Rotational Grazing and Regenerative Agriculture with Livestock

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To save myself a ton of money purchasing feed for my animals, an insane amount of time caring for and tending to my livestock, and to improve my land all at the same time, I’ve started practicing rotational grazing. By taking one big pasture and breaking it up into a bunch of tiny pastures we can actually use livestock to mimic the enormous grazing herds that occurred historically grasslands, using intensive rotational grazing. Large herds of livestock, on small pastures, disrupting the soil with their hooves, eating grass and other plants in masse at the proper point in their lifecycle to encourage Re-growth rather than overgrowth, and leaving their manure in the soil to fertilize it for short, intense periods causes plant life to multiply, soil health to improve, and traps carbon inside the soil. Following the livestock with chickens keeps fly and parasite populations in the pastures down as well as aerates and continues to fertilize the grass. Joel Salatin, of Polyface farm, local grandfather of rotational grazing, practicing intense rotational grazing on his farm has increased his pasture’s ability to sustain a cow from 80 days of grazing per cow per acre, to 400 days of grazing per cow per acre. In that way, he’s actually multiplied the pasture he has available many times over, without purchasing a single extra acre of land. We start with livestock, set electric netting, and let them graze for a few days. Then, we follow with chickens, and finally, a finish mow, which stops weeds from going to seed and gives new seeds the mulch they need to trap moisture to germinate and the access to sunlight to grow.
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[@HB-xw6hg]

I’m not one who uses the word “inspire” loosely, as it is so overused, however Anne, you are an Inspirational Role Model. ❤️

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Wow, thank you so much! That means the world to me!

[@Climate_Hoax]

I'm going to 2nd that and wish I was 30 or so years younger to be able to do maybe half as much as she is doing.

[@jacobfurnish7450]

@@AnneofAllTrades I like how you stress the importance of multiple types of grazing animals. Doing it like this prevents species elimination from the pasture (ie if you only had goats and they selctively ate all of one type of grass), it prevents parasite loading (if it was all one animal the parasites that would effect that animal would be much more concentrated), the chickens help disperse the manure and eat the flies which reduces the flies chance of being a vector for disease, the different types of manure increase biological/microbial diversity in the soil which in turn makes the soil more resilient to diseases and pests, etc etc. Bottom line, biological diversity decreases the chance of failure and increases the health of the soil. Dr Elaine Ingham, if you don't know her already, is somebody you should look up! Biggest inspiration for me personally.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@@jacobfurnish7450 Spot on! I haven't heard of her, I appreciate the recommendation!

[@leebarnhart831]

Watching that calf play reminds me of how fun it is watching them discover the world around them. A few weeks ago I saw a young calf reacting to a Medowlark sitting on a fence post. It was so funny watching him get down low a suddenly jump up and dance and run around all the while looking at the bird. It reminded me of how a puppy at play would act. Made me grin and was probably the highlight of my day. Take care.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Calves are definitely giant puppies

[@AutoCrete]

@@AnneofAllTrades True enough. The down side is we had a bottle calf that would sneak up behind you and head butt your butt to get your attention, which was pretty darn cute. When that calf got up to 5 or 6 hundred pounds and that 'cute head butt' would launch you off of your feet, not quite as cute. BTW I love your fuzzy actual pup.

[@cynjohnson1967]

Is that a Maremma? Great dogs, huge personality, and very little use for human direction! Ours is a character and I’m pretty sure she’s decided we’re her penguins. She’s more of a spare adult in the family than a pet. Smart as a whip and dedicated to watching over her family. There have been discussions about the normality of wheeled conveyances, particularly prams. She saw one get closed to keep rain off the baby inside and seems to believe it ate the baby! It was an interesting conversation. She was only 7 mos old, and yrs later she is still distrustful of them. Babies should be free range apparently. Stay well and safe.

