Convert bare dirt to beautiful grass pasture using animals.

Convert bare dirt to beautiful grass pasture using animals. Follow these steps to turn your bare dirt field into a lush healthy pasture for livestock. The animals do most of the work with your management guiding them.

[@cristelaymerich]

I have never heard anyone love manure as much as Greg.

[@Ann__333]

We bought 2 acres it was an alfalfa field for decades. They sucked every last bit of life and happiness out of the land and left us with dust. Thank you for this video. There is hope... 😢

[@elizebethparker5412]

"I love that manure pat!" Sniffs loudly "It almost makes my eyes water!"....Mr. Judy, you teach so well!

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Gotta love this guy who is so in tune with his environment.

[@missmamtube]

Shalom and Howdy Mr. Greg. Why I never thought looking and spreading cow patties would be so interesting. I tell you and anybody who wants to know, you are the best teacher ever was in Cattle and pasture. Blessings to you and the family!

[@NotoriousPepe]

missmamtube We say hello here.

[@nickwojtow6787]

@@NotoriousPepe lol exactly!!! Shalom? GTFO!!

[@antoniskoutsouras7684]

@@nickwojtow6787 In the fed, whitehouse, wall street, Hollywood, any place of power of influence they say shalom nowadays. Its americas unfortunate reality.

[@madwoof3932]

i'm addicted to these Greg Judy stories. So much hope in all this goodness.

[@billbaker3565]

Never heard anyone wax so eloquent on the joys of manure. Well said sir.

[@lorrainetreves8364]

Laugh. Laugh out loud. When you get excited over poop!! Wonderful. Never!! Never struck that before. Love your channel/ teaching

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Great Cow poop gets me excited!!

[@weinerdog137]

A man in love with the land. Bless you.

[@cornercreekfarm6937]

Wonderful message, Greg. Thanks for bring up the point that we spraying poison on our food.

[@1mtstewart]

Absolutely! A small 1/4 acre under hoop frame plastic and another 1/2 acre of food crops outside and you can make your mortgage, taxes and insurance. Then buy a small place and rent all you can around it! Life is good!

[@arturocruz1993]

I just started watching your videos and have learned a lot. I started unrolling my hay this past week. I’m stoked to see the outcome. I’m tired of looking at bare dirt.

[@christophergruenwald5054]

I love your message. I’ve been sharing a lot of your videos on Facebook lately trying to drive traffic for you and help you spread the word. You’re doing great work Greg.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Thank-you so much for helping me spread the word!!

[@larimorefarm472]

Greg, your enthusiasm is INCREDIBLE!! 👍

[@joshuarolls4023]

What a true enthusiast and advocate for his trade. Good show Greg

[@sharonchew2144]

It's a good, fun day when I get to look at cow manure pats with Greg Judy! Thank you!

[@silvergrizzly316]

I'm in awe at that amazing looking herd of cattle Greg. Anyone can look at your herd and see how happy, content and well nourished every single one are. God Bless my friend.

[@movinon1242]

And thats at the end of a winter spent foraging. If they were going to look dodgy, I am fairly sure now would be the worst they'd be.

[@silvergrizzly316]

@@movinon1242 I agree totally, this time of year it's nothing to see cattle fields that are mud holes especially around a round bale feeder and the cattle looking like hogs, covered in so much mud. Greg has definitely got it right!

[@samuelshell3169]

Thank you Greg Judy for video. We do need more people. Keep up the good work

[@huckleberry5524]

Hi Mr. Judy, I'm a pretty new subscriber and binge watching your videos. Incredibly inspiring! I've placed my first ad today looking to lease land got a reply back on 8 acres. Unfortunately no water source on the property. But I got started! Thank you for all your generosity here!

[@abbybaker5565]

It's refreshing to see how much you love your animals

[@WinningOnline]

So inspiring Mr Judy, I have never come across a passion so evident as you portray here - it's like a tonic!

