Jangus Genetics

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@anthonyhall8356 25 күн бұрын

Well, now dangit you might have made me change my mind about some of that a little bit.

@JangusGenetics 25 күн бұрын

Happy to help encourage some thinking on the subject. Good luck in your operation.

@bethpeters3187 26 күн бұрын

Can the heifers father breed his own daughter.? When you said one of the heifers is this bulls daughter?

@JangusGenetics 26 күн бұрын

The fall calving cows should be bred. The big bull is just “cleaning up” anything that comes open for some reason. It’s not ideal to breed father daughter. I am comfortable breeding up to 50%relations so half brother to half sister. I think most operations that line breed closely say 30% or less related is ideal. My plan for the next few years is to keep a bull for one year and then sell them. That will keep me from becoming too closely related to anything. Once I get the consistency I’m looking for I will bring in some outcross genetics through artificial insemination on my proven cows. I want to make sure that anything I bring in can perform on fescue and meets or exceeds the standards I’m setting for my herd. Side note the old standard for proving a bull was genetic defect free was to breed him to 30 of his daughters. If the calves turned out ok the bull was “proven” genetic defect free. I have not intentionally bred father to daughter but the few that we have had on clean up have been fine.

@myP51D 2 ай бұрын

Loved your review of this book. Just went to that website and bought two copies. Thank you very much. Subscribing to your site. You certainly are a gifted speaker. Continued success!!

@JangusGenetics Ай бұрын

Glad to hear the review helped. Thank you for the comment and the support.

@TheJminer 25 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed this book. The few videos I’ve found of him on KZbin are great too. His son Mark, who wrote a chapter in the book about how the bank sees cattle loans, has a VERY insightful video on KZbin as well. He was funny too.

@JangusGenetics 24 күн бұрын

I’m glad the book went back in production. I enjoyed the videos before it went back into print. They are a wealth of knowledge.

@NevillePearce 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. The description of your person experience was great. I would be good to go into the content of the book/s you are reviewing in a bit more details and relate your experience directly to the book content or the experience of someone you know well. A bit like preaching a sermon and providing a personal example for the points you want to make.

@JangusGenetics 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip and the comment. I’ll work on it for my next book review.

@charlesstallings7570 2 ай бұрын

Check out Jim Elizondo a true master

@JangusGenetics 2 ай бұрын

I’m interested in his stuff. Haven’t taken any of his courses.

@georgeheller2281 2 ай бұрын

If you grass has headed out, reverse your rotation to take advantage of the higher energy forage that has regrown where you have already grazed.

@JangusGenetics 2 ай бұрын

I agree it’s a good way to do it. We fight fescue here and right now the stuff I grazed last week is heading out. I have been over every paddock already during the growing season and so it is all really good quality right now. If we had not hit it by the time the seed head gets hard I have heard leaving it until the regrowth has come up in the fall is the best way to handle it. I’m still learning and experimenting. Most people in my area are firing up the brush hogs but I like to do things with 4 legs not diesel when it is practical.

@warrenmaker798 3 ай бұрын

First

@JangusGenetics 2 ай бұрын

Hope the video was helpful. Thanks for the comment.

@williamparis5303 3 ай бұрын

Whats crazy is they tag for food ..for us...and they dont know it ....😮❤ i get it tho

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

We work hard to provide a high quality life for our animals. To keep it up some of the herd feeds us in return. It is a beautiful thing to be in relationship with livestock and to understand we all have a bigger purpose. Thanks for the comment.

@user-tt1yh5xm7d 3 ай бұрын

June is the best month for calving...

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

It certainly can be depending on your environment and livestock.

@brettpayton6286 3 ай бұрын

Hmmm never heard that before. Ive got area on our farm that we only grazed once, other areas 4-5 times. The one thing i have noticed is that its the first to green up this spring.

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

I’ve paid a lot more attention this spring than I have before. It’s interesting. I’m sure if we had the rain the farm we only hit once last year would have grown back pretty quickly. The fields we hit hard in the winter greened up quickly but then stalled.

@brettpayton6286 3 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics sounds like northern macon county here. 1.10 in March an 1.45 so far this month. That early spring just seem like it's hit a wall with growth here. Good luck this spring with everything.

