No Land, No Money, No Livestock, this video explains how to make a full time living on leased land.

[@Brad-ir7dv]

He never changed his tone yet he got me really motivated. He makes a lot of sense.

[@daleyadventures3896]

"You're sitting behind your computer at your day job, and you're sick of it." How did he see me?!? haha

[@williamjver]

Put some tape over the camera hole on your cellphone and then he will only be able to hear you.

[@downbntout]

I've got a free lease and $400. I bought a calf and milk replacer, two weeks in he's still okay. I bought six tiny hairsheep lambs, lateborn, and five are female, they were $25/ea. I'll get em catchable and sell em privately, see what comes thru the sale barn next. Hangin by a hair but it's a start

[@davelawson2564]

get part time job , keep them in electric fenced area

[@joshualawson7604]

Would love to see your progress. You got a blog or anything?

[@magnolouback]

God bless you

[@tha_munk2030]

Way to go!!! I was given the opportunity in the past week for a free lease all I do is clear and don't have the money for livestock so your comment helps give me hope I can do it! Thank you and good to you!

[@wendyscott8425]

@@tha_munk2030 All you do is clear? I hope you've got some goats to do that for you. :) A lot of goat owners will do it for little to nothing on other people's property just for the free forage.

[@appalachianjack99]

Greg, I have been watching for a few years. Started with chickens and moved em every day. Now I’m into dairy goats and I move them every day. I have 26 acres available to lease, and now it’s time to move up to grazing. I am 24 and your wisdom is making my paths clear! Thank you

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Best of grazing to you !!

[@Dooderduderthedudewhatdudes]

How did you find the land?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Start driving your neighborhood looking for idle parcels of land. Stay away from suburban areas.

[@lorgomez2905]

We have land but don’t know how to find the farmers. Where should we post?

[@Dooderduderthedudewhatdudes]

@@lorgomez2905 Many states have a Farmlink website to connect growers to landowners.

[@4GODiswithus]

Shouting a huge THANK YOU!! You've confirmed it for me. I work a full time 9 to 5 and tired of looking at a screen all day. I've been wanting to start farming but wasn't sure where to start. I'm searching for land i can lease now. Thank you so much!!

[@MachinaOpus]

How did you go?

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

Ik it's probably common knowledge in rural areas and among farmers but I'm 47yo and I didn't realize how economical leasing grazing and farming land is until a year ago from watching this video I think. I am here watching again, I am gonna do this someday soon, and I wanna say this video is a treasure. I can't be the only moron who didn't think of this before so you really are probably helping allot of city slickers like me realize we can do this to and we don't need to invest in a whole farm to learn and try it

[@BrookhillAngus]

The law of compounding applied to cattle. VERY GOOD video Greg. This should bring hope to every aspiring cattlewoman or cattleman around.

[@paulgroth5414]

Hi Greg you're an amazing man! About 2 years ago I started leasing 75 acres across the street from my house (2 acres), I have honeybees, Berkshire hogs , 8 head of cattle at the moment. My goal is to start raising grass fed beef as the main part of my farm all thanks to sharing all this knowledge.Cant ever thankyou enough!

[@wildedibles819]

As always it deserves more than a thumbs up :-)

[@MarkShepard]

After spending all day yesterday and today with Greg Judy learning in person I have to say THIS is the best information and teacher anywhere on the planet for those of us who want to take charge of our own food, our own livelihood AND help to save the planet at the same time... thank you!

[@cassityart7001]

The most valuable thing to own is this knowledge. Practical application and experience is gold. Thanks for your videos. ❤️🌱

[@jpp9876]

Experiance is an excellent teacher. It trumps make believe every time. Most people go into something new with a lot of hope but doing something new is not easy.

[@sm-gp7ld]

1.Find area where there is 28-30 mm rain. Moisture makes thinks quick to grow. 2.Get a 5 year lease minimum. Written! 3.Make the land look good and work on it. 4. 1-5 acre land can be played with. There could be free land as well. 5. Grow grasses for the livestock. Find which grasses goats or sheep like.

[@Josh_Koster]

28-30mm? That’s barely an inch

[@winchester37a]

@@Josh_Koster probly meant cm

[@tnoiset9085]

Inches …

[@johnniecarter318]

I appreciate you sharing your wisdom and experience with us. Please keep doing it I need it!! I’m gonna make a life on the land. I refuse to accept anything else. So I need everything that you are willing to share Mr. Judy! I’m so indebted to Justin Rhodes for introducing me to you. I have already learned quite a bit from listening to you. But more importantly I think my attitude has improved!! I feel more positive about reaching goals I set for myself than I ever have. Mr. Judy you have plaid a big role in that. Thank you!! Please keep teaching us. Good luck this deer season and God bless

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

Every successful farmer I ever met has a note pad in his pocket.

