Wow! I just now happened upon tour video 4 years later and already I feel a rich man just walking away after watching your video. The wisdom you share is more valuable than gold in my hands. I am new to cattle and can say I feel leaps and bounds ahead of some of the local breeders. Thank you for posting and I wish you continued success and health.

This visual is worth a thousand words, Greg. Something clicked watching how you made the comparison. I could really see it with that first and second cow. Thank you!

You have to know what to look for. The observations you accumulate when you walk your herd, your paddock, and your fence-line is the data you need to be able to make management decisions that can lead to efficiency and profit. Thank you, Greg and crew, for showing what can be done!

Dang I love your herd Greg. They are so beautiful. I've learned so much from you, I only wish it had been 40 years ago.

Greg I really really like the trend in topics of your new videos. They are exactly the answers to questions we have all been looking for. Love your videos and thank you for taking the time to do these for us.

A great person speaks more of the people who helped him/her gain knowledge, rather than boast of their own accomplishments without gratitude to their teachers. Greg Judy, you are a great man! Thanks for sharing your inspirational journey.

Love watching your cows Greg. They're always eating!! Or walking from one field to the next.

Between the confirmation lessons and the Teddy reference I owe you a 🍺 at the least! I Appreciate your work Greg!

Great video! Thank you for sharing the best of your knowledge, everything you said it’s so helpful and beneficial to get into this business

Beautiful cattle... Have a good evening ☃️☃️☃️

Thank you for what you do and all that you say. Continue to pass on information. ♥️♥️ God bless you.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

Greg Ck. out Wichita eagle wed 19th General Mills chooses Kansas for restorative farming project. People are starting to take up the cause with your help. Keep up the good work Mark

That second cow also has a long and low conformation. Nice part about culling the first one is that she has a calf on her so they can sell as a pair rather than a cull.

Again, excellent, including all comments and replies! Best! John

We also breed for a fermentation tank & we do dairy cattle. Guernseys & Jerseys

Been preaching the importance of the cull for years. Strange how many people think they can raise livestock without consistent culling for excellence. I think they just like the drama of dealing with poor results in their herds and flocks.

That was Great info. Thank you.

Thanks so much for that information Greg! I found Gerald Frye's book (Reproduction and Animal Health by Charles Walters and Gearld Fry) It's A cult classic! Like all really sought after books, it doesn't come cheap even on eBay but I went ahead and snagged it new on Amazon. I am excited to read it! You give the BEST information! There's lots of crap information around but you have the good stuff!!! :) That bit on Teddy Gentry and South Poles was real interesting too. I'm researching them a lot more seriously now.... All the Best!

cool video, keep up the great work!

I’ve learned a lot in this video, it was great to see the difference in the heifers! It’s fascinating how you are pushing your cattle to test them and see which ones fit in your environment. Also, I’ve seen videos with Kit Pharo who explains, like yourself, that lots of milk isn’t a maternal trait it just leads to higher maintenance. I’m reading Sarah Flack’s book at the moment and she said Tall Fescue & Birdsfoot trefoil are ideal for stockpiling for winter as they continue growing in cooler weather and keep green leaves after frosts. Is this pasture a pure stand of fescue? Thanks again for sharing, I really enjoy watching your videos!

Greg - loving your work. We farm in the UK and are learning from you. But please tell us about your finishing of steers and whether you separate them from the herd and how/when you sell and who to etc - thank you

Great looking cattle

Those cows have beautiful color.

Good stuff Greg.

Good looking bull calf at 7:32. 😊👍🏻

Looking good friends

Hi Greg How many cattle have you atm and out of that how many would you be selling of to market. Great video.

ThankQ

Enjoying your videos, Mr. Judy. Do you do any preg checking or do you rely on your records to identify them when they don't calve?

I would love to see your handling pens/corral. To pick out those culls and salers

Awesomeness!

I love what you do there.. you got it going on for sure. I just looked up that breed I didn’t even put two and two together that it was teddy from the band Alabama. That’s awesome. Are you able to get more out of those cattle or the beef when you sell or does that breed just work for you well? Been watching your videos for awhile but didn’t realize what breed you had. Now my curiosity is up! Haha

Do you keep the calf and give it a chance or cull it once it's mature as well?

Thanks for specifying that this is for beef cattle production. Im trying to learn all i can now while im working to afford my land and animals for home use. So my cows will be milk and meat. Any advice on what to look for in culling cows when youre also interested in having a cow that does produce more milk so you can effectively calf share.

I’m here from the live stream!

How are South Polls when it comes to marbling?

