I just love these videos, Greg. They’re like an oasis of calm, and peace, and fascination with nature. A daily respite from all the crazy stuff going on in the world. Thanks for bringing me back to reality.
Mr. Judy I just wanted to say thank you for passing on all of this incredibly detailed and useful information. Hope I can apply not just some of your information but a few ounces of your patience and good will. Thanks.
Greg, I appreciate the education on pasture land and I love how you interact with your ranch hands. It appears your are great to them and your passing on great education for their ranching futures also.
Even hearing about your mishap with the ground bees hurts. Lo Sieto Ben and Issac. Be of good cheer and remember that all of you are appreciated and your work is idispensible.
I believe that was a Boreal or Upland Chorus frog Greg, they are generally accepted as an "indicator species" of a healthy environment. I have seen a couple here recently also. The spiders are Orb Weavers.
That handsome Orb Weaver is probably _Argiope aurantia,_ the Yellow Garden Spider: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia There are many other species in the genus _Argiope,_ so it might be something else closely related. Apparently it's also sometimes called the "zigzag" spider, probably because of that distinctive line of wavy filament (stabilimentum) that it creates across the centre of its web: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilimentum
9:59 Liquid analgesic gel caps. Break it open and put it on the bite/sting. Antihistamine works fairly quickly in subduing the effects of insect bites and plant contact. I keep it close by all the time.
Nice collection of wildlife you have there. I was out at my property in Maine this weekend and saw something that looked almost like a curled up garter snake. Upon closer examination, picture taking and online consultation, the conclusion is it was a fist sized leopard frog. And I don’t even have water near me. Guess it was a wet summer, lol
Greg I don’t know if you have them or not but we got a lot of Eastern Kingbirds that showed up this year. I let some have nests on my porch ceiling fans (I live in the middle of our farm). But they are classified as tyrant flycatchers and you can hear their beaks snapping when they do. I call our barn swallows the fighter jets because of how they swoop but the kingbirds are more like Apache helicopters because they can hover and nail flies. I don’t know why but I can sit all day and watch the cows graze grass and these two birds nailing flies above them.
I thought they were called Cars in Spiders. We find them in our broiler pasture pens. We had a beautiful one just inside the door or our brooder a couple years ago and called it our Livestock Guardian Spider, AKA Charlotte.
the "ground bees" sound like Hornets we have out here. they love to sting in the forehead or between the eyes. I got into some ground yellow jackets today and got one behind the R ear and my left hand. love the amount of grass you left after they moved on. Could the "frog" be a tree Toad?
We are moving to a nice, square 44 acres in SW MO soon. It is cross fenced across the middle from East to west, with the front field being a little bit larger. Currently, it has probably 50 head on it, split between the back and front pastures. It has a FEW scattered trees, a three-sided run-in shed, a well and a very small concrete 2 sided trough. A few small places that hold a very little bit of water, but no pond. Once we close on it, we won’t be putting cows on it until next year at the earliest. We HAVE thought of renting the pasture back to the seller to next year, at least, but my fear is that the seller would then abuse it through overgrazing, since it would no longer be his responsibility. The grass looks pretty good, but could use a rest. I will be putting 3 horses on it. I am concerned at the scarcity of trees and was thinking to plant some trees for both shade and for edible fruits or nuts ( animals and humans.) I was thinking of persimmon, wild plums (yes, I know we’ll have to work hard to keep them under control), hickories or chestnuts. Also plant a few pecans nearer to where we plan to put a house. My goal is to bring rabbits and hopefully deer into our area for hopefully a little bowhunting down the road. We plan to add just a handful of cows (@ 6-8?) and one of your bulls to start and see where to go from there. Where do we start and how would you (pasture orientation-wise) section it off? The plan would be to include a house and yard site, as well as a small orchard and a fair amount of garden.
You should probably do more research on regenerative grazing. Too few animals means the grass overgrows and doesn't stay in its vegetative state for long enough to feed the microbes or have enough trampled on the ground to feed the earthworms. Check out info from the Savory Institute and more regenerative ranchers.
Lee Lindsay : I have Mr. Savoy’s book, but haven’t read it yet. I also have Joel Salatin’s book and one of Mr. Judy’s. I would have thought that, even starting with a few animals, I could keep overgrowth down by rotation, or even haying what portions are getting to the over-mature state... plus I’ll have three horses out there and horses are hard on pasture... you don’t think that would be enough? Keep in mind that there are @50 cows on it now, still, so it will only be resting over winter and probably early spring.. We aren’t planning to carry anywhere Mr. Judy’s, or Joel Salatin’s volume of stock, but would like to raise a smaller amount
@@ldg2655 read first - it sounds like you have the bull by the udder currently. ;) Also, take some time to check out talks by Ray Archuleta, Dr. Elaine Ingham, and Russell Ackoff. Learning about soil has made quite a bit of difference in how I think about what I buy at the store and even potted plants that I have in the house. Its just so different than what I was taught growing up that it takes on a new context when looking at plants and soil. I'm not done learning, and I doubt anyone will ever be this side of the soil.