[@Heybononono]

That note book is called a 'learning curve' book, mine is full. )

[@HarrisonCountyStudio]

Not just farmers. A trait of successful people is the ability to create an agenda (and work on completing it). A note pad is a terrific tool. I use one to help my poor memory.

[@larimorefarm472]

The more we learn from you guys the more we enjoy going back and watching your older videos again, because now we really get it!!

[@704406bbl]

Greg I'm paying close attention to your videos,and I have your first book. I'm buying about 80acres of prime pasture and the goal is you start raising cattle next year. Thank you for all the great knowledge you are sharing.

[@MistressOP]

sheep work well with this. also USA gov gives out sheep firebreak grazing. homeowners association and keep sheep grazing contract if you have a really good flock of sheep or goats and manage them correctly. great way to walk into a paid job that's paying you to be there. sometimes requires a bit of supplemental feed. mostly not if you got goats.

[@LivingMiracleHomestead]

Great information Greg. I have been looking to buy land but never thought of leasing it.

[@samwebster7425]

Greg, I watched this three years ago but I'm watching it now again and it motivates me equally as much or more so to go lease some land and start raising sheep. I'm going to get some of your books.

[@7secondcommute]

Really appreciate your teaching style and how you make it simple to understand. Thank you and God bless 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@RealzFoSho]

This is a wonderful resource. We are so lucky to have opportunities like KZbin to hear from someone who might be half the country away, to gain their knowledge and add it to all the others. The best resource for knowledge is talking to other people, and we get to do that passively with so many farmers through KZbin. That doesn't mean stop there. Get out and meet people locally. You can find farmers, and some will be willing to talk to you, at so many places without needing to go door to door. - Farmer's Markets - Auctions (Commodity and Equipment) - Your Local County Fair - Veterinarians That Treat Livestock - AG Centered Events, such as 4H (even the kids will probably teach you something), Rodeos, and Historic Equipment Shows - A Small Farming Town Diner (most advice I have ever gotten for the price of a cup of coffee, great multitasking as you soak up knowledge while having a good meal) Head to those types of places, walk up to someone who looks like a farmer and shake their hand. It's easier to pick up some knowledge from a complete stranger about farming than it is to pick up a girl or guy at the bar.

[@bradshad1115]

I’m 21 with two baby boys and there is nothing I would love more than to make good money close to home where I can be there and watch my beautiful family grow and live the rest of our lives on a ranch

[@ArrowAffliction]

So its 2023 me and a friend are starting and we are leasing to start just to see if we can do it with sheep . We found a farm that needed a good bit of work approached the farmer about leasing his pasture and said we will do the work to bring it up to par and so far it's working great.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Good job!!

[@LilacDaisy2]

I just met a couple who own 4 farms. They started off by leasing a plot and growing ginger. They still grow ginger, but they now have employees to pick it, and they have 100 head of cattle, growing a herd (yet to sell any). I knew that Joel Salatin says to lease, but to meet people who've done it so, so successfully... !

[@jamesroseland7903]

Didn’t even know that was a thing to do. Thank you, partner

[@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754]

good topic! great thing about cattle is they can rebuild the poor ground into productive ground.

[@wildedibles819]

Lol we've got 1/4 acre and rabbits :-). I get you on a small scale ;)

[@Rosethatwantstomove]

I have almost half an acre, half of that buildings & trees. Neighbor said I could lease that bottom land. I have 8 chickens- rooster is a meat bird-ran out of time to butcher. 7 are laying hens.

[@TexasCountryLiving]

Try to get a purchase option along with your land lease. That option can appreciate a bunch, whether you execute not. And maybe you were the one to force the appreciation. Flip the option, or buy the land at less than market value.

[@charlesleeling1082]

Could you do a video explaining how to scale down... for example with 10 acres what the scale would be.. paddock sizes... herd size.. etc thanks love your videos!!

[@charlesleeling1082]

@@fooddude9921 thanks for the in-depth reply. It was very helpful!

