Gaining Ground: Successful Graziers Tell Their Stories
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2017
- A farming revolution is spreading across Virginia. Crop producers are switching to continuous no-till systems; livestock farmers are switching to rotational grazing. Both approaches save the farmer time and money. They also benefit the land, restoring soil health and dramatically cutting runoff and erosion. The net result is more profitable and productive farms- and better water quality downstream.
In our two movies, each just 15 minutes long, a dozen Virginia farmers explain how continuous no-till and managed grazing have improved their farms and their lives. Also featured are amazing soil and water demonstrations that show how these farmers are truly gaining ground.
These videos are produced by as a public service by The Downstream Project in connection with the USDA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
That runoff demonstration is *striking*.
Thanks for this. The grass fed beef tastes better. It's the only beef allowed in my house now as well as goat and forest fed pork.
Greeting From Somalia, i like farming real people, real life, and beautiful in money side including you are feeding the world loved
Regenerative Agriculture rocks. If you are a farmer you are in the earthworm business. When they are in every sod, in numbers, that land will do anything you want it to do - until you break the natural cycle. Don't plough, cover bare ground with hay and seed it with as wild a mixture of seeds as you wish (8-16 mix works best), include in that mix herbs (forbs), legumes and grasses¹, avoid industrial fertilisers (compost teas, Dr Elaine Ingham - will convert clay pans to soil). Don't drive heavy equipment on your paddocks, pick-up and heavier (compaction), all you need is an 500cc ATV with fat tyres and an electric winch.
Step 2: Look into direct sales (internet) of your product. The goto word is Regenerative Agriculture, for that people will pay extra for the high nutrient density, better taste and easy to chew experience that is produced.
Step 3. Smile. You got this.
¹ Grasses compete with other grasses for nutrients, a mix of plant families don't compete. Your cows, sheep, goats, horses, and even pastured pigs (who won't root if there's something else good to eat) will pay you back.
The IX Ranch in Montana said it best when they said, take half, leave half.
Mike Stone
Better yet, take the choicest 1/3, trample the rest, bc the soil life is the real moneymaker
Im from somalia and i love farming
Good brother (y) I'm from india
Smaller Frame animals allows for More Animals per acre
and More Births every year.
With Less Damage to the Pasture.
I like what they aretalking about
I like them plants
Some rotational grazing systems encourage moving them everyday, or every three days at most. Maybe you should make your paddocks a little smaller if you are moving them every 7 days? Still, thanks for the video. I loved your visual demonstrations.
Thank you, moving is part of health as much they have grass water and every thing it is only my openion
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The Parasites are in the Bottom of Grasses, too.
So keep them from Grazing near ground level.
Amazing how expensive it is to buy just plain old grassy fields to start farming.
So lease it
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Um... holy cow!
22 psalm ... green pastures
23rd?
what about grazing Dairy cows? I want to know about grazing dairy cows in Michigan.
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See the website for the PureEire Dairy. www.pureeiredairy.com/
Me too friend
@@bks7842 The youtube video you posted here...... well lets say..... kinda sad ! He had or has many other issues related to being a dairy farmer. Often this is the case. So called farmer trying to find an easy way to make money.
drought enters the room
A sight rarely seen; cows, knee deep in fresh, green grass.
During my 20 minute trip to town I pass unhappy cattle on over-grazed land.
Ignorant people think cows eat grain and fermented cornstalks! - that chickens eat corn and dried sardines! - that urea nitrogen is helping soil and plant! (cows eat grass/chickens eat bugs/ plants eat microbial exudates )
Im a previous dairy farmer...pastured cattle for 33 yrs..What I see here in this video is poorly managed pastures !!!! Cows belly deep in grass.....yes sure in poor quality grass !!!! The vegetative stage has long since passed That is at 2 to 6 inches tall.These pastures should have been mowed 15 days ago. These cows eat very little of the grass in front of them....they trample most of it ! After the second go round of pasturing 50% if the area is manured...imagine if someone put manure beside your plate at the table..would you eat the food ? Same is true with any animal ! Expect a cow to eat manured grass ? After each 3 pasturing.....mow it for hay. Then re-establish the cattle for much better eating ! The manure smell is still there though... deal with it !
These guy are missing the entire point relating to grazing. They seem more like " rocking chair " farms.... do as little as possible and expect miracles ! It dont happen !
Irv Farmer you need to watch Greg Judy CZcams videos and you will change your mind very quickly he doesn’t own a baler or tractor only an ATV and a pickup truck
@@marktdoyle Yes......Ive seen those producers too... here locally.... They soon quit milking cows too. Poor production across the board. Once the grass is beyond the vegetative stage a cows wont eat it.......at least with out lowering production. Salvaging that same grass as winter hay for dry cows..adds to the productivity . Also.....imagine eating your meals with manure beside your dinner plate ????? Same with a cow.... even worse ! They " will " eat around it....and after pasturing a field maybe twice.... its over 50% manured. Now its time to remove the cows....and let it rest..and bale it for hay. Notice.. cows still eat around their manure pies even after two years. Ive very much aware how others farm. Not my cup of tea. Thanks for your feed back !
Irv Farmer I am assuming you have not read anything regarding this subject www.carolinafarmstewards.org/falling-in-love-with-mob-grazing-and-greg-judy/ it is worth a look dairy prices down, beef feed costs rising it is worth taking a look
Is a larger quantity of poor forage better than a lower quantity of great forage?
@@hairymanonetwo Cows aren't supposed to produce the amount of milk you are used to. It's completely unnatural and more important not sustainable as the grain needed to give you that milk is devastating the soil biomass and the health of the cows. Some famers are using these systems with certain breed to produce both dairy and meat from the same cows (increasing profit even further). What's more crucial, though, is this system is far cheaper to run, so while you may get less milk per individual cow you end up making more money. And to increase the milk rate you do the sensible thing and add more cows rather than bloating up and making unhealthy individual cows. Cows using these systems basically never need any injections of any kind. Some farmers find this difficult to believe but it's true.