Intensive Rotational Grazing

[@jotapits]

I'm a newbie and I've been reading and watching pretty much every video on rotational grazing in the last few months and can say that this is one of the most complete ones out there, thanks for sharing and congratulations @grazingdays

[@longjefferson]

Thank you for making it easier to understand. It saves me hours of reading time.

[@jimbo92107]

Excellent presentation. Well paced, well enunciated, good graphics, good writing, and a solid foundation of current eco science. I wish all farmers were learning from guys like you.

[@xCAHALx]

First of: good job on video, its so hard to be concised and efficient with all the information related to pasture and just general farming. Enjoyed your voice and docs, and thank your for putting such content. The introduction is not of Allan's work, its of André Voisin, his work was the kickstarter to many work in many different fields which include's Allen's. If your looking for Intensive Rotational Grazing, look for Harry Weir's work "Techno-Grazing" which also evolved from André's work and many others, it is a lot more farming orientated than Allan's work. André's work laid the bed for a more "work with nature rather fight it", which translated by raising a lot of problems and questions as adressed in his books. Harry Weir solved a lot of them (mainly the fencing and water technologies, stock management aspects like for instance the "space bubble effects" which lowers production: no more than 30 cattle stock in one group is very important for optimal animal performance, the shapes of the paddocks are equally important, squares are best, rectangles are ok, no weird shapes, sharp angles etc.) and raised more questions (sustainability etc.).

[@wenatahakwano3718]

Thank you for all the references

[@johnnypea5369]

thanks for the presentation! I have heard 'rotational grazing' mentioned many times, but this is the first time someone explained it clearly and completely. thanks again!!

[@downbntout]

Rotational grazing involves permanent paddock divisions and doesn't adapt to what the grass is doing. This is called intensive because the management must be constantly adapting. Other names for this are MIG, management-intensive grazing, Adaptive grazing, Grass-based decision-making, but ultimately the name that includes all the factors is Holistic Grassland Management

[@o00oZu1o00o]

Well, that was the best lecture on grazing I ever had!

[@johnndamascene]

Wish I had watched this years ago! Thank you so much for a marvelously succinct presentation.

[@scottyg4605]

Hi Paul, thanks for a great video. May I suggest that you plant coppice tree's all along those ditches as extra forage for your cattle. Also they will help clean up those excess nutrients in the runoffs and will provide wood for wood stove 👍👍👍

[@TheDrrbc]

One of the most clear I’ve heard. You should be faculty at A&M.

[@FionaFortune]

Thanks for this presentation, Great how to of Savory's brilliant ideas. Cheers

[@bryangaomab2597]

Very pertinent information for farmers.It is good for rangeland rehabilitation .

[@NS-pf2zc]

This was an informative presentation, thank you.

[@Garrettito6671]

This video the entire first 31 minutes. Very calm, informative, uses lamen terms so it’s easily understandable to any viewer but explains the science well. 31:25 (paraphrased slightly) if you stress the animals out, they’ll literally shit out your money

[@kikadoh1976]

Hi Paul, thanks for this presentation! very informative and clear.

[@seanoehlrich5627]

Good bit of information here, I'm currently planning out a small homestead here in northern Florida so this was very useful thank you.

[@drclivewilliams1752]

Thank you. Very very helpful and very straight forward.

[@i_be_eternity]

Each pause in ur speech I start day dreaming. Keep going. Keep me interested. Don’t let my mind find its own conversation.

[@frankdavey7125]

Nice job. And good luck looks like you have a lot of understanding of cattle. Regards Frank

[@petersibbald]

Awesome lecture, Paul, thank you.

[@TheIntuitiveBodyFoodieNetwork]

This is incredibly informative & helpful education. Thank you!

[@kenanklovitch8117]

Excellent video, such a clear explanation, Thank you.

[@tealpaddles8664]

Voisin's book on grazing was written in France about rotational grazing circa 1900 and was the go to bible for all who grazed pre 1990

[@grazingdays]

Thanks for watching. It was a fun presentation to prepare.

[@liammulligan1279]

That was very well explained. I'm already on this bus . This helps alot

[@marioduddu471]

Thanks for presenting a practical application of Allan Savory's methods of managing grasslands.

[@jgiajnorio]

great video, tons of great information. looking forward to trying this myself. just working on pasture layouts and prepping the land for seed. would love any recommendations or tips

[@JanetPhillipsTheGrassIsGreener]

This is very vital, need to know information! Wow!

[@fisherh9111]

This is a wonderful presentation. Thankyou.

[@Steaphany]

I'm going to try this rotational grazing with my 67 acre Horse ranch here in Texas

[@TT-Freak]

And how did that work out for you?

