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If we're going to make this video about who has what claims to land, there's something that's important to know: the first people to come to North America were a group of Asian tribes called the "Clovis people". This happened approximately 13,500 years ago. So, if we're going by the system "whoever had it first, has the claim to the land" ... then, obviously, the Cayuga Nation has no claim. They took this land from someone else. Same as the British colonists. Those original colonists are the only ones who didn't "steal" this land. They are the only ones who found it unoccupied. They came over from Siberia, Russia ... so, by this logic, Vladimir Putin has the best claim to your land. You should honor him perhaps for kindly letting you use his land?
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I raise American blackbelly sheep, and they are an incredible breed. Like you have described, they are nearly bulletproof. I heard of one experienced rancher who lost 5 out of 12 sheep (he didn't specify the breed) on a single day. I have raised hundreds of blackbelly sheep, and I think I can count on one hand the number I have lost due to illness of any kind (including parasites). Plus, their meat is the best I've ever tasted. I may be a bit biased, since they're my own animals, but I don't think so; it's just incredible meat. Lastly, they're so beautiful. Seeing them out on the pasture never gets old (I'm in my 8th year raising them).
Nice. I came to a similar conclusion with my silvopasture. I’ve been feeding fodder for a few years, and it works well, just a bit labor intensive. I make biochar from the remaining branches.
Enjoyed your video. Do you have to let the seedling trees get to a certain size before letting sheep into graze? I was wandering if the sheep would browse & kill young saplings? Thanks For Your Time: Shawn
They definitely will, the branches should be out of reach. Some protection against rubbing and bark stripping should probably be in place. I don't think they'll seriously hurt older established trees much though.
You tell us how good it is but you don't tell where to source the grow tubes?? WTF? A non-profit can buy in bulk and then sell at a profit if the profit is used to forward the mission of the non-profit. Same thing you can be an amazon affiliate and show us where to buy these. You are selling this idea to academics instead of farmers.. Farmers don't have time to research where to find all these thing.
You’re exactly right they charge for their services, a nonprofit that charges for their services and again you can look that stuff up and find it yourself but it takes time and as a man said most farmers don’t have time they need ideas and help not someone else to pay
Charlize is an impressive person. Between the farming, the art, the history, I could listen to her all day. ❤ ps: sweet sourland syrup is perfection. NJ produces excellent maple syrup.
Are other species of trees considered in these situations? I know many species can be used directly as fodder by pollarding and controlled harvest of the leaves. What about nuts like chestnut (although the spiny casings would be a deterrent)?
Question - I am doing silvopasture with sheep in NW Alabama and the problem I run into is the volume of leaves in the fall that don't allow for good grass growth. You seem to have no problem at all and have many more trees than I do. How are you keeping the leaves from smothering out your grass? thanks.
My first thought was how is there so much greenery under that canopy. That is a LOT of trees for that amount of green under them. They do look like younger trees though.
The leaves seem to compost enough for the invasive to come back up in the spring. They are not the "normal" grasses that are in our more open pastures.which may be why the damp forest is best for them.
My grandpas cattle would eat stilt grass. So far my dairy sheep have turned their noses up at it. It may be bitter though since it grows in a damp area of my property
Okay so I need to plant some wild rose then for a screen! My bamboo isn’t growing as fast as I’d like. Maybe I can find some privet growing somewhere to transplant.
Everyone should have goats in their lives! We have meat goats and dairy goats, nothing is better than products made from fresh squeezed goats milk, mmm mmmm good! Thanks for sharing, Jerry, The Ole Texas Coot
I am curious how you might approach older trees to begin harvest of fodder. Would it be easier to simply plant young trees, or would pollarding/coppicing an old specimen (lets say greater than 12" caliper) work? My land in central KS has many mulberries on the property, and also many volunteer that come up (I'm assuming mainly morus alba). I will definitely try the warm season cutting or layering methods. Great info! (BTW, mulberry firewood is also excellent-- relatively dense, splits easily, and makes a pleasant fire)
I don't see a response to your question....have you learned anything about how to harvest mature trees as fodder? Your mulberry situation caught my attention here in Texas. Thanks
@willbass2869 unfortunately i have not found much. There is some information from Shana Hanson on RU-vid (@shanahanson4240). I think the approach would be to slowly take the tree down over some years so that you don't shock and kill it. I have a few I will be cutting while they are still dormant.
Very good to see, especially that traditional hedgerow at the end. I'm trying to encourage more people to start growing a proper laid hedge, so I'll take all the examples I can.