End of first grazing rotation on new farm with bull and steer mob, Greg goes on a rant!

End of first grazing rotation on new farm with bull and steer mob, Greg goes on a rant. With our recent 3-day rain total of 6.15", the forages have kicked into growing mode again. Nice to have surplus moisture to fill our ponds back up.
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[@jeaniepartridge6701]

Following your example we are pleased with the progress on our farm. We knew it wouldn't happen overnight but in 18 months we can see the difference.

[@quarrybrookfarms8156]

Awesome work Greg. Glad you got that rain and saved that farm from development!

[@AboveandBeyond44]

Congratulations on the rain! Think of all the time that Youtibers spend editing their videos. You deliver a treasure trove of info on the first cut everytime. It is always a pleasure to listen to a natural teacher unload amazing tidbits of pure wisdom and knowledge from a lifetime of experience. You and Jan are just a blessing here on the tube. Hope you both ave a blessed day today Greg!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@StoneBasses]

I always loved when you say that. The animals bought the farm.

[@unclelarry9138]

We welcome the rant. I learn something new every video.

[@bryanblackburn7074]

Nice group of bulls and steers. Greg you can rant all you want, I'm enjoying it!

[@Will-No-Co]

Thanks for the rant Greg. I never knew that about horses. Very interesting. Always learn something listening to Greg.👍

[@bryanblackburn7074]

Yep you are never too old to learn something new Greg is a walking encyclopedia.

[@nevinkuser9892]

It's still so common to hear farmers griping about feed costs. What a beautiful sight it is out on your solar powered grazing land.

[@dallasburgess5329]

Yep, I still gripe. I have pigs, their feed costs soooo much, and it's snow here 7-8 months a year, limiting the natural feed source for my other animals.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

@@dallasburgess5329 Wow, where do you live?

[@dallasburgess5329]

@@C.Hawkshaw Canada (of course 🤣) Interior of BC.

[@nevinkuser9892]

@@dallasburgess5329 My favorite idea I've heard about pig farming is collecting food waste from restaurants.

[@dallasburgess5329]

@@nevinkuser9892 There are programs here for that. But, the list is full. Previously established farmers get it all.

[@petereldracher5660]

Greg is epic.👍💪 Thank you for everything.

[@jeremylaufenberg8091]

I love the rants and when you get on that soap box. My favorite parts of your videos!

[@diastemarex9697]

good to know about the horses...

[@arg6193]

I learn so much from you! Thank you!

[@shinklehomestead6962]

Preach it Greg! Grass is the best food for ruminants, and ruminants are the best food for me.

[@jeffboothe2102]

Those cows look amazing.

[@marvinbaier3627]

Thanks for the video! Those bulls look great. I’ve been working a lot so I’m a little behind watching videos. I can’t wait to see my farm look like that. The pasture looks awesome! Since we made our land into pasture, the animals is doing a great job making it thicker. There is also more animals coming onto our property. I’m thinking the deer enjoy our property too.

[@DarrinsDaffs]

Greg, I am amazed at how fast the guys are losing their hair coats. The bull you pointed out at 1:40 looks like an early June coat!

[@jrisnerny]

All true! The only thing missing from this rant was the classic GJ "DON'T DO THAT!"

[@kkeenan536]

Thankful for all you do & it’s encouraging to see so many waking up to the truth of regen ag

[@goatsdoingstuff]

No lies were told in that rant Greg...none! hehe. You are one of the main reasons I barely mow anymore. Can't stand to be on that thing for more than an hour at a time nowadays. Dare I say I almost hate riding on that tractor and mowing! It's much more satisfying walking in the pasture with the goats and watching/hearing them munch away on forage. Every year more forage, more birds, more species of birds, more bugs and more worms show up. It's a beautiful thing and the icing on the cake is nutrient dense meat in the freezer! 🐐🐐🐐

[@brianhoxworth3881]

My grandfather always said, " if you ain't a cowboy don't get a horse " only get animals you can eat.

[@dombakuring16]

Nice ❤

[@chaddewitt2836]

Greg, when you hook the pond to them waterers could you show then process? Specifically, how you install a water line in an existing pond.

[@tommybounds3220]

Thank you for the video.

[@AudrieCarter]

Interesting you mentioned some points about horses at the end. I was really curious this morning about how horses would be managed within this system.

[@andreasherzog2222]

I can fully understand your rant. Your whole life is proof that the method works *and is profitable*. So why in hell do so few (%) ranchers get it???