I'm new to your page. When did you start grazing this particular paddock? How long will you graze it? How long will you let it rest? Thanks

Mr. Judy, I cleared some land of the trees to make pasture for Cattle but I need to know what should I plant for ground cover. You mention Fescue a lot, but is there a specific kind and should I plant a mix of things?

When you say cull and getting rid of the cows do you mean the same thing? Do you cull all them the same way?

I wish I could compete with row crop guys to rent ground, just to be able to rotate like you

The "ole boy" in Alabama played in the band "Alabama" didn't he?

Greg, it looks like a few of your girls are having issues with mites and losing some patches of hair. How do you deal with that? Cull for it? Ignore it?

Can you do a video on your breeding? Pure or cross, inbred? Im reading up and seems pure bred cross is best but im not sure. Thanks from southwest missouri!

What is fesque not sure of the spelling how long does it take to grow it and does it grow well in Alabama

Howdy. Why do you wait to castrate?

Greg, when you cull, you sell the animal or do you process them?

What do you do with all the bull calves? How many cows/heifers per bull do you run?

Do you always run the bulls with the cows? No breeding season?

What does beef cow milk taste like? Over here in NJ, the farms that tend to pop up into existence are rescue farms.. One nearby to me.. They collect and haul out their manure into large piles then order a dumpster to pickup and collect the manure.., It’s a shame that folks with deep pockets have soft spots for animals but no idea how to manage their land.. I’ve recently become acquainted with the farm helper, and forwarded on these video series...

0:48 (#1 Ear-tag 746. #2 ear-tag 518) I'm not sure what you mean by leg? Is it the length of the leg? Is it the front leg, Back leg, or is it the distance from the belly to the ground, or how fat and round the leg is, or a combination of them all? maybe use one of those butchers cuts charts and tell us with that just to clarify. How many Cows did not calf this year but have calved in the past and at what age is a cow done/finished breeding?

Which is a better eating cattle south poll or a beefmaster ?

I’m in upstate SC, and have similar weather to Alabama. What was the name of that farm you purchased your South Pole from? Also, are there any good sheep closer to me to purchase for breeding stock? If not I’ll be making the 12 hour trip to your farm!

Greg, you showed your yearling heifer, do you separate them out to avoid them getting bred the first year? Or has it not been a problem?

Greg, please excuse my ignorance, why do some of your animals have horns and some not?

Marvellous to hear how we all stand on the shoulders of giants! Learning in society. Some would rightly say socialists learning. But for too many damaged by individualism, that would be a statement too far. Sad, that. Big gut, short leg!

Do you know if this breed will work in Canada? Anyone in Alberta or Saskatchewan?

What if you only have a few cows and they’re all junk.. do you keep them until you have enough to cull or what

I've seen a video where this cull is better than somebodies whole herd and that guy was talking about how good his cattle were doing. I watched a few more of his video's and it looked like he was feeding them everything possible and they still looked half starved. I wish he would watch a few of your video's and maybe buy your culls.

Do you sell South Poll in Va. ?

How many heifer calves did Grandma have

Greg, Ive been following your videos for a long while now and I love your content. I Have a small farm in the snow belt of PA with 31 breeding cows. I currently have traditionally Horned Irish Dexter Cattle because they do pretty good on grass alone, but I want to increase my herd genetics to be even more efficient on grass. My cows range between 7-800 lbs and my bull is around 1200 lbs. I'm curious if you think breeding to a south poll bull would be a good idea or would the calf be too large for a dexter cow. Our calves generally weight between 30-40 lbs at birth.

I like big guts and I cannot lie.

These videos help so much we need to start a go fund me to pay for a salary for one person to film and edit for Greg and put out a video of the morning move and a video of the later move every week day

So how do you know who’s breeding who? How do you have a year old bull that you say he bred a few? I don’t get it... cows look great!

You don't need to cull her, she needs feed to help her breed back and your helfers needs to calf 30 days ahead of the mature cows.

Rookie question. I hear folks talk about wet cows, dry cows, open cows, and cull cows. What’s the difference and how do you pick the ones to sell - this video lesson aside. Thanks /s: Dumb as a Rock

First I ever disagreed with you Teddy knows alot about music too ! Them men was fine entertainers

Are you calving these heifers as 2 year old ??

how come some of the animals have horns and others don't?

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I like big guts and I cannot lie, the other ranchers can't deny...

I like big guts and I can not lie

I have been in the cattle business all my life (I'm 70) and I will have to disagree with you on this Greg. The is nothing less productive than a fat cow that weans a 450lb calf. That 2 year old with an older, stout calf that has been pulled down, if she bred back, will be one of the best cows in your herd. The other 2 year old with a 3 weeks old calf has not had time to be pulled down. While I agree that selection for too much milk (depending on ones management program) is imprudent, selecting for low milk production can be even worse.