[@McClureOutdoor]

@@fooddude9921 How do you calculate animal units? Everything I have found says that a 1000 lb cow is 1 AU, not 100 AU. I am looking to run a Dexter cow/calf pair on 1.8 acres, going up to 3 acres next year. Am I able to get adequate animal impact and still have a 60 day rotation? I think the 1.8 acre area would be divided into ~1300 sf paddocks to get a 60 day rotation of paddocks.

[@johnchase4408]

@@McClureOutdoor That's what he said. 1000lb = 1AU

[@davidjanson1013]

Hey Greg, I am just starting out in the Ozarks and I love your videos. Does your book go into more detail about how you were able to get livestock that you didn't own on your farms? The management idea is intriguing

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

No Risk Ranching Book goes into detail on finding livestock to custom graze

[@beezytalkingshit9319]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher I'm thinking of buying 289 acres in Mississippi. I would want to lease the land to sharecroppers. I see some prices range from $170-$225 per acre. What I need to know is, is that every month or they pay that whatever amount for the year. Seeing that 289 acres at $225 an acre is $65,025. That would be the payment for the year or would that be the payment each month?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

@@beezytalkingshit9319 that number is by the year

[@beezytalkingshit9319]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Ok thank you so much. I couldn't find this answer anywhere.

[@emilmoldovan1789]

Absolutely amazing! Fantastic speech! Thank you

[@michaelflores9796]

Greg we just purchased a 90 acre farm in the Berkshires MA the beginning of this year. The Farm came with a 1820 house and 3000sq barn. Hasn’t really been farmed for 20 years just used as high grade hay. There’s about 50 acres in hay and 40 acres wooded. Im probably going to open up another 20 acres in the years to come. I know absolutely nothing about farming so this will be a adventure for us. Where going to start our own KZbin channel to show others our progress as time goes by. Wish us luck.

[@djja8844]

Hogs and goats can use woods. Salatine would get a chainsaw and wood chipper and make bedding/mulch

[@harrisfarms5753]

Would love to hear how you Market your calves and lambs. I sell a few off the farm for meat but majority go to sell barn. Great video

[@davelawson2564]

he sells to company that sells grass fed beef

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

I inherited the family business a few years ago and came to realize all these investment advisors only want your money so THEY can play with it.

[@JoLynch0]

such an inspiring video Greg! you're a bloody legend.

[@greencagar1355]

Sir, I appreciate your time and wisdom words. That was real gem. Thank you.

[@janefromcanada6943]

oh my gosh what an interesting idea!! wow

[@russsherwood5978]

thank ya fer another great video amd the pep talk,, thanks

[@zainabalansarismaeel1000]

Congratulations Greg.. I am from philippines and my father own a farm also like your videos..i love cows goat and chicken

[@mikecanaday5731]

I’ve got 12,000 acres leased and the reason I was able t lease it is because no one else wanted it. It’s in the desert and I’ve got to haul water every day but it’s my ranch and all my livestock are paid for. Greg is right To control the land is where the money is at. 🐐🐏🐑🤠

[@brandonkrause6401]

good luck man

[@Brahmdagh]

May I ask how exactly you manage your water? Biggest issue I have is water.

[@mikecanaday5731]

براہمداغ My landlord gives me the water and I haul it in Trucks. The longest haul would be about four miles. In the the summer I’ll need about nine or ten thousand gallons a day. In my area average rainfall is 7” per year.

[@Brahmdagh]

@@mikecanaday5731 Thanks. You water all the land daily?

[@mikecanaday5731]

براہمداغ Animals in the desert drink a lot of water 💦 so every day and some times more than once.

[@4philipp]

That’s awesome advice. For me personally it’s going to be 5 steps - actually move to my land - take a class on animal husbandry - learn on my own 5 acres to build pasture and not kill my livestock - develop a direct to consumer market locally - expand to leased land I’ll keep watching you and learn

[@MachinaOpus]

how did you go?

[@ludlowfalls8856]

Appreciate the video, I've been on the search for 3 years for land around St. Charles County, MO...no luck yet!

[@4philipp]

Some places are hard to find land at. Expand your search and you might get lucky

[@sarahzayas4340]

How do I keep my cattle from being stolen from leased land if I have to work a full-time job in the beginning? I'm a hard worker but the naysayers have presented me with a good question. I can't watch my livestock all day in the beginning. I can check on the livestock everyday but it will have to be after work. What is the best practice to protect them? Is it necessary to have someone watching the livestock for most of the day?

[@Bill-1005]

Thanks Greg. Appreciate your wisdom.

[@cainotheconcernedcitizen5196]

Excellent content!! 👍 👌 😎 Came across your channel and subscribed!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@guthriewhyte4395]

Very inspirational & encouraging!