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

Good luck to you as well.

@masonmagness2121 3 ай бұрын

What would you do if your forage gets way ahead of you and seeds out? I’ve already got seed heads on everything here in Texas and don’t have hardly any stocking density

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

Here in Missouri most people rotary mow it but our county stocking rate is 2 cows per acre so take that for what it’s worth. Greg Judy says leave it until the fall regrowth starts (tall fescue is a cool season grass and is our dominant forage here). My experience says that fescue heads stick around for about 2 weeks then wind or rain knock them out and if there is good green underneath I don’t stress about it too much just keep the cows moving. I’m not sure what your situation is but the main things I worry about are making sure the cows aren’t starving on standing straw. Other than that with cows you might consider moving faster, trying to increase trampling, bringing in more head for a short period of time until you are back to vegetative grass even if you do it cheap or for a short time. I’ve heard of roller crimping, mowing, even tedding the seed heads out. Let me know how it works and what you learn from it. That’s the main thing once you get it dealt with is learn and share so we can all have tools and plans for next year. Good luck to you!

@The-Part-Time-Farmer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We’ve had our fair share of train wrecks as well and I think most farmers will have stories like yours, whether they tell you or not. Great video!

@JangusGenetics 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment. They are not fun to talk about but how else do we learn.

@soco468 4 ай бұрын

We as viewers do not have to look at you to hear you, I, myself, much rather prefer to view the livestock that you are talking about instead.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I get tired to looking at myself also 😂. I’ll try and post some more cattle footage.

@soco468 4 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics I hope I didn't offend you at all I just love hearing about cattle and seeing the cattle....

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

No worries. I thought it was an honest perspective and I appreciate the feedback.

@kevinmartz6454 4 ай бұрын

The pastures looks good in the bottom. Cows and calves look content.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

They are happy. It’s greening up quick. Looks like rain on Easter and hopefully that means the 7 Sundays after!

@AlexanderYoung-fm5rz 4 ай бұрын

I like the business focused videos, keep up the good work! I went to a Ranching for Profit workshop last October in Maryland, it was very helpful. I just need to sit down and calculate Gross Margins on my enterprises.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

It really helped me make some decisions on mine. Thanks for the comment. Good luck.

@rogercraven2667 4 ай бұрын

Knowledge is Power.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Well said.

@The-Part-Time-Farmer 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

@tammyharris2642 4 ай бұрын

That was a great fun fact. Going to share this video with my granddaughter. She is 5 and loves animal facts. I did not know this one. Thanks for sharing.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@thecowboyscorner3740 4 ай бұрын

So I seeded a contractors mix the other day (ky-31, ryegrass) I’d like to stockpile it for my steers I’m going to finish. Do you have any tips to stockpile it? I’m worried about seed heads with the endophyte and such

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

I learned from Ian Mitchell Innes to graze the grass up through the growing season. Here in Missouri I try to graze my fescue 2-3 times before it would normally head (to keep it vegetative and prevent heading out) because that is when the endophyte is the worst and seed heads irritate cattle’s eyes and can lead to pink eye. Then I’ll usually try and pull off or slow down in August and let the grass grow up to create a thicker stockpile. I do not have any experience with ryegrass. The idea of grazing the grass up is to leave it a little taller each time you graze it and that way you naturally build your stockpile. Good luck on it. I’m about to read Alan nations pasture profits with stocker cattle. Hoping he has some good insights. I usually try and finish my grass finished cattle about December 1. That’s when the lockers open back up after deer season here and have had my best fall finishing grass getting ready to go dormant for the winter.