[@davidgleaton9073]

I love the natural approach to caring for farm stock, and all animals for that matter. Thank you for the logical and easy to understand presentation.. Well thought out and presented with care and understanding for the animals. This is why you are successful at all you do, careful thought and actions...

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you so much, that means so much to me!

[@Oktopia]

By moving animals across land you also lessen the pressure of internal parasites by a lot. Mixing species is also brilliant for this.

[@NikeMS11]

My wife has me do this over modt of the year & then we feed them hay over winter. They fertilize the land. Our property was a dry, dusty dirt patch. Now, with the help of animals & clover, it is now flourishing with plants that the goats love to eat & the chickens enjoy being in too.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That is awesome! Definitely the goal!

[@heidimobley4897]

Are you aware of Allan Savory? He’s based out of Africa and uses regenerative farming to REVERSE desertification! I think you would be interested in his methods as they go right alongside what Mr. Salatin employs. I’m planning out my future hobby farm in a way that will let me use the principles of rotational grazing and regenerative farming. I can’t wait to have animals again!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

oh absolutely. Holistic land management is a fantastic resource.

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

Your animals look so happy and healthy for sure! 👍🏽 Learning to live within your environment sensibly, and utilise it accordingly is by far the easiest and smartest way to do it.👌🏽 Thanks for sharing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks Bill! They certainly are so much happier here, and so, in turn, am I!

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

@@AnneofAllTrades Hahaha, you definitely look it too. It certainly is a huge time saver rotational grazing, given how many animals you've now acquired, that's a pretty substantial chunk of time over the course of a week. Not to mention a considerable cash savings.👍🏽

[@downbntout]

Once in a while you may want to sell excess forage to the guy with the 120 sheep. Nice-looking pasture species

[@NiHaoMike64]

The title reminded me of the video that's going around Facebook of ducks being released into rice fields to eat the pests.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That’s the kind of nature helping nature we need!

[@MrBilld75]

Yeah that was fascinating. It's Thailand doing that. So smart too, feeding thousands of young Ducks for free and they provide the pest control and tramp down weeds in the rice paddies. Very cool and fits right in with the idea of regenerative agriculture with what land livestock do.

[@ashevillegeorge3316]

I don't have land or raise animals, but this is a very informative video. thanks! Nice to have a company donate a mower! Good for you.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

So glad to hear it! Whether folks have land or not I think a lot of this stuff is great to get familiar with, if nothing else, to get that much closer to knowledge about our food supply.

[@downbntout]

Your animals look nice, calves off to a good start, but your most valuable livestock herd is the soil life under your pasture

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Hear hear! We are now (3 years later) amidst a massive remineralization project I’m super excited about :)

[@kenfamenterprise7204]

With People like you Ann the future of our world is certainly positive... kindly consider myself a volunteer or an extra pair of hands willing to work if ever called upon...thank you

[@kelbyfrazier6849]

This is so cool!!!!! Can't wait to implement this on my land in the future!

[@Climate_Hoax]

How fun are you. I'm new here and if OK, I'll live vicariously through your knowledge and the work you're doing. God bless you.

[@QuickSpeedShop]

So good and was fun to see the animals frolicking, especially baby June!

[@billmorris3945]

I’ve watched lots of your videos over the last four years or so - this is your best one yet IMO - you’re really onto something transformative that could easily turn into a showcase there - take care of yourself in your busy life

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you so much for that encouragement! I love the way this video turned out as well, and it has a message I'm so passionate about sharing with others!

[@Bilabius]

@@AnneofAllTrades It shows!

[@nelsonsilva7572]

Woo! First time I heard a very good explanation of rotational grazing!!

[@stevendezwaan5707]

You had my 3 and a half year old son's attention. He loves animals. He started singing old mcdonald.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

awwww!

