soil carbon cowboys

Gabe Brown, Allen Williams and Neil Dennis were all going out of business with their conventional grazing - then nature forced their hand to try grazing without chemicals because they couldn’t afford them anymore. They are now the pioneers in regenerative grazing - replacing the specter of bankruptcy with resiliency. These ranchers regenerate their soils which makes their animals healthier and their operations more profitable. Robust soils enable rainwater to sink into the earth rather than run off; and retain that water, so the ranches are much more resilient in drought.
Filmed in Starkville, Mississippi: Bismarck, North Dakota; Wawona, Saskatchewan, Canada

[@ryanmotta8778]

“It’s extremely low stress. Because we’re working with nature, not against it”

[@Ribberflavenous]

It really is a facepalm situation. We constantly think we can do it better than nature, which developed the mechanisms over millions of years. Great video.

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

A year has gone by with no more comments … but I still watch this every day … this is the best most motivating video in the series

[@sharp1977]

Yes

[@alan30189]

@kevinmcgrath1052 - Gabe Brown, who is in this video, does a three part series on regenerative agriculture and it’s very good. Check it out.

[@aliakailvi]

Well said

[@sharpworx]

I loved it

[@johnlshilling1446]

This video is gaining traction. More good news: UK, Woodsmith Mine, polyhalites.

[@grasscutter1919]

Just came from a day of training for golf course superintendents, with speakers from water agencies, chemical companies and the government. All I could think about was this video and others like it.

[@Vivienwestphal]

The way this man lit up when he mentioned his mother bragging about him to her friends ❤❤❤ oh, my heart. And the fact that he would have had 15 kids if he did this earlier 😂❤ such a wholesome man!

[@kims3431]

These 10 films should be reposted every time there is a dust up about cow farts or some tech billionaire telling us to all be vegetarians.

[@chasbo25]

Very well said!😎

[@frenchpotato2852]

If you ask me, monoculture crop plantations are 100x worse for the planet than this!

[@akryeguy]

I love these little videos. They are done so well. I live in rural Colorado, west of a little mountain village of Rye. Kinda said goodbye to TV 20 years ago. Studied art history many years ago. Worked labor fixing buildings about 40 years. Now I am studying how to make biochar for retirement pocket money. Running into opposition. They don't want anybody burning anything. New ideas! Making money with something besides driving school buses and maintaining gravel roads for same. I love these videos!

[@wastelandrebel762]

Hey man, many you can prove that burning charcoal to emend soil is better for co2 capturing? If you are Up for making biochar look Up bocashi or vermicompost maybe your city can give you mulch for local pruning or food scraps in a economical way to make profit

[@Jazz-if5ko]

This gentleman’s information about animal production, being highly CO2 producing, is correct for industrial farms. However , many farms have moved to paddock grazing, which is much more carbon neutral than raising plants. Using paddock grazing/farming a farm can raise more cattle (goats, sheep, etc.), using much less water, no fertilizers, no pesticides, and much less machinery. Making it either carbon neutral, or an actual carbon sink, where it pulls more carbon out of the atmosphere than it produces, which is amazing! This has been scientifically studied, documented and written in peer reviewed and published papers. It’s actually very exciting to see farming, moving back to more natural ways of raising animals, which is better for the animals, better for the environment, and better for the farmer to make a living. (Not so much for the highly polluting fertilizer corporations). The cows, goats, or sheep are much healthier, have a better protein and vitamin/mineral consistency, the dairy has a greater nutrition consistency, etc.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3XShneCl8xrqsksi=rk35iOTNwT8-GJzA

[@lionsnetonu]

The pure joy on the face of this farmer in just so refreshing 10:58.

[@EFLTeacherTalkwithSeanG]

What an amazing journey these farmers are on! Taking the power back from the Big Agra baddies and putting communities and sustainability first. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@jambojambo313]

Fabulous short film of an often unheard of story & is taking ground in many other countries. Cheers from the UK 🇬🇧 👍

[@joeverna5459]

A country is only as prosperous as it's soil.