[@user-og5cg6or6g]

Will the sheep be grazing this awesome pasture?

[@tatepierson4626]

Eat this! 😂❤

[@jaymecurry9350]

Greg, what time of the day do you move your cows? Thank you

[@Pepper-rn4hh]

QUESTION HERE... I'm more of a dog and horse person, my question is this; do cows (cattle) lie down and roll on their backs to itch and scratch, like horses do?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

No

[@Thylacine1]

How do you even price beef raised like this compared to it's factory farmed counterpart? These are orders of magnitudes better. It's really weird people try to argue AGAINST this...

[@ronaldharmon9891]

Greg if you use old Horse manure to fertilize a former crop farm would it still have Ivermectin in it? Thanks

[@leelindsay5618]

If its used on the horses...yep. If you compost it, you will break up most of it, but if you get it from regeneratively grazed horses that don't need the poisons, then you skip all that.

[@ronaldharmon9891]

@@leelindsay5618 I don't know your experience but your thoughts sound logical thanks for the input.

[@alterityregenerativeranchi7947]

Do you check all your ponds and water tanks every day?

[@charleswalters5284]

No, most have valves that are turned off most of the time

[@robinsonjohn4975]

Love your videos Greg! Just do me a favor and try not to swing that camera so much and so fast. I almost got nauseous watching. 😎

[@Ironrodpower]

More sheep vids

[@paulcallicoat7597]

Humans evolved to eat large animals. Some of the scientists even blame us for mass extinctions for hunting them into oblivion. I don't think that is true but we did develop a larger brain by eating all that good fat and therefore were able to make tools to harvest those huge grazers much more effectively and increased our numbers. This evolution took over 2 million years and it wasn't a clear and easy path to get there. Our ancestors were larger and had bigger brains than us later humans that started agriculture and this happened within a few thousand years by evidence found in excavations in Europe and Turkey going back 15 k years and more. Those cavemen were big and smart. 5 to 7 ton mastodon or a 10 ton mammoth was just so many days of feasting and clothing to a tribe of bipedal carnivores. No way did we eat plants to any large amounts which is now proven as far back as 100 K years on skeletons showing that 80% of the diet was meat and fats.The condition of the farmers clearly shows how they suffered for eating that way with arthritis,poor teeth formation and reduced height and mass of the skeletons. Many of the infants remain showing that the mothers were not getting nutrition of the caliber required to support a good supply of milk to feed them as well. Was it a conscience choice by humans to grow plants to eat or was it forced on them because of climate change or increasing populations of humans reducing the wild animal populations? I suggest anyone suffering from diabetes,arthritis,poor sleep and obesity to eat nothing but beef,water and a lot of salt for just 30 days. Don't ever trim any fat off of that beef,either. I eat it all and if it is lean get out the suet tub and add about 40% of the weight of the beef to it.I am now 73 years young and have eaten mostly beef,butter,eggs and bacon for just about 2 years. For the last 50 years I have not used or bought anything with veg oils.I kept trying to get along with my family who are clearly overweight and sugar addicted but I have now went full on carnivore and never felt better. I am down to what my weight was before I left the farm in 1970 at the age of 19. I have a 28 inch waist and weigh 132 lbs at 5'6". Lard,tallow,butter are actually healthy and what humans evolved to thrive on. Sugar,grains are just as bad for our health as it would be to feed cattle with. Would anyone feed their animals a diet composed of high sugar and veg oils and expect them to thrive and produce a usable product for our consumption? Why do cattle get fat marbled meat on grain? It is the lipids and natural sugars that cause a rise in blood sugar and the insulin will rise to take that sugar to convert to lipids and put it into the meat at a much higher rate than nature intended. It is this same reason why humans get obese. The fat made by good grass is not even 10 % of what is contained in grain.The grain fat has to be stored between the fibers of the muscles which is defined as marbling.A grass fed cow will have the majority of the fats on the surface of the muscles and around the internal organs.With a much higher ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 lipids. Keep on with that regenerative ranching Greg because this country needs you and a few million others to get our health on track. Humans around the world are suffering from poor nutrition caused by plant base diets and our brains are suffering which is reflected by the high rates of mental illness along with cancer and obesity.

[@tireddad6541]

Are deer herbivores? Sheep, goats, elk, moose....., oh, and cattle. Lamaas?

[@Sevenmilecattleco]

Glad you guys caught some rain Greg! What resources would you recommend to get a functional understanding of your line breeding program? Looking to start getting our cow size down and would like to know how to get started.