Newly created silvopasture gets first hay unrolled in it for cow mob.

[@TheBurkelFarm]

We did the very same thing in principle to different sections of our woods. We ran feeder pigs over them in the summer and then thinned them out and fed hay over them in the winter. The results were amazing. For anyone with limited acreage - this is free land expansion. - Peter

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

That's what I did on my place. I actually love pigs but I'm in love with the grass and they are hard on it by nature. If I could get the Idaho pasture pigs maybe.

[@ericpark8956]

@@davidhickenbottom6574 I think the thought on pigs on new silvopasture is in addition to clearing some of the stuff you want gone they disturb the soil and activate the seed bank thats laid dormant. But yeah pigs are not a long term solution for good pasture, obviously.

[@shawnh8754]

Thank you for going back and showing us the intermediate steps. I remember that area. Go back again in summer, please.

[@jasonkelley4672]

I hope you provide an update on this piece of ground spring/summer mr judy. Would be great to see as it progresses along. Looks fantastic

[@wcm68tn]

I've watched every one of your videos. Most of them I've viewed multiple times, and I'm always looking forward to the next one. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I would love to see some episodes that go in-depth on marketing sheep. It's the subject I have the least amount of knowledge in, and from my experience, it's the most difficult sheep production topic to find good, reliable information on.

[@farmtuber7815]

You are watching the marketing.

[@notwrkn]

@@farmtuber7815 😂 I never thought of it that way but you're certainly right, as far as Greg Judy goes. Not everyone has a youtube channel though...

[@farmtuber7815]

@@notwrkn All I am going to say is that I have been in the Sheep business for a pretty good long while and I have seen some stuff! LOL.

[@shoshanafox727]

@@farmtuber7815 maybe put together a few videos and put them on KZbin. Are you on Facebook? I'm interested in sheep farming.

[@alterityregenerativeranchi7947]

We thank y’all so much for this service of posting your experiences thank you thank you ❤

[@lazytbonecattle]

Always enjoy your videos and usually learn something. Thanks

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Super rewarding putting your hands on a piece of ground and watching it turn into something beautiful and healthy and good for the environment.

[@enderwhitekey7238]

Native wild rye and inland sea oats would love that area just as it is.

[@Earth_Care_Cowboy]

We’re pulling round bales by driving a fence post through it and a tow strap looped on each end. Pulling round bales into places never dreamed of before.

[@johngraham8893]

I remember reading once years ago about Devon cattle were very good at eating ANY/poor type of pasture and doing well on it where other breeds would lose condition.Low input ,hardy cattle is just what I like to see, like you have here

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

These are South Poll cattle. They do well in our area with the thin soils we have.

[@marjnussby8305]

Nothing like watching happy healthy cows muching away off good fertile soil, and contributing to the process.

[@marvinbaier3627]

Thanks for your video! I remembered how thick that timber was. You couldn’t see through it at all. I remembering see all those cowbirds flying around with the herd on the back side of the timber where you haven’t cut any the wood. The 4 wheeler was out in the field and it was behind the poly braid. Then, the cows were moving a different way than expected. 😂 I wish I had a video on how they went up the big hill through the little part of the timber as we were riding the 4 wheeler, and you showed me the poly pipe laying on the ground. It was amazing and I won’t forget that time.

[@hectorperez7655]

The land looks so healthy and productive even in the middle of the wintertime.

[@jcobe-qi6mv]

That looks nice, the cattle do a good job of mulching the leaves as they are moving around. Hopefully you'll have some grass come through in the spring. The problem I've experience with trees that thick, is that next fall the leaves will smoother all of the grass, so you get in a cycle of having to burn leaves every winter. My 2 cents is that the trees need to be thinned more, to create lasting pasture. Thanks for posting this video.

[@eweandmeranch4024]

Always a work in progress as long as we get a little better every day!

[@franciscovasquez4555]

How long do you wait to bring the sheep on after the cows

[@savageairsoft9259]

For those with town jobs is there anything that can be seeded in thicker woods? I'm thinking no, but Greg would know

[@leelindsay5618]

Just the added hay will provide winter rabbit feed and the new rabbitats will help increase the diversity and more bunny fertilizer will help the grasses.

[@emilmoldovan1789]

It's absolutely amazing how your 4×4 herd is working for you! I'm wondering how long the grass will dominate in the portions with a lot of leaves ?

[@bronzearmy2645]

How will you clip pastures with the Bush Hog with so many land mine stumps out there?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

This area will not have brushog on it. If sprouts get to unruly, we sheep them off!

[@etrinh5952]

Do you have a short video just on the water system you show in this video? Please send any available info on this watering system. Thank you!

[@Will-No-Co]

Hi Greg. Just wondering if you’ll clip all those small saplings throughout this area later on?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Once they leaf out, the sheep really work them over if they are fenced in that area at high density.

[@ks_hunter7327]

Sheep take care of those

[@jcobe-qi6mv]

depending on the species of the saplings cattle will trim the leaves off too

[@whitshane3511]

Hey Greg, looks great. Quick question though. With your cows going much lower to the ground for food than they usually do, is there more of a concern for parasites and worms?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They are moved to fresh clean ground twice per day. I believe it would be a serious issue if you did not move them consistently like we do.

[@elizabethblane201]

Do they eat the leaves?

[@ozarkrefugee]

You may say you have thin soil, but you still have more to work with than most people in southern MO.

[@elizebethparker5412]

3rd week of January and our sheep are still on stockpile.

[@alexandersardelis8442]

Always wanted to know: how do you pull the fiberglass posts out when you want to move the water source somewhere else?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

They just pull out by hand. They are only driven into the ground to a depth of 16”

[@shoshanafox727]

Can st croix sheep thrive on mostly deciduous shrubs? Like 80:20 shrubs to grass? Anybody with experience re this?Thanks in advance.

[@rontiemens2553]

Farmed at the turn of which century?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Early 1900’s

[@wallacewimmer5191]

🎉

[@HMallory1]

Noticed that your animals have bare spots in their winter coats. Have they started losing their winter coats already in Jan.. Not being critical but just the condition of their coats. Looks on the video like they may have some medical condition. I've been subs. to your channel for some time and know how you feel and take care of them, probably nothing since you are always observing just curious.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Happens every year, some animals rub on trees and get bare spots. In early April those bare spots are covered with new summer slick hair. Most folks get the herd up and pour some kind of petroleum product on them to fight the bare spots which are caused by mites.

[@HMallory1]

Thank you for clearing that up, I knew you would probably be knowledgeable about the cause and reason for it because of your involvement with your animals, Thank you again for the info and your time it has taken to do these videos.

[@JosephWeidinger]

First

[@mobyhunr]

Could you check a few soil depth on an older field you may know how this you started with? My guess is 3-4" @ 20 years. I think its a lot faster then they say given rotational grazing

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I agree, soil can improve quickly with good grazing management