Pesky flies being attacked by mob of dragonflies and Greg goes off on a rant!

[@familyfungi]

I support what you're doing Greg. Thank you for speaking about important topics and not mincing words.

[@dschmidt150]

We had the same tonight around our goats. It was great to see mother nature taking care of the horse flys.

[@tracygarns9611]

Keep up the good work, Greg! People can't believe we don't have problems with flies and mosquitoes with farm animals and a pond, but I credit the pond for drawing in amphibians, dragonflies, birds,etc...that control the fly and mosquito population. So your pond building is probably bringing things even more into balance.

[@jerryburwick3433]

Greg I really appreciate you and Mrs.Jan with y’all’s informative videos. One day my wife and I would love to come for a visit. Gods Blessings for you and your Wife

[@suecampbell6619]

Rant on Mr. Judy! Don't quote me but when Covid quarantines/shutdowns first initiated I believe within six weeks the ozone was repaired without a statewide slaughtering of livestock. You and the other leaders in regenerative farming are qualified to rant. Thank you for sharing with us your beautiful farm, livestock and methods.

[@ronaldclemons5520]

Thank you Greg for standing firm on what is right. If we give an inch, they will take a mile. If someone doesn’t want to eat beef, that is their right. But leave the the ones alone that want to eat beef. Have a wonderful day, and may God continue to bless you and your family, as you bless others🙂

[@lynnclark4208]

I heard one other cattle farmer mention the dragon flies . Learned something I didn't know. It may be a little thing but still important. Thank you for sharing and teaching us.

[@jennifersinclair6044]

I knew there was a reason I loved dragonflies, beyond the fact that they're super cool look.

[@russphillips835]

I have noticed more dragonflies on my place since I fenced off our ponds. I have just in the last week watched 2 of them sucking the innards out of horse flies in the yard!

[@kathypierson1128]

yes! people need to open their eyes!

[@andreytrigubko4361]

i have noticed many Dragonfly in August, but how to attract them in June-July?

[@vikithomasson7772]

Greg, I watch all your videos. I don’t comment. I appreciate and enjoy your videos. THIS was NOT a rant. It was an expert, you, telling the truth. And I agree. Ty Sir.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Wow, I appreciate that! Thanks for watching my videos.

[@armedresponse2nd823]

the cattle all look full and content! veary little balling!

[@BonnieBlue2A]

It has been a good year for dragon flies in Central MO. I will have to watch more closely to see if that is happening here on my place. Question: why do cattle seem to mob graze closer together the hotter it is in the Summer?

[@movinon1242]

They stay close when there are a lot of flies. Being in close with other cattle leaves less surface area for the flies to alight upon. Also, for a cow, your neighbors' swishing tails can swish your back in areas you cannot reach with yours.

[@wadepatton2433]

@@movinon1242 It also allows the predators, birds or dragonflies, to be much more effective.

[@jwv7522]

Policy makers creating fear to justify their positions and then turning it into money to fund those positions. Then create a policy to deal with that fear, leading to unintended consequences, allowing to generate more fear and the cycle continues. Probably the results of dealing with symptoms rather than the root cause of a problem. Just my opinion.

[@drevil2783]

Korrek/correct

[@blackwaterfarms5893]

Amen

[@finbarrdinneen3430]

I agree completely with your wisdom about taxing cattle . Here in Ireland they are talking about reducing the number of animals in the national herd and then allowing imports of meat from Brazil where they are burning the Amazon Rainforest. It is easy for politicians to put the blame for global warming on farmers as farmers are in the minority so less voters to upset. If farmers take the blame for global warming the rest of the population will not have to change their lifestyle

[@kathryngagne5813]

They will certainly have to change their lifestyle once all the small farmers are pushed out.

[@sandsock]

Is there any value in keeping a 3 way heterosis bull calves, for breeding stock, for resale? I have a few angus limo holstein crosses that are just sharp.

[@jeanneshannon5607]

Love the rant!!

