Our Worst Drought in 10 Years - Regenerating the Ranch Episode 6

[@markmcnair5864]

Really glad this topic was covered in the series!

[@NobleResearchInstitute]

Thank you so much!

[@lindagreene6739]

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[@conniesingh4760]

Great video! Thank you Sounds like you turned a drought into positive changes looking to the future. A deep cull is hard but will pay off longer term. Cool I learned a lot!

[@NobleResearchInstitute]

Thanks Connie! We believe it is paying off too. We are solidifying great herd genetics that can adapt well to our ranches.

[@knighttaylor4272]

To make ponds or land work you need natural multichannel like grass and with ponds make sure you have trees to reduce evaporation and use moss too to absorb water to keep it in the soil trees will do the same

[@iamsecond3625]

Thank you so much for this video. I really appreciate how you showed: - this is how we determine objectively how the grass us doung, if we had photos from last year to this year, usung a yard stick and recording the length of forage, - lets pull the bulls off first (but whet did they go?) Tha ks!

[@NobleResearchInstitute]

We have our own separate pastures that we keep our bulls in when we are not in breeding season.

[@threeriversforge1997]

I'd be real curious to know of any studies on using Vetiver grass planted on contour to slow rainfall runoff and draw nutrients up from deeper in the soil structure. With roots that go as much as 12' deep, Vetiver is legendary in it's use for erosion control and water catchment. While I've heard that it can be a good feed for cattle and such, I don't know if that's across the board or more hit-n-miss. As much organic material as it produces, though, it's a great way to revitalize worn out soil because it's pulling nutrients from far deeper than most cover crops and opens the ground so water and air can get down into the biome. I know a lot of places are using it as part of their Regenerative Farming plan, but I haven't seen much regarding use around cattle.

[@timwoodruff]

Great video. I feel like I learned a lot!

[@timbarnett3898]

Wish I could send you some rain your way from NW Washington. I got 6in in 8 days. Rain is just pounding for day weeks an months!

[@NobleResearchInstitute]

Oh wow! Send it our way for sure!

[@timbarnett3898]

Check this: like God hammered earth with 40 days of rain! In Shelton Washington I recorded 66 consecutive days of heavy rains! When NASA decided to study rain patterns on earth for Mars study, NASA came here to Washington State! So others know about rain fall here too? 66 days, I thought we were growing gills!

[@lararabb8888]

I would wonder if it would be more beneficial if native grasses & vegetation were brought back instead of planting cover crops.

[@NobleResearchInstitute]

Hey Lara, great question. Our Red River Ranch is a mix of native and introduced pastures. For a long time many of the pastures were mono crop pastures like wheat or bermuda grass and as far as we know right now we are unsure what may be in the latent seed bank. We plant a diversity of cover crops to do multiple things. the different root systems in the different plants will produce different results for us. Some with larger and thicker roots that can help penetrate and break down hard pan layers in the soil. Some of the cover crops will also help us fix nitrogen so that we don't have to rely on add synthetics to grow grass. You can still over seed cover crops in to native pastures as well to help bring more diversity, plant as well as animal (insect, wildlife, etc.) out to the field. Ultimately it all comes down to what the goals are for a particular piece of land.