Another great video. Thanks for showing us around. Great to see the results from the hay in those lush lands of yours, really good results. The bulls look good, I particularly like that Murray grey bull you’ve got. The cows look sleek and healthy, nice work mate
Even Greg Judy buys hay. I think he would prefer not to use it,but in one video I watched he referred to Hay as his insurance. As for fertilizer, why buy and put down Chemicals when your cattle will put down a natural fertilizer for you? Also if what I've heard about Michigan winters is accurate,I don't see how you can get through a Winter without needing hay. I've been led to believe that Michigan gets rough,brutal Winters.
I am not a farmer,but, I love seeing your land and animals be "natural". The land is really pretty(not skint); also enjoy seeing the "babies be curious, watching you!
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the over-grazing myth. There are a lot of people out there trying to regenerate barren land, and they tend to blanket blame over-grazing as the problem, without really understanding what that means and implies. They will never consider adding livestock to an area, because to them all animals are bulldozers. As a farmer who can first hand see how cows graze, what it does to and FOR the land, you can add some reason to the speculation. Moving cattle around, letting land rest, limiting the numbers per acre... it's how we do it in Scotland, and there is a reason that Scottish beef and cattle are so prized the world over. There is a reason that the land suffered in the last couple of centuries in the US, as ranches got bigger and bigger, cattle moved less and needed more to eat than the ground could provide. A well managed herd is an asset, a badly managed one is destructive. If anything, I'd say your paddock sizes are a little too small compared to our fields. Your cows aren't running and playing. You might get a better result with a larger space. Our fields are 1.5-2 acres, rotated between grazing and growing grass. The cows get the whole field to run around in.
Lookin good man. Few questions for your area: How many bales is $15k? How many head of cattle are you wintering and when do you typically have to start feeding?
Love it. Looking great D. Do you have issues with your bulls flipping your water? Mine seem that when he wants to scratch his head he will either flip the water or mineral. Trying to figure out how to stop it other then sending him down the road. He's only 2.
@@timboslice3755 it’s doing ok. 10 years ago I had my foot crushed and it was almost amputated. Pretty use to the foot problem thing. Thanks for asking!