[@HARVEYKAH]

Greg, thanks for all that you do. How did you get them all to stay so still all together like that?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Cattle are mob creatures, they like being in a mob for protection from flies.

[@carlosbarrera8847]

You sir are a master cattle rancher. What a pleasure to view your herd.

[@davidjonssondeaf]

Please rant more!

[@MAM-cy3yy]

Greg, I think telling us what to do is called a "mandate". USDA, FDA, CDC have all become extensions of the Department of Justice

[@damienkendrick1457]

And big pharma 🙃

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

I love Momma’s marbled face! Number 10 is so stout! Beautiful!

[@suemar63]

We had green darners come through a few years back--the sky was FULL of them. It was amazing to see.

[@brandonharden1165]

Beautiful evening to be your cows! That #010 is one of the sexiest bulls I’ve ever seen. Love the rant

[@rockenh1535]

i have been watching for a while an have not seen your cattle working setup. i'm sure you tag calves in the field, but with bigger cattle you must have a squeeze somewhere. i saw the one yearly with a anti nursing ring and it got me thinking about it.

[@DarrinsDaffs]

#010, OMGGG!! Golly day!! Who was his Mama? I always welcome dragon flies! They do a great job on mosquitos, too!!

[@bassomatic1871]

I've seen the same thing with dragonflies going after mosquitoes while i'm sitting on the front porch.

[@gkiferonhs]

I know you do birdhouses to increase the bird population to catch flies. Is there something to do to increase the number of dragonflies?

[@jirikalivoda6385]

They need pond or stream close by

[@tunlandfarm9444]

Greg, what’s going on with 015’s lip/nose? It was standing there with 111 (around the 5:20 time stamp).

[@Connor6569]

I believe its to stop it from nursing

[@tunlandfarm9444]

@@Connor6569 Makes sense. It looked like a malformation/birth defect at first but it was awfully uniform in shape so that makes sense.

[@anthonyca]

Speak the truth, we need to hear it, thank you.

[@CaryKelly11]

Greg Judy's herds are mobile ecosystems.

[@mtoy100]

Love the Dragonfly dance. I've seen them do that. it's one of gods wondrous sights. Most people don't get to see it and don't pay attention to see it.. I've seen it with barn swallows as well. 200 of them flying around while you top cut a 100 acre field. Love it!

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Dragonflies are just neat to watch, their flight patterns are unbelievable.

[@jillyd2807]

I’m in the UK near London and I had a huge one in my garden yesterday 😃

[@fransmthombeni4347]

Beautiful as always…❤️❤️❤️

[@leardi58]

More rants please

[@noah786]

They should give you a tax rebate for what your doing for the environment!

[@armedresponse2nd823]

self sufficiency is the next target! But that is God's plan for his children, to be self sufficient.

[@SherryBaby60]

What's the green nose ring?

[@andrewschank1962]

Please pardon my ignorance, what is that green ring in that cattle's nose, and what is it for?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

This heifer was a milk thief, the ring has sharp plastic tips on it that results in the cow kicking the heifer of she trys to suck.

[@danmiller4774]

Couple years ago I had dragonflies that were kind of golden color and they were sitting on my Hotwire lined up right behind each other like on an aircraft carrier. There must have been billions of them. And what was funny that my hot wire look like it was all made out of gold write at dusk.

[@lynnclark4208]

Why did that one have a green ring (?) in it's nose?

[@ryanforbes3021]

They are usually used for weaning calves. Sometimes cows will suck themselves or other cows and the weaning ring will stop them from doing that

[@allonesame6467]

Animals on the land. Not in a building.

[@codyrenz6993]

Greg regarding 010 - I see a lot of happy lines on him. Is there proof that that will translate to tenderness and higher butterfat? He sure has them! I wonder what a DNA test would say about him. Thanks

[@slimrosco]

I know I remember you mentioning the ring in the cows nose in a previous video, but I can’t remember what the purpose of that ring is. Could you explain what that ring does please? Thank you. 🐂

[@jodipokorski4354]

It prevents her from stealing milk.

