G'day from Northern Australia. Greg we call brush hogs slashers here. Same bit of kit, different name. During the rainy season slashing tall grass that has limited feed value puts extra carbon onto the soil and triggers the grass to produce new growth. It's just another land management tool to have in the toolbox. It's preferable to burning which exposes soil and kills soil life. Besides Mother Nature is a modest lady. She prefers to be clothed. Regards, ~D

Love it. All about context. Well done Greg. Thanks for sharing.

Looking great Greg! Thanks for sharing info on the equipment, you use!

Great video, I have the same tractor, absolutely love it, I'll never be without a cab tractor again!!

Just bought 45 acres here in the Arkansas Ozarks. I will be using your videos as my guide. Guy had 8 cows on it and in decent shape to get started. I never farmed or raised anything bigger than a dog.

Nice to see trees in the fields.. Have a good evening 🌻🌻🌻

Thanks Gregg, that surely clears a few of my questions!! God bless.

Very informative video n glad u showed your tractor

Good information . Thanks for sharing! Good hear your mindset on brush hogging.

Thank you for this, as always answers a lot of questions

please talk about seasonal pressure and when to put them on hard "tight" and when to move them through fast to avoid overgrazing. Summer is the challenge on my farm- no water to regrow the paddocks means fast rotation to avoid stressing the grass. Thank you as always for all the great info!

Looking great Greg! We have had good luck backing into modest cedar trees with a similar brush hog, but you are correct that there are more appropriate tools for the job.

WE usually run our cattle through the pasture, followed by some MOB grazing of our sheep and lamb. Seems to clean the pasture up pretty good and keeps the ground and area fairly clean. Cheers 🍻from Prairie Sunset Ranch☀️

Thank you for all your info and encouragement. I know your main thing is animal grazing. But it'd be nice to see some tractor work you do. How - why's. Land clearing techniques etc.... Even if just setting up tripod. Plz. Thank you P.S. DLH farms does tractor work and shop talk. Its refreshing, entertaining, and learning.

Man it sure is beautiful!!!! We’re ab to turn some of our farms into pasture. Row crop farming is just a losing game now. I enjoy your vids

Greg .I top after grassing to get the thistle and docks and ragweed out .and to get the stemmy grass out . It also let's the white clover come back stronger and it spreads to cow pads . We paddock graze. Some of the fields hasn't been reseeded in years but the lime made a great job of it . It gets some slurry as well

Nice tractor and the tip on rubber filled tractor tires is good.

I started clipping mine a couple days ago but I got rained out...and I'm not complaining, lol. My pasture is getting really trashy with briars and serecia. What I got mowed looks amazing now after the big rains we've been getting. I wish I'd have gotten it all mowed but I'll be back at it in a couple days. Any tractor bigger than 75hp is mandated to use a DEF system with DEF fluid. It's a pain in the butt. I run mostly older stuff that came out before DEF systems. I've ran a lot of dozers and excavators that use that crap and it sucks to have to deal with one more fluid all the time, at least it's not expensive.

By God I wish we were neighbors. Your good people.

.. It is nice that you can afford to buy a new tractor .. I've never owned a new vehicle .. I've always saved lots of money buying a "slightly used" vehicle .. You make very, very helpful and instructive videos ..

I love the---yes I have a tractor to Brush hog with. I giggle when I see Stoney Ridge with a couple hundred thousand tied up in all the tractors multiple mowers and he has and 9 cows....

That intern is a Journeyman welder/fabricator!! That brush guard was very really nice!

Thank you

That green matches your grass!

I learned how to use a tractor with a bucket and backhoe claw a few months ago. It was ridiculously fun, haha. I had wondered about clipping. I havent done that yet, but Rog will sometimes go behind the sheep and weed wack what they don't eat. I had him leave some though, for my pollinators. We are trying to reclaim some pasture. The sheep matted and trampled everything they didn't eat. 30 days later, it looks incredible. Can't wait to see what the next pass does!

An MX10 is a medium duty brush hog. I had an HX10 Deere brush hog and it was only rated for a 3 inch tree. Mx10 mowers are only rated for a 2 or 2 1/2 inch tree. I got rid of the HX 10 and bought a 15ft batwing which was the best thing I could have done. I can mow a lot more in less time with it. And its rated for a 4 inch tree.

Hi Greg, where can we purchase your harvested products? Your livestock always look so healthy and wholesome - you should retail like that other company 😊

Ground Hornets 🐝 are the MEANEST !! Well, we never thought we’d see Greg brush hoggin, yet we did. Wooooooooooooo !! 🤪🥳 I’m gonna git one of them bale unrollers Greg, that was me. Davemi

I have the 18’ 5075E with the cab and between my allergies and bees, the cab is the way to go. Seeing the bees ticked off attacking the tractor instead of me was worth the cab upgrade price. Lol.

Second season using a scythe after cows move, anything above average height gets cut. It's a good sound, it's good exercise, you can watch the cows awhile, you can smell the fresh bit grass, you can listen to the cows biting off the grass, you can watch what forbs they eat and what they don't. Last year I did goto ER after I hit bees...4k bill for bee stings...be careful. And remember, if it ain't red keep it in the shed.

