Greg Judy's Grazing Manager did a number on a pasture that had a heavy concentration of an undesirable plant (maybe Soriesia Lespedisia??). So he bunched them up super tight and pulsed them across the pasture, moving them every 30 mins or something ridiculous. On top of the expected result of severely knocking back the "weed", they also noticed the cows developed a taste for the "weed", and going forward didn't avoid it like they would before.
My sheep have pretty much eliminated brassicas from the field that had them I’ve been grazing. I think I’d need more spring rest then I like and over all the pasture is moving the right way but I miss the early yellow flowers.
You may already know this but since you didn't mention it: "Wild mustard is regarded as palatable in young stages, but seeds may cause serious illness in livestock if ingested in large quantities. Wild mustard seed poisoning has the symptoms of severe gastroenteritis due to toxic compounds including Allylisothiocyanate, Sinapine, and Sinalbin. Symptoms such as severe pain, salivation, diarrhea and irritation of the mouth may appear soon after ingestion of a toxic amount and could eventually result in death."
That’s encouraging to see that your cows can be on the same pasture as pigs! We have Red Wattle pigs in our pasture now, but are adding cows soon. We had planned on separating them into different areas to rotate around, but it looks possible to allow them to share the same pasture if we seed it. How soon do you recommend the pigs be placed in a paddock that the cows just grazed? Your pig videos have been very helpful with getting us started this past year since we want to do farrow to finish. Thank you!
They are different management protocols, the pigs wouldn't cover the same amount of ground as the cattle. Manage & move the pigs properly and bring in the cows when the forage is ready.
I'm still baffled how people can afford this. I can barely survive on the money I'm making let alone own a farm and cows and shit. cool video non the less 👍
