Here is how to pick out a cull cow!

[@666-y8w]

Wow! I just now happened upon tour video 4 years later and already I feel a rich man just walking away after watching your video. The wisdom you share is more valuable than gold in my hands. I am new to cattle and can say I feel leaps and bounds ahead of some of the local breeders. Thank you for posting and I wish you continued success and health.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Your welcome!

[@NS-pf2zc]

This visual is worth a thousand words, Greg. Something clicked watching how you made the comparison. I could really see it with that first and second cow. Thank you!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Natasha that is awesome, glad it clicked for you! Hope things are going well with you folks, tell your husband hi for me.

[@NS-pf2zc]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher He says hello back! We are doing alright. 😊

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

@@NS-pf2zc awesome!

[@johnchase4408]

Agreed.

[@allonesame6467]

You have to know what to look for. The observations you accumulate when you walk your herd, your paddock, and your fence-line is the data you need to be able to make management decisions that can lead to efficiency and profit. Thank you, Greg and crew, for showing what can be done!

[@johncourtneidge]

Yes: the best fertilizer us the farmer's boot!

[@HuntsT]

Greg I really really like the trend in topics of your new videos. They are exactly the answers to questions we have all been looking for. Love your videos and thank you for taking the time to do these for us.

[@tolbaszy8067]

A great person speaks more of the people who helped him/her gain knowledge, rather than boast of their own accomplishments without gratitude to their teachers. Greg Judy, you are a great man! Thanks for sharing your inspirational journey.

[@JohnVanRuiten]

Dang I love your herd Greg. They are so beautiful. I've learned so much from you, I only wish it had been 40 years ago.

[@JohnVanRuiten]

Love watching your cows Greg. They're always eating!! Or walking from one field to the next.

[@ka6148]

We also breed for a fermentation tank & we do dairy cattle. Guernseys & Jerseys

[@bobg.3206]

That second cow also has a long and low conformation. Nice part about culling the first one is that she has a calf on her so they can sell as a pair rather than a cull.

[@prayerangel1]

Been preaching the importance of the cull for years. Strange how many people think they can raise livestock without consistent culling for excellence. I think they just like the drama of dealing with poor results in their herds and flocks.

[@delberth.atcitty9141]

Thank you for what you do and all that you say. Continue to pass on information. ♥️♥️ God bless you.

[@markfunk5061]

Greg Ck. out Wichita eagle wed 19th General Mills chooses Kansas for restorative farming project. People are starting to take up the cause with your help. Keep up the good work Mark

[@SaltyCowFarms]

Between the confirmation lessons and the Teddy reference I owe you a 🍺 at the least! I Appreciate your work Greg!

[@patrickblack7065]

I would love to see your handling pens/corral. To pick out those culls and salers

[@cjamonwilliams]

He culls them in the field with the electric wire that not hot.. But the cows don't know its not..

[@America-First2024]

Good looking bull calf at 7:32. 😊👍🏻

[@chelemichele1524]

Beautiful cattle... Have a good evening ☃️☃️☃️

[@tcotroneo]

What does beef cow milk taste like? Over here in NJ, the farms that tend to pop up into existence are rescue farms.. One nearby to me.. They collect and haul out their manure into large piles then order a dumpster to pickup and collect the manure.., It’s a shame that folks with deep pockets have soft spots for animals but no idea how to manage their land.. I’ve recently become acquainted with the farm helper, and forwarded on these video series...

[@bigfootbubba1425]

0:48 (#1 Ear-tag 746. #2 ear-tag 518) I'm not sure what you mean by leg? Is it the length of the leg? Is it the front leg, Back leg, or is it the distance from the belly to the ground, or how fat and round the leg is, or a combination of them all? maybe use one of those butchers cuts charts and tell us with that just to clarify. How many Cows did not calf this year but have calved in the past and at what age is a cow done/finished breeding?

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Belly to the ground. Short legs fine bone.

[@emilmoldovan1789]

Great video! Thank you for sharing the best of your knowledge, everything you said it’s so helpful and beneficial to get into this business

[@samanthamehr2636]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

[@HereBeRabbit]

Those cows have beautiful color.

