What To Watch For In Late Spring In Your Cow/Calf Grazing

[@dheuer777]

Would you mind talking in one of your next videos about your different minerals and kind of mineral feeders and also about what you use for supplementing protein or energy. we only have a small homestead but wanting to learn as much as we can. Thank you for all these terrific videos and for how wonderfully you explain everything!

[@grazing365]

Stay tuned!

[@davidcornforth3786]

Couldn’t agree more with your thoughts Ben soil is the only thing to save humanity

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Absolutely

[@grazing365]

It begins and ends with the soil!

[@freddieconner-ey2xs]

Great video ,I’ve noticed that mine generally leave a lot of clover ,I will start watching closer at moves to see what they hit first ,thanks for the video

[@grazing365]

It’s always good to keep an eye on them

[@mikenichols5638]

Do you ever drag a pasture or paddock after grazing? It seems to speed up the recovery time and helps all the grasses.

[@grazing365]

I don’t. If the soil is healthy, manure should break down completely between grazings

[@briangrammer898]

Might be an old question I’m new to your channel ❤.. are those South Polled cattle. They look small to be red angus❤. 2nd why or what is going on with the horned cattle in your heard ❤trying to cross them??? ❤3. One of your cows has one horn looks like growing upside down and it’s looking particularly painful ❤

[@grazing365]

1. Yes, the red cows are south poll 2. The horned cattle are Corrientes 3. The upside down horn on that cow isn’t growing back into the cow. I love that cow. I just think she probably has a story to tell

[@haydenlejeune3601]

I have a field that was row crop soybeans. I planted a cool season cover crop, grazed it off and now I have a warm season cover crop planted. My problem is now with slow growth on the young cover crop due to saturated soil and probably 10” of rain since it was planted, can’t catch a break. How would I establish perennial grasses faster?

[@grazing365]

If it was in row crop production for years, you may have to seed it. If it was just for a year or two there should be some seed in the seed bank. You can also feed hay and that should seed it some

[@briangrammer898]

❤❤VIDEO ❤❤

[@grazing365]

Thanks!

[@johnkey3173]

two quick questions from a beginner: 1. can you tie the ends of poly wire together (using knot) and still maintain a charge? 2. did you make those tall white posts (the ones you can walk under)? are they PVC?

[@briangrammer898]

Yes you can tie together.. yes you can make your own posts ( non conductive). Watch Greg Judy, they are sectioning off his new land❤❤❤

[@grazing365]

Tying them together works. The better quality the wire the better it works. I prefer polybraid from power flex

[@christopherwheeler818]

When you have to give protein supplements what do you prefer

[@grazing365]

We use protein buckets right now but might switch to alfalfa hay or soy

[@bks7842]

Aren't you knocking out your solar collectors by grazing it down that far? How long till you can graze that again?

[@grazing365]

The energy for regrowth comes from the reserves built in the roots during the year it gets off. These plants will be ready again in 30-40 days this time of year. Later in the year it might be 50-75?days.

[@brettpayton6286]

So I'm in northern Missouri. What do you do when things are nice an lush an some of your cows have I won't say runny but mushy poo because of the high protein? I've tried to tighten them up to take more stems an seed heads also but a couple still haven't got over that change from Hay to nice green grass. They get moved daily an these couple have just had calfs in the past month. Just looking for suggestions. Thanks Ben

[@grazing365]

Making them craze stems and seed heads is the best course. You can give them access to old hay or straw as well

[@RobHill-t2o]

Where do they drink

[@grazing365]

There’s a water lane with water points in both ends

[@drumhillerfarms6858]

Here in Michigan we just went to pasture about 2 weeks ago, I’m moving every 12 hours focusing on a non selective grazing method. Most the cattle are pretty runny, how would I change that?

[@briangrammer898]

Give them hay for a while.. it will solve the problem..it’s mainly caused when you move on fresh grass ❤❤

[@drumhillerfarms6858]

@@briangrammer898 yeah that’s what I normally do

[@AudrieCarter]

Hey Ben! Do you have an email address for busniess inquiries?

[@grazing365]

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[@MikeMatthews-uc3ff]

With this style of grazing, do you worm and vaccinate your cattle?

[@grazing365]

I never worn the cattle. Worming your cattle harms your soil and ultimately will grow you less grass. We do some vaccinating.