[@bosstaurus2613]

I just got your 1st book, and loving the videos dude. Between you Joel Saletin I have learned so much. Thank you sir.

[@lewisdc14]

Hey Greg. Would you possibly be able to do a KZbin video going over your daily routine when you had a day job and were just getting started? I couldnt find a video of you covering that. I also ordered your first book and can’t wait to read it! Should be here today.

[@wayne4768]

You are right Greg. It is the food

[@stevenbertrand8508]

Sure wish there was some one you teaches like you about extreme dryland ranching... when you only get 13 in of rain a year its hard to get grass growth like that.

[@ColonelKlink100]

Put the animals that do best in dry places - sheep and cattle, maybe chickens, and go with whatever forage does best in dry places. Might not be grass.

[@1mtstewart]

Look up Jim Gerrish. He lived and worked here in MO for many years. Was a contributor at the UM grassland forage researcher at Linneus, MO for many years. Moved to Idaho about 20 years or so ago. He has written books on grazing and others. He is a great resource. He writes for the Stockman Grass Farmer and other publications also. Best regards.

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Great video thank you for sharing this important information listening from Brownwood Texas

[@emilmoldovan1789]

Beautiful herd! They look so happy and healthy! Love it!

[@Rosethatwantstomove]

I may some day get to do that on my neighbors farm. It used to be pasture when my neighbor was growing up 80yrs ago. She allows farmers come in & plant corn or soybeans. Told her I want to rent the land. & 1st thing I would do let it a year. I might mow it 2x to get whatever grows to be dropped than following yr to put steers on it. I'm loving your videos

[@azizomar5774]

It's so enlightening that you are relating regenerative agriculture and healing the soil with human health. If use use regenerative agriculture, we automatically also achieve regenerative health when we eat the produce from it!

[@gmoac]

pleaseant to see these videos..sooo relaxing..i'm happy to see people returning to the roots, healthy food is the future for smart persons...

[@Playlist4213]

I just love listening to you talk -- not only just fantastic information that we can definitely learn from going forward, but just the way you talk is just so genuine. Loved hearing you talk about whipping the cockleburrs! Thanks for being awesome and sharing all this with the world.

[@CharlesGann1]

Mine looks pretty much the same as the drought goes on. Thanks forthe this class on recovering this kind of dirt.

[@1farmgate]

thanks to SRF ive found your channel, great ideas thanks again

[@drew2f]

Greg you're so wise, thanks sharing the concerns you have. I agree, we're poisoning ourselves and it is having impacts on all aspects of life.

[@kenanklovitch8117]

Greg that cow pie looks delicious, your eyes might be watering but I gotta tell you, my mouth is starting to water!!

[@candicehardin2225]

This is really informative and specific, I am looking to get pasture land and put in the needed effort to make it healthy for my very small dexter herd i will be getting. Pasture first, then cows come later.

[@matthewsaxe6383]

Thank you, let's start with healthy food.

[@prayerangel1]

Shared this vid on a regenerative farming group on FB and it's had quite a few shares....expect more subscribers, Mr. Judy! Have a great day!

[@JimJepson]

Greg: “See that animal in front of me, 585?” She then looks over at him! She knew Greg was talking about her!

[@0311mrdayday]

Always love to hear your passion in your teachings

[@cesarhmtz88]

Good morning Greg, I’ve watch so many videos you’ve done and so much information giving on them and learned a lot from you. My question here is when you put hay on the ground how long do you wait till you put mob to graze?

[@mrs.garcia6978]

We’re thinking of buying a ragged out farm, grazed to death looks like it has alien crop circles on it, in southern MO, these videos are worth they weight in gold. 👍🏻

[@terrymangum3914]

Just watched you on Stoney Ridge Farmer and came to your site and subscribed. Great information.

[@jjj32801]

Greg you are the American version of the Savory Institute. Thank you

[@downbntout]

You mean the Savory based in Boulder Colorado?

