You want your own profitable grazing operation? Here's how.
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- You want your own profitable grazing operation? Here's how. Go to greenpasturesfarm.net to order my book No Risk Ranching which gives you each important step in securing and developing grazing leases.
Still watching and addicted more than ever to your videos Greg. I am 73 this month, I have never been a rancher and never will be but your videos are so inspirational. In my first successful business 30 years ago I took an existing business model and redesigned it from the ground up much like you are have evolved to become a "microbe" farmer. Right now I am in the middle of rethinking an existing business and once again have redesigned it so it is easier and more profitable. When I talk to people in my industry they think I am nuts (and I just might but not in the way they think I hope). People in conventional business models have a very difficult time rethinking how they operate. They have all that equipment and man power they are heavily invested in, it is in their best interest not to rock the boat. Two years ago I knew next to nothing about my existing business, today my guess is my bottom line is better than most of my far bigger competitors and with far less stress and extremely importantly NO DEBT. Greg your videos should be required watching at the best business schools in the world.
Greg Judy's videos are the first videos I've ever seen without thumbs downs
I can't begin to tell you how many CZcams channels reference you. A lot of successful farmers say good things about you. You have my attention.
I found your channel a few days ago and have binge watching as much as I can since. You're awesome Greg. I love your energy, your optimism, and your excitement for doing what you love.
So, I'm not a cattleman. Not a sheep farmer. Trees. Chestnuts, hazels, fruits and such. I am kicking the idea around of building a small flock of sheep (4) to graze out areas on our little place. I'm still on the fence for the idea, since we still like to get up and travel, and as you know, animals need husbandry, where trees can take care of themselves for a few weeks at a time. So, there it is.
Love what you are doing! Love the nuggets of inspiration. Love the reality that you have shown can be. Thanks.
What about finding a local 4H chapter to find someone who is already grazing sheep?
@@lynncarrington9862 nice idea. I may just have to run with it.
Thank you. I wish I could adequately express how much your encouragement means to me.
Great attitude Greg! I’m so glad you are teaching the wisdom and experience you have gained over the years. You speak the truth and everyone should pay rapt attention to your insights. Keep up the good work.
heaven is right 🙌 appreciate your enthusiasm for people to follow your lead
We raise sheep really only for ourself. I have thought, multiple times, as I drive past empty fields of “weeds” how useful that could be for a flock or a heard...and I probably wouldn’t even have to lease!
4 Kids and a Farm - if you have the management time - try it!
A Lease is necessary, even if you don’t have to pay them.
Most of our unused ground here is in CRP. It's hard to get a well priced lease when the govt will pay farmers to not use their land.
@@davemi00 what is a good resource to find leases? Appreciate your input. Thank You!
@@djdimsum852 I’m using Greg Judy as my main Source. His family has farmed in the area for several generations. And he knows a lot of them. Hunting Property and Out of Town Land Owners are his Most Successful Leases. Local County Platt Books and the County Treasurer’s Office have All property owners Public Info. Yes, it’s All Public info. That’s a great place to Start. Some States Allow public grazing options on State or Federal Lands. Vacant Property owners may readily enjoy the benefits of a local rancher to improve and watch over their properties and allow you to make improvements too. Which Regenerative Grazing Provides. Be Positive and Trustworthy 👍
I happened to stumble on some Allan Savory videos and eventually your's. I just want to thank you for turning me back on to the possibility of grazing again. I grazed dairy cows for a little while, but had to sell and move on. As much as grazing was a love for me, I became numb. It's been almost exactly 7 years since we sold our cows and I'm finally getting the feeling of aw, excitement and wonder back for this. I'm 100% certain that between experience, self directed education and maybe growing wiser with age, I'll be more prepared next time. There's some old, rough, weeded up pasture across the street that I just might see if I can start off with a few goats or katahdins this summer. Thanks, you remind me so much of myself before I sold my cows! I almost forgot what it was like!
Tough times don’t last, tough people do. Thanks for the daily inspiration
Love you, my brother Greg. Much respect to you, the life you live and the land you manage. I'm now self employed with my turf management company (quit the "town" job to pursue my urban ag passion...dream came true. Love the videos!