@thecowboyscorner3740 4 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics that makes sense, I’ve got some south poll yearlings at home now and they seem like they finish different. They were from a bull I rented, this years going to be interesting because I bought a wagyu bull that I threw on my angus cows. So how far down do you graze it down? I’m in Kentucky so it’ll get bush hogged and such. I’m just kind of worried because I’ll be rodeoing when it’s growin 🤣

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

The mower is a tool but I’ve never made any money with it. If you can keep it rotated and keep the brush out it’s a lot cheaper to graze it than mow it. I don’t like to see anything grazed down below 4-6 inches in the growing season. Just remember grass is a giant solar panel. It has to have leaf to utilize photosynthesis. If you leave it too long it goes to head but too short and you stunt it and it steals energy from the roots to regenerate new leaf. Then you are less drought tolerant. There is no perfect answer but I wish you luck in the learning process. Rotational grazing is the only way I have found to optimize rest and regrowth. If you are not rotating best you can do is mow it and pray for rain. Try and not mow it too short if possible remember the solar panel.

@thecowboyscorner3740 4 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics thank you sir for the help!

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@Hh11873 4 ай бұрын

And people wonder when they are ever going to use that math taught in school. Take care of your health and stay safe.

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

😂 Thank you for the comment and well wishes.

@USALibertarian 4 ай бұрын

So...which is better?

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Fall vs Spring Calving? I have one of each. You have to figure out what works for you but I prefer September calves if I can get them. Gives the cow enough time to milk and stock up on our fall forage increase then milk production peaks before winter hopefully and calves are ready to crush the spring green up right along with momma. Spring calving herds generally have an easier time getting fat and bred back but I have more health problems mainly pink eye with my herd calving in the spring. Benefits to both and risks just have to try and optimize for your operation. Thanks for the comment hope this helps. Wish I had a yes or no answer for you but that’s farming. The fun is in the journey.

@user-wc8hg5lv6t 4 ай бұрын

Kentucky 31 fescue grass sucks a grass! You need to move west and solve your problems with it!

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

It’s tough as nails to kill and stockpiles pretty well. The other 6 months out of the year you are correct. I’m running about 3.5 acres per cow right now and think I can get it closer to 2 as my management improves. Only advantage we have here vs out west.

@kaiden3514 5 ай бұрын

Promo-SM ☝️

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Can only share my experiences. Hope it helps whether you are interested in my cattle or not. Thanks for the comment.

@caseyhowell8770 5 ай бұрын

I like this video a lot .. I been doing this since 2019 slowly growing the herd to 60

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments. Exciting to hear other people working to make a living with the land.

@caseyhowell8770 5 ай бұрын

Man you doing a good job explaining your management .. perfect

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions.

@caseyhowell8770 5 ай бұрын

Great videos

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@kendricklayman781 5 ай бұрын

Did you say you have custom grazed sheep? I don't hear of many people doing it, but I'd like to try it. What is a reasonable price to charge for grazing sheep?

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

I have custom grazed cows and yearling heifers but not sheep. I have heard people ask about custom grazing on sheep podcasts but doesn’t seem like a lot of people do it. There are a lot of risks but I’m sure they can managed around that if you really want to try it. Not sure how I would charge. Body weight or gain depending on situation maybe something else.

@kendricklayman781 4 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics Thanks!

@JangusGenetics 4 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@robhunter75 5 ай бұрын

We got hit hard with the drought this last summer how'd yall fair with that? I'm betting it made this winter harder for you. Were still recovering.

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Dad always says a drought lasts 3 years to fully recover. Managing grazing, cutting numbers, and letting the ground rest hopefully will help me out this year recover faster. We did get hit hard though.

@marcdipaolo5142 5 ай бұрын

This is a remarkably useful video. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Let me know if you have any questions.

@joeyhoosiercanine9120 5 ай бұрын

How much bigger are your cows than Aberdeen Angus?

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

I’m not exactly sure. My cows range from 1100-1300 pounds in body condition score 5. 3.5-5 frame but the larger ones are struggling in my low input system. I believe Aberdeen/ Lowline are much smaller. My quick google search said frame 3 but from the videos I’ve seen that looks on the large side for them. My cows are selecting themselves towards what my great grandpa and grandpa started with in 1949. Easy keeping and raise a good calf on grass.

@sharp1977 5 ай бұрын

Do a short video on what camera setup you are filming with. The Quality is super good. Thanks for blogs

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

It would be pretty short 😂. Just an I phone 14 and I have a couple tripods Joby is the one I’m using here. I also have a GoPro12 but haven’t used a ton. I always carry my phone. Thanks for the comment.