[@scottkrieger4701]

Great as always thank you.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@ecospider5]

It seems like the US has optimized cattle production to require fewer people, with no care about how much land is needed for each animal. The concept of rotational grazing flips that on its head and looks at how many animals can be maintained on each acre of land with less worry about how many people it takes to maintain the heard. This definitely sounds like the direction we need to move as the population of the planet approaches 10 billion.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

If you want to know more about these concepts, check out Allan Savory's Ted talk: www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change?language=en

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Less land IS needed that’s the whole point Done properly, rotational pasturing is key to more food in less space. Just as intensive gardening.

[@joseantoniomenendezdomingu1162]

AMAZING HOW YOU MANAGE EVERYTHING , GREAT INFO TO KNOW MODERN TECHNIQUES, THANKS ANNE , BEAUTIFUL YOUR LAND 👍🇲🇽

[@stonee1968]

Truly awesome stuff - thanks for sharing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You bet!

[@neathway382]

Between May and late October, we never fed our cows. It was a small farm . We only ever had 3 cows at a time. We had 15 acres fenced for pasture. They had grass, blackberry bushes, raspberry bushes, wild strawberries, large clover patches, evergreen trees, hardwood trees, and wild apple trees, all within their pasture. There was a small spring brook at one end of the pasture, and, we always kept a bathtub full of water at the other end of the pasture. That was our cow related workload / expense from late spring to late fall. Once a day we would use a gas powered water pump to fill that tub from the spring fed well that was just outside the fence. (We didn't fence the well into the pasture because it was the perfect sized hole to break a cows leg if stepped in).

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Sounds like a wonderful place you had!

[@cherrycooper5690]

I LOVE this. More regenerative agriculture content please!! 😍🐮🐥 When you get your cows - it’d be so awesome to see you explore the use of seaweed to reduce methane emissions. I’ve heard of this as a developing technique so I don’t know how accessible it is yet, or what other benefits it has but I would be so so keen to hear you talk about that and how it might apply to your situation. Thx for the great content as always 😊

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Definitely! I already have two cows, and I feed kelp (seaweed) meal as a free choice mineral, but honestly, with rotational grazing and proper pasture management you’re able to sequester so much carbon in the soil (not to mention not feeding grain reduces methane to an insane degree) that you actually become carbon positive within a few seasons.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@AnneofAllTrades bingo! It’s a non issue

[@richardstevens3461]

So Jelly! Beautiful Farm.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@Kkuts37]

That was awesome!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad you liked it!

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Wonderful video Annie keep farming

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Will do!

[@adoby83]

Great video!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dudeofnz]

Very clear explanatory story, Love your fence unit

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@johnd5805]

Excellent video. Love Premier fencing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Us too!

[@billyhill101]

You are so amazing!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

❤❤

[@jimstewart1044]

This's approach to farm/ land management is fantastic! I'm sure you know our watch Justin Rhoades (I hope I spelled his last name correctly), they have a homestead in North Carolina and they practice this kind of management. As a farm boy that has to live in ther city now, it is great to see all they do. Your place is looking beautiful! Keep it up! Look forward to seeing your next video.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Justin's doing some awesome stuff down there, once things clear up a bit more I may see about paying him a visit.

[@jimstewart1044]

@Anne...... that would make a great video. Seems like y'all would have a great time. Look forward to seeing what you do next on your place.

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice video Anne! Thanks for sharing it with us!💖👍👌😎JP

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you too!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome stuff Anne, glad you found such a beneficial method for you, the animals, and the planet! 😃👍🏻👊🏻 ... Thanks for the info!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks Fred!

[@markengineeringSA]

extremely informative

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TigerLilyGzzTLRoars]

Terrific vid! Gonna check more out. New sub :)

[@LogHouseFarm]

Calf scoots are so cute!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

They sure are!

[@southerngrits920]

I was wondering how much land you have. I am the granddaughter of a sharecropper in SC, who died in 1959. He had 40 acres of cotton, tobacco, corn etc. He never had a tractor but plowed with a mule or horse. He raised pigs and chickens. He had a milk cow he milked. They raised 7 kids on the farm.