[@slimrosco]

@@jodipokorski4354 Thank You very much.

[@MrGbarj]

Enjoyed the video, is the Green thing in the cows/heifers now to keep her from nursing? Really like my bull! Frank Johnson

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Frank this heifer was a milk thief, the ring has sharp plastic tips on it that results in the cow kicking the heifer of she trys to suck.

[@eltonmau7412]

I have about a dozen dragon flies, the most I’ve ever had for central IL.They must have come with the two steers I bought from you! Thanks for the update on the new bills also.

[@andrewwilliams2826]

well done greg there's a big push in the UK to eat less meat it's total madness

[@andreytrigubko4361]

true(( less cows could lead to more chemicals production to fertilize the soil => that will lead to faster degradation((

[@marvinbaier3627]

I’ve been seeing dragon flies flying around our property along with bald faced hornets which eat flies too. I bet we got some hornet nest close by. Thanks for all your videos!

[@tracygarns9611]

I didn't know that bald faced hornets ate flies. That's awesome!

[@joschmo1007]

Thanks for the info about the hornets. I will have to look th up so I can recognize them and leave them alone, if I can. I love dragonflies all the time; they eat mosquito larvae as babies, eat other pests as adults, and are lovely.

[@jhuelsmann9430]

If beef gets taxed, just another reason to get my own heard!

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Yay for dragonflies! I could look at your cattle all day long!

[@Gustav4]

This is how livestock are supposed to be managed, packed so tight you cant see the ground from above them.

[@jwv7522]

Nice to see ruminanting cattle, not a common sight these days.

[@antonhuman8446]

Hard work. Very hard work. Well done Sir! All.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@realfreedom5029]

We are new to farming, we have 25 acres, and we’d like to start having cattle next spring. We’d like to be able to purchase a heifer along with a calf from your farms. We want to do things the right way!

[@lynnclark4208]

That 010 is a beautiful bull.

[@tamaraspillis612]

Greg thats fantastic. I bet your pond management is the key to that symbiosis. When we put in a small garden pond the dragonfly population zoomed in our yard. The nymphs wiggle in the water eating skeeters. Then moult several times and emerge on waterplants. To watch a drgfly pump its gossamer wings to full spread is a wonder by God. Thats not swearing😉.

[@howe2homestead]

Where can I get some dragon flies?

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

No need to apologize! We’re with you 100% Greg! We are the people!

[@StoneBasses]

good stuff. keep pushing back.

[@Gatorgolfusa]

I haven't been getting your notifications probably since late July and I'm still subscribed? 🐊🇵🇷🦅❤

[@jamiebarrentine2721]

Greg. I noticed the end missing from the tail of one of cows. I had that happen to one of mine recently. Thought she might bleed to death so I put a zip-tie near the wound to stop the bleeding. Was that a coyote attack?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Fescue toxicity takes off the end of tails on some cows. The toxin restricts blood flow to the extremities' of cows.

[@geralddunn2654]

AMEN!!!

[@WHYNEWSSHOW]

Didn't you put sea salt in the pond to make the cows more alkaline? What happened with that experiment?

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

I love dragonflies!

[@sminer8257]

Actually we live in a constitutional Republic and not a democracy ;)

[@big.g.fromohio3546]

That’s just a group of happy cattle.

[@karthikeyanavudaiyappan4071]

Hi Greg, how do you sell your animals?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

We direct market 95% of our livestock, no salebarn

[@BrookhillAngus]

Silicon Valley sees a HUGE opportunity to “disrupt” the beef industry. Thus far they have attracted billions of dollars in capital by painting a negative picture of cattle and the people that raise them. They know ranchers do not have the social media savvy to compete with them. You are changing minds Greg, one video at a time. Keep up the great work. Also check out the video I did for Hustler Equipment in New Zealand. It’s on their website and blog. Brent Currie the owner of Hustler Equipment in New Zealand is fighting the good fight in defense of sustainable beef production.