Hey Greg, Pasture management wise, what makes you decide to clip a paddock? How much standing hay makes it worth it's while? I noticed you clipped less this year than others, what thought process do you go through to make this decision? What I the earliest plant phase that you top, as in would you top alfrom early boot or only mature, sinessed pasture. Do you ever top pastures shorter in different conditions or for any reason? Sorry about all the questions. Thanks for your very informative videos once again, Chris

Heard from an ol timmer when comparing same model but different brand tractors. They would look for the weight differences between the brands. They would buy the heaviest of the brands in question because they believed it was built with stronger or more steel than the other. Don't know how true that is but seems valid.

its called DEF fluid Greg-- im a former truck driver lol our vinyard i work for has a bunch of them over 75hp and the DEF system is really giving them major issues.

Hi Mr.Judy , trying to improve some rough pastures, decided to plant cover crops for winter grazing. I don't have a drill so will be broadcasting the seeds . Should I brush hog the pasture first ? Also we don't have our electric yet, still repairing and replacing barbed wire perimeter ( too many neighbors share the fence to replace it with 5 strand high tensile, so we will eventually have a 10" offset single or double strand electric around the perimeter. But I can't get the impact I want with cattle without the electric, so we do longer rotations for the time being.) My second question is do you only recommend cutting leased land or would clipping these pastures help us going into winter stockpile? Thank you

You could run a 15’ batwing on that tractor! I love our 15’ bat wing. Really does a nice job on the hills and the like being able to flex into drainages. And I just don’t care for 3pt mounted units and how they move in relation to the tractor.

Mr.Judy I bought a Honda because of the resale value. Not for any other reason. I take my lunch too when working around. You go to house and the next thing you know Zzzzzzz.

Any experience with a crimper/roller? I have been mowing every other year behind the herd and wandering if pulling a crimper would help keep weeds down better.

Hey Greg - if you take over an existing farm in poor condition - full of small cedars from several inches up to 4 and 5 footers all over mixed in with Broomshedge (we say sage grass) how would you get started? Seems like not much for cows to eat - would you start up with sheep/goats? Would you clip/brush hog this to get a fresh start? Really confusing to start up from scratch - thanks!

"52 seconds ago" Thats a keeper

Sir Greg how long to preserve the hays or dried grass?

Goats to follow the sheep will give you something to take care of those briars and small trees. For silviculture use Scottish Highlanders cattle.

Looking at getting myself a new tractor. I’m over running old gear that lets me down all the time.

YES !! First!! Hey Greg, nice JD !! What do you think of crimping your forage if you can't get to it? Have you ever tried that?

What do you treat the stumps with?

How much woods will you consider for pasture? In other words, is it economical to lease woods and cut it down for pasture

A cab on a tractor is "Kinda NICE?" Understatement of the century.

I want to see Greg on a sickle bar with a mule team! THATS sustainability.

Sir Greg can I use a galvanise wire for electric fence energiser the size of the wire is 12 gauge?

Yep it can get nasty quick. Make it pretty for the best .

What did you treat the sycamore stumps with?

DEF is the fuel additive.

What did you treat the stumps with?

Wouldn't it be better to leave some strips unclipped in such a large field, as a refuge for insects, wildlife etc.?

You do Permaculture farming, right? How about a different approach on this particular lands rotational grazing? With a only a few cows in a one section, then have chickens (layers or meat) with chicken tractors and a Gander (with them) to go behind the few cows and move them forward and put the chickens where the cows left off after one day, then pour their feed over the cow patties, the chickens go into the area and get the fly larvae from the dung, but will spread the manure wider a lot more when you put their feed over the cow patties, it breaks the fly cycle as well, then move the sheep after the chickens and then hogs to finish off each section of land, you only need about 10 pigs and 1 goat (to eat the brambles, and new growth on the stumps) to go behind the sheep on each 2/12 to 3 acre rotation and improve the land (the land will improve with all the natural fertilizer, you'll have a lot more clover, and other good grasses like alfalfa) with that rotational process? Just a thought! It's work moving the fencing, but the system gets easier over time (Hardly any mowing, maybe occasional weed eating around the electric fences) and you reap the benefits in meat production from a variety of animals! Not sure how big that whole strip of land is that you are leasing, but you could figure out the logistics of amount of animals to have on it! Please don't take offense that I am trying to tell you what to do! Just trying to help! Just a thought! God Bless!!!!!!!

How many days are you resting a paddock between when the cows graze it and the sheep clean up the woody plants and broadleaf weeds?

Rhino AG makes a 10 and a 12 foot batwing mower now aimed for the compact tractor world. I think the 10 foot only needs 35 pto hp to operate.

I have a pasture full of knotweed and clammy goosefoot (amongst clover and grasses). Will any livestock eat these?

Greg, I have 6 acres in Texas. All I really have is weeds (mostly burs) and dirt. I have 3 cows and 2 calves which I am feeding cubes and hay. How do I get my pasture to grow grass? I have tried planting bermuda twice with very little to no success.