[@arnez844]

You're pretty cool guy.

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Great advice

[@hifreqphysique]

Brilliant!

[@MelGph]

I love this video I wish I could have a farm too

[@coolbuzztastywaves4720]

Great advice thanks Greg

[@hatzlmike1]

Can anyone give advice about a nice three full grazing acre farm that is lived own and owned. How to, how many etc cows.

[@homerspringfarms4653]

Hey Greg where can i go to find people who are looking for grazing land....is the a face book page or web site where we get in touch with people who are looking for someone to graze their stock....lol say for people like me who have land but no stock and no money for stock and do not want to go In debt

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Cattle Salebarn owners are your best avenue for sourcing cattle to graze.

[@homerspringfarms4653]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks....here in North central arkansas so we have several around

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Thanks Greg

[@9252LIFE]

Good talk

[@o.dominguezdominguez-xq4yf]

Awsome advice thank you so much

[@joedavis5610]

Would you recommend a 70 year old in good health with a “somewhat” farming background, follow these recommendations into sheep and then South Polls on 35 acres and nearby leasing? Looking forward to your reply. Thanks.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

If you are in good health, grazing a few cows will give you a nice exercise to do everyday. It is awful enjoyable watching cows eat grass and improve your farm each year. Sheep are less work if you have things set up correctly. They don't take much hay, if any in the winter.

[@route66express]

Are all the perimeter fences you put up on leased properties only high tensile electric?

[@ignacioloyola1180]

I appreciate your info thanks 🎉❤

[@lokes2]

That's the goal. I'm thinking 5-10acres sheep, and move into cattle. Finding the land is the hard part I"m finding out.

[@davidwinter9398]

Great Man, I want to attend the May, When I have to register your class

[@QuentinCarter1975]

Hi Greg, love the way you operate. What sort of average rainfall do you see in your area?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

38 inches a year is what they say is our average. The last two years our average was 25". This year we are back to average it seems.

[@QuentinCarter1975]

Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher thanks for your reply.

[@CherishEaDay]

Please link your book. Ty for the sharing of your knowledge.

[@obedtuga9027]

Good advice 👍

[@anilarya9093]

hello sir, Sir, I am Anil Arya India I am very impressed with your video. You have given very good ideas. I respect you. Sir, I want to take agriculture land on lease at cheap rate. I am a poor farmer. leasing land for sustenance I want. Please help me. Thanks

[@Jasper-ql3te]

I know it depends on the soil. But if you leased land that's fairly baron & grassless, what would you do to cultivate some lush green grass? Would you sow some pasture? If so, what type?

[@mikedougherty6529]

Hi Greg, we have an opportunity to rent land in our area for very little money and now we're at the point of talking contract and liability. What kind of terms or wording should be included to protect both the renter and rentee.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

My book No Risk Ranching covers all the details to cover in leasing land.

[@mikedougherty6529]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks Greg, I will look it up!

[@sid5558]

Hello sir, trust you are keeping well. I have a small query. How to make the beef meat industry a reliable and sustainable one for the year?

[@camerondoyle731]

David Goggins can do more

[@Jreddygo]

Great video Mr. Judy., id love to read your books for beginners what’s the name or how can I acquire them?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Go to our website greenpasturesfarm.net to order my autographed books, No Risk Ranching or Comeback Farms.

[@JHBunse]

In North Missouri on decent pasture after a few years of AMP grazing what is a reasonable number of acres needed per cow calf pair for a smaller breed like South Poll? I’ve seen wide ranges of estimates that aren’t that helpful.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

If you stack at 2-3 acres per cow/calf pair, that is a good starting point. If you find that after one year that you fed no hay during the winter and you had plenty of winter stockpile, then your stocked right. If you feed hay for 5-6 months, back off on your stocking rate some. Maybe 3-4 acres per cow/calf pair for the year.

[@PublicTVChannel]

I want to work with you in your farm

[@rs-bi8yf]

THANK YOU !!

[@Alltheway-qs7go]

I don’t have money but I willing to pay back and hard work can you guide on that

[@johnny96888]

how do I go about leasing just 1 acre. I want to apply this concept with growing produce.

[@polki1482]

Good land is 300 euro or more an acre to lease in Ireland can't believe how cheap it is in the USA

[@angryaquaman392]

How would you go about charging for a custom grazing service?

[@phillipbrown436]

Greg, great advice.. What do you do about equipment, tractors etc if you are just trying to get a start. And where can I find your books at?... By the way I am in Georgia.