[@apourier1]

I love this! And the premier fencing makes moving animals so convenient. Do you have a code through them by chance?!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I don't, unfortunately, but I'll email Joe and ask him if he would be willing to make one for me.

[@beltxabeltxa]

Love your animals,, wish I had some of them here

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@sailinglin584]

June was so small 🤗

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I know! I miss her being so small!

[@user-ln1ry5ny9n]

Thank you, as always very positive! Anne, how are your bees, have you brought them to a new place?

[@NWforager]

Super Permaculture Lesson right here ! never heard Lots of this and love to learn More 📖💚

[@lauramonahan9343]

As Anne mentioned, watch videos where Joel Salatin is interviewed and get his books from the library. You'll love it!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Happy to hear that!

[@ecobluefarms223]

THANK YOU exactly what I had planned times are so questionable I don’t want to concern myself with FEED

[@AnneofAllTrades]

So glad it was helpful!

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

Very good Video. Greg Judy does this with his 200 plus head of Cattle and a large herd of Sheep. He had Guard Dogs with his sheep. You should check his Channel out. Justin Rhodes does this also. He moves daily also. Cows in one area Sheep in another and Chickens behind that. Cows move sheep go in their old area and Chickens go where Sheep where eventually chickens go to where Cows were. They spread the poop and eat the fly larvae. This works so well. Joe Salaton has been to Justin's farm as Justin his. They are good friends. Love this way of grazing and taking care if the land. Peace

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Big fan of all those gents. It's a great community with a wealth of knowledge to share!

[@flyingpigpreserve8562]

@@AnneofAllTrades Exactly. The knowledge they share is so valuable. Your Farm will be great with following their grazing technics. Peace from WV

[@virnafarm9059]

Great video thank you for share. We rotate our pigs and already in one year we see a difference.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

so glad to hear it! This is the kind of stuff that can change the whole world!

[@beelinekhan460]

i am from austria and rotational grazing is practiced everywhere since forever. most farms are small.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That is probably why your food system is in a lot better shape than ours ;) I spent some time living in Austria as a kid, it's such a beautiful country! And the CHOCOLATE!

[@Bilabius]

Another KZbinr using rotational grazing is Wild Wonderful Off Grid. (plus building an off grid home) Good stuff! As usual, you've got great content and it seems you continually improve your already pretty decent videography skills. You've got a lot of irons in the fire and make it look easy.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much! That is very encouraging. It’s definitely not easy, but if it looks that way we must be doing at least a couple things right ;)

[@clydenakashima7393]

Anne I was looking at Good Simple Living Instagram site they have some cute animals on there homestead. Stay safe and keep up the good work on the farm and barn project.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@sadidiker]

Çok guzel olmus...🖒🖒

[@lauramonahan9343]

Do the same, but I mow high (I go for 6-8 inches, lower can cut the cotyledons off some of the grass species too low and dry out roots (a concern in Sequim/Blynn with our dry season and high-drainage glacial till). Great work Anne! Check out the new Regenerative Organic certification (even if you don't intend to get certified, really cool new idea coming).

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Oh awesome! I didn't know that was a thing, I'd love to look into that.

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍way to go!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks!!

[@Pembroke.]

Tiny little babies everywhere

[@AnneofAllTrades]

springtime on the farm is the best for that reason.

[@skewedmaker]

Very interesting and informative video, thanks. What is the box with the solar panel that was next to the fencing used for?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

It’s electric netting, which keeps the animals in and predators out. The solar is the electric charger to electrify the fence.

[@coziii.1829]

Greg Judy say don’t mow . In a month you put them back on it after chickens Cattle first Goats or sheep next Chickens 25-30 day rotation. No mowing

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Eventually we will get to where we aren’t mowing, but right now, we’re really trying to keep the invasive species from going to seed, which is why we are mowing between rotations. Greg Judy is the man.