@sharp1977 5 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics Cool only 4 more generations of Iphone I might catch up. Only joking good stuff

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

@@sharp1977 I just upgraded about 3 months ago. The old one just went black. Learned the value of paying for cloud storage also. I recently started paying for CapCut pro to use the enhance voice feature that really helped with the wind noise. Also the TickTock pro lavaliere mic which I’m not sure about yet.

@garywoods148 5 ай бұрын

Excellent information!

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I enjoy sharing what has worked for me. Hope it helps.

@barm9687 5 ай бұрын

As I mentioned before, these type of videos are great and no one else is doing them, at least not to your level of detail. Keep it up and the channel will grow.

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Let me know if you have anything you want to know more about.

@EastKYancients 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the response and your video I have a small tractor 4x4, but in the winter and the bad weather, plus the steep to rolling terrain we have, one of the bale unrollers would be tremendous for us. I have major difficulties just getting a round bale out to the cattle here unless it is nice and dry ground here. Which is almost never in the winter. Thanks

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Good luck. It’s handy to have. I find myself using it a lot especially while using my tractor to set out bales when it’s nice then unroll them or transport them in a pick up or atv.

@EastKYancients 5 ай бұрын

Man I need one of those…they get you for about $3500? Bet I’ll never find a used one for sale. Thanks man

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Since I bought this one I have seen three for sale on Facebook. I saw them in different pages like the Regenerative Agriculture group. The price is listed on Greg’s website, Green Pastures Farm but I think that was pretty close. I have used this one a lot since the video and have been very happy with it. It’s cheaper than a tractor, lighter on the pastures, and it will pull down the road (it’s a little wide but pulls surprisingly well).

@johnvahl762 5 ай бұрын

Bulls or steers?

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Both are herd animals. It takes off a lot of stress to keep other cattle with them year round not just keep them alone.

@dominicksalvato5143 5 ай бұрын

You’re doing the Lords work sir.

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for saying so. I hope others can learn from my experiences.

@FenrirYT13 5 ай бұрын

Smart

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@brazilnut8898 5 ай бұрын

Dude can't even spell calving

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Its true. 😂

@RaceBanner_ 5 ай бұрын

This is the not the short about cave exploration I was expecting. Caving = Caves Calfing = Whatever TF it is you do with arm length rubber gloves.

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing it out. I fixed the title. I try not to have to get out the gloves. Nature usually works it out between mother and calf.

@Thewindwhispers. 5 ай бұрын

Calfing?

@JangusGenetics 5 ай бұрын

Calving. Text is autogenerated and apparently it doesn’t get my accent. 😅 fixed the title. Thanks

@willienelson2078 6 ай бұрын

If you get close to 1 bale per cow then you can be really optimistic about next winter. The forage benefits of your work are compounding so only going to get better - plus hopefully there is going to be a lot more moisture. We might be blessed to be drowning in grass in a few months!

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

I sure hope you are right. What’s the saying of the three things a grazer needs you can never have too much grass or money but can always have too many head of livestock. I like to have enough of all 3.

@rileycondo4399 6 ай бұрын

Tf are you saying pal?

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

My grandpa told me when I started out it’s a lot easier to sell a product if you already have a lot of people wanting to buy it before you even finish production. If you are going to start a farm look at what other people are wanting more of and just start making it.

@ClashOfGamesV1 6 ай бұрын

Did you not listen to the whole video

@rileycondo4399 6 ай бұрын

@@ClashOfGamesV1 yeah and buddy speaks broken English with a stutter I can’t understand shit

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

In college they told me Missourians made the best news reporters since we have the least amount of accent in the USA. Guess they didn’t include me in their survey 😂. Have a good one.

@Matt-xg8wd 6 ай бұрын

Bingo... we are soil!!

