Gordon Hazard Talks Money Management In Beef Production

[@bschecker7812]

Finally some real information on KZbin concerning farming. This man basically confirmed every farmers worst nightmare! Yep, most of us owe to much money. If I could just go back to 1974 and restock my paid for farm, with my paid for steers. Then I to could take my boots off about noon and play the stock market. Lol. This man was truthful and probably gave some of the best advice I’ve heard yet. Here’s to many more years of farming for the Good Doctor.

[@wanderingtexan854]

This man was a encyclopedia of grass management and how to graze cattle I have found a lot of old interviews with him and that are amazing RIP sir

[@herdingcats3850]

This man should be teaching economics to grade schoolers. Very valuable info that I could have used years ago.

[@josephmoilliet8194]

Glad I could find this interview, this man is a legend!

[@mcinnisconstructs2788]

Great advice. Agree with others, he should have taught economics back in his prime. I just found his videos and can listen to them all day. RIP sir!

[@jtoddjb]

this guy makes it simple and practical. When it comes to farming, too many people are trying to reinvent the wheel instead of learning to properly work the one we have regardless of it's a big wheel or small

[@cashman3810]

An example of Mr. Hazard's finances../// he could have been driving around his farm in a BRAND NEW GM DENALI DURAMAX../ but instead he's out there in a $2,000 Mazda small truck... (many people could learn from this man..)

[@gillchad]

hit the nail on the head!

[@headfirst6227]

Same philosophy as Warren Buffett. Don't burn through your money showing off.

[@jtoddjb]

It's the first thing almost every farm boy I know goes out to buy, a superduty ford or Duramax chevy oftentimes even going into debt right there. Sets them way back in my opinion. I've made a ton of mistakes and wish I could start all over again knowing what I know now, but oh well. I would suggest if you have farming in your future, don't worry about being in a big rush to just look like a farmer. A reliable vehicle, cash in your pocket, clothing well suited to your area/climate, and you're already ahead of the curve. The next step should be developing relationships within local ag. even if it means doing some short term jobs you aren't really interested in. Don't burn bridges. And the 1 thing I see by young people in every damn farming video is debating what's the best. The best way of doing things, the best trucks, tractors, etc. There is rarely ever a best, so don't waste time or money or piss people off, who may have later been able to do business with.

[@matthewpoteet8876]

@@jtoddjb until you hit someone head on in that compact pickup and it breaks both your legs in four places like my buddy did. He has tons of money but drove that truck instead of his duramax because he is so tight that he worried about a few cents difference in the fuel mileage. My cummins 3500 dually gets 15.7 mpg and it is a tank, no worries in a crash. One truck takes care of all jobs. Driving those death trap compact pickups does not make sense.

[@jtoddjb]

so that's why all these young guys buy a big diesel dually with their first farm job and put rockstar rims, cool tires, and a chrome stack on it. It's all about safety.

[@cashman3810]

gotta love this guy.../ especially the part when he says " I was running 900 cows out here".. He truly said it like it was no big deal. This man was very efficient with his time and very wise..

[@davidroberts6810]

Thank you very much I can sit and listen to you all day

[@ashlynn3645]

Thank you for posting this. It was so informative. Thank you Dr. Gordon for sharing your wisdom!

[@Jefferdaughter]

Lots of great advice. Some people spend a few hours a day on their operations, then spend the rest of the day on direct marketing.

[@headfirst6227]

Everybody loves you when you're as old as the Constitution. The guy certainly has volumes of sound wisdom to share with anybody serious about the business. The thing is, I have the volume turned all the way up and can barely hear the sound of his voice. It would be nice if the uploader would digitally edit the sound so his voice would come through audibly. Seriously.

[@cashman3810]

This is the best you tube video I've ever seen before......!!!

[@Jefferdaughter]

If you make it to 90 years of age, what do you want to be doing? Turning into a vegetable in an old folks' home? Or grazing cattle?

[@Chukartramp]

Jefferdaughter I'd rather be sitting in my beat up old gmc chawing and tobaccy

[@makeaplaytv7034]

Gazing cattle 🐄

[@dennisholst4322]

Look at his eyes

[@dennisholst4322]

Wisdom is different than knowledge

[@charmainevandiford6622]

That Man had forgot more about cattle than a person will ever get from a class room. He has lived it. He gives good solid advice!

[@cashman3810]

Very Smart Man!! -- my Dad, Don Cash was very similar in thought to Mr. Hazard.. Rest in peace to both Men.. / they were both very unique and never had an unproductive day in their lives..

[@thetruth8958]

Thank you both, good interview I learn a lot from him.

[@keithmartin7831]

Eventually when the small family farm is gone. Look at food prices then. Shell oil just as an example owns tens of thousands of acres of farm land. If you don't pay their price they will shut off production. They are rich enough they won't care about farm income. There are insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, just to name a couple more that are huge farm owners. Watch and see

[@macbaker5884]

Real good advice an wisdom right there

[@jonathanhawkins9081]

very wise man.....

[@makeaplaytv7034]

Incredible video bro great job

[@XZaapryca]

This vid is gold.

[@davidazinger5639]

that old man got some understanding !!

[@MrDetailer-gn9hy]

If you have a good pasture with plenty of grass, how often should feed range cubes to your cattle?

[@johnnypopper1071]

if your grass is good quality with enough protein, you shouldnt have to feed cubes at all

[@MrDetailer-gn9hy]

johnny popper What about in winter?