[@699hazard]

Great video Anne! Do you have plans to lock up a portion of your paddocks to grow and Bale hay/Lucerne?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hopefully by doing things this way we won't need enough hay to make reserving pasture for it necessary.

[@paulbettenga6202]

I love this idea of rotational grazing. I am curious about your fence charger setup. I love the idea of solar and am interested in how you set yours up.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Hi there! I use a double charger paired with electronetting from premeir 1 supply and it works awesome. www.premier1supplies.com/p/electronet-9-35-12-electric-netting?AnneofAllTrades&KZbin

[@paulbettenga6202]

Thanks! I'll check them out. I have 5 acres and currently have a garden, chickens and a couple pasture pigs. I want to add a couple Nigerian Dwarf goats and a couple lambs next year, and I think this might be a good way to make the best use of the ground.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Paul Bettenga it’s worked really well for my little menagerie!

[@bisarowood]

nice, I just got an old farm here in Canada about 5 acres of grass , trying to figure out what to do with it ... grazing period is way shorter here probably 7 month

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That's awesome! A lot you can do with 5 acres!

[@601salsa]

It takes at least 21 weeks for the parasite cycle to be broken. If you have 23 paddocks then it means you rotate through not only the parasite cycle but also the grass area changes during the worse times of the year (if you are in an area that doesnt get a lot of snow). Joel salatin and also permaculture bill Morrison and Geoff lawton are excellent references to learn from. Also look into hay making.... it takes 10 -16 weeks to grow grass tall enough to make hay..... which you can use during winter if you have to put the animals up in a barn. Also look into harrowing the paddock just after the animals have left the paddock to accelerate the breakdown of manure. 1 animals grazing 2 move animals 3 harrow the field they just vacated to spread manure (chickens are awesome at this and really help keep down the fly population but you can buy small drag barrows for utv, horse drawn or a tractor) 4 let grass grow to hay height 5 cut grass and dry to make hay for feed over winter (silage is apparently better than ordinary hay but I am still looking into that process and how it could work on a small scale) 6 give grass time to recover for 3 months or so until you cycle through the paddocks and return back 7 rinse and repeat.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

This is great info for anyone watching this video, Thank you!!! For a reference, we have about 100 paddocks and cycling the chickens in three days after the livestock has been moved reduces the parasite load exponentially as well as spreads manure and disrupts the soil surface, making it easier for seed diversity and grasses to continue to grow.

[@601salsa]

@@AnneofAllTrades wishing you all the best. I love your vids. They are helping me build my confidence that i can build at least half of my farm by myself so thankyou to you. Check out making your own hay and see if the time spent is economical for you. I know you are busy and things are tough but if it saves you some money it might be worth it in the short term

[@jenniferbunker2757]

How do you know what animals need to follow another animal? We have goats, horses, kune kune pigs, rabbits, chickens. How big should each pen be and how often do we move them ? How many days do all animals need to be off the first pen they started on? .

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Four years later, a lot about my approach has changed. I no longer include chickens in the rotation, we simply don’t have enough birds to make the trouble of consistent movement worth it (and I don’t want to get birds in the numbers that would actually make that aspect work: 2-3000 in the space we have available) The answer to paddock sizes and movement schedules will be entirely dependent on the condition of your pastures, the time of year, how many of each animal you have and how much work you want to put into your grazing system. I wish I could be of more help, but without knowing more about your setup I can’t give advice. I can, however, tell you that after working on increasing species diversity and pasture health, I’m currently grazing 10 cows on 100’x250’ sections during peak grass season here and moving them 2x daily.

[@gungadinn]

Anne, I'd have a difficult time having the puppy outside in the pasture, instead of inside playing with it. Love having kittens and puppies around. They are so amusing to watch and are easy to train. Next fall, it's time for a pair of Nigerian goats, after I get rid of a few shrubs and plants that are poisonous to goats. Was that thistle growing in the pasture I saw? If so, hopefully the animals kill it off for you.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

haha yes it was tough to leave her out there, but she had to learn to do her job, and that's the only way to do it!