[@johntreige9967]

Really enjoy your videos. Interesting

[@aliaziz695]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 very funny 😁 when you talk about the poop 💩😅

[@steveminer8341]

Greg, I think you do a wonderful job raising cattle on grass. I do have a question about the process. Can we agree that when you remove an animal from your pastures, there is a net loss of nutrients on the land as a result? It seems unlikely that the animal returns all of the nutrients it consumes. I'm an old retired, traditional dairy farmer and I needed to fertilize to keep the milk flowing. Maybe you can help me understand what I am missing. Thanks and God Bless the two of you.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We buy hay from hay contractors. By bringing outside nutrients from off the farm onto the farm, this replenishes the weight of cattle sold off our farm each year. When you can purchase 1200 lb net wrapped bales for 35 dollars, it makes no sense to bale hay on your farm.

[@steveminer8341]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me. I'm glad that I found your site. Best wishes my friend.

[@cjamonwilliams]

The Mr Rodgers of Cattle!

[@rblongfellow]

Thank you Greg!

[@jimkewley3790]

Manure connoisseurs enjoy!

[@prayerangel1]

That was one perfect cow pat! Just perfect!

[@okskeeter278]

A lot of good info. Thanks for sharing

[@johnworldwideweber9687]

thank you Greg

[@40intrek]

I love in a city but this sure is some interesting piles of stuff. I'd be curious to know if you ever tested for any traces of glysophates after your restoration?? That stuff is everywhere... Had to sub, Thanks for sharing..

[@SailOrNothing]

The meaning of life is to be as happy as Greg Judy is about livestock poop.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Ty, I may need to use that slogan on my t-shirts that we are having made up!!! Awesome man.

[@SailOrNothing]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher Hahahaha yes absolutely!

[@mouthpiece200]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Or "find a wife who loves you like Greg Judy loves his cow manure".

[@rmar127]

@@mouthpiece200 🤣🤣🤣

[@rmar127]

I’d love to be this happy. 😀

[@IamBethIam]

290 cows on 1600 acres...... only way to do this is leasing land. Folks your not out there to own the land just manage it. But it can be done on a small scale. Im doing it with 4 cows on 2acres. In three years ive gained one inch of top soil and im in the south west corner of Missouri. I believe we need to prepare for a drought with all the rain the last two years. This year i planted perennial native grasses. As i rolled out hay over broom sedge on a new leased 6 acre hay field. Let the cows do all the tilling trampling hay 4 inchs into the mud then ill let it rest for a long time with all the little farm ponds from the pug marks. I just get the cows off before they compact the soil. Bought my hay for 35 a bail this year 1300 lb of fertilizer with good seed heads.

[@movinon1242]

Great job! 4 cows on 2 acres sounds like you are pushing the envelope. Greg has 2-5 acres per cow, you have 2 cows per acre!

[@IamBethIam]

@@movinon1242 sorry i was miss leading i am purposely over stocked to get the right impact on the soil. Im running 2500 lbs on 2.4 acres. I use an extension cord reel and polly wire to move them every day. And to protect the hay bail as i roll some out for them every day i can put a single strand of polly wire around it.

[@IamBethIam]

@@movinon1242 on april 1 i will be back down to two. And i will let that pasture rest for almost the whole growing season.

[@andrewjackson5437]

I'm in Georgia .Do you think this method would work for me And do you use a specific type of hay cutting such as first cutting or latter cuttings I'm new at this that's why I have ? .thank you for your channel and all that you do.

[@ryanoconnor6837]

Lots of tree swallow boxes in that field. What is your spacing strategy? Any rules of thumb? Video on that in the future? Thx

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I will do an updated video on tree swallow houses. The next two weeks are the perfect time to put them out.

