Discover Greg Judy's #1 Mistake that Could Ruin Your Farm! 

This is one of the best interviews I’ve seen. Thank you for using your farm as an example. Well done 👍

Loved this interview. Takes guts to ask Greg Judy what you're doing wrong. His answers and your responses are a great example of learning. Thank you for that. Blessings

I only have 2 cows (due to calf in 3 weeks) and 2 heifers on 10 acres...I am always questioning my self, am I moving them too slow, too fast, is the paddock too big...etc. I wish someone would come visit my tiny farm...yes I need "No brainer" help. I've been watching Greg Judy's videos as well as many other regenerative farmers...always learning. Thank you for this video!

I'm in new Zealand here we measure our pasture in kg of Dry Mater per Hectares so (kg DM per Ha) The tools we use are plate meters that you would sample your pastures using the same number of samples per Hectares to get a good estimate of your grass. Total grass - expected residual grass = available grass Then you take the Total weight of your herd X 3% Exemple 3000 kgDM/ha - 1500kgDM/ha = 1500kgDM/Ha available (10 cow @ 550kg each) x 3% = 165kg needed (165x10000) / 1500 = 1100 m2 so 0.11 Ha per day

Your problem or your question at the end of the video has a simple answer. If you're not able to leave enough forage when you are done grazing a paddock because the next paddock you would move to has not regrown enough, then you have too many cattle, preg check your cows and sell the cows that should have been bred, but are open. On the other hand if you have too much grass, then as greg said it's like a savings account If you have too much grass maybe you could keep some calves after weaning, or it's always a good thing to have plenty of grass, when most other people in your area are short of grass, then you might be able to buy some younger cows, that are already bred and when it doesn't rain, sell older cows. The whole discussion falls under the heading of "adaptive grazing" You just never will be able to use a mathematic equation to determine the amount of cattle you should have, pretty much because you can't predict the weather. I will tell you this, one of the most profitable things in a cow herd you can measure is the percentage of cows bred back after calving. And that is really dependent upon the amount of nutrition that a cow receives after calving, so think about 2 cows for example one cow calves on march 1 and the other cow calves on march 22, thats heat cycle later. Most cowmen would say the calf 21 days older would weigh 45 lbs more at weaning. If the weaned calf is worth 2 bucks a pound that is 90 dollars difference, so how much grass would you want those cows to have the next time they have a calf? Then there is another item to consider too. The cattle being grazing animals, with a history of grazing since the beginning of time, how many generations is that? The fact that you should know is that they will eat tge most nutritous plant material 1st, so the more grass they have, the more particular they can be. As Greg said the grass they don't eat is not ever wasted, the grass shown in the video, is not wasted even if it goes dormant, falls to the ground, and becomes organic matter, and eventually carbon, it's not wasted! So, if you have too many cows, you dont have the option of keeping your calves past weaning, and you dont have the option of buying younger cows, and you don't have the option of keeping all the rain that falls, because more of it runs off, and you dont have the extra carbon going into your soil too

Very true That’s the hardest thing knowing proper paddock size

Great interview and information. Experience is a harsh teacher, as you start with the exam and then receive the lesson. I would love to know how you are dealing with "weeds", as I am struggling with that issue. Love the video production enhancements, also.

I would love to see Greg write a book with all of his best thoughts. I would like to have hard copies of Greg's vast experience that I could hand over to other learners.

Greg Judy is great, however, a lot of his methods relate to the dryer climate in Missouri. And in East Texas my problem is that the grass grows too fast in recent years due to our heavier, rainfall and soil fertility. so as long as it is wet, I’m going to let them graze a little shorter, otherwise I have to mow even when I mow when I come back to that spot 45 days later, the grass is 2 foot tall

I have a terrible time figuring out paddock size and how much to leave behind

Such great info on the calculations

Thats a mis-leading, click-baity title. The title suggests Greg Judy is making the mistake, while the description points out it is a mistake YOU are making, which Judy points out.

I like what Greg does, not everyone can do it as efficiently. Greg’s advantage is he has a few thousand acres to graze.

Water points so important. I move my water every move except in winter on frozen ground. I'm very a very small farm.