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

👍 thanks for the comment.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

1. Start by doing some Research and Planning 2.Build a marketing strategy. Grandpa always said produce what people want to buy. 3. Gain some real world experience. Volunteer, work for cheap, or hire someone with a good reputation and work with them to learn. 4.Plan your Finances. Will you do it risk free running custom grazed livestock on rented ground or will you leverage all you are worth at the bank to buy land and livestock. I don’t recommend the latter as a new producer. 5. Have an exit strategy or Emergency plan. What if there is a snow storm, a drought, you break a leg or take a vacation. Who will take care of the stock? 6. Do the boring stuff, check into local laws, set up your business structure, get insurance, ect… 7. Find some land. Rented, purchased, small or large it’s up to you but you need a place to keep your livestock. 8. Build the infrastructure. Perimeter fence, water, shelter/shade, loading facilities/ electric, ect… when starting out we decided to go bare minimum- good perimeter fence and loading pen the rest was all portable fence, pasture, and Hotwire. 9. Have a grazing plan including winter feed plan. Talk to a local extension agent or draw on your network to get a reasonable idea of head per acre, feed needs, and other unforeseen challenges. 10. Have fun learning and make your business profitable. Market and sell before your product is sitting on the shelf, cut the dead wood expenses, expand when you are ready. Good Luck out there Folks. I hope these ten items are helpful. Like , Subscribe, and Follow for more. Will be posting videos on each of these Ten soon.

@whiteface5055 6 ай бұрын

Good video. Winter sucks. We got herefords up in Canada. We try to winter graze till christmas and then feed hay till mid may. Trying to increase our grazing days.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

I’ve heard they are a hearty breed. Every day on pasture saves on winter feed costs. How deep of snow have you grazed through?

@whiteface5055 6 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics Hi. We have only grazed thru maybe 8 inches of snow. We have had multiple years of drought, so getting a decent stockpile is troublesome. I can always watch others. Lol.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

@@whiteface5055 we have had a couple years of drought also but our county average is about 43 inches annually. The rest we add with our rotational grazing system really helps.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure I have grazed through 8 inches without hay but if winter keeps up I might get the chance this year. It’s our first year with a good stockpile to graze.

@whiteface5055 6 ай бұрын

@@JangusGenetics I would guess we get maybe 18 inches precip in a year. These last few years may have been down to 12 to 15 inches. A real deficit. If we didnt rotational graze we would be finished. It will be interesting if we do get some wet years to see the progress we have made.

@grounded-beef 6 ай бұрын

Great video I learned a lot I didn’t know the stocking hats have ear flaps in them. I’ve used the same hat for years and the bottom of my ears get cold. Looks like I’m going hat shopping.😊 have a good day!

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I love this hat.

@LitoGeorge 6 ай бұрын

Yes, this is a historical and philosophical well known fact. Ex farmer, 3 young children Father here. I remember the 7 day a week work weeks. Before sunrise, well after dark. It led me to a different understanding of what one NEEDS vs wants. I'll return to the land soon, but do it different this time. The laziness/ exhaustion informs one well. Listen to your voice.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Good luck on your journey.

@MarcusChefMark 6 ай бұрын

Bro 🥲🌭🫃🏼🫶🏻

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Stay warm out there.

@mommashiner 6 ай бұрын

Ever consider a tank heater? I got one this year and it stays on the bottom with a thermostat. Game changer. Hope you get it going.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Yes it about 400 yards from the nearest plug in though. Works pretty good if you have cows using it. This one we moved to after a week of sub zero temps. It ran good just had to chop the ice. I was impressed. After cows were on it for a day the ice was easy the next few days because the fresh water coming in melted a lot of what was there.

@prizecowproductions 6 ай бұрын

Young man you will get there because your already thinking smarter. Aussie Jeff Moore

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I am always seeking more efficiency.

@kevinmartz6454 6 ай бұрын

I was watching the u.s. farm report this morning and they had a story about Montana ranchers losing alot of calves due to calving in Jan and feb. Especially when the winter was colder and snowier than normal. lThe one rancher said they had to calve that early so the calves would be big enough when they turned out to pasture. He said it was the way they always have done it. I just had to shake my head at that thought.

@JangusGenetics 6 ай бұрын

Yes I was going to post a picture of me calving on green grass in may enjoying calving season. Turns out I got humbled and got a really good flush on the weaned heifer last spring about April 15. I always dread all the woe is me stories on Facebook this time of year calving in negative temps. The difference is I won’t keep my mature bull with my weaned heifers next year.

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