[@jtoddjb]

+Alfred H. I'm sure you've figured it all out now seeing as the question was 5 months old, but you always watch your livestock closely and feed more or less depending on their body condition and what you want that condition to be. There are too many variables for it to be any set number or amount and it'll change from one year to the next anyway

[@Jefferdaughter]

Never. If you have good, feed efficient cattle (see Pharo Cattle Co website or Kit Pharo videos for info, but look for short, deep bodied, wide cattle with big spring of rib, and remember that smaller cattle are more feed efficient) - and manage your pasture right, keeping the cattle bunched up and moving them to a fresh area every day, the way wild cattle and other herd animals do, then they should not need range cubes, or any other suplemental feed. Watch the rumen fill (there should be no hollow in the upper flank area in front of the hook bones), and make sure they have access to the minerals they need, and cattle that have not been bred and selected to need 'babying' will thrive. See Pharo Cattle Col website, videos here on KZbin with Greg Judy, and Holistic Planned Grazing for more info.

[@Jefferdaughter]

If we learn to properly stock and manage the land with compact, feed efficient cattle that comne from stock that have never been 'babied', we can stockpile grass for winter grazing, and eliminate all, or nearly all, supplemental feeding in winter. See Jim Gerrish videos, and his book, 'Kick the Hay Habbit'. Ditto for range cubes. Land and taxes are high enough. If we are also buying in feed, or investing in expensive equipment & labor to make hay, we are just making money for other people. BTW. direct marketing finished beef to consumers is where the profit is. 100% 'grassfed' (no grain or soy EVER) is an expanding market. It takes more time and hassle, and finishing cattle on grass/pasture/hay takes more skill than buying in feed, but the beef will have a lot less chemical residues than grain-fed or grain-finished beef. Also, the nutrient content of 100% grassfed (forage fed, really) beef is much better: 10X or so higher in CLA, much better Omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio, and Vit K (basically absent in grain-fed beef). Note that grassfed beef MUST be 'finished' - nice and fat and marbled, not skinny and 'lean'. Lean beef is not tender. Also, you may need to hook up your customers with info on how to cook the less tender cuts - but when cooked properly, these cuts will be tender, and have the most flavor! If you are just starting out, it is worth raising just a few for yourself, and maybe some friends, and learn how to predictably produce superior beef - in nutrition and flavor. Then, when you share it, you will have customers willing to pay for it. Especially if you also avoid chemicals on your pasture, and in or on your cattle - and develop a relationship with your customers, who know you and know that they can rely on your integrity to not feed them and their families chemical tainted beef. Best of luck to you!!

[@thedeltabluesthedeltablues3828]

Love the advice .

[@brianleonard6885]

Thank you doc

[@darrenmisick8039]

Very very smart man, pay attention!

[@thefarmersdaughter8235]

The banksters and the speculators have ahold of the land now. Its to expensive.

[@landserviceco.6056]

One smart ole bird

[@jeff-hh9mc]

$30 a bale those days are gone. $85 a bale where I am now.

[@c_turfgrass7773]

Hard to make money with cattle. Be wise, have over 500 head (steers or mommas), watch the cash spending closely, work your day job, keep the fence up.

[@Jefferdaughter]

Stalk grazing used to be a great idea. Now, with the corn being most all GMO, and more and more chemicals being used on even non GMO crops as dessicants, it no longer seems like a good idea. Yes, the ag chemicals are showing up in livestock, and in people.

[@keithmartin7831]

The bestest problem with stock grazing is people Forget corn has changed. Farmers want it to stand longer, more kernel production from each plant. Now we have smaller sturdy stalks with No nutritional value at all. But we wonder what stalk grazing doesn't produce like it used too.

[@keithmartin7831]

I'm sorry my autocorrect changed Biggest to bestest and Stalk to stock. My brain autocorrect is awful Sorry

[@berniebass3575]

The problem is there's too much greed in this world Old timers might know the trick but the young folk first thing first thing they do is go out and buy a brand new truck brand new trailer brand new everything brand new boots brand new hat and start spending money like it's growing on trees so the young folk got a lot to learn but they're too high tech so little pay attention to the old folk.

[@desiseveright]

Second year, all profits went to more cattle. Equipment is higher than the cattle. Im loosing my tail.

[@whitenoise11111]

I CAME FROM TAI LOPEZ

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

16 cows disliked this video

[@bryangravely1529]

Wisdom

[@ziauddin7948]

i couldn't understand what he is saying as voice is low & age related pronunciation #

[@wallacewimmer5191]

👍👍💵

[@TOMMYSURIA]

Great content, awful audio 😥

[@DrCarr-nb1tf]

Stop spitting sir ! Goodness etiquette is a hell of a thing

[@MrSheepherder88]

spitting is what got him 90 years FACT" been around those type guys all my life

[@RTROTA]

He’s literally on the farm, you smug elitist. Get off your high horse and back to the city.

[@rayfart2443]

I been you let men pee in your Fannie.

[@heathlamprecht1514]

One the best men I know spits every few minutes and he would probably knock your head off your shoulders if you tried to call him out on it!! 🤣

[@charmainevandiford6622]

That Man had forgot more about cattle than a person will ever get from a class room. He has lived it. He gives good solid advice!

[@charmainevandiford6622]

I wasn’t sure if he had passed away as he was in 80s for a lot of his videos. Hate to hear he is gone. Great Man I would have loved to sit down and talk with!