[@francineclave2207]

I see more and more farmers catching on! Greg Judy teaches this brilliantly and now Simeon and Alex just started revitalizing a ranch in Arkansas. Love it!

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

It is great to see the ranchers in this video smile like a skunk eatin' bumblebees through a picket fence when they look at their pastures and the healthy, happy cows that eat there. I'm not a rancher but being born in MT in 1952, I have driven by hundreds of pastures that were grazed down to the nubbins. When I drive by an area of natural plant multi-culture such as we have in the north-central part of the state, it's darker green and looks to be far healthier than the cultured pastures that have been grazed traditionally. NOTE: we have more cows than people in MT. Rancher 1: Look at those pastures! The grass is over a foot high and there were cows on it yesterday. How do you do that? Rancher 2: Science, bitches!!!

[@ViewerAnna]

Very exciting! Cow manure is gold for the soil! I hope this method spreads quickly - save ranchers and farmers lots of money, protect and improve the environment - healthier soil, animals and people! Win! Win! Win! I posted to Facebook! People need to know about this! Including us city dwellers!

[@julielh5193]

This kind of thing makes want to farm. Thank you for finding ways to work with Nature instead of against her.

[@joserodz90]

Awesome, new Home School learning material

[@mariusrusu8261]

Hello from Romania, I greet you with respect Marius 🙋🐂🤠🇹🇩

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

Still my favourite … when I’m looking for inspiration at the end of a long day I head here … uplifting

[@JohnLaudun]

Working on a book about crawfish boats, I got to spend time with smart people doing good things with and on the land. This film is amazing. Thank you.

[@skyhigh1623]

Fantastic documentary, I'm glad we are working with Mother Nature instead of trying to always dominate.

[@naturterapi]

so inspiring. hope all cattle ranchers worldwide get to see this !

[@franklinandlinda]

I just found this video and am so excited that I might be able to put cattle on my ground successfully. Iam watching it for the second time today.

[@Sophocles13]

That horn on the front of his 4- wheeler so he can drive over the paddock wire is awesome!

[@garageaquatics2023]

I wish I would have had these videos to share with my Hort students back when I was still teaching.

[@AlamoRCD1993]

This is the way to go! Good job! My father was a farmer who migrated from Mexico and this is how they managed their cattle and other grazing animals in the early 1900s. Nature taught and nature followed. ❤️❤️❤️

[@carboncowboys]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing this! We just messaged you on Instagram - Let's chat :)

[@joelbrown3479]

Dr Pol's son Charles is a producer. He just started a small family farm... Find him, make this HAPPEN.

[@marlan5470]

Have you noticed how clean and shiny the cows are in comparison to the conventional industrial?

[@CharlesGann1]

These guys are amazing pioneers that helped give fuel to the growing movement for regenerative. Neil was a great example RIP!

[@zerogo40]

UK here awesome videos 😊

[@Midrider59]

This is the solution to many of our problems. True science back to the basics without poisons.♥️

[@de_woldtuin]

What a joy to see this movement spread and grow! :)

[@TCS86]

My mom who grew up on my great grandmothers farm in the 40’s & 50’s would say they were self supportive. The cows would start then the pigs would follow and then the chickens through the pastures. The animals recycled the soil, they didn’t buy fertilizer ever.

[@DrOktobermensch]

As he said at the beginning of the video, monocultures were easy, but fundamentally, most farmers reap huge dividends from working with nature, once basics of it are established. Your yield might go down, but your pure profit will go up, and it will be consistent year in and out.

[@JayFortran]

Gonna use this in my high school sustainability class!

[@laureygreider7617]

Get these guys into the new administration as part of department of agriculture! Who can we nominate? Thank you!!!🌸🌿

[@Okiedokie222]

Just got recommended this!! ❤ wonderful documentary!