[@carlosramon6102]

bumping for science

[@LC-oi4um]

Have any reports for fellow Texans?

[@bokhalikh6248]

awesome lecture. Thanks, man

[@hakkakdeniz4820]

This viedo is very goog for me and thanks a lot , best regards

[@hakkakdeniz4820]

This video is very good for me and thanks a lot for

[@federicomiranda3220]

Great Vídeo!! Thanks for share!! Greetings from Formosa Argentina

[@DutchStar]

Thanks for putting this together

[@raurkegoose5233]

It wasn't developed by Savory, Savory got it from Voisin, who changed Savory's thinking from "get the cattle out of here" to "cattle are our saviors".

[@downbntout]

Voisin was on the coast of France, one of the few areas in the world that don't lack for moisture (rain/humidity). He figured out that it's not animal numbers, rather the amount of time their grazing pressure is on a given spot of land. Savory figured out how to deal with land that is bone dry part of the year. Voisin might have been forgotten if Savory hadn't helped his message fit more types of land.

[@bclaytz]

Not even a farmer but I've been obsessed with watching videos about holistic management recently lol. How to begin? Seems so scary but I'm obviously interested in it ...

[@stenbjorsell7054]

A graet video touching on most of the important points, before brought to light by Joe Salatin, Alan Savory and last and never least Andre Voisin who wrote the book ”Grass Productivity”. "Big farming" will try all they can to stamp out these natural practices that usually add 400% output to an average cattle farm. Farmers Journal do not write about it more than once as their advertisers go mad: No fertilizers and very little farm machinery required. And it is Carbon negative, i.e. this kind of farming takes carbon from the air and ADDS it to the soil which makes it a better place for microorganisms to live, replicate and store water. See also Joe Salatins polyface farm: How to buy land for $50.- per acre! He did it, over and over again !

[@Jefferdaughter]

Good points all, Sten! 'The Stockman Grassfarmer' and 'Acres USA' both publish articles on holistic planned grazing, and other forms of eco-agriculture approches that work with nature to restore and improve soil quality while producing nutritious (and tasty!) foods.

[@JanetPhillipsTheGrassIsGreener]

Jefferdaughter We are moving to the MatSuValley, Wasilla Alaska. Are their problems like these there? That may be a silly question. I am very new to all this. I guess I ask because Wasilla is such lush land. Palmer Alaska produces boutiful gardens.

[@jotapits]

Sten Björsell you mentioned Salatin's 'how to buy land for...'. Is that a video? A page? Can you please share a link to it? I wasn't able to find it. Thanks!

[@uralhabib]

Отличная лекция!!!

[@Jefferdaughter]

Further reading: Anything by Allan Savory. Voison. Jim Gerrish has a couple good books on grazing management. Jerry Brunettis 'Farm as Ecosystem' is, IMHO, a masterwork. Darren Doherty is a consultant who brings together Holistic Planned Management principles with permaculture and keyline design for managing plants and animals on larger properties. Greg Judy uses Holistic Management, and a couple good vidoes on YT feature his experiences. Getting out there and mooooving your own livestock while keeping good records and observing both the plants & animals is the best teacher. **Remember: the cattle, other animals, plants, soil microbes, fungi, and soil macro-life are really all ONE unit.**

[@downbntout]

Jefferdaughter Thanks, much here to take away, you mention authors I hadn't read yet. Can't ever have enough Greg Judy. Jim Gerrish is wonderful and Dawn Gerrish is my source for braided polywire.

[@downbntout]

Updates please, with new G Earth images, soil photos, and different pasture stages? Edit: and changes to your land's carrying capacity?

[@armymobilityofficergoarmy7754]

Do you have a diagram for how you would have laid out the pasture based on your experience?

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

Excellent presentation

[@wenatahakwano3718]

Absolute fundamentals

[@angkit216]

That’s the science of fertilizing the land by your own livestock

[@downbntout]

You get back about 80% of what went into the cow's mouth, plus what they trample, which helps old grasses lie down to be taken back into the topsoil. So this is what works.

[@benjaminwolf9241]

Very Good Präsentation! I have a question though: where does the plant store energy in the roots exactly? As Long as the plant photosynthezises, it can pump liquid sugars to the roots where they are exudated in the soil and exchanged for nutrients that the microorganisms provide. However, when there is no liquid sugar to offer bcs the plant is clipped, where comes the energy from to get nutrients? Thanks a lot in advance

[@Rhinoch8]

I thought that managing all those lanes would be difficult. Why not making something like a giant loop or circuit for rotating the cows, designed so that they always have access to water? You could even make hedges that produce fruits as fencing!

