This is the video I’ve been looking for. All the other videos don’t explain anything or get to the point. This video gets right to the point and explains everything perfectly. Thank you so much!

Great video! Answered almost every question I had about starting to raise cattle! Thank you!

Priceless information, Thank you.

Absolutely amazing video thanks so much, alot of questions answered. Especially the numbers part.

This was so practical and helpful. Thank you!!!

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Lots of practical gems here, thanks very much, very informative!

Finally some answers thanks

great tips it was great watching your video im all the way from south africa ,i am in a process of starting the cow growing business . than you.

Great information - easy to understand!

I really like the numbers, this is a great video.

Awesome video! A lot of great information. Thanks!

Great to know. We only have a few goats and sheep (and one calf for ourselves), but this info is really helpful. Thanks.

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Very helpful thoughts. Thanks - much appreciated…

How did he get the pasture that lush? That's the question I'm trying to get answered.

Where do you get 3.50 /# LV?

I have 3/4 of an acer....i want to have a cow, a pig, and a lamb. How should i go about doing it?

I raise meat sheep (hair sheep) and all the cattlemen in my area are coming to me wanting me to help sell them a starter herd and teach them how to raise them. This is primarily because lamb prices are for the most part stable and beef prices fluctuate too wildly. You get less profit per sheep but you can also graze a lot more of them on the same acre than a single cow. It's also very beneficial to graze sheep and cows together because they both consume and kill the parasites that harm the other species.

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Where do u find grass seed at 150 per acre?

SELECTIVE versus NON-SELECTIVE grazing. • There is confusion between SEVERE grazing and OVERgrazing. Overgrazing is related to the time a plant is allowed to recover after severe grazing. Continuous SELECTIVE overgrazing at low animal impact is the problem with conventional management that has to be addressed. • There is absolutely no doubt about the fact that non-selective grazing results in a lower level of nutrition and poorer body condition. There is also no doubt about the fact that improved grass utilisation occurs (higher stocking rate) and that plant species composition changes in favour of more productive (higher stocking rate) and more nutritious plants (alleviates poor condition). • Most protagonists of intensive grazing advocate “grazing the top third of plants” to allow animals an improved nutrient intake. What is the chance of my cattle only eating the top 1/3 of ALL grass species and leaving 2/3s behind?..ZERO Notice that even under UHDG they leave most of the very unpalatable Palens grass and graze the rest of the species almost 💯 pct... There is no way that grazing the top third of all plants in a diverse community of plants can be achieved, unless animals are trained or bred to do so. Any animal will graze selectively if given the choice. Therefore, instead of grazing the top third they will selectively graze a third of the material on offer - some individual plants will be grazed to a varying degree and some will be left ungrazed. The ultimate result is better body condition at the expense of stocking rate and species composition. • A far better option is to address body condition via genotype (high relative intake), rumen supplementation (minerals, protein, urea and probiotic), synchronising production with natural nutrition (calve, breed and wean during the period of best nutrition) and shorter grass recovery (higher nutrient concentration) at critical times. In regard to a shorter recovery period this applies more to low octane grazing. Deliberately shortening the recovery periods must be done with the provisos of grazing “non-selectively” and alternating these intensively grazed areas with long recovery in the long term. Non-selective “overgrazing” in combination with high animal impact and alternate longer recovery results in good species composition and maximum profit / unit of land. There is a serious disconnect in the Holistic Management group between cattle and grass. References: Johann Zietsman and Jaime Elizondo kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oMulhdx1sdS0o6s.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frCZobxqkqymmZc.html profitableranching.com/Profitable_Ranching/THE_Book.html

If you can stockpile (save) some forage for winter, you can eliminate hay feeding and save a buncha money

New sub here. We have 10 acres and looking to get cows soon.

I've got another question, what do I do if I can get my hands on land that has been under monoculture crop production? Put seed down or let grow what wants to grow?

Thank you soo much. Great info. Im new and trying to understand the math here. You are saying that you can get 10,000 lbs of cattle per acre. That’s twenty 500 pound cows on a paddock rotated each day? 20 cows get an acre each day?

Seems like a roller-crimper behind a small tractor would be a good idea. In fact just that for a year or three before cows might be a good way to get pasture going

how many cows on 40 acres if you also give hay

I am looking at 5 acres in California every day and want to raise animals for personal consumption. What is some advise you would give me for managing what pasture I have when I only get rain 3 months a year?

How many acres should you have per cow…

3.50/lb has to be selling beef shares

I was thinking of grass finishing some beef but I have some questions number one how do you keep the weeds under control when you're doing organic and not spraying for weeds and number two if you don't I understand the weeds make the beef taste like crap. Do cattle just not eat weeds if they have enough nice grass to eat? I have yet to find an organic solution that will completely eliminate weeds. I have a lot of dry land ground. I once was given a grass-finished roast that tastes like pure knapweed, it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever eaten.

Not sure how you come up with your numbers. I have 60 acres and fertilize between 400-600 lbs an acre. I do this to have the best quality grass I can for my cattle. And I bail 35 acres at the cost around 90 dollars a bail all said and done. I run approximately 25 head. I don’t have to feed year round like most that over graze the grass with to many head. The cost to raise cattle varies depending on weather conditions and the market. Don’t let anyone tell you your going to make a lot of money raising cattle on small acreage not going to happen. Can’t

Is it pointless starting with cows on 4.5 acres ?

Cow calf........wrong. Ive ran cow calves using only one strand of wire for years. If placed high enough......leave the calves run...they will return ! No need to "go look " for them !

In our particular area this is not accurate at all. Number 1 not much demand at all for grass fed beef. In our area people want grass fed and grain finished beef. Also by having a grain finished all you will get is 3.50 a Lb hanging weight. So using same numbers. $1000 for the animal, $400 for keeping the animal. Now the animal is 1000 lb hanging weight at best 60% is 600 lb. 600x3.5 is $2,100 for a profit of around $700 per animal. Time is shorter though looking at 8-12 months.

GMO yummy

You don’t plant grass you let the cows graze it

So you know the market. And the price of hay. What about the drought years where you pay over $125.00 dollars a bail. What about the cost of wormer and vacationing your cattle. The cost for fertilizer and weed killer. The cost of a tractor to put your hay out. The cost of a barn or some type of shelter and pen to work your cattle. Can’t tell people they will make money on such a small lot of land not going to happen unless you have plenty of time and money to buy registered cattle then you have to find a buyer. Not saying don’t raise cattle just don’t think your going to make money. Juts drive around cattle country. Go to a sale barn talk to the old timers.

I guess maybe I’m alone but it is very irritating to me that people call all cattle “cows”. This guy presents himself as knowledgeable but then starts talking about stocker “cows”. Cows are mature female cattle that have had a calf. Heifers are female cattle that have not had a calf. Bulls are male cattle with testicles. Steers are male cattle without testicles. It’s not that complicated and yes, it does matter. Stocker cows would be a really bad business since the goal of stocker cattle is to put weight on them before selling them or taking them to market.

Great explanation on how to manage the captivity of these sentient animals before we can plan their death at a slaughter house.

$100 per month per cow! Geez, that doesnt even seem worth it on a small scale.

dairy bull calves are cheap