[@Windsongwoodshop]

Excellent! So great to see good news. Very efficient paddock fencing system.

[@Justwannabefree]

I am very proud to be married to Neil Dennis's neice , he is dearly missed and its absolutely wonderful to have videos like this to look back on

[@gerardjohnson2106]

TESTIMONY to practicing nature's lessons. 👍👍👏🇺🇲

[@zacharyellis4843]

Let’s Go!!! Something about a happy farmer or rancher enjoying their trade can’t wait to what that looks like in 50 years

[@helenl7967]

This is excellent to see. Bless these ranchers/ regenerative farmers. Definitely need more of this in the world.

[@b4ufirst]

Thank you so so much sir ,what you guys are doing is changing lives even hear in africa.

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

And it’s the best introduction … by far !!!!

[@EarthREALTOR]

Thank-you for taking care of our beautiful Earth! I am sure this helps with parasites too. Mob Grazing. Polycultures rock! Cover crops make nitrogen fertilizer. No till farming and plants conserve soil, clean water. I am doing this on a small scale in Texas

[@vivalaleta]

Thank YOU

[@Erklzanderz]

How small of a scale are you talking about? How many head on how many acres, and broken into how many plots? Thank you. Im thinking about doing this small scale myself, and am interested in hearing how it works for you and others without large tracts of land.

[@kevinmcgrath1052]

This is one of those movies to be watched every day ... very special

[@bidyum14]

It is inarguably one of the most beautiful and resourceful youtube channels I have ever come across. It gives me HOPE! Thank you.

[@donaldwarriner1640]

Soil has always attracted me from making mud pies to molding berms. Thank you for sharing your message of hope and another way of being productive. Without a message of hope we do no one a service.

[@RichardPaulin-r9o]

Knowing that water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas.. the water retention difference has major implications

[@Getalife...]

Great Job! Thank you for sharing. Best of luck for Farmers!

[@downbntout]

Magnificent, how the best ideas are paying off

[@FC-PeakVersatility]

Just watching it for the first time after one of their shorts turned up. We need to spread the word.

[@roygbiv5164]

High intensity, rotational grazing is an amazing tool. Its more work work than conventional systems but the results speak for themselves.

[@Windsongwoodshop]

But, he commented that it is much less work and machinery and time.

[@grovermartin6874]

What an uplifting video! I wasn't expecting that. But I'm glad you put this out there. It eases a tightness in my chest. Thank you!

[@Jek2457]

Very exciting and thank you to the film maker, crew, ranchers and their families, and all involved. This is the answer, not carbon units placed on Wall Street to trade and make money.

[@josemauromoraes6203]

Hello, I'd like to offer caption translation to Brazilian Portuguese. I believe in the value of the content for my country as well.

[@finallyhappyglover]

So I just started learning about this a few days ago. Im no farmer but I do grow fruit trees and veggies for my family. There was an epiphany moment for me when the gentleman said “ It’s not about how much water you receive but how much water you can retain.” I’ve watched this twice and I know I’ll be watching this and many more. Thank you for the work that was put into this. I wish this started in the school system.

[@janit-5430]

This is how I do it. Regenerative Ranching I have beautiful grasses

[@jamesfrancis303]

Consider me inspired.. now to figure out how to apply this philosophy to over farmed dirt in Saskatchewan

[@carboncowboys]

Look for a local grazing group and check out soil health academy for more instructive videos and resources! Just be sure to do lots of research first. We're rooting for you!

[@jonathanfisher1060]

New to this. Really interesting!

[@peasinourthyme5722]

I recently learned of this channel, and love what I`ve seen so far.

[@joyrobinson4585]

These goings on make me so happy:) Keep on doing what you're doing. I love it.

[@estheranne4742]

AMAZING 😍 Love love love this shift - we will see more of this in the future, we need it !!