We are soooo looking forward to grazing school in may!
Love what your doing Mr Greg! Ive been rolling some of my hay out like you suggested to improve my soil.
I really enjoy listening to the enthusiasm and excitement that you have for your cattle. Thanks for all you do
I love this video. We've been knocked out by crooked banker on my Grandfather's land in the past and now we're back to 20 hd of cattle and building sheep now. Even added back another 22 acres 4 yrs ago . Doing intensive grazing. Love it
Thank you Mr. Judy
Thanks Greg-best advice ever! ‘Just do it”
Greg,
Great video always a positive guy.
Thanks for giving us the push to get started.
You don't know how bad I needed this video! Thank you!
You are so inspiring! Thank you Greg. 🐂🐃🐮
Great attitude Greg...enjoyed it.
Thanks, Greg. I can use the encouragement!
God Bless Greg, great advice.
Thank you Greg Judy
Thank you for this great video. :)
I only have chickens at the moment. I would love to at least get sheep some day, never considered cows till I started watching your videos. Thanks for encouraging all of us and sharing great advice
Young grazier here, Greg’s the best example of how to make this work that I’ve found. I’ve made a lot of mistakes, including the buy-animals-before-understanding-their-fencing-needs mistake. It’s too late for me to start over with only one or two steers, but I am slowly changing my grazing system to smaller paddocks and moving more frequently, and Im seeing results on the ground. Most of my pastures still need more rest than I give, but they’re doing better than when I first started with these fields.
All respect for you! I really appreciate the enthusiasm you have and the effort you do to encourage people do to agar they like! Just lovely
Shalom! Mr. Greg...you are a genius and such an inspiration to my son, grandsons and myself. Thank you so very kindly. Blessings to you and yours!
Waiting for the sheep fencing video like the one you did for cattle. Love what you do and how you do it.
Thank you for sharing your videos. I was working in midwest for six years which I loved it, but I don’t miss the cold , rain and snow. I love the cold mornings and walks which everyone here are dying at 45 degrees.. they don’t know... Downey California
Thanks Greg. I need this today!
Again, Superb! Thank-you!
I recall, was it you or Rick Salutin who said, "Metal eats money" so true!
Super helpful, Greg. Thank you.
You are by far my favorite man. I'd love to pick your brain someday, God bless!
Thank you so much for sharing this. This would be my dream! I live in Philly though argh!
Encouraging. Thank you for the transparency.
Excellent video - Thanks!
Awesome advice..
Have a great day ☃️☃️☃️
This video gave me hope when I was beginning to lose it.
You can't beat the passion
Wow what a great heard you got Greg! Been waching youre videos for couple days already. Thanks for the great info. Thinking of starting the cattle. Finally moved out of the city to a 300acres with 6 ponds. What bred is this? Im leaning towards black angus or herefords. Thanks again for the awesome info Sir !! God bless!! Im 27yrs old so i guess i still got plenty of time to catch up to you :)
Great video
Thank you Greg! I’ve been watching your videos for awhile and they have helped me a lot. I’m 21 years old and you’ve inspired me. I haven’t found anyone around here in East Tennessee to go learn from. My family actually bought a 65 acre farm with a farm house back in 2017 and I’m the one that keeps everything going. My parents don’t have the thrive to mess with them cause of work. I currently have as of now 27 head. That’s including bulls and calves. So roughly 15 head of momma cows. 5 sheep and wanting to get into registered boer goats. 20 chickens just for eggs. 2 horses and 2 donkeys. 2020 has been rough for me and my parents and every time I watch your videos it’s relief and you inspire me not to give up. And I have a question If I sketched out and sent a video of my property, would you be willing to help me figure out how to set up my fence for good rotational grazing? Thank you Greg!
Where I farm - in Ontario Canada- it is still 'southern Ontario' but if you didn't put up hay for the winter there are many/most years when you would be in trouble. Snow covers the land meters high and the cows would be unable to graze. I have seen some videos where the conditions might be somewhat similar but you need hay to help you make it through the tough times where I am located.
Awesome video, question, do you recommend dragging pastures ( 20 to 30 acres) to spread manure?