[@yohjokromwood2327]

yeah lets push back ;)

[@ronaldvero5232]

dragonflies in the area theres also a clean water source

[@UnStrungHero]

People need to look up the mines where they get lithium for these batteries for all these electric things. Horrible looking enormous pit mines.

[@johnr1350]

Then look at what happens when the raw ore is processed. Even worse.

[@andreytrigubko4361]

and thats where the water go... no wonder more droughts occur

[@HomesteadAppalachia]

I was praying today that I would find God's solution to our Jersey cows flies... We do have some dragonflies by the pond... I'll need to encourage them up into the pasture. Thanks for what you do.

[@willbass2869]

You'll need to let cattails, reeds or rush grow on the edge. Dragonflies need something to crawl up on as they transform into adults. Resting spots

[@rayward9265]

What is the purpose of that green plastic nose ring?

[@ryanforbes3021]

The ring will not allow the cow to nurse another cow. They are used to wean calves or on trouble makers.

[@bigwhane8603]

So I could buy a bull from you and keep him for as long as he lives right? He can breed his daughters right?

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Yes that is correct

[@bigwhane8603]

@@gregjudyregenerativerancher do my cows have to be good cows tho or just any old cow

[@602douglas]

too cool! couple hundred miles east of you as a crow flies, maybe a little south...

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Man that grass looks great as does the cattle.

[@JJusdreiin]

Why are their butts and the sides of them so dirty? I haven't seen this with other herds.

[@jenmailsouth4155]

Probably all that salad they eat and nothing else. 👍

[@pedro97w]

Vote Republican. Missouri is blessed to have replaced Claire McCaskill with Josh Hawley

[@davemi00]

Dragon 🐉 Flies just eat the heads of insects, very efficient

[@victorbenner539]

You know what? I'm a bit embarrassed here. Never once have I ever considered what a dragonfly eats. Flies, I didn't know. I'm going to have to look into what makes for the best dragonfly situation. A pond of course but I'm wondering what else. Have a great day, thanks for the video with all those dragonflies. 😃👍

[@yohjokromwood2327]

frog pond

[@victorbenner539]

@@yohjokromwood2327 agreed. But I'm betting they like certain plants to drop their eggs from into the water. And perhaps certain plants to climb up out of the water to unfurl and dry their wings and perhaps give them cover from hungry birds during their time of vulnerablebility. Cattail plants would be a good example. And the water temperature might be important so the depth of water might be important. Things like that. It would be so cool to have LOTS of dragonflies around. Wonder if they eat Mosquitoes also. Hmm , I need to look into this.

[@rstlr01]

I got some beehives a couple years ago, now I have dragonflies everywhere. They love lots of insects.

[@victorbenner539]

@@rstlr01 hmm, that's interesting and not in a good way. So I'm figuring that your saying the dragonflies are eating your bee's? How bad is the predation? I have been wanting to get honey bee's for several years. I've never heard of beekeepers complaining or talking about dragonflies. Thanks for the heads-up.

[@yohjokromwood2327]

@@victorbenner539 no just random plants wil do fine just no fish

[@coltonborn4835]

If they want to tax you for the owning a cow they should pay you for owning the grass and trees....

[@Webfra14]

"Gly-so-phate" "Gly-pho-sate" Same thing I guess... =P

[@a.s.w.508]

all those cows, and you say your by yourself? hahahahaaa

[@davidsawyer1599]

First and foremost this is not about me.Edit: I contacted both of my states senators about this proposed bill that Mr.Judy speaks of. Why is this important enough to leave a comment? I knew that at least 10,000 others would not. I don't own livestock or land. The proposed bill is a money grab.

[@naterogers4998]

In 2022 Colorado is putting on the ballot that all livestock and game animals have to live a quarter of their life span. Most of the people here unfortunately will not understand how detrimental this will be to the live stock industry

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

It will put them out of business, period, mission accomplished.

[@tsousley18]

Producers and consumers of regenerative ag need to be politically active, I saw Gabe Brown spoke to Congress not long ago, we need more of that. Heard of some crazy laws they want on the west coast, you can get any produce from an animal before 5 and they have to die of natural causes for meat. It's absolutely insane .