[@guthriewhyte4395]

I’ve learned a lot in this video, it was great to see the difference in the heifers! It’s fascinating how you are pushing your cattle to test them and see which ones fit in your environment. Also, I’ve seen videos with Kit Pharo who explains, like yourself, that lots of milk isn’t a maternal trait it just leads to higher maintenance. I’m reading Sarah Flack’s book at the moment and she said Tall Fescue & Birdsfoot trefoil are ideal for stockpiling for winter as they continue growing in cooler weather and keep green leaves after frosts. Is this pasture a pure stand of fescue? Thanks again for sharing, I really enjoy watching your videos!

[@jamesrebanks6194]

Greg - loving your work. We farm in the UK and are learning from you. But please tell us about your finishing of steers and whether you separate them from the herd and how/when you sell and who to etc - thank you

[@happilyretiredmark2964]

The "ole boy" in Alabama played in the band "Alabama" didn't he?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes he did and they still are cranking out concerts that sell out. They sound as good as they ever did!

[@bigwhane8603]

What if you only have a few cows and they’re all junk.. do you keep them until you have enough to cull or what

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Get a good bull, keep the cows you have and breed them to him. Keep your best heifers and in a couple years your whole herd will be good ones.

[@LC-oi4um]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher what is your thoughts on artificial insemenation?

[@3Sphere]

Thanks so much for that information Greg! I found Gerald Frye's book (Reproduction and Animal Health by Charles Walters and Gearld Fry) It's A cult classic! Like all really sought after books, it doesn't come cheap even on eBay but I went ahead and snagged it new on Amazon. I am excited to read it! You give the BEST information! There's lots of crap information around but you have the good stuff!!! :) That bit on Teddy Gentry and South Poles was real interesting too. I'm researching them a lot more seriously now.... All the Best!

[@r.soleprop329]

How are South Polls when it comes to marbling?

[@johncourtneidge]

Again, excellent, including all comments and replies! Best! John

[@darrellneuner7466]

I wish I could compete with row crop guys to rent ground, just to be able to rotate like you

[@chapcod]

What kind of cattle breed do you have?

[@darrellneuner7466]

@@chapcod reg angus/Angus/cross. We lost hay (wet) ground this year to 220 acre cash rent

[@jwhitley101whitleyfarms9]

Great looking cattle

[@YaYaLee]

What do you do with all the bull calves? How many cows/heifers per bull do you run?

[@michaelflores9796]

Lee good question

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Some are left as bulls and sold as sires for other folks wanting to start their own grass genetic cow herd. Some of the bulls are made into steers.

[@YaYaLee]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher How many cows/heifers to one bull?

[@michaelvaughn7137]

Which is a better eating cattle south poll or a beefmaster ?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I’m sure there are tasty ones in both breeds

[@navaskyy7764]

Thanks for specifying that this is for beef cattle production. Im trying to learn all i can now while im working to afford my land and animals for home use. So my cows will be milk and meat. Any advice on what to look for in culling cows when youre also interested in having a cow that does produce more milk so you can effectively calf share.

[@shaneemanuelle6243]

Do you keep the calf and give it a chance or cull it once it's mature as well?

[@rickmatz1935]

Howdy. Why do you wait to castrate?

[@martysaskatchewan740]

Do you know if this breed will work in Canada? Anyone in Alberta or Saskatchewan?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I would not raise them in Canada.

[@buffranchAB]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher why would you not raise them in Canada ? They would not do good in the colder winters ? Or more reasons ?

[@johnchase4408]

Mr. Judy, I cleared some land of the trees to make pasture for Cattle but I need to know what should I plant for ground cover. You mention Fescue a lot, but is there a specific kind and should I plant a mix of things?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I would plant the type that is adapted to your farm. It probably is Kentucky 31 fescue.

[@CaryKelly11]

I like big guts and I cannot lie.

[@kennethwilliams6469]

What is fesque not sure of the spelling how long does it take to grow it and does it grow well in Alabama

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Check with your local NRCS office to see if fescue grows in your area of Alabama.

[@danmiller4774]

How many heifer calves did Grandma have

[@andrewlock7397]

Hi Greg How many cattle have you atm and out of that how many would you be selling of to market. Great video.

[@robinbishop468]

Greg, please excuse my ignorance, why do some of your animals have horns and some not?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

The ones that have horns are not pure South Polls.