[@malpeterson3087]

Sean Maddox we do have government pushing these ideas. However, they are agencies that are concerned about preservation and conservation not utilization and sustainability. Look at a BLM or USFS agency policy in the Western US and youll notice that they look at allotment areas that are heavily utilized, not where there is underutilized, which is just as devistating. Government agencies have too many policies which are intended to benefit, but are just as destructive as the practices they are trying to inhibit. Not saying all agencies or agendas are bad, but they all need to be reevaluated. Also, not trying to offend just adding my thoughts from personal experience.

[@teej783]

Stop worrying about offending people. You are absolutely correct. Government agencies attract people who are not really experts and are too arrogant to reevaluate their decisions when the results are undesirable. Instead, these power mad individuals come up with additional policies that are akin to piling crap on crap instead of starting over with an alternative plan.

[@luciocorrea4716]

Ya no sirve conservar , hay que regenerar , hacer suelo nuevo , vivo y en mejora permanente.

[@malpeterson3087]

@@luciocorrea4716 Gracias por la perspectiva, mi paradigma está cambiando de alimentar al ganado a alimentar el suelo. El suelo es vida y estoy de acuerdo en que necesitamos mejorar la salud del suelo para mejorar otros aspectos de nuestros negocios de rancho.

[@peterclark6290]

Allan Savory credits André Voisin as the founder of rotational grazing. Allan brought in the use of Science.

[@judomagyar]

wonderful!

[@luciocorrea4716]

Hola vivo en Argentina y conozco bien el proceso del PRV , me encantarìa poder trabajar de eso en Nueva zelanda , para ganar experiencia , conocer y mejorar mi nivel de inglès.

[@williamchamberlain2263]

Cool; very cool. Have you considered growing hedges to replace the fences, over time?

[@downbntout]

Works in England where there's no time of year where plants die of drought

[@Horizon_a2021]

Hi! Nice presentation! I would like to know if any studies related to nutrient cycles in your intensive grazing farm was done and articles were published? thanks.

[@dbgldcndr]

Thank you

[@KwoodNationRevlation]

CAP-IH-LARRY's, thank you for a good video.

[@downbntout]

Canadian guy, gotta cut the poor guy some slack, eh?

[@tammoilliet8683]

After about 4 words, I was like, this guy sounds Canadian... Then I heard "Ontario". We know the sound of our kind eh!

[@jenniferbunker2757]

We have horses, goats, pigs, and chickens so in what order should we rotate them and in what order?

[@Pilouritou]

For more informations you should look the book of andre voisin of 1957 " la productivité de l'herbe"

[@ShaggtyDoo]

Brilliant presentation. Can you recommend some books for further reading? Thanks,

[@luciocorrea4716]

In spanish the book of Luis Carlos Piñeiro Machado.

[@triciahill216]

Does your bull get ornery when separated from the cow herd if you do that to control calving season? If so, how do you move your fence and remain safe doing so? A local farmer was recently killed by his “safe” bull when rotating his cattle. I’m looking for suggestions as to how we can rotationally graze our two bulls (move the temporary polybraid daily) from March 1 to July 1 (when separated from the cow herd) and not get in harms way? Thank you.

[@jackrhodes8425]

Just one point I'd like to correct if I may. Grandin means well but Bud Williams does it a lot better when it comes to handling animals. Find out for yourself. You won't be sorry.

[@PhongNguyen-ky5hc]

17:00 Would it be fair to say that properly cuts grass is still grow faster than a hoofed grass?

[@wallacewimmer5191]

👍👍

[@WadcaWymiaru]

The fetility of th soil dependa on biologicial activity. What do life need the most? WATER! To keep moisture long enough we need BIOCHAR! Biochar alone can do it after ONE nitrogen charge! After crossing certain limit there is no "dry season" anymore!

[@Andrew_Lewis01]

Better still use series of Bud Box's to build yards far superior to Grandin designs.

[@jolonf]

Current Google Maps photo looks nice and green: www.google.com.au/maps/place/Bowesville+Rd,+Ottawa,+ON,+Canada/@45.2618472,-75.619594,1150a,35y,90h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4ccde213fdb0818b:0x482a18fd70b7e91e!8m2!3d45.2844079!4d-75.6308023

[@bruble14]

if you google map this farm, it's completely green.

[@davidwithers7181]

What do you do about winter? Do you buy hay?

[@grazingdays]

I would recommend a book by Allan Savory called "Holistic Resource Management" published in 1988: ISBN0933280629 and in preparing for this presentation I came across this interesting article from West Virginia University published in 2005: "Pasture Management for Pasture-finished Beef"

[@markschroter2640]

How much land are you using for 40 head on a typical year?