[@D_A_D_]

Cows will actually eat thistle if you chop and drop it once it wilts a little

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Cory Thackston same with goats!

[@MaltandMake]

Planet before panet

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Not all heroes wear capes!

[@michaelrichardson1367]

Another great video but my 17 mo. old granddaughter asked me to ask you to post more videos of the animals. We get to keep her two or three days a week and it is mandatory that we show "Baby Fever" and Milk Dud. So, for my granddaughter, can you please do more animal videos. Thanks.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

haha I'll do my best.

[@ideoformsun5806]

I feel like we need to plant more kinds of food for animals, like carrots, and other vegetables that both humans and animals like. And trees for shade, and nuts for the pigs.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Absolutely

[@RainbowSixSiegeOG]

do you have to clean the poop?

[@smokeywick7100]

Hey, girl, just found your channel through a classmate at NCSU in soils. Just wondering, what brand/style of jean are you wearing at 7:28 in this video??? So hard to find decent womens outdoor workwear. Are they Dovetail??? Help me out.

[@MIKExMASSACREx]

Can you do this without a lawn mower? Or what would be a more natural way to replace that?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You could do it with a scythe I suppose, but I run this farm by myself, so a mower it is for me.

[@MIKExMASSACREx]

@@AnneofAllTrades ok forsure so like if I had a smaller plot of land with like 5 goats than I would rotationally graze smaller areas and than scythe right behind them when their done

[@Graeme408]

I noticed in your amazon store the drip irrigation system. Do you still use it. I installed the similar system from Lee Valley Gardens and loved it for one year. In the spring of the next year I found my drip system became a jet powered sprinkler because squirrels ate holes in the large half inch diameter supply line. I assume they used it for a source of water. Do you have this problem? If so how do you solve it. If you don’t have the problem you are living large. I really love the system but replacing it yearly just isn’t going to work.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I actually also have the Lee Valley system but the dogs and cats are pretty good at keeping the squirrels away, so I haven't had that particular issue.

[@Graeme408]

Anne of All Trades I have two dogs that just ignore the squirrels. Next time I am going for some hunting dogs.

[@TeamProsperity]

Anne, how many acres you guys have there? Love all your videos btw

[@AnneofAllTrades]

We have about 15 acres of pasture. Thanks for all the support!

[@mikkelkirketerp4884]

@@AnneofAllTrades how many blocks do you divide those 15 acres into?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@@mikkelkirketerp4884 about 100

[@mikkelkirketerp4884]

@@AnneofAllTrades wow i thought it'd be a larger area at a time they graze. So it's about 0.15 acres per block? And how many animals so you have in there at a time? I've got a wish to one day do the same :)

[@2300Kenzie]

Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy. A kid'll eat ivy too, wouldn't you? (You might need a grandparent to decipher that.) Once you said ice cream, it all made sense. One of your best and informative videos.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you so much! I hope it helps get some important information out into the world :)

[@2300Kenzie]

@@AnneofAllTrades I was hoping you'd catch the silly musical reference. Been waiting for the right video for a while.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I never knew actual words to that! I learned a slurred version “…and lil lambsies ivy” TY

[@2300Kenzie]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Originally an amusing song called Mairzy Doats, I'm pleased you recognized it. Some folks use different lyrics. It's a cute and silly song. Back in the days of "the Glow Worm" . That also has some alternatively interpreted lyrics.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@2300Kenzie oh honey, Mairzy Doats is way older than Gloworms! I was sung it to as a kid and I’m 57 lol

[@ecospider5]

Does anyone know how much land it takes to make the feed for 1 animal in a feed yard. Is it closer to the 80 days per acre or closer to the 400 days per acre.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Check out the book The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollen. It's a great resource to help understand the broken system better.