[@the0628]

Do you always run the bulls with the cows? No breeding season?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Bulls are taken out March 1st, put back in with the cows July 1st.

[@waveoflight]

When you say cull and getting rid of the cows do you mean the same thing? Do you cull all them the same way?

[@robertsquier7954]

Greg, you showed your yearling heifer, do you separate them out to avoid them getting bred the first year? Or has it not been a problem?

[@cherryfarms2135]

Robert Squier that’s my question... I know good quality cattle can get bred at 7 months.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We don't treat our heifers any differently than we do our cows. So the heifers get no special feed which helps in them not cycling. We also don't wean the heifers, this seems to help them not cycle early. It is not 100% , we get a few that have bred early over the years.

[@cherryfarms2135]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher what do you mean you don’t wean heifers? So you just leave them on the cow till the cow naturally weans them or the next calf comes?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

@@cherryfarms2135 yes that is correct. Have not weaned for 15 years. There is a process that we went through before we took this step. Maybe a video will explain it better.

[@bigdog1391]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thank you for this, it's helping me figure out our herd dynamics immensely

[@AcesUpOffroad]

Good stuff Greg.

[@angus186]

I'm new to your page. When did you start grazing this particular paddock? How long will you graze it? How long will you let it rest? Thanks

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

In the winter non-growing season we graze our pastures about every 60-70 days. We move the mob of animals twice per day. We don't come back until the pasture is clean from rain or snow.

[@johnchase4408]

That was Great info. Thank you.

[@davidwalters9462]

Greg, when you cull, you sell the animal or do you process them?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

If the cull animal is fat we sell them as grass finished beef. If the animal is thin, she is sold at auction.

[@MEME-mp7ek]

Can you do a video on your breeding? Pure or cross, inbred? Im reading up and seems pure bred cross is best but im not sure. Thanks from southwest missouri!

[@wendyscott8425]

If I lived that close, I'd certainly go visit his farm! Nothing like seeing for yourself. :)

[@jmhamilton87]

I’m in upstate SC, and have similar weather to Alabama. What was the name of that farm you purchased your South Pole from? Also, are there any good sheep closer to me to purchase for breeding stock? If not I’ll be making the 12 hour trip to your farm!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Bent Tree Farm at Fort Payne, Alabama

[@lessforloans]

I’m in upstate as well. On lake keowe where abouts are you! I’m looking to get some land maybe Walhalla or central and get some livestock. Just moved here from CA

[@jmhamilton87]

@@lessforloans Hey! I’m in Anderson, SC. Pretty close to Lake Hartwell.

[@lessforloans]

@@jmhamilton87 nice. I love it here. Any thoughts to where I can get a cleared piece of land let me know. Really like 6 mile and central but open to land I’d need to clear as well

[@billbenyahsrael535]

Do you sell South Poll in Va. ?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes

[@wildedibles819]

Looking good friends

[@tritchie6272]

I've seen a video where this cull is better than somebodies whole herd and that guy was talking about how good his cattle were doing. I watched a few more of his video's and it looked like he was feeding them everything possible and they still looked half starved. I wish he would watch a few of your video's and maybe buy your culls.

[@lawsonlawnandfarm8073]

I love what you do there.. you got it going on for sure. I just looked up that breed I didn’t even put two and two together that it was teddy from the band Alabama. That’s awesome. Are you able to get more out of those cattle or the beef when you sell or does that breed just work for you well? Been watching your videos for awhile but didn’t realize what breed you had. Now my curiosity is up! Haha

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They work great on fescue, heat and humidity. Yep, that's right it is Teddy from the band Alabama. Just a good ole country boy that knows a lot about developing good cattle.

[@dantheman9135]

ThankQ

[@BenSpitzerTX]

Enjoying your videos, Mr. Judy. Do you do any preg checking or do you rely on your records to identify them when they don't calve?

[@SasquatchBioacoustic]

Greg, it looks like a few of your girls are having issues with mites and losing some patches of hair. How do you deal with that? Cull for it? Ignore it?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

7 days of April sun takes care of them. Don't kill your soil pouring chemicals on your cows to kill mites. Nature's sun will take care of it perfectly.

