@@24June91 The term "mother nature" has been used since the 1500's to refer to nature personified as a creative and controlling force. Sometimes known as Mother Earth or the Earth Mother, a personification of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing aspects of nature by embodying it, in the form of the mother.
@Thomas McCarthy The term "mother nature" is a metaphor for Earth and its natural processes, which obviously exists. I'm sorry that metaphor is too complex an idea for you; you must lead a very boring intellectual life.
I am a true novice, know next to nothing about cattle or grazing....but your efficiency seems impressive - 35 animals on 30 acres and no hay import. Bravo! Not to mention no hired hands - just you and the Mrs.
What a super way to run a small farm ,with a great relationship between farmer and livestock not normally seen and so rewarding ,man you really know how to get the best out of your fields i just hope some young farmers are watching this master class ,Thank you lovely video.
After all these years you have learned the rhythm cycle of your farm and keep in touch with what is going on. Experience is a good friend when times get tough on the farm.
Love the way you explain rotational grazing on your farm and the soil health balances you incorporate. Keep up the Great video's and thanks for letting all of us walk along .
I like learning about the tractors, but the way you show evident care for the animals is really heartening. Your videos embody the axiom "show me, don't tell me" of convincing others. Thanks for what you are doing.
I just love watching you, I ran heavy equipment for a living and 11 back surgeries later I’m pretty much a stay at home grampa. Wish I could do a do over.
Growing up in Alabama, my father and uncle raised 50 pineywoods cows on 300 acres of pine forest and woodlands that we prescribed burned on a 3 year rotation. Pineywoods cattle are a small frame heritage breed that’s been around since first settlement. We used rotational grazing combined with burning to mimic the transitory grazing of bison and elk that were here in the early days. The cattle were grass fed with mineral supplements and moved from pasture to pasture with water, minerals and herding dogs. This was the way cattle were managed in the pineywoods south from first settlement up until the 1950s. We were doing freezer beef back before it became popular! How I miss those days!
Hi Pete; I am grateful that you cover things outside of animal care like the accounting, marketing and even equipment cost and maintenance- as if you are training us to take it over. So many offer the husbandry process, but yours goes the extra mile- without usually needing to buy some expensive stuff being advertised on the show. I’m over 600 miles away or I would certainly love to meet you at the market.
When you shared the news about the butcher date for Sammy it reminded me of this story. We buy meat from a farmer that raises bulls for breeding. Some do not pass the tests they are put through so they sell them at market price to folks looking to fill their freezer with locally grown beef. The farmer’s wife works as a teacher at a school I do tech work at and their two kids are students there. I was doing tech work in a classroom where their boy was and I told him we were getting meat from his farm and he replied “That bull you bought from us. His name was Spike”
This is very great advice! My family and I have started a 30 arce ranch. We are new to the livestock business and only have an small herd of 14 cattle (13 beef and 1 Dairy breed). Thanks for the advice! 👍🙏
Terrific video! I like how much you pay attention to the science of soil and forage management. I like the way you're cycling the pig and chicken manure too. That's a great example of how mixed species farming is beneficial.
Just a Few Acres Farm Very informative & nice video. I didn’t hear any reference given, but this sounds like a Savory Grazing system. I’m really impressed by your discipline, calm cattle & long term usage of the system. Growing up in Montana Some of our neighbors had tried this but it didn’t appear to last many years. He claims tremendous soil fertility building & Co2 sequestration on arid conditions (high plains). Looks beautifully lush where you are.
This is the best farming youtube, you are only keeping animals and have machinery you need. Some of the RU-vid homestead films you see people with animals which have no use on the homesteads
Finished reading your book today Pete, and can highly recommend it to all your other RU-vid fans! Can't help but feel there's a second book to come, bringing us up to date on the addition of the Dexter herd to the farm, and other changes over the intervening years? You can title it Five Years and Five Days on Just a Few Acres!!
I just purchased his book and can’t wait to start reading. I have 22 acres here in Oklahoma and am thinking of getting a few Dexters myself. I have access to a larger portion of acreage next door as well. Might have to do a little joint venture with my neighbor who owns 50 acres next to me, since I have the 5 acre pond that takes up a part of my pasture...
I follow several cattle raising channels. You impart more information than any of the others. Thank you for your thoughtful and informative videos. I was raised on a farm and we had cattle, but you have forgotten more than I ever knew about it. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Great and very informative video as usual Pete. I really hope that there are some larger farmers who watch your channel so they can there truly is a better way. Keep up the good work!!
You have one real friend,,a cow that's always by your side through out video😀,, that company is far better than hypocritical people or friends around you
Great video! We have 14 acres and have it planted with mostly alfalfa and some fescue. We plan on getting about 10-15 mini Herefords and this answered a lot of questions for us. ✌️🤓
just found your channel. you have a system very close to what i'm doing, but you're doing it a lot better with you cattle to land ratio! can't wait to watch more of your videos. very informative and interesting so far.