Lee Lindsay : Lol. We don’t have ANYTHING by ANYTHING currently!! Haven’t closed yet. I’m just thinking ahead as to my first few moves.. but thank you for the advice.. I will be reading up..
@@ldg2655 You said you have one of Greg Judy's books. I am currently reading NO RISK RANCHING. He goes in to a lot of detail on how to start up operations on a new farm. In your situation I think you would find it useful.
Hey..i am new n live at south texas that most 9in 12 month are hot! What kind of cow should i have ? What kind of glass should l grow for them? HOw many cows should i have in 20 acres? How much could i pay for investment in cows or per head? Thanks.
If you use quick connects in the winter with freezing temperatures, they will freeze. If you allow a slow constant stream of water to flow, they will not freeze.
Oh man. I hate ground bees. I found a couple nests in our front field. My son got stung during a move about 6 times, my daughter got 2, and I got two the next day. In case you didnt know, If you've got plantain growing nearby, you can chew up some leaves and wad it up over the sting. Helps draw the venom and relieve the pain. Your saliva also has a substance called opiorphin that helps with pain.
Greg I'm learning so much from your videos. I am an inspiring regenerative farmer. You talk often about the biodiversity on your farm I'm curious do you have quail? Here in the Carolinas our quail are struggling with clean ag practices.
I've always called those garden spiders. Not sure what the technical name is. I've never been bit by one although I've handled several of them. They are pretty.
Gray, the best management for droughts is cut back on your stocking rate a bit. Your growth may not catch up if it rains, especially if your pastures are all grazed down to short.
I am just starting and have small flerd. I am having lots of tall residue left over when I move 2 times a day( especially a lot of Johnson grass). I have been mowing it down with my riding zero turn at about 5 inches. Should I do this or just leave it? There is a lot left of what they don’t like even though I give small area.
Here comes a couple of dumb questions: Do bees or hornets ever sting cattle? Do cattle ever get bitten by snakes, especially out west where there are rattle snakes?
I am in Alabama. Missouri and Alabama both have rattle snakes and copperheads. I have never seen one in my pastures. They may avoid open pastures due to lack of rodents and/or competition with hawks for rodents.
I've got a question Judy, why do the breeding bulls all have poop smeared around the top of the butt. Do they do this to prove how viable they are for breeding as a message to heifers? Like I'm big bad stinky and ready to the girls? Like dogs rolling in dead fish to stink as much as possible as a message to their fellows? I have seen this at rodeos when an especially mean bull is lined up to ride. But this has to be a message as I don't see any of the cows with this.
It is because those bulls have raging hormones and have got their nerves all worked up over the females, in the non-breeding season separated from females it is not nearly as bad.
No, the ground bee around here are turbo-charged miniature bumblebees. They are plain mean and nasty. They will chase you for 1/4 mile while you are running as fast as possible.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Just a thought... I have to say I have never seen wild green beans before. I would have to see them in person, and gage the texture to see if I would try a bit. I am the "Greg Judy" of salads. I eat all kinds of wild greens I find, and have never had a problem.
You know what you aint got in your eco system? Poor people or 200 miles down the road. How you think your eco system goin to manage with no poor people?
Always a Wonderful morning when I can listen to you, watch your Cattle and Interns. God Bless and Peace Be With You All
Congrats creator on the rise . Nice video. Most farms only have a few types of grass. Your fields have so much diversity.
I just love these videos, Greg. They’re like an oasis of calm, and peace, and fascination with nature. A daily respite from all the crazy stuff going on in the world. Thanks for bringing me back to reality.
Thanks Kevin.
Mr. Judy I just wanted to say thank you for passing on all of this incredibly detailed and useful information.
Hope I can apply not just some of your information but a few ounces of your patience and good will.
Thanks.
Greg, I appreciate the education on pasture land and I love how you interact with your ranch hands. It appears your are great to them and your passing on great education for their ranching futures also.
Beautiful day out on the farm. Thanks for sharing!🙏😊
Thanks for visiting
Congrats on the new subscribers! The more that you can get your message out, the more you will change the world.
Yes! Thank you!
Congrats on all the new subscribers! Looking forward to your interview with Shawn Baker.
Us too!
great way to start my day! love to watch the orb weavers and tiny frogs. DIVERSITY rocks!
Even hearing about your mishap with the ground bees hurts. Lo Sieto Ben and Issac. Be of good cheer and remember that all of you are appreciated and your work is idispensible.
Thanks!