The crucial parameter is: how much forage per acre does that pasture have? Greg with his 500 years of experience just looks at it and 'feels' the value. But how can a beginner grazer estimate that value? The rest is just a simple line in a spreadscheet.

How do I figure out how much area to give my 4 cows on a 9 acre rotation consisting of primarily fescue during the summer and ryegrass during the winter months

I am going to be very blunt. Every piece of land is different. I can drive in any direction from my house or farm and find that you don't have to go far and the land is different. Even on large operations there or different topography and soil conditions. So for these so called experts to tell everyone that this is how it should be done is bullshit. I'm glad you did your thing and it worked out for you. But what work for you can't and won't work for the rest of us.

good stuff, who is doing the guitar music on the end that is real good wish i new who they were

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Hi kitty I’m sorry for the delay

The hard part about Cali is we have to burn our litter bank every 4 or 5 years.

Be careful exposing yourself! 😮😂 I think you can go to jail for that!😂

please dont interrupt greg while hes answering

Trusting the people who buy what you grow is the biggest mistake I ever made so I quit.

3:30 to get to the point of your question? that is the no1 mistake you make. stop blabbering and get to the point, mate.

Greg Judy makes lots of mistakes. He really should get a mentor if he wants to have cattle. He is a salesman. If you want to have cattle, you should talk to a farmer/rancher, not a salesman. Greg Judy doesn't take enough grass. He grazes very inefficiently (25% efficiency going by his numbers). Trampling wastes grass, and doesn't help carbon as much as grazing. Greg Judy has less than 1/4 stocking density of continuous grazing. Greg Judy is famous for claiming he is in a drought when he isn't. He said he pays attention to rainfall, but apparently he doesn't. Weight of each cow doesn't tell you about efficiency or nutrient requirements. According to Greg Judy, his 1,000 lbs. cows eat 4X the grass my 1,200 lbs. cows do. You will continue to struggle if you don't talk to someone knowledgeable. There are resources out there. The rule of thumb is one 1,200 lbs. cow and calf per acre continuous grazing. That is a good starting point. Greg Judy doesn't seem to spend time with his cattle, and doesn't pay attention to his grass.

Pick the mans brain and then please let him talk. This was a great concept for a video with an expert. Let him do 90% of the talking.

Great interview and info! Getting the right sized paddocks for various sizes of herds and animals is a constant learning experience 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

Greg you had a video back in January 2023 where you calculated the needed amount of forage for your bull mob at the new bull farm. Now grant it, this was daily requirements of stockpile in the winter but you scribbled down your calculations on paper for us viewers to see how you figured it? I stopped the video and took pictures of the TV screen with my cell phone. Greg you walked off 54 feet wide (18 steps wide) x 366 feet long = 19,764 ft An acre is 42,560 ft. your grazing calculation was 5 inches to graze for that day. Your bull mob weighed 36,900 lbs x 2.5 body weight required = 922.5 lbs (400lbs/acre available x 5 inches graze) = (2000 lbs/acre available x .46 acre = 920 lbs available. I hope this calculation is right because I'm going strictly off Greg's pics and trying to make sense of it so you have a clearer understanding of it?

Great interview! I appreciate your teachable spirit. Thanks for sharing.

Can you give us your facts of numbers of livestock and total number of acres used in one year thank you greg

This was a great question & answer. I knew about rotation but not exactly how to know when to do it & still have grow back.

Gregs the man , very key points

Hi Greg my name is David Simons and I'm just getting started I need to know how to get rid of the blackberries out of the pasture

How do you run the water line, and how much does it cost to run per foot? What material do you use?

Excellent video - Thanks! I'm a new subscriber.

Short answer… need more land🤣🤓. 🌱 = 🐄

You are asking great questions, friend!

Looks like a ranch to me.

Don’t like the title

great topic

Lighten up 😊

Very easy mistake to make (over grazing) we moved on to 20 acres, purchased 8 heifers very young, that was all fine when they were young but were down to 4 and strip grazing over 4 x 5 acre paddocks and I'm just hanging in there. Were in a good rain zone in Aussie but I suspect we will be having to buy some hay for winter, simply too wet and cold for the pasture to grow much, we can go a good month without sunshine which doesent help.