I have slick BLACK cattle and I have no problem moving them anytime of the day. I live in southeastern Ohio and we have hot summers and high humidity. Yesterday I was just getting ready to move them and they knew what was going on and lined up at the gate ready for their move like they always do. It was mid-day, 95 degrees and sunny. I actually don’t care about color but I have black cattle because I get paid more for them. I like all of them. My point is though, it is important to select cattle that can tolerate the heat and there are black ones that can do it. I expect winter hair coat to be off by the end of May, I might give it a pass if it’s early June if it’s almost off. Hair coat still on in July that cow is gone.
I’m not a farmer and know next to nothing about farming or cattle but I’ve never seen better looking cows in all my life. These are the first cows that weren’t covered in flies and had such beautiful oily slick coats. Makes me want some cows!
Inbreeding and line-breeding do not result in defect. It is inbreed and line-breeding with NO SELECTION. Every useful domestic animal, with the exception of things like Saluki/tazis and other landraces, is the result of inbreeding and linebreeding. You can line-breed or inbreed and select hard for vigor, which is what you have done.
God did not separate the males from the females. The strongest are the ones that will breed again. You have some beautiful cattle this is definitely something to be proud of. Ps God did not create them to eat corn either they are made to eat grass. Farming lost it way many years ago and is now finding the right path and people will be so much healthier for eating this beef.
Arthur Dewith we do have dry spells in Missouri. Usually July and August are the hottest months of the year with temps hitting triple digits and high humidity and very little rain. This year has been a good one thank the Lord
Jornoel unfortunately corn is one of the biggest GMO crops out there and the grains are not easily digested by cows. If you want to let the cows loose in a corn field early than that is definitely a option.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Hell, you would hate living in Australia! In some areas we can go without rains for years!!!!! P.S. Keep up the good work. I enjoy watching you channel.
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In the wild, cattle live this way. A bull has a harem of cattle, and only a few bulls get to pass on their genetics every year. Think about it this way: a button buck white-tail will have the ability to breed if he has a hard casing on his buttons. He will breed his mother or sister if a big buck doesn't run him off. It happens if the main breeding buck in a range has too many does to chase. So allowing those bull calves to live with their mothers is pretty much the way nature intended.
Greg what ratio of males to females that have never left your farm do you try for, to try to minimize potential negative impacts of in-breeding. It sounds like you used to, but not so much now, bring in unrelated blood from outside your farm? I imagine this philosophy will work for sheep, goats, chickens etc etc. and indeed I have been attempting this same philosophy in my flerd. As a new and learning grazier, I wonder constantly about these things. I believe in what you are doing.
Thank you, Greg for presenting the benefits of line breeding that clearly demonstrates your commitment to your herd. It takes a little time but its worth it!
Fine specimen, your dun bull calf. And you're absolutely right about the red/dun hided cattle and oily hides as key factors in pest and heat resistance. Plenty of research from Australia, southern Africa, and US to prove it!
Watching old videos. I remember all the talks about 014 what a stud he was. Greg you should pick out a nice bull prospect again this spring and follow its growth through the season. It was so much fun watching 014 grow out over the summer right up to you turning him into a steer. Added interest to the regular conversations where you educate us on grass and microbe farming. Also can you show us 020? would love to see an update on that beautiful little one. Love it.
Wowee that 014 is gorgeous, and sweet. The first experience I had with cattle is when my family leased some land to a grain-feeding cattleman with the most ornery cattle. Scared me AND my German Shepard! hahaha
The herd looks fantastic!! In nature herbivores live this way, what you’re doing for many years is the perfect sync with Mather nature and the result is visible because the herd gives the best performance on your operation . Congrats and thank you again for the educational video
I once read you should have 500 animals to operate a closed herd. Then you keep 10% of the bulls. I think Greg Judy are successful as my understanding is they leave 25% of their bulls intact.
Buddy, shave, get a hair cut, if you have a beard, keep it all trimmed up, and BATHE REGULARLY. And other than being basically nice to her as a norm, you should start seeing some interest. From a mature American woman.
Hi Greg, I've been watching and learning from you for quite some time. I have a question: I'm up here next to the Canadian border in Northeast Washington, and it seems like, up here, seems like cattle with longer hair might be helpful due our generally colder weather. Just wondering, your thoughts? Thank you. Love your helpful videos!
Hello Greg, I have two cows that keep birthing in july, when is the best time for them to give birth down in south texas. should I turn the bull to them right away to hopefully move the birth days to april? thanks
I found that the animals I breed myself arent as good as the shinny fat bulls u see at the market which incidentally looks a bit ragged 2 months after u turn them out with the herd
Hi Greg, do you buy in cows? and if you do, if she throws a good bull calf (from your bull) do you ever use that F1 bull in your herd? Or do you wait a few generations and use a 3 quarter South Poll?
We're having the opposite problems to you Greg. Up here in Northern Alberta and into BC cattle country we have had tons of rain, got crops in late- tractors sinking into fields, keeps raining- most farmers can't cut or bale. Usually get 3 cuts of hay per summer around here- not this year!!
maybe time to stop using machines and cutting hay up North and do this type of grazing. I bet your animals could be on pasture and doing well once it's established.???
Have you ever heard of Steve Kenyon? He ranches in Busby Alta. He farms very similar to Greg. He buys what little hay he needs but mostly does stock piled forage and swaths it in the fall for winter grazing. He grazes through like 2ft of snow with cattle. We are having the same wet problem in central BC. I've been thinking allot more about trying to cut out the haying in our operation. The sun don't need to shine for animals to harvest grass!
Do your animals rub up against your tree swallow posts? I have seedling trees in shelters and the sheep love rubbing against the shelters, knocking them over and such.
