If you're going to feed hay, make it pay!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Looks just like my pastures! Wrapped up with hay thanks to my Greg Judy Bale Unroller!!!! The best tool for any regenerative farm operation!

[@marvinbaier3627]

Thanks for the video! I didn’t have cedars but I used my trucks to help block the wind. The animals for liked them parked there. You could tell the difference for sure. I fed hay right by my trucks and water was 20 feet away. My 10 head of sheep were in a small ball all huddled up and cattle were pretty close to each other too. I also bought some bedding they could lay in too. They were so happy when it warmed up. They were running and jumping around. Your videos are great. I learned so much from them.

[@DanRich01]

Thanks Gregg, you a great inspiration to a future life stock farmer with my young wife.

[@johnlittle184]

What a great way of improving your soils, grasses and microbial life forms. Not much doubt that you will have better grasses and full cattle in the future.

[@mikem9331]

No cattle. Just horses for momma. But we offer round bales of horse quality hay all the time. I vary where I put the bale feeder each time. I try to keep them in areas that are bare or that need something to slow rain run off. Each year I have more bermuda coming back where the bale feedera were over the winter.

[@larimorefarm472]

Great Job Greg! You're an Inspiration to Many! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@nicholasmacinnis1486]

Happy new year Greg! Love following the bale grazing videos, I'm trying my best to replicate your techniques up north

[@jorgevega7719]

Nice video Greg, happy new year to you and your family.

[@teyolee]

Love the real life videos!

[@maxlown363]

where do you get the hay? Doesnt someone have to use commercial fertilizer to grow hay?

[@buckeyeranger6438]

Thks for posting your videos & sharing your wealth of knowledge. Take care enjoy the new year.

[@harrycook9208]

No problem hearing you today.

[@willowriverranch7965]

Which provides better nutrition for the cows/sheep/etc? Stockpiling forage (endophyte free fescue) for winter or making hay at the correct timing?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

It’s much more economical if you can simply move a poly wire all winter and let the livestock feed themselves. They would much rather be grazing every day then standing in a long wind row of dry hay!!!

[@richardrastall3772]

Doesn't your pond freeze up? In our climate ( western wisconsin), we have to use heated water source. Single digits or below zero is winter norm

[@reeceedwards2509]

Prof Greg 👍

[@kellytaylor3566]

Hello Greg. I've been bale grazing for about 20 years. I didn't know there was a term for it until recently. I put the bales in the areas where the grass is weak and thin. In about 2 years it fills in due to the heavy mulch created by the hay breaking down. Was wondering if you drag the pastures to spread the manure or just leave it.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We do not drag pastures

[@charleswalters5284]

He doesn't use worm killer on his cattle, so he doesn't kill all the worms in the soil, so bad cow poop turns into good worm poop fast, so does the straw residue. He also doesn't kill our allies, the dung beetles.

[@charleswalters5284]

Modern farmers are taught to do the job of the cattle, the worms, the bugs, the birds, even the grass and clovers.... Greg ain't fallin' for it.

[@dschmidt150]

What’s you cost per head per day in labor to unroll hay vs bale graze?

[@davidbillings2437]

How many acres and cow’s are in the pasture? I am curious because I wouldn’t have thought that you could run that many cows.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They get moved twice per day every day of the year

[@triciahill216]

It appears the last frost date for Clark, MO is April 11 (according to an Internet search I did). If the last frost date in my area, for example, was May 1, would you suggest not putting the bulls in with the cow herd until about July 15 or the third week of July? Thank you.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Might be best if you want to avoid any freezing weather.

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Looks like the Arizona project is getting rain.

[@tim7409]

Good thing you didn't cut all the cedars down.

[@danielphillips1094]

I wouldn't worry yourself too much about the wind. It's not that big of a deal.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Wind mixed with snow and ice covered cattle is a very big deal. Just giving the wind protection dramatically reduces their energy requirements. Feeding less forage simply because you have them access to a wind shelter is just good economical sense.,As a livestock manager you should never feel good about going to bed with your animals exposed to sun zero wind temperatures all night.

[@byronmill]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I think Daniel was referring to the wind noise on the video not being a problem.

[@danielphillips1094]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Greg I was referring to the audio. It totally makes sense to provide some form of shelter to your animals in cold, windy conditions.

[@tritchie6272]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I think what your saying is why buy chemical fertilizer when your animals will provide all the fertilizer you need in return for being moved from Pasture to Pasture while being allowed to graze. And I hope that is basically what your saying cause that's a concept that seems to make sense to me.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

That is exactly what I’m saying

[@FarmAnimalsShowNZ]

Ah, the poetic brilliance.

[@roberthanna4464]

Love your videos Greg. I would ask you to make some improvement with a better microphone. Tough hearing you on many of your videos.

[@byronmill]

You can ask all you want, but he's not going to do it. He's addressed this topic several times previously and explained why he only uses the microphone on his phone and his reasoning is very solid.

[@SamWereb]

You can send anyone money via PayPal or Venmo and ask him to use it to purchase new equipment if you know his email address. You'll find Greg's email address on his website.

[@marshagiere9894]

be sure viewers have the captions CC turned on so we can read along !

[@OnePieceatatimeranch]

Devon cattle?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

No, these are South Poll

[@chrisroberts5099]

I unrolled 3 bales just like you said and it all got wasted! What gives?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

How many cows were you unrolling the 3 bales to?

[@chrisroberts5099]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I have 1 goat.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

If you unrolled a whole bale for 1 goat, that is the problem. Don’t unroll more hay than they can eat in one day. Problem solved.

[@chrisroberts5099]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancherWell you should have been more specific, we all have to start somewhere. 🤷

[@Simoncsradema]

Did your water freeze at the pond ?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes, we chopped it open every morning with an ax

[@hectorperez7655]

do you still use the Cafeteria mineral feeder?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes

[@nashmiller1999]

Definitely want to hear some More about that system

[@hectorperez7655]

@@nashmiller1999 he has great videos about that topic, I think that his cafeteria buffet style for minerals is the best

[@lifebehindacow5999]

Been feeding this way since long before the term regenerative ranching was coined. It works well for us. No manure to move. No expensive feed rings and better grass with very little waist.

[@joehuff1605]

What breed are these cows

[@danielphillips1094]

He runs mostly south poll.