Dude these are some of the fastest cows I’ve seen.. to be just grass is much d blowing
We have powerful grass fed from healthy soil.
I really enjoy your videos, they're full of information and you are always soo encouraging. One question what breed of cows do you have?
South Poll breed.
Love your videos. Thanks for sharing your lifestyle.
I had a question though. What breeds of cattle do you raise? I know you said to get the size down, but how tall are these cattle?
I wanted to get into dexters and mini Herefords, but man they are pricey.
Are these just based on red lowline cattle? I mean I see some red bald faces too, but seems like they’re either red Dexter or red lowline angus? I’d really appreciate if you could help me out. Thanks again
Hey Greg, I like soo much your videos. They have soo much information, and I want to contribute to other brazillians have access to same information that I have been listen from you. But normaly, in Brazil, farmers doesn't speak English. For theese ones I'd like to transcript and translate your videos. I didn't know how you can enable de community contribution, but CZcams has tools for that. Can you find how to enable it?
I know there is a way to do it, will check it out!
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you! I haven't information that in Brazil we have South Poll. But, without this specific cattle, yours videos have a ton of good and great information.
wonderful encouraging advise to get engaged in cattle farming # but i will purchase Alpha Alpha or Rhode grass instead of moving out of city to get pasture land # Greg i agree with U but grass alone as a feed is insufficient for cattle since it does not contains extremely low & mostly unbreakable carbohydrates as compare to grains & contains less fatty acids #
That dark red bull about 8 minutes into the video is quite a bull!
I think for sustainability cows, sheep and geese - all grazers - is the beat way to go. Even though I like to add rabbits to the mix because they eat little in winter and can thrive on garden scraps in summer.
One question on cattle. At what age does Veal turn to beef?
I would love to see a photo of cow 840 without her winter coat to compare to the photo at (6:07).
Amen.
You really make me want to sell it all and get out of the city.
I’m thinking that you leave calf out with there Moma the colostrum must help feed the microbs better than them being in a barn I wonder how the ground would compare under microscope compared to land with no nursing calf’s
Was that water collection in the back?
You said you can’t produce enough grass fed beef. How do you market your grass fed beef? I would like to finish on grass but don’t know how to start.
Dear Greg, accidentally I discovered your video... I really need to ask you some questions about cows and fodder. I have five acres only and I raise 5 cows now along with 12 goats. I never raised them before. I want to cut down my cost on sweet potatoes cause that is the one my cows love right now. I am working on growing grass too. Your video is really inspiring me now.. Can i contact you over the phone? Or email you? Please, let me know thanks
What kind of perimeter fence do you use if the lease farm doesn't have much or any?
OK....BACK UP! DID YOU SAY YOU LET THE COWS WEAN THE CALVES THEMSELVES? I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFO ON THAT. IVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT. SOUNDS REALLY INTERESTING. THANKS BUNCHES.
Carlton Family Farm think of the colostrum that’s goes through calf’s and then feeds the soul life mo grass mo
fantastico!
Anothergreat video Greg! I love seeing your daily videos. I think you're doing amazing things and doing a great service explaining how to run a grassfed farm.
I think the first thing you mentioned about moving to where you can get land is truly the key. I live in Lincoln, NE and there's no way without a massive cultural shift that I (or anyone else in the state) would be able to get enough land to have a grassfed operation that can sustain even one family. Hopefully that will chnage though!
I am curious, have you compared the meat from one of your cows to a grain finished? It seems the intermuscularfat is much higher in the grain finished. My own preference aside, do you think this is a major problem in creating a demand for grassfed beef?
The only problem I have raising grassfed beef is meeting the demand.
Dan, I grew up outside of Columbus, still have an 80 there. Currently live outside of Springfield, MO.
There is a HUGE difference in the quality of the land near Columbus verses what I've got down here. Ag taxes are huge there, too! But this land is perfect for cattle!
I pay double the price to buy butter from grass feed cows. I'm willing to pay it because I know how much better it is for me. There IS a market, that demands a premium product that has not been given antibiotics or fed out with GMO grain, and it does cost more to buy because it takes longer than a year to fatten them on grass. Greg has a video on what to look for on grass fed steers to make sure they taste good!