Greg, how much for that tan bull at the 7:00 minute mark? Let me know how to get on your purchase list, and keep me in mind when it comes time to sell.
Totally off topic but do you still dabble in chickens? I thought I seen a video quite a while ago that you had mentioned that you had some pasture raised chicken?
Hi Greg - beautiful RU-vid video. This is a “little” off subject but when you went off-site to your butcher, it was a great video. You talk of culling your herd and taking certain cattle “to town”. Have you considered videoing an auction? I’ve gone to them for years but as you know they are about 90% angus. Your knowledge of this would be extraordinary. See you the 2nd week of your grazing class - can’t wait!
Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher I was afraid of that. Maybe one of your sit-down or white-board lessons would work. Because you raise South Poll, which seems to be so superior on grass, handling heat, fertility, and their docility and maternal character are off the charts - how are they perceived at the auction? Do you get a higher price than most because you’ve worked hard at meeting buyers and educating them? How about working with people from feedlots? There are a lot of questions about when you cull your herd. Again, looking forward to Sept!
love the educational vids. As the heat is such a problem, should breeding more lighter shades be more important to improve heat tolerance? Or, as long as the cattle are thriving, it does not matter. Is good better than better? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Yes, lighter coated animals generally perform better in warmer weather, whereas black/ darker-haired ones tend to overheat and struggle in really hot climates. Generally speaking, of course: there are always exceptions.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher , i definitely understand that but I thought you were breeding south poles so the horned cows threw me a bit. I guess as long as they get fat and breed back then that is all that matters. 🙂
@@zoda4 The polled genetic trait is dominant, so when these horned cows are bred to South Poll (polled) bulls the calves should also be polled. I don't know how or why Greg has a few of these horned cows, but if they are good mothers and in other respects (aside from horns) have good traits, there's no reason to get rid of them. I don't think Greg's goal is to produce registered, _pure bred_ animals. Instead, the goal is just to select for desired traits in both bulls and cows, and cull the animals that don't make the grade.
Another good video Greg, We currently run all sheep on our property and are looking to diversify and start running a few cows. Here in Australia I haven't found anyone who breeds South Poll cattle, we do have Senepol but they seem to be bigger framed than your cows. I was wondering what your thoughts were on Lowline Angus, the cows I have viewed so far seem to be around the same weight as your cows but they are a bit shorter in stature. Appreciate your thoughts. Have a good day.
Interesting @Greg that you keep your young bulls and they naturally come and do their job in their natural instinct way. So, you are just let mating to happen naturally (inbreeding) without being worried about deformity or whatever stud breeders worry about. If I hear you clearly, you are saying having gone through this route you have achieved better results than introducing foreign bulls to your herd?
No he picks certain ones and keeps them for bulls but we have always been told to sell the mother's of the bulls you are keeping we don't like breed we buy registered balancer bulls and then we take our heifers down and put them in our other herds and keep up with where they came from works great for us we get heifers that turn into better cows then there mothers and we get sustainability from the balancer cross we have some cows 16 to 18 yrs old that still wean a 650 pound calf every year
@youngEngineer herd size doesn't matter lots of ranchers do it to keep the herd closed we don't believe in it but it is up to the producer to make that decision
In-breeding: As Regenerative Agriculture grows it may be good for the graziers using your breeding plan to develop a bull swap program. (2) In calving season would a drone help find the hidden calves?
Morning in the 70s all the euro cattle ie charolais limi, Simi ,had top and bottom family members then they began to out cross purebred within there breed
Greg, can you show us what the pasture looks like when you leave it behind in this heat wave? And talk about how much forage you give them now that the grass has slowed down?
Why do you think it is that long legged animals don't perform? Too far off the ground to get the best feed? Heh. That's the only thing I can figure. I don't know if Greg will have the time to get this far back in time and answer questions but if anybody else sees this and knows, I'd appreciate it if you hit me upside the head with it! :)
I can't get over how few flies there are on your cows. I'm just starting out but boy I am having a real problem with flies. I don't want to pour my cows but I don't like to see them covered with flies either. Making bird houses as we speak but I sure could use a short term solution to this problem
No. Epigenetics are best when very good or excellent herd sires are breeding the herd. Allen Williams discusses epigenetics. Bjorn Johansson discusses linebreeding on Richard Peekins youtube video.
Cows do best when there are multiple species of grasses and forbs for them to munch on, not just one species like lemon grass. And anyway, grass-fed cows don't release an inordinate amount of methane because they're eating the diet they were designed to eat and also there are bacteria in regenerated soil that live on methane and will capture it as soon as it presents itself, before it becomes a greenhouse gas. If even half the farmers in the world farmed this way, we would have no problem with global warming since we'd be back down to the CO2 levels in pre-industrial revolution times.
@@arthurdewith7608 Not on this farm. They're only fed grasses and forbs. Greg doesn't plant seeds. All the grass you see occurs naturally from the cattle grazing on it.
I wouldn't go that far. My dad lived to be 89 and my mother 98, and both of them had their share of bread and pasta. It's not good for cows, they're ruminant grass eaters. But people have been cultivating grains for thousands of years, and there are a whole lot of us now.
@@arthurdewith7608 most of the Earth's surface is naturally grassland that we have damaged by removing the herbivores, and predators that kept them moving. We need more animals on the land to fix the natural cycles our over hunting, and cultivation have broken. We've got extra food and hungry folk. So we don't need more production, we need more equitable distribution.
@@arthurdewith7608 I dont agree with "grain is poisonous". I will say that when cows eat grain it changes the bacteria is the cows gut. I would say that cows eating grain is more like when kids eat too much sugar. It is not helping them grow.