[@stoneycarter5546]

I am new to your channel and I'm starting a small farm soon, and I want to plant Grass what would you say is the best to use ? I'm in West Virginia the land has not been used for over 30 years all I do is mow I plan on putting some cattle on it Love your Videos I found you through Stoney ridge farmer thanks

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Our best grass that we depend on is Fescue. You could mix in some orchard grass and timothy to give you more diversity.

[@stoneycarter5546]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you so much love your videos thats all iv'e been doing today is watching and learning from you

[@rogerholloway8498]

Good video, great ideas! Caught a new sub here, from Josh, Stoney Ridge Farmer. (You channel is better than his!)

[@JMPMSTR41]

Greg: I forest mulched to reclaim some overgrown pasture. Was planning on unrolling round bales and putting my little South Poll herd on it. I can have several paddocks. Do you suggest I do as planned or treat it like I dont own it? thanks (have both books)

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

The sooner you get cows on it and unroll some hay in there, the quicker things will turn around

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Man, you have some beautiful cattle. I just purchased some energizers and I’m gearing up to use your technique. We just posted a video on the chargers and gave you a shout out. You are a great mentor/teacher. Question, can you use this technique with weekly rotations vs Daily?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

With weekly rotations you will get more plants overgrazed simply because the animals were there 7 days instead of 12 hours. But weekly rotations are a 1000 times better than giving your animals the whole farm at once. So I would definitely go with weekly rotations over no rotating!

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher - thank you for the advice. I’m going to try it. Really appreciate the feedback.

[@jmfarms3555]

There is suppose to be plant growth hormones on the wet part of the cows nose. This also helps stimulate plant growth after grazing

[@downbntout]

Interesting!

[@finbarrdinneen3430]

Do you ever no till cover crops, tillage radishes and other species to break up the soil compaction

[@ubuntunewb]

Greg, just curious on your thoughts about South Poll vs Longhorns in the Gulf coast of Texas. I know you like the cattle low to the ground, just curious of an experienced rancher's thoughts.

[@YourDailyVideoNews]

Hi Greg - can you do a video talking about whether you worm your cattle or if you have other methods or ideas for cattle and worming ?

[@wendyscott8425]

He never worms his animals. He doesn't have to! :)

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

It irks me too!Tell it Mr. Judy.

[@dwilliamslamb5417]

8:17-9:17.....everyone else but regenerative ranchers will honestly think that Greg Judy has lost his mind solely listening ton this one minute. Truly one of the truest monologues based on pure bullshit...or cowshit...:)

[@immanuelaoppermann6205]

Thank you

[@immanuelaoppermann6205]

New to this channel

[@lorettarussell3235]

@@immanuelaoppermann6205 you can learn a lot!

[@fundreamer1]

The real broken system is using round up.

[@adamwilson2578]

Greg, if I wanted to seed to get a head start what seed would you start with?

[@vernonvest9927]

Hey Greg how many cow paddies did you count today over $500.00 dollars today.

[@TripleJFarm]

Hey Greg, thanks for the videos. Do you buy all your hay?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes we buy our hay from folks that make their living baling hay locally.

[@delonclark3197]

Greg what is your opinion when most people say we need to drag pastures every year to spread our manure piles out over the field ?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I think dragging pastures is a waste of time and fuel. Focus on building healthy soil and the animal life in your soil will absolutely, take care of those manure pats!

[@mikewargo5593]

We did a test last spring on this very idea of dragging the pasture. One paddock drug in the middle of spring. I agree with Greg pretty much a waste of time, it did not make the pasture any worse but did not notice this paddock looking any better than the ones next to it either. So probably lost a little money on that deal but we tried it and moved on.

[@delonclark3197]

Mike Wargo glad to hear that, not enough time and money for any other unnecessary chores on the farm anyway guess I’ll just keep watching neighbors enjoying their time dragging.

[@movinon1242]

Mike, did you establish metrics and measurable goals for the process? Did you measure change in soil composition between paddocks that did or did not get dragged? How can you be sure of the effects? "Looks" and "notice" don't sound very quantifiable...