Dad used to put the cattle out to pasture in May, bring them back in November, feeders to the lot to fatten up, and cows to eat up the corn stalks/fallen corn in the field and finally hayed them through the winter months. A simple move twice a day is no more work than dad's winter feedings but definitely more work than his summers.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher You know I do hear that from local farmers too. I guess you have to tune out some things and believe results you see with your own eyes. Thanks for putting these videos out to do that.
@@dianerathe5049 That's interesting to hear. To me it just seems like there might be more land available in MO as it seems less completely covered in row crops. I guess I need to remember that a couple hundred acres even is really just a tiny drop in the bucket of all farmland.
great video Greg, I am wondering how do you go about finding cattle that can be 100% grassfed?
It will take some dedicated leg work on your part. Check out eatwild.com for a list of grass farmers to start with. You alone have to decide if their management is up to par for your approval.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you for the reference, that's a great website.
Greg, I probley missed it but what breed are the cows?
How much your herd total amount grows by head count every year is it able to keep getting larger most years
I wanna do this
My calculations you have about 3/4 of a million to one million In beef depending on daily market price and sales method for get the stock market jus selling 10 percent every year that’s a good income
What kind of cows are these, smaller frame red angus? How did you breed them smaller?
Greg, you said in the video that you don’t wean. Do you let the bulls breed naturally too or do you separate them to keep set breeding “seasons”?
Bulls are taken out of the mob March 1st and put in with our sheep flock. The number of bulls will be between 40-50. The bulls are put back in with the cows July 1st.
Will stockpiled Bermuda and Bahiagrass be able to sustain cattle like fescue? In southeast Louisiana no one moves their cattle everyday it seems like, and I would love to, but I’d hate to work all summer and then the stockpile not be nutritious enough to maintain a decent body condition...
Minimal supplementation with Quality alfalfa, just 5 lb per day will help them maintain body condition and get use from that rank roughage.
Cafeteria minerals would be key .it seems with mob grazing the varieties would change it seems clover comes out when mob grazing happens id like to see your operation on the bayou I enjoy Greg’s videos greatly I don’t have cattle just horse that eat grass to the roots not enough space to rotate I’m surrounded by cane ☹️
Greg, Can you recommend a good source for un-registered South Polls for someone looking to start a herd. I'm in Southern Pennsylvania and although there are sources for registered South Polls in Virginia, I haven't had much success finding un-registered. Thanks
Great job, Greg! Love your enthusiastic videos. How do the cattle handle the K 31 in summer?
We keep about 30 to 40 percent clover in with our fescue to dilute the toxicity of it.
Greg, how do you deal with bloat?
Thanks for your great information. I'm relocating to NC and am interested in ranching cattle (cows) for a living. Could you share a few basic points on what will be required to be able to realistically do this as a full time job in beef cattle only? Number of cattle, acres, sales per year needed, etc. To earn a living must I sell at auction live only? or need to incorporate dressed cattle as I think you diversify and do? (more profitable per cattle?) Thanks
To make a full time living with beef cattle requires several things. 1. To maximize return from your beef animals it is advantageous to direct market them to a customer. 2. Depends on your living expenses for how big of operation you will need. 3. Single source of income from a cow herd is not good. You need multiple layers of income from your farm. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 4. Examples might be adding sheep, Agri-tourism, Airbnb, etc.
With your animals you can diversify into meat, stockers, seed stock sales, cull animal sales, etc.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you very much for your feedback!
Greg I work away a month at a time. Now I just got a small herd but how can I rotate my 18 acres. There’s only one source of water and it’s possible to set 3 paddocks and still give them water. I only have 8 head at the moment until calves hit the ground. Do you think think it’s possible to achieve better quality pastures by rotating every 30 days
Any kind of rotation that you do is better than none. Do the best you can with your labor that you have available.
Ok important question here; I’m making critical changes to my program.
So r u saying the Cows pictured weigh around 1100lb?
Were at 16 head and really rethinking our culls- trying to differentiate heifers from cows I guess....
Mr. Judy, hello from south Georgia. I just leased 82 acres that has been abandoned for about 4 years now. It is super overgrown with small trees and brush. I know your mentality when it comes burning. With that being said, is burning a place once ok? lol, just thought i'd run this by you.
