Earth Worms Are Making A Huge Difference On One Kansas Farm

[@christopherburman3340]

Good one. Earth worms are a joy

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

Excellent video

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks

[@TheStayAtHomeDad]

“For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭50‬:‭10‬-‭11‬ ‭ Thank you for being a good steward of His worms!

[@macster5187]

What's been most interesting to me is that our "no till is everything we need" strategy is kind of being proven right and wrong even in the same field. Some ideal soil textures and situations it works fine with no other practice changes, but that balance can be upset in many places. We see it in the same field in the same pass. You raise some good points and more considerations people need to be aware of than "just" eliminating mechanical tillage. The whole system has to work and the requirements for that vary. Good management is looking for whole field practice changes that are healthy, being economically sound, and being willing to focus on the odd place that has something else holding it back and fix it.

[@kurt8386]

I enjoyed your video. Your camera placement was excellent! Nothing like humble worms to help us grow crops. Keep up the good cheer.

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks Kurt! do you farm?

[@kurt8386]

@@youngredangus6041 I don't farm, but I hope to farm one day. I want to build bioreactors to use compost on hayfields as this may be a place to begin with my friends and neighbors who seemingly are convinced they need to continue w tillage, synthetic fertilizers, and chemicals. My idea is to start w hay and see enough improvement to move toward some small acreage of no-till-reduced- chemical corn and beans. The high cost of inputs and the lack of rain may get some to pay attention, but only if there's success that they can see.

[@lannied4687]

Earth worms are so cool. I really enjoy your videos. I've recommended your channel as you experiments are on a real scale and your information is so relatable to any farmer. Keep up the great work.

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks man!

[@j121212100]

I am a lucky charm for youtube channel growth. just about every channel i subscribed to from infancy has developed a strong following. keep up the good work on your farm and your channel.

[@youngredangus6041]

John thanks I’ll take all the charm I can get!

[@kenbockwinkel3622]

Jay, I really enjoyed watching your videos! I am 20 years removed from teaching science, but your discussions brought it all back. Keep on with the good work!

[@youngredangus6041]

Coach Bockwinkel! Thanks for the encouragement! I’ve loved the last 6 years of our journey into Regenrative Ag. It’s been awesome!

[@Mindy56743]

This is such a great video for those of us that are earthworm geeks. I have a small worm farm in my kitchen that eats most of my kitchen scraps. They are amazing for my vegetable garden I wil still the casting’s for transplanting seedlings

[@peterjdo]

Great video and that you are promoting this subject and that strangely nature knows best and adding chemicals is not the answer. 😎👍

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks man!

[@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875]

And pls people don´t forget that those little friends can get very fast severe sunburns after exposed to the direct sun. Cheers and God bless!

[@mariusdupreez3486]

Thank you for the great videos. I find it very insightful.

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks!

[@Allhandlesalreadytaken9]

Awesome video man. If you haven't already (I would wager that you have) take a look at biochar. I've been experimenting with worm feeders in my garden. With every feeding I include some char hoping to produce some kind of super soil on top of the general benefits of the worms. There are lots of claims around biochar... both ways. Certainly an interesting thing to take a look at.

[@youngredangus6041]

J.T. thanks for the heads up I’ve heard a lot about it but I haven’t taken time to do my due diligence and study it and find some to purchase.

[@waldenkriger3790]

Microbiology hitches a ride in and on the worm. Red wigglers in your aerobic compost multiply biology many times.

[@youngredangus6041]

I havnt bought any red wrigglers. Mine are all native Kansas earthworms

[@wesleycallison5593]

Years ago I read of a farmer who put earthworm eggs on cornfields

[@davidjohnston5436]

I'm so excited for you, and looking forward to seeing your farm and channel thrive! You will be an inspiration for me and many others. Thank you.

[@youngredangus6041]

Hey David I always appreciate your encouraging words!

[@mikeduernberger]

What cover crops did you plant? I’m assuming the worms fed and stayed in the area that had sufficient food value and undisturbed soil?

[@hermosafish]

Great video. Thank you.

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@hermosafish]

@@youngredangus6041 You are so welcome. I live near the city but my heart is in the earth. Spent tons of time in the north woods of Mich. and on my aunts old farm, even though it was not producing by the time I came along. My heart is with you, as well as my loyalty to you and all the Americans who are sick of the communist scum

[@deeneuroth2336]

how would you apply the bio juice to your pasture/hay ground and will it work?