[@foseninfo8954]

@@movinon1242 How much sience do You need to understand one is making a field less pallatable by spreading fresh shit on clean grass?

[@adamboone5472]

Greg there has to be at least 300 bovine on that pasture. Your full time job is cattle/sheep. How do you get your products to market? Do you sell at farmers markets? Ok in short, once you make great pastures, then what?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We start direct marketing our animals. We sell them as grassfinished beef, stockers 600 to 800 lb steers and breeding stock.

[@PrimitiveTim]

What do you think about grazing those big powerline cuts? Is it too risky to not have a perimeter fence? Seems like the utility companies would like for it to be managed and keep the trees from growing.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

If your animals are broke well to hot wire, grazing power lines would be very doable.

[@foseninfo8954]

There is some danger in copper poisening in case one uses sensitive breed of sheep.

[@salvatorelivreri]

When you bring in outside hay to the sterile field, or any time you bring hay in, are you worried about persistent herbicides?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Not worried at all. Our hay is not sprayed with herbicide

[@salvatorelivreri]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher is there a way to know that hay that I may buy is not sprayed with persistent herbicides?

[@idiocracy10]

I am considering some very brittle land in west texas, only gets 13 inches of rain a year, pretty much mesquite and bare soil with a few clumps of broom sage here or there. I am thinking chickens first, to try and build out 5 or 10 acres of soil, and once I can get that going, maybe bringing in goats or sheep to maintain it, and the chickens will move over to the next 5 to 10 acres, is is over 100 acres in all, but 10-20% will have to be for rain harvesting. any suggestions, or criticisms of that plan?

[@davidwalters9462]

Greg GREAT video, especially the part about the cow pies. Love that! But listen, we need a way to *integrate* crop growing with mob grazing of the type you practice. We live on annual crops for the most part. We need a method to grow those beans your neighbor does but in a way that can combine no till planting, no chemical input AND with cattle on the ground.

[@movinon1242]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qzm6Kebr59g80

[@sebastianbroich8458]

Its possible. Gabe Brown is doing it. And Colin Seis developed pasture cropping. He drills annual crops and covercrops into a perennial pasture prepared by sheep.

[@davidwalters9462]

@@sebastianbroich8458 I agree...I think. Gabe is the closest. I've attended workshops at UC Davis (I think it was there) by him, but I don't see the *methodology* he uses. Does he graze for 2 years and then plant? I don't know. He only mentions it in passing in KZbin lectures but he doesn't mentioned the relationship between the no-tilling and the grazing. I'd wish he'd go into it more.

[@foseninfo8954]

@@davidwalters9462 He grazes covercrops only on his arable fields. You do not want perrenial grasses in crops. I found it very usefull to watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4bQepenZalpY6M because small video's lack the overview needed to understand what Gabe is doing.

[@chipthomas4169]

The hope is the development of perennial grain crops from the long lived perennial grasses that are cousins to our annual crops. Dr. Wes Jackson at the Land Institute in Kansas is working on this. Once developed, such grasses could be grazed one year, hayed one year, then grain cropped two years. That's where we need to go as an agricultural society.

[@parkburrets4054]

Do you move the cows often and let the grass regrow?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Twice a day 365 days of the year

[@mikeschwamlien8166]

Do you drag a harrow across the ground or let piles work into soil naturally?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We let our earth worms work them into the soil

[@mikeschwamlien8166]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you!

[@hillbillyfarms3714]

Help Greg, please tell me how to fix a dead moon scape. There is a patch of grass here and there but not nearly enough. I accidentally over grazed my heard on it and now it isn't coming back. Do i put straw hay? Or should i put something like wheat hay or field grass? Thank you

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

You need to give your pasture time to recover from your overgrazing. There is no magic bullet, your pasture will recover with a full rest. Dont graze your plants until they have at least 4 leaves on them, then only take the top third of the plant and move them.