[@tmackie1694]

Gosh, has it already been EIGHT MONTHS since you moved?!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Isn’t that crazy? March was like the longest month ever and then suddenly it was September. I don’t get it

[@tmackie1694]

Anne of All Trades ... you’re so right about that ... we’ve all experienced a very strange wrinkle in time...

[@2012WCIH]

How do u have so much time to do all the stuff ?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

early mornings and late nights ;)

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

No kids!

[@telredwen]

How do you seed yourself pastures for multiple animals?

[@telredwen]

We are moving to Tennessee to start a mini homestead, and want to graze this way but don’t know where to find out which seeds to plant

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That’s a great question! We use a grass/clover/seed mix that was prescribed based on an evaluation by the TN agricultural department. Fantastic resource and you should absolutely have them visit your farm.

[@davidneel8327]

Ever think about adding bison?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I THINK about it all the time, my friend in Montana has a bison ranch, but it probably isn’t the best climate for them here.

[@davidneel8327]

@@AnneofAllTrades There are or used to be a couple of bison ranches in Ohio.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Its hooot in TN

[@allthingsgrowing]

May I ask how much property are you now sitting on in Tennessee?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

We have about 15 acres of pasture here

[@allthingsgrowing]

@@AnneofAllTrades very cool. Have you found that to be enough, or wished you had more? My wife and I are moving to Tennessee this Tuesday, Knoxville area. We are land hunting, looking to start homesteading. Moving from Phoenix.

[@cassia_cries]

how have I not seen the guard puppies before?? .. where did your Instagram go?!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hmm that's weird, they've become a big part of how we do things around here these days :)

[@LogicBob]

What about the alpaca?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

We had to leave them in Seattle when we moved, the climate change would not have been good for them.

[@LogicBob]

@@AnneofAllTrades Bummer!

[@stevedesprez2108]

How do you get water to a rotating pastures?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I carry it out in buckets

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

With ur everburgeoning muscles!

[@jeffjordan209]

How much land do you rotate graze on?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

about 18 acres

[@laceyflynn3637]

Does this type of fencing keep coyotes and other predators away from your birds? Just lost a duck today to a coyote but I would like to still free range. I'm not sure what to do right now.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

To some degree, yes, but not entirely. It is a deterrent not a solution if that makes sense. My dogs and donkeys do a lot of that grunt work. Geese and roosters help a bit too

[@laceyflynn3637]

@@AnneofAllTrades We have 3 donkeys and they did nothing but watched. It was right next to them. So much for guard animals. I guess we need to get a guard dog.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Lacey Flynn oh no! Maybe some training is in order for the donkeys! Check out the Donkey Listener

[@laceyflynn3637]

@@AnneofAllTrades I will. Thanks for the info!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@laceyflynn3637 generally the donkey’s trumpeting keeps the predators away I don’t know how much they actually go after one who came in

[@dudeofnz]

Probably the planet

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Dyslexia claims another victim 😫😫

[@ssboot5663]

How many acres do you have?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

We have about 15 acres of pasture.

[@jim1550]

Chickens and turkeys are bomb ass tick annihilators.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Guineas are even better, I'm excited for the keets I just hatched to grow out!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@AnneofAllTrades they’re so mean tho

[@reforzar]

I could do that too if I were as smart as you.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahaha well get on it Brian!

[@reforzar]

Anne of All Trades I’m working on it. 🤓

[@robertharcourt7650]

If you have a chance you should pick up Richard Perkins book Regenerative Agriculture. He has a KZbin channel if you want to see what he is up to ;)

[@AnneofAllTrades]

It’s a great book and he has a fun channel!