[@cherryfarms2135]

So how do you know who’s breeding who? How do you have a year old bull that you say he bred a few? I don’t get it... cows look great!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We run a commercial herd, I don't care who gets the cow bred. When a cow comes into heat with 20 bulls chasing her, she gets bred!!

[@cherryfarms2135]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher so let me get this straight, you have several bulls with several ages of heifers, you don’t know whose breeding who, then how do you cull you’re bulls? How do you sell any of you’re heifers not knowing whose the daddy lol. I’m really not trying to be rude or anything, I’ve really learned some valuable information from you’re videos; it just seems to me you’re totally opposite of conventional farming

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

@@cherryfarms2135We band all inferior bulls at 1 year of age into steers. We don't cull bulls, we sell them to folks that want to start their own herd of grass genetic animals. We only use a bull once. We do things a bit different but our results have been breathtaking. The bulls that have the highest sperm count and testosterone get to breed and settle the females. It has worked the same way in nature for 1000's of years. Nature is best at selecting the best!

[@revhankreid5843]

#EastgateTentRevival

[@Lucas-qb3bs]

I’m here from the live stream!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Welcome!

[@calebjs26]

Greg, Ive been following your videos for a long while now and I love your content. I Have a small farm in the snow belt of PA with 31 breeding cows. I currently have traditionally Horned Irish Dexter Cattle because they do pretty good on grass alone, but I want to increase my herd genetics to be even more efficient on grass. My cows range between 7-800 lbs and my bull is around 1200 lbs. I'm curious if you think breeding to a south poll bull would be a good idea or would the calf be too large for a dexter cow. Our calves generally weight between 30-40 lbs at birth.

[@foseninfo8954]

The productivity of Your fields determine Your economy, not breed, at least as long as it is of moderate size.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Most of our South Poll calves come out at 50-60 lbs. I do know a rancher that put Charlois bulls on Dexter cows and he claimed those Dexter cows had no problem calving! I would have thought that you would have to pull every calf. The end result was that he took a cheaper Dexter cow and got some pretty good calves out of them for cheap.

[@joebeach]

Rookie question. I hear folks talk about wet cows, dry cows, open cows, and cull cows. What’s the difference and how do you pick the ones to sell - this video lesson aside. Thanks /s: Dumb as a Rock

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Sounds like a good topic for a video and we can educate everyone !

[@DanBeamer]

Awesomeness!

[@johncourtneidge]

Marvellous to hear how we all stand on the shoulders of giants! Learning in society. Some would rightly say socialists learning. But for too many damaged by individualism, that would be a statement too far. Sad, that. Big gut, short leg!

[@buffyplays2577]

cool video, keep up the great work!

[@scottauctions7215]

Are you calving these heifers as 2 year old ??

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

yes

[@scottauctions7215]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I just started with South Poll cattle and so far I'm really liking them.

[@BryanCash-i5q]

You don't need to cull her, she needs feed to help her breed back and your helfers needs to calf 30 days ahead of the mature cows.

[@MarkShepard]

how come some of the animals have horns and others don't?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

The ones with horns are not pure South Polls.

[@prdeereman]

First I ever disagreed with you Teddy knows alot about music too ! Them men was fine entertainers

[@bks7842]

I like big guts and I cannot lie, the other ranchers can't deny...

[@loganyoutube4818]

These videos help so much we need to start a go fund me to pay for a salary for one person to film and edit for Greg and put out a video of the morning move and a video of the later move every week day

[@cows55555]

I have been in the cattle business all my life (I'm 70) and I will have to disagree with you on this Greg. The is nothing less productive than a fat cow that weans a 450lb calf. That 2 year old with an older, stout calf that has been pulled down, if she bred back, will be one of the best cows in your herd. The other 2 year old with a 3 weeks old calf has not had time to be pulled down. While I agree that selection for too much milk (depending on ones management program) is imprudent, selecting for low milk production can be even worse.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

That thin leggy cow with no gut that I showed in the video gave me a dinky calf to boot. She is sold, problem taken care of. The other cow that I showed was the exact same age and has a calf on her at least 1/2 her weight and has not lost any condition nursing her calf.

[@markrodrigue9503]

I like big guts and I can not lie