I've watch farming on RU-vid every day and most of them don't give you a tutorial like you, I definitely love your videos and for that I'm a new Subscriber to your channel, I'm looking for more. Thumbs Up.
This video is great! We are buying a small farm land this spring and I plan to raise Dexter cattle. I would live to see your farm to visualize the setup for rotational grazing/hayfields! Thank you for this video
Hi Pete - I ordered your book from Amazon last week, and it arrived here in Ireland yesterday. I'm looking forward to reading it, when I can get it away from my wife, who has stolen it to read it herself!!
Have you looked into small parcels that farmers can’t get equipment into, or land in conservation that can legally be grazed? I have a little handful that I am grazing rent free, others I’m paying reasonable / low rents on. I’ve drilled a few wells and put up miles of fencing in exchange, but still very worth while
Just a Few Acres Farm, I just ordered my copy of your book Pete, yesterday! I can not wait until it arrives. My husband said to me tonight, “isn’t it funny, we woke up this morning and ate breakfast while watching PETE, and now late this evening, having a late dinner, we’re still watching Pete.” My reply: “I don’t think it’s funny, I love this channel👍👍👍👍” - I have watched a lot of farming/homesteading channels over the last few years and by far, your channel is #1! - Keep up the great work..LOVE the CONTENT in all our videos... Giving you a “shout out” from the Northeast Kingdom of VT...😉👍
35 on 15 grazed acres sounds great. I have 15 on 15 acres but it's been fallow for at least a decade so I've got to let them rebuild the soil. Lime is on the list and trying to decide which pastures get the winter manure first. Thanks for your insights shows what I can look forward to in the coming years as I revive our soil and build the pastures back up!
I'm new to your channel, so informative. We are in process of buying 21 acres in Arkansas for eventually homesteading. We are very interested in Dexter's but I was watching another channel and they talked about johnes disease, now I'm worried about how to avoid that. Any helpful info? Thank you for your podcasts.
Absolutley , you do ti rigth you dont need fertilizer. I have 7 moms 1 bull and 6 babies. The grass got ahead of ne this year. You inspired me to get rid of my Angus and get dexetrs
thank you!! this was definitely enjoyable and informative... the wife and I are thinking about taking the leap to a healthier lifestyle and move out of the urban hell cities are... your video brings us closer to that end... thank you again!
Pete, thank you for producing all the videos. I watch a lot of farming videos and nobody breaks it down like you do... I love it! There’s so much you’re doing on a smaller scale I have been unable to do on more acres, but I’m trying, and you’re my inspiration! I noticed the face flys bothering your girls out in the field. I struggle controlling pinkeye, and feel I’m losing the battle. Is this a problem for you? Could you cover it in one of your videos? Please keep the content coming! Everything you’re doing is appreciated!
Hi Joseph, we had a pinkeye outbreak 3 years ago and found the old saying is true: You can treat pinkeye with antibiotics and wait 21 days for it to clear up, or you can not treat it and wait 3 weeks for it to clear up. It's nasty. Redmond brand salt just came out with a mix of salt and garlic for fly control. I guess the flies don't like the smell of garlic. We're going to try a few bags & see if it makes any difference.
This channel is growing fast!!! I have been commenting on quite a few of the videos, mainly because I am very impressed with Pete’s farm. Also, he’s an IH guy, and I love those old tractors lol. Wish I still had my dads old cub...😞
Thank you for posting the video Sir. The amount of details is greatly appreciated, took many notes. I can tell you have excellent training on people, product and process. Stay Safe & Keep Farming!
I have really enjoyed your channel and you, Pete, are simply amazing. Thank you for taking us along with you and Hillary as you work the farm. What a wonderful family channel to encourage hard work, a sense of pride and fulfillment.
Wow, thank you for such in depth explanations. Some of the finer points you mention I've never heard before (I'm still in planning stages for my farm/grazing operation), thank you for making these videos!
Great video I’ve been looking into dexters for a while now probably gona start with a few and see how it goes next year! They seem very docile and that’s what I’m looking for because of my daughters are very young! I like learning from your videos everyday I look forward to watching them after work every day keep up the good work!!
Pete, have you thought about offering Sammy for sale as a pet? Since he is so sweet and people oriented, he'd be excellent for someone who wouldn't want to have to do all the hard work of bottle raising a calf themselves. If I could afford it and I didn't live in Kansas, I would offer to buy him myself. Just a thought.
great video as always. if you could touch on how you select which cow for which bull and what to do to avoid inbreeding it would be greatly appreciated
Sometimes when I was at work, at lunch time a couple of us talk about farming. One time on of my coworkers mentioned that he new of someone who had a farm in Warren County, Pennsylvania, grass always had grass that grew alot faster than everybody else. One day someone wondered what fertilizer the farmer was using. The farmer replied the only thing he spread on the ground was manure and lime. I don't remember what amount per acre of lime he said it was. It seems like it was either 1500 lbs. or a ton and a half per acre.