[@robertharcourt7650]

@@AnneofAllTrades What do you think of running a key-line plow through your pasture to break up the subsoil and encourage soil production

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I think you’re really going to like a video I have coming out later this week ;)

[@andymoss3132]

Great stewardship anne.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@shenlun]

if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@wilbearworks]

What's a Panet?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Haha planet ;)

[@btrswt35]

Makes me want a steak, or maybe some BBQ chicken.

[@pqrstsma2011]

"and you’ll never believe what happened..." oh Anne, didn't expect a clickbait-ey title on this channel... but i do believe this is how animals should be raised, not in *&^%$@* factory farms....

[@AnneofAllTrades]

As annoying as "clickbait" can be, careful titling and well crafted thumbnails are pretty much the only way to get educational videos like this one served to the folks who really need the information, but may not know what to search for. After spending 150 hours making a clear, concise video I think could really help people, and countless thousands of hours researching/learning/practicing/designing/building/implementing the topic discussed within the video prior to filming, I can't apologize for trying to do whatever it takes to get these videos seen by the folks who would benefit from watching. That said, I would welcome any constructive suggestions you have to accomplish that goal in other ways, because this isn't my favorite way of doing it, and I'm not really clever enough to make it work even if it was haha.

[@pqrstsma2011]

@@AnneofAllTrades ah yes i see your point... i do watch your videos often, and i find them interesting, even though i've tried and failed to grow a single cilantro or mint plant in my apartment 😁 🤷‍♂️... that particular phrase (from a reputable channel) was a bit of a trigger, that's all.... sorry

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@@pqrstsma2011 hey at least you're trying. A failure is never a failure, it's an iteration :)

[@derschwartzadder]

I'm sure there's good info on here, but I'm not gonna reward the click bait title.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Whoops, you just did, commenting boosts videos in the algorithm, but, unfortunately for you, because of your negative attitude, you missed out on some really fantastic information. As annoying as you may perceive "clickbait" to be, careful titling and well crafted thumbnails are the only way to get educational videos like this one served to the folks who really need the information, but may not know what to search for. After spending 150 hours making a clear, concise video I think could really help people, and countless thousands of hours researching and implementing the rotational grazing methods discussed within it, I'm not going to apologize for trying to do whatever it takes to get this video seen by the folks who would benefit from watching.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Clickbait? 🤣😂

[@fimdomeio9447]

Anne you've got to tone down the clickbaith titles a little bit.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

As annoying as you may perceive clickbait to be, careful titling and well crafted thumbnails are pretty much the only way to get educational videos like this one served to the folks who really need the information, but may not know what to search for. After spending 150 hours making a clear, concise video I think could really help people, and countless thousands of hours researching/learning/practicing/designing/building/implementing the topic discussed within the video prior to filming, I can't apologize for trying to do whatever it takes to get these videos seen by the folks who would benefit from watching. That said, I would welcome any constructive suggestions you have to accomplish that goal in other ways.

[@nuli2929]

I did like the video but wtf is that title. Its the whole other way around. Rotational grasing was implemented which had the benefit of lowering the feedcost. "I stopped buying food for my animals, and THIS is what happened!" just screams clickbait in this context. :/

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I’m always up for better title suggestions! It’s a crappy game to have to play to work so hard and spend so much time making videos that could truly change some farmers’ experience but not have the folks the videos could truly help ever see them because A. They don’t know what special “keyword” to look for or B. The video doesn’t get enough views to warrant KZbin showing it to a wider audience. People who are struggling to find the finances to feed their animals right now could really benefit from watching this, so, the title I chose is meant to speak to them. It has nothing to do with clickbait and everything to do with sharing a message I feel is important for folks to see 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nuli2929]

@@AnneofAllTrades I think I do get your point. Yet I, as a fellow KZbin consumer, come across lots of videos with titles that just don't match the video-content. And even though I really enjoyed to see your take on rotational grasing, I think that your video kinda fits that description. My alternative title suggestion therefore would be something like "This method helped me stop spending so much on feeding my animals!" or something along those lines.