grass. Not knocking your practices, but that is why they are leaving what they are leaving.
Awesome job! I am curious what is your stocking rate? How many pounds per acre? How big are your cells?
These cells in the field were about .14 of an acre divided into 3 moves with a little over 100,000 pounds
Just found you. Gladwin, MI here. are you letting them back graze after your 12 hour move?
I have this year so I only have to move their water tank once a day sometimes I’ll put up two fences but with this non-selective grazing there’s really nothing to go back to
How many cattle do you currently have and how much pasture do you graze them on?
Our herd fluctuates between 100-120 head of cows, yearlings, finish cattle, and caves. We have about 110 acres of grass, we also raise about 3000 meat birds and 15-20 lambs a year on that same acres. 160 acres total we raise our pigs in the forest. We just picked up an another 30 acre lease!
@@drumhillerfarms6858 cool thanks.
So you are right around 1 cow per acre of pasture.
What would you estimate your profit per cow is? Total gross revenue of selling retail is around $5k per cow right? Is half of that profit?
@@jhost0311 gross for our cattle is closer to 4500. We feed them for two winters about two round bales per animal per year. Our profit is closer to $4000 3500 to 4000 depending on how we sell it.