Pros and Cons of goats? They can take care of forage that is little high.

how is it that electric wire is still working when so much of it is touching the grass? Doesn't that short it out?

What did you treat the stumps with? I'm assuming you did that to make them easier to remove?

what did it cost to foam fill your tires?

Do you find pups born on pasture with sheep make better lgd vs. Being born at your home in a kennel?

Hi, got an important question, hope you will notice this and answer my question, I am all the way from India, you video is really inspiring and watched almost all of your videos, thank you for all your tips and tricks, but I have been always wondering where do you shelter these cows and goats at night?, especially in rainy seasons.

Maybe I missed it but does Greg cut between grazing passes if the grass is getting long?

When one rents a property, almost with exception, routine upkeep of the property is the responsibility of the renter as is their expectation to "peaceful enjoyment" of the property. If you wanted it to be done differently, you should have put it into the contract, but I will warn you, property owners coming out and sniffing around almost never ends the way that you would have hoped.

My question is. Do you have to cut and bail at least once or twice a year to drag the cow patties?

are you planning on pollarding the trees?

You said treated the stumps are you referring to poison ☠️ ? Rather than putting something that will leach into the soil as it decomposes cut the tree leave 2-3’ and girdle the remaining bark and it will die naturally

Do you specifically lease properties with power? If you have a lease property that doesn’t have power would you use a solar fence energizer?

My understanding is that John Deere sold out to a European company. I wanted to replace my hat, Stetson went from specific size hats, in inches, to small, medium, and large. I bet they sold out, coasting on the Stetson name, selling an inferior product. I'm not saying that will happen to John Deere.

I always say the biggest thing you can have for lease land is a goat herd. Even if the herd is only 80 goats. or even 40 goats you'd be surprised at how much work they can get done mix with sheep

Mine won't eat blackberry either.

Running from ground hornets... Been there done that! Ended up with over 60 stings.

I mow mine after each rotation. My opinion is if they didn't eat it than it needs mowed to control the unwanted weed !!

Brush hog or bush hog? Where I grew up in Virginia we called them "bush hogs" Chime in what do they call them where you live?

Hey Greg can you give some advise on possibly a place that does the rubber fill or a product to do it yourself? Maybe the phone number to the company that did yours?

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How many sheep are those, and how long will you be keeping them in that 3 acre paddock?

When you cut back saplings, and paint the stumps, is there a specific type of paint to use?

Wild soybean? I've never heard of it. I wonder if I can get my hands on some seed?

I know you keep on about sheep and goats sharing parasites but I can`t help but think goats would love black beries and most of the other scrub and will work for food.

If you have any rocks at all, clipping when it's dry is a fire waiting to happen.

Thanks for another great informative video, newbies like me need the "learning." Question... my perimeter fence is in fair shape, but it has lots of growth in it, e.g., cedars, hackberry, locust, oak, most would require chain saw to remove. Should they be removed or at least, the smaller trees/brush be cut out? I suspect, the mistake was to allow them to grow in the fence line to begin with, but they were already there when I bought the 60 acres. Do you have a video on maintaining the perimeter fencing? Your advice and wisdom is much appreciated. O Foot! SE Oklahoma

Never hear of filling tires with rubber, that’s really neat...is it heavy enough to act as ballast too?

Greg, u didn't mention how tall you clip the grass after the sheep. i need to do this as we have quite a lot of fox tail and scotch thistle.

What do you pay per acre on farms you lease? Or do you do a package deal?

Tires I'm in the tire business

I have a 20 acre field that I usually cut for hay. My cows have not grazed it at all this year. I have plenty of hay leftover from last year so I’m considering using this 20 acres for fall/winter stock pile. Would you recommend clipping now with the bush hog set tall to get rid of the dry grass on top? I worry about the cows eyes getting irritated with the tall fescue seeds etc. I’m just south of you about 20 miles. Thanks!

Maybe a small herd of goats would help. They'll mow the blackberries down to the ground, and eat a lot of woody forage the sheep won't eat. Kilos are good at putting on meat on pasture alone.

May you please explain why you don't mix sheep and cows and if it a good idea to have different breed cows.

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You could add in some goats to knock out the shrubs, small trees and blackberries.😁

DEF fluid... thats the additive

How important are the guard dogs with the 5 wire electric perimeter? Curious as to the cost of guard dogs compared the potential loss of lambs. I know you use the dogs as another income stream, but if that wasn't a desire could one rely on the 5 strand electric fence to protect the flock?

What do you treat the stumps with

Had to boot a freeloader farmer off our land for lack of maintenance. He had free grazing rights, if he would maintain the pastures. I tried everything to incourage him to do what i asked, and he failed. I resorted to yelling at him alot. Now i just trailer the tractor and do it myself..some people dont realize how good they got it.

So the tractor is real.

Don’t you mean foam filled tires, not rubber?

Goats will knock it down. Unfortunately I really don’t like the electric for goats. I had tall thistle taking over my horse pasture. It took my herd of 10 bucks a month to clear it. Now we have to rest it. And the bucks never looked better.