[@nathanteele7568]

I love your show. You have great knowledge base. If you have cause for worry, and we should worry, you need to support that with better data and information. Politics is not your most attractive feature.

[@louthomas1420]

Greg calf # 156 has a bad eye pink probably at5:46

[@FreeAmerican]

Your cattle are not masked and they are not maintaining social distance.

[@jenmailsouth4155]

lol

[@philmolineaux7757]

The first number on every ear tag should be the number of the year it was born. À 2020 calf's first number should be a zero. A 2021 calf's first number of the eartag should be a "1". The second number on the eartag should be the month that it was born. The third set of numbers on the ear tag should be the day of the month that the cow was born in, taking much of the guesswork out of the cows growth rate.

[@jennifersinclair6044]

Question, do you direct market your meat? PS, check out what CA did to the pork industry. It wouldn't surprise me if it's the end of pork in CA. I won't comply with their bs.

[@davidsawyer1599]

Mr.Judy you really did not get on that tall a soapbox! Your points are valid far be it for me to tell you so. Like the shirt Isaac wears. Be the future. It's that generation that is carrying the torch. There are all these different social media platforms that are being utilized by them. As many things are,it takes a while to build momentum. It's the problem solvers that are finding out about this methodology. Whether it's Green Pastures Farm or the others that are working toward a brighter tomorrow. Those that want to make difference will find out. I read somewhere a long time ago. Every letter or phone call or email is equal to 10 thousand that are like minded. If one is motivated to contact their elected officials. Keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that the other 10,000 are not. Give them something to look up. Mention this channel or a website. Lots and lots of like minded use Instagram. Like Diego Footer says,"Put in the work."

[@davidsawyer1599]

Looks as though someone was misbehaving till they got a some nose jewelry! Now they're dressed for their trip to town!

[@paulcallicoat7597]

Milk thief. Greg talked about a couple other cows with that propensity and how he deals with it.

[@panko97]

Send some my way please

[@markodeen4105]

010 is a Bull !!!

[@4philipp]

Good looking cows. Here in north eastern Maine it’s hard to find any livestock. You would think in a very rural area people would at least have chickens. Hardly any. A few have gardens with low value crops, but nothing that requires much labor. I guess everyone is just happy going to the big box store. The only people around here who take farming seriously are the Amish communities. Driving thru them gives you that happy, satisfying farm country feeling. Chickens, cows, horses (lots of those), real gardens, kids playing, you see people. Everyone else sits in their air conditioned homes. That’s why all farm labor is based on immigrant workers. The only thing people here do is go shopping and eating, smoke weed, watch TV and play computer games. Guess that was my own rant. People are getting real lazy. #MeToo lol.

[@swamp-yankee]

I'm in the west MA Hilltowns, and seeing kids out doing something in the summer is a rare sight. I drove by a couple boys walking with fishing poles the other day and I acted like I was seeing a moose or an egret or something. I slowed right down and thought 'isn't that nice?' Our school has shut down. Most people just zoom for work, or zoom by at top speed to get to the county seat. I'm renting part of a farm and a dairy barn adjacent to my uncle's place, and the old timers were talking about the last tenant like he just trashed the place and packed up and left (with a bunch of their equipment) the other day, but it's been ten years. I think I'm the first to come to the neighborhood since.

[@frosty6720]

Greg - where did you get the info about the legislation being included in the infrastructure bill for taxing livestock? I don't disbelieve this but there is a LOT of FALSE INFO on the internet. Thank you.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/8/stop-the-cow-tax-ernst-has-major-beef-with-dems-costly-regs-on-farmers

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Are the tree swallows still there doing their jobs.

[@gregjudyregenerativerancher]

Need more swallows!

[@sonjareer6003]

No need to apologize for any of that bs

[@kman2324]

So the bill didn't actually touch farms. The guy who wrote the bill is from DE which has tons of farms. He's not dumb and going to shoot himself in the foot politically. Ernst made it up.