[@07negative56]

Yeah, definitely not getting pretty pasture like that out here in CA.

[@RenuuBajaj]

How I can lease my 3.5 acre land

[@brandonkrause6401]

What would you say to someone in an area with good soils that cost $130 or more per acre to lease? Hilly with good soil.

[@christophergruenwald5054]

brandon krause our average lease is over $50 for pasture according to google.

[@adamsmithson486]

Pozdrawiam serdecznie i życzę miłego dnia

[@mrlozano]

Let's say you are doing this on a small piece of acreage, say 5.....now lets say you have 2 heifers and 1 bull on there and they start making calfs.....do you need to know how to help the heifers give birth? (you kno the picture, sticking a plastic sleeve on your arm and reaching into the abyss and pulling that little fella out!) And once you have more head of cattle than than the small acreage allows, is that your green light to find a buyer for your calfs? Or do you keep the calfs and sell the cows? Does your book cover these kinds of details? I'm fixing to buy it, regardless! Thank you for these video resources, God bless you & your wife.

[@patriciaannredd2544]

Wow! I’m looking forward to hearing more about this.

[@theftauto79]

Hi Greg, not sure if you have time to read comments, but I wonder could you explain the calculations of adding of species please. I can recall you mentioned that if you added say sheep to your operation, that you would attract 8 more species. Is there a scientific paper or resource that you could point me to in that regard? I try to talk to my environmentalist friends to give them nuggets like this (which are obvious in some ways) but they want numbers to hang their hats on. Thanks

[@Lonewolf63026]

How do you supply water to the leased property?

[@antonhuman8446]

Good day Greg. Was wondering. I don't hear much about lucerne, I think you call it alfalfa, being propagated as a field-fodder species. Must surely be a good reason. Could you please share your view? Thanks. Regards from South Africa.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Our heavy clay soils don’t grow alfalfa very well

[@antonhuman8446]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thanks Greg.

[@lasalletxnurse1]

I need help finding land to lease. I can afford to lease it and buy livestock, i just cant find it.

[@djja8844]

Could I custom graze someone else's sheep and milk them for cheese to sell? That might make them eat more grass or need moved more often needing more land per sheep. Plus they would need to have had lambs recently enough to still be producing. Plus they would obviously be meat sheep, meaning the quantity of milk per sheep per day wouldn't be optimum, but I wouldn't have to buy the sheep and most would probably be processed into meat before winter anyway. If they are wool sheep (probably hair instead) then I could shear them carefully at leisure and tell the owner that he doesn't have to hire a shearer to come out, he should pay me to do it instead.

[@djja8844]

Plus I could have chickens (my chickens) follow the sheep and scratch through their crap to get the worms/bugs that they attract, which gets me free eggs and works the waste into the soil, improving the land for faster grass.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Just need to work out the details with the livestock owner. Have a written and signed agreement by both parties before you start if possible.

[@sunshinedayz2172]

Ok. That doesent sound like Arizona..now I need to find a location that rains 28 to 38 inches of rain a year..

[@Peter-Smith19]

I'm a New Yorker, with a huge experience in agriculture,.. with a very great ideas,.. looking to lease a land. Who can help me? Best regards and thanks in advance.

[@quincybaker4615]

Is it possible to keep cows say 15-30 for hobby farming (ie I just like the animals and would like some on my property) and get the cows to pay for themselves? Their care etc. So not taking a profit just breaking even so that the cows generate enough monies to pay for themselves?

[@charleswalters5284]

If you have the grass for them, yes. Please don't be disappointed if you do make a profit.

[@dougyankunas3104]

Lease the ground , put a cow on it , then put the cows where for shelter ?

[@joelbroich189]

Put cows on it that don't need a shelter

[@astercreations6778]

Please let me know the details

[@Sams_Uncle]

Legend

[@TownHallwithHall]

What do you do if theres no water on the property?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

I build a pond and deduct the cost of the pond from the land lease payment.

[@GoatRoper911]

Buy land that already has an AG exemption. The land will appreciate faster .

[@faithfulservant7094]

Does it matter if it's in deep deep country?

[@papamooo602]

My problem there's absolutely no land available to lease

[@papamooo602]

West Central Missouri

[@ubuntunewb]

I want to do what you do but on my property, how many cows for intensive grazing on 2.5 acres? I understand that the first few years are lower "cow days", but how much to jump in with?

[@chunkyenterprise8036]

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