Would goats be a possible solution for that? They can clear land pretty well, and no burning required?
@@Goldenhawk583 i'm pretty sure kiko goat will do their work in gold. however, i dont need any escape artist at this time in my life.
@@artavioussmith5337 Lol, they are that:) I am amazed at how much trouble they can make:)
Just starting out. I have 20 acres of good solid Bermuda. Will fence it soon. How many mature cows are recommended on this tract?
Thanks
Where do you live? How much annual rainfall? Are you looking at grazing year round with cows on this 20 acres?
And what breed did U say u were reasoning here? South poll?
Many thanks working towards improvements. Ha we’ve also go kentucky31 all over ...😃
Greg, What would you recommend for my first book?
No Risk Ranching
Hey Greg I live in a colder climate and was wondering what type of sheep you would recommend to be able to strive on just a mostly grass based diet (I would want to grow them for meat production) Thanks
Greg's financial philosophy is exactly the same as Robert Kyosaki's (Rich Dad Poor Dad) Use what money you can save to buy assets. Don't buy liabilities, buy assets that put money in your pocket. A cow or a sheep is the definition of an asset.
Tam you are exactly right!
Ground to Plate - Nothing in between, No middle Costs !!
California we are eating more meat and grass feed is a big. Joe rogan and others realized veggie diet isn’t made for us.. Keep the faith..
I'm in Oklahoma and got that broomshedge. Do you have any ideas how to combat that
Michael Jackson higher stocking rates, longer rest period and spread some hay or other carbon on your soil. I borrowed a manure spreader and spread aged tree clippings and it was 90% gone in a year.
@@danielpoe1325 I chopped it with a weedeater
I just bought 2 heifers (pregnant) & a bull “Elgin” . They are registered Scottish highland . We are passionate about this breed. What is your take on this breed? Scott
Scottish Highlanders are good cattle if you fit them to their environment.
They look to me (who knows absolutely nothing about cows) like they are digging deeper into the fodder. Is this the last time this land is going to be grazed before regrowth?
Greg Kifer usually yes! They keep the cows moving and give every pasture they’ve been in enough rest time.
How much can you charge per day per head nowadays
“Generate income while you sleep.”
What type of cows do you have
South Poll breed
I went through a divorce I didn't want. much of it was the result of my parents listening to their favorite adopted son. Their favorite adopted son conned my parents into buying tons of things for the farm and I was expected to do all the hard work while he sat around on the tractor all day long. He convinced my parents to squander all the corn money from the high grain prices. Then the markets crashed.
In the end, he left when my divorce was final he left and he still owes my parents $4,000. This is why you should not put a 22 year old in charge. Not good at all. But my parents bought into his nonsense.
Divorce is the most destructive force perpetrated against any society.
This doesn’t make sense.
1. Where are you located again? I have winter and grass stops growing where I live. Meaning I have to eventually purchase hay.
2. How are you having a successful cow calf operation without corn purchases? You need to change the nutrition for cows during gestation periods. Legit questions.
We are located in central Missouri. We have 5 months of non-growing season here, but we also have fescue grass that stays very palatable all winter long.
Cattle thrived for thousands of years without corn, solely a foaage diet. There was not any corn available. Our cow herd has been thriving for over 30 years without 1 kernel of corn. It helps to have the right size cattle as well. The monster size cows struggle in the winter on a 100% forage diet. 1000-1100 cows seem to do the best here in the winter.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher
1. So what do you feed in July and august when the tall fescue is toxic?
2. What breed are you running as you receive a discount for anything other than black angus?
@jeff-hh9mc we have over 20 species of other forage species besides fescue which allows our livestock a smorgasbord, even when Fescue is dormant in July and August.
There is no discount for red slick hided grass genetic South Poll cattle. We are receiving much better prices for South Poll than Black Angus cattle.
Our slick hided red cattle kick the crap out of black hided cattle in the extreme summer heat. Black cattle will be shaded up in the heat of the day, our South Poll cattle are out grazing and putting on weight. It’s a win-win no brainer.
You don’t hear anything but “munch, munch”.