[@youngredangus6041]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYvRnYV5Yp6ShZo Cory Miller in Montana is doing it on pastures.

[@rmnfarms523]

So my question is do you take the time to remove the earthworms from the compost before it goes to the extractor to make tea?

[@youngredangus6041]

When I have time. When I don’t they go through the extractor and get flushed out the bottom. They survive that process.

[@michaelmitchell8567]

Great video!

[@coash9409]

Why is it bad for a bioreactor to freeze? Will it just take longer for the compost to mature? I’m just thinking that forest soils freeze and yet they are microbially active.

[@youngredangus6041]

It just kills the Fungi. Then they are inactive and the populations are not as high on the end

[@marshagiere9894]

compare native worms to the red wigglers for soil benefit !

[@johnthomas5806]

have you given thought to raising fodder to feed your cattle...a chance to lower your grain costs and to give your cattle a better source of grass? Barley seed produces great fodder..

[@youngredangus6041]

I have not looked into that.

[@brianreynolds8732]

Is there any benefit to adding worm castings to your seed when drilling?

[@youngredangus6041]

I’m sure there is. We have been making an extract. Are you familiar with Johnson Su compost?

[@brianreynolds8732]

Yes I've watched your videos on Johnson-Su extract and I am looking into that method. Just didn't know if there were any other options. I've watched all of your videos and most of the webinars on GreenCover seeds website. I'm new to no till as of a few years ago. Thank you for taking the time to help others improve our soils.

[@youngredangus6041]

@@brianreynolds8732 I think there are people that are trying to make worm castings into a granular product but I don’t know what the process is or if that’s something that has been done successfully.

[@flatsville9343]

@@youngredangus6041 It is problematic keeping the casting moist enough & cool/warm enough to keep the fungi in the castings alive during storage. I rarely have castings stored in buckets beyond 3+ mo in an uncontrolled temp enviro. If I do, I don't make any guarantee re: effectiveness. I would like to know if anyone has a handles on moisture & temp ranges. Please advise.

[@youngredangus6041]

@@flatsville9343 That would be a great question for Dan the owner of Fed’N Happy I’ll see if he can respond

[@protasiocanalita6436]

Isn't it the earth worms will providprovi rich doils of the while area? If given enough time to have a lot of earth eorms

[@Megarango009]

How many bio reactors need for 50 acre

[@youngredangus6041]

If you are treating the seeds very little. If you are doing infurrow 2lbs per acer.

[@northrockboy]

I have a ton in my garden. But not many in my small fields.

[@dustinfritzmeier1797]

This dudes beard and flannel make him seem legit!!

[@waldenkriger3790]

Oh by the way love you brother keep spreading the good news Jesus created the creeping things of the ground. Then created man from the earth. Our body is hugely microbiology. LORD bless you

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@islandgardener158]

You have such good info

[@youngredangus6041]

Thanks!

[@Krog12354]

If you are into regenerative agriculture.........why are you still raising livestock in feedlots?

[@youngredangus6041]

When we wean heifers sense we have between 1000-2500 acres of wheat to plant (any given year) and now are cutting roughly 4,000 acres of fall crops we wean them on a light grower ration. After harvest is done they go on cover crops Bulls are the same except I stell give them a light rations 2 months prior to the sale with cover crops if I have cover crops I can graze. Do you think this excludes a person from doing regenerative ag? If you think it does I’d encourage you to not be so ridge with your view. Everyone that choose to do regenrative ag is choosing to do a good thing. Not everyone’s journey is going to look the same. People are going to pick up practices at their own pace and in a way that works for them.

[@arfarms5711]

@@youngredangus6041 exactly. I think you’re doing amazing work

[@youngredangus6041]

@@arfarms5711 Thanks for the encouragement!

[@arfarms5711]

@@youngredangus6041 very welcome. We all have to start somewhere and you’re way ahead of any big acreage farmer. My hat is off to you. Bc of you I’m definitely changing a lot of things that’s within my power to go ahead and do.

[@johnthomas5806]

and if the farmers you talk to say they have no worms there are many worm farmers in America that sell and ship worms across the country..............

[@nmt9648]

Earthworms aren't native to North America. They're extremely detrimental to native forests. So I question why they would be needed in farming. Surely the ecosystem here was meant to function without them.

[@youngredangus6041]

Did you watch the whole video or read the article?