[@sean2799]

Not related to "Intensive Care Unit"?

[@ChronoLegionarius]

Ty

[@PhatPockets]

22:39 and Bob's your uncle 😂😂🤷‍♂️

[@stealtime]

@grazingdays what is the total number of animals that you have on your farm?

[@lochorganicgardens9208]

How many cows per acre

[@Rasulis]

Ha, sorry about the typo in my apology about my typos.

[@roseseme3512]

hello how much space you will need for 10 caw for grazing rotation please ?

[@adolthitler]

That depends on your climate and soil.

[@profewilian]

How many acres you have..?

[@ChronoLegionarius]

Let us know how thats working for you

[@CommieCat]

Do you just leave them in the same pasture over night or do you move them to the next day before sundown? Or do your cows spend nights in a barn

[@grazingdays]

I generally move the cattle around noon. Once a day and leave them in the pasture overnight. Our cattle are outside both summer and winter

[@downbntout]

The grass will be your guide as you develop your grazier's eye. Put them on when you have soft green seedheads, take them off when you have 4-6" of leaf. Only put them on grassland a short time to let the hooves help the roots but not kill them. Move your shade n water if possible to prevent pugging. If you pen animals then move the corral often.

[@jotapits]

grazingdays Thanks for the great video. How about grazing in the tropics? Would you recommend using some kind of portable shading to move along with the cattle?

[@downbntout]

jotapits Better yet, silvopasture, meaning keeping some trees in the pasture. Do a search using that name. The trees will eventually be a second income stream if they can be sold, as timber logs or as young nursery stock. You can use electric fence to keep the animals off the trees, or just move them from section to section so fast they don't bother the trees much. Some grass species do better with partial shade due to higher soil moisture. Shade structure would be good until trees give enough shade

[@downbntout]

jotapits What's your location? When I was in Florida long-eared cattle did well in hot weather without much chance for shade

[@marcelopadillaopplig]

Is ir possible to include with horses and goats?

[@profewilian]

Yes, It´s possible. The horses and goats is excellente grazing

[@downbntout]

Horses can injure goats. You may need to fence them apart or at least have an area where the goats can go but the horses can't.

[@dungeonmaster6292]

those pictures showing the tree roots going deep are highly inaccurate

[@YajaJamaica]

GREEN PASTURES Psalm 23:2 Greener pastures - a place or thing that is an improvement on one’s current situation; be put out to grass - forced into retirement; be put out to pasture - retired from work, allowed to roam freely in field/pasture. For sheep pasture is not only a place but food - laying down in green pastures is like lying down in a very large plate of food 😋. What does this mean for a Christian? Our Good Shepherd cares for us in abundance, as far as the eyes of faith can see. Lock out ‘reality’ and let in love - no matter what happens JESUS loves us end and beginning.

[@susannahbolton6591]

great vid but the grazing animals follow the rains. it has nothing to do with predators.

[@greggolden4871]

What is ca-pilaries??? You mean cap-il-laries?

[@wendyscott8425]

Do you suppose Canadians pronounce it differently? I was kinda surprised to hear that, too.

[@stephaniedoan7114]

Hi 😊

[@raytvmy]

u know, i really love all these ideas and i think they would definitely save the world. but there's 1 obstacle we need to remove first... the governments. they can either cease to exist or they should reduce its size and power.

[@BTech5]

wtf who's bob time 22:33

[@Rasulis]

sorry about types.

[@anthonypayne6032]

and Bobs your uncle ? ok when do I get to meet him

[@joshandnissa]

Bob's your uncle?

[@Rasulis]

Ray Tek, you have it all backwards. We need to government to setup the infrastructure and systems for these policies and actively push them. Right now, our government is support massive corporate farming practices that put short term profit over long term sustainability and economic stability. The problem isn't the government, it is that we have allowed massive amounts of money to infiltrate and corrupt all our great institutions, both public and private, for the benefit of a select few.

[@greenghost6416]

Great idea. Lets give all those corrupt government officials more money.

[@abdulrazakdhaga444]

Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence. [Holy Quran 20:54]

[@greenghost6416]

Oh no

[@jimbronson687]

Wow I watched 4 other videos on this topic. one was useless. One was ok. The other two had at most 1 point you did not cover however tour had way more data well presented. I do not recal the name of some presidential candidate who said farming was something Anyone could do but you Sir know Farming Science Cattle Ranching and teaching. No wonder the candidate lost.

[@cosmodave69]

Great Work then Shit Happens

[@rorkgoose6114]

Intensive rotational grazing was developed by Alan savory. LIE If savory is telling his cultists this, the he is a liar.