[@chasbo25]

Just found your channel and subscribed. Mother Nature is the way to go and she can kick butt! Almost 10 years ago I moved to Dallas from the upper mid-west and when I got here there had been a very long multi year drought. Then, just two weeks in the Fall and two weeks in the Spring, when it rains heavily here, the 4 year drought was over except for a small portion of the panhandle and this is a huge state! Like I said Mother Nature can kick some butt🤠😎

[@MattBuck777]

This was fantastic! Thanks for sharing !

[@uMalice]

using nature to give cows a multivitamin! giving the soil a vitamin too!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Great job all farms should be doing this❤️

[@semi-sane5149]

Oh! to be a young man again; i would dearly love to be involved in this type of farming as i am sure that everyday would be a day of total satisfaction & enjoyment 😊

[@olredeye]

10:23 My man if lover. Sorry Great video had to comment that. This entire series, channel it all. Very imsirpiring.

[@ElectricNed]

This is really cool to see- the people who have the most reason to be in touch with the way soil has always worked are rediscovering how it serves all better to roll with the natural way. Aldo Leopold would be pleased!

[@stephenkohler3472]

Every rancher should be this happy!

[@JCpNK]

This is amazing.. Hopefully this is spreading

[@carboncowboys]

Every time you like / comment / share you help someone else hear about it!

[@august19621]

Fabulous ❤🇨🇦

[@shkibeta]

Nice optimistic video. Sometimes we gotta get out of our own way.

[@hudson8865]

Thank you very much.

[@patrickkelly8095]

The part of working with nature instead of against it caught my attention. It made me think of the 3 sisters method of growing first used by the Mayans. In parts of central and South America farmers have returned to using it and are far more productive then using modern ways of farming by trying to force the land to artificial means.

[@LeifurThor-qu2bz]

American heroes these ranchers are!

[@mrpsquared01]

'98-2004..wow, just goes to show pride is quite the drug and how merciful God is.

[@stephanieadkins997]

Doing this now with my horse pastures it's amazing how fast they turned around !

[@PerfectlyNormalBeast]

Figure out a way to put those fence posts on rovers - maybe fewer but taller posts dangling a net... Then the paddock can slowly roam like a roomba

[@charlesnicholls7501]

First time I’ve seen this 😊there is hope after all . Uk

[@PotHead98]

This was an amazing video. Yeah i dont agree with the weed thing either. They arent just weeds their plants.

[@MarcosGarcia-et1qu]

great video! Really hope regenerative agriculture keeps picking up steam

[@Thamizh096]

Superb. I'm from southern indian state of Tamil Nadu this method has been practiced for many years even for century's but now days it's hitting in down fall.

[@Delchursing]

Loving this! Thank you!

[@janalderton8644]

This is wonderful !!!

[@drushella]

Im in college for land managment right now its been going alright im not satisfied with it though, and am highly intrigued after discovering this channel and its recources. I will be looking for information on education sometime soon and am hoping for "in" in the industry. Whilst my goal in life is to help restore the american ecosyems of old no more closed canopy forests in oak savvana land and the like,this would be a wonderful thing to do for a living.

[@savageairsoft9259]

A great video..Great farming!

[@markpaterson5568]

Love this! Amazing to see minds changing.

[@nikolazadro2166]

This is so incredibly interesting to me. I hope to implement this in my country.

[@Dkazakis84]

THIS video has to be tagged on all the other videos. This is the foundation of Carbon Cowboys

[@markmedina7636]

These guys made me really happy

[@bellakatou]

This is wonderful!! ❤️

[@defaulted2600]

Need the full movie !

[@Susan.Lewis.]

Very informative. Thanks. Just subscribed.

[@frankostrowski3151]

Love it, keep up the awesome work

[@ndrounder08]

Amazing work… keep it up!

[@talljib]

Very informative. Thank you

[@merrycox8587]

Stellar!

[@isaacchristensen659]

This is amazing. Been learning a lot about this!

[@JayFortran]

A powerful way forward!

[@tegerusgardens1]

Awesome video!