[@hillbillyfarms3714]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you so much for your quick response

[@peterjohnson5638]

About 8 min in I think I found a friend. Someone who likes talking about poop as much as myself.

[@duncanstewart8178]

Greg-I think I’ve watched all you videos and love them. I bought 160 acres between Denver and Colorado Springs. I have plenty of water rights and will have a solar well (to holding pond) irrigation and stock watering system in a few weeks. Do you have any density/rotational advice for the high prairie region? I’ve no-till planted some test sections with a wide mix of cold/warm season and drought tolerant grasses (wheat, rye, brome) and alfalfa. I’m going to experiment on this test plot with and without irrigation. I intend to rotate cattle, goats, and chickens. Appreciate any advice. Our grasses out here are dramatically different than what you have in Missouri. Heck, a truck tire path takes years to come back.

[@levihemmel7798]

We use the same practices as you do but we farm the field but dont use any chemicals on our hay ground for our cattle we haul all the natural fertilizers but eventually we will get it fenced in

[@movinon1242]

I assume you're familiar with the Browns in ND? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qzm6Kebr59g80

[@SLFYSH]

Greg, question on the going around your burr field to allow the grass to put pressure on the burrs; won't that allow them to grow up and produce seed to create more? Then you get trapped in that cycle. Somehow I'm missing how you got out of it.

[@mrs.garcia6978]

The Judys mow I think

[@1mtstewart]

How old were you when you gave up working off of the farm?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

50

[@terrymacleod6882]

well i have a different but similar problem. old railbed surrounded by pine forest. water doesnt run off it just goes straight down. also years of soil sterilant. tackling it this spring.

[@movinon1242]

Good luck! But realize that reinvigorating that land right may take 2-3 years without much to show for it! But in the long term it will pay for itself :-D

[@terrymacleod6882]

@@movinon1242 yes ,thanks . i expect slow progress.

[@VLXMario]

I wish somebody looked at me the way greg judy looks at a steaming heap

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I like that quote!

[@pietsnot7002]

Ok, next time l’m walking true my neighbors cow pasture l’m going to rate the cow paddies 🤪

[@triciahill216]

About how many acres was this land when you spread the 100 round bales on it? Thank you in advance.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

20 acres

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

I drove by 2 cattle fields yesterday. One the manure was 8 inches high the other where in a sacrifice paddock around a pond with a spring, mud up to their knees. Not sure what that dude was thinking. Some people already have them out grazing 2 inch grass. I just shake my head.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Most of the farms around here already look like putting greens. If we get dry, their out of grass.

[@FuerstenbergE]

4:30 💯🎯👍🏻

[@martinspijker9661]

goodmorning Greg. do you have you channel moneytized?.. if yes i will watch the first add for you..:)

[@gerrybrown]

We have lot of overgrowth on farm but ye no interest in spraying any poison on it to kill it off id rather do some manual clearing slowly myself than poison the land! like you said look at all the health problems these days and what ppl put onto pasture or crops, bit of common sense goes a long way!

[@movinon1242]

Run some goats through, then maybe some hogs. You might even be able to get someone to pay you to put their brush chomping livestock in there!

[@runjogwalk]

I haven't watched too many of your videos. If you could have afforded to reseed this field ,what grass seed would you reseed it with?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Fescue, orchard grass, timothy and a clover

[@paradoxchild01]

Just saw your 005 calf in Stony’s video. What is the date of this years first calf?

[@henryknox1186]

Good shit

[@lizicadumitru9683]

Really, who's giving a thumbs down?!?

[@jamesbailey3616]

I enjoy your videos, and you have a lot of great insight on grass growing. However, i think it’s an unfair assumption to believe that conventional farming ruins the soil. No row cropper would stay in business long without taking care of their soil in a matter that would produce a healthy crop.

[@markrodrigue9503]

Go ahead