Man, that was fun! Thanks you guys. I'm jealous of all the fun you guys get to have every day. Some great stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I believe that was a Boreal or Upland Chorus frog Greg, they are generally accepted as an "indicator species" of a healthy environment. I have seen a couple here recently also. The spiders are Orb Weavers.
That handsome Orb Weaver is probably _Argiope aurantia,_ the Yellow Garden Spider: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
There are many other species in the genus _Argiope,_ so it might be something else closely related. Apparently it's also sometimes called the "zigzag" spider, probably because of that distinctive line of wavy filament (stabilimentum) that it creates across the centre of its web: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilimentum
You are correct.
9:59 Liquid analgesic gel caps. Break it open and put it on the bite/sting. Antihistamine works fairly quickly in subduing the effects of insect bites and plant contact. I keep it close by all the time.
It's a great morning watching your cattle go graze the grass
You have the best job in America!
Love the biological field trip Greg. Thanks you for sharing your curious nature brother
Nice collection of wildlife you have there. I was out at my property in Maine this weekend and saw something that looked almost like a curled up garter snake. Upon closer examination, picture taking and online consultation, the conclusion is it was a fist sized leopard frog. And I don’t even have water near me. Guess it was a wet summer, lol
Thank you for no interruptions!!
With the drought we had this summer I believe that the grass is thinner than usual. I think there will be a hay shortage by winters end.
This made my morning, Greg.
Greg I don’t know if you have them or not but we got a lot of Eastern Kingbirds that showed up this year. I let some have nests on my porch ceiling fans (I live in the middle of our farm). But they are classified as tyrant flycatchers and you can hear their beaks snapping when they do.
I call our barn swallows the fighter jets because of how they swoop but the kingbirds are more like Apache helicopters because they can hover and nail flies. I don’t know why but I can sit all day and watch the cows graze grass and these two birds nailing flies above them.
Yes the eastern Kingbirds are thick this year. Love watching them nail the flies!
A beautiful scene.
50K Subs are getting near Greg. Wooooooo !
And Ground hornets sent me to the hospital. Now I regularly see my allergist.
I thought they were called Cars in Spiders. We find them in our broiler pasture pens. We had a beautiful one just inside the door or our brooder a couple years ago and called it our Livestock Guardian Spider, AKA Charlotte.
Your cows are beautiful!
the "ground bees" sound like Hornets we have out here. they love to sting in the forehead or between the eyes. I got into some ground yellow jackets today and got one behind the R ear and my left hand. love the amount of grass you left after they moved on. Could the "frog" be a tree Toad?
Here in my part of Missouri, we call ground bees yellow jackets and as a boy we would mess with them every summer and payed the price every time. Lol.
yes we have ground yellow jackets too, as in my above comment from yesterday...
We are moving to a nice, square 44 acres in SW MO soon. It is cross fenced across the middle from East to west, with the front field being a little bit larger. Currently, it has probably 50 head on it, split between the back and front pastures. It has a FEW scattered trees, a three-sided run-in shed, a well and a very small concrete 2 sided trough. A few small places that hold a very little bit of water, but no pond. Once we close on it, we won’t be putting cows on it until next year at the earliest. We HAVE thought of renting the pasture back to the seller to next year, at least, but my fear is that the seller would then abuse it through overgrazing, since it would no longer be his responsibility. The grass looks pretty good, but could use a rest. I will be putting 3 horses on it. I am concerned at the scarcity of trees and was thinking to plant some trees for both shade and for edible fruits or nuts ( animals and humans.) I was thinking of persimmon, wild plums (yes, I know we’ll have to work hard to keep them under control), hickories or chestnuts. Also plant a few pecans nearer to where we plan to put a house. My goal is to bring rabbits and hopefully deer into our area for hopefully a little bowhunting down the road. We plan to add just a handful of cows (@ 6-8?) and one of your bulls to start and see where to go from there. Where do we start and how would you (pasture orientation-wise) section it off? The plan would be to include a house and yard site, as well as a small orchard and a fair amount of garden.
You should probably do more research on regenerative grazing. Too few animals means the grass overgrows and doesn't stay in its vegetative state for long enough to feed the microbes or have enough trampled on the ground to feed the earthworms. Check out info from the Savory Institute and more regenerative ranchers.
Lee Lindsay : I have Mr. Savoy’s book, but haven’t read it yet. I also have Joel Salatin’s book and one of Mr. Judy’s. I would have thought that, even starting with a few animals, I could keep overgrowth down by rotation, or even haying what portions are getting to the over-mature state... plus I’ll have three horses out there and horses are hard on pasture... you don’t think that would be enough? Keep in mind that there are @50 cows on it now, still, so it will only be resting over winter and probably early spring.. We aren’t planning to carry anywhere Mr. Judy’s, or Joel Salatin’s volume of stock, but would like to raise a smaller amount
@@ldg2655 read first - it sounds like you have the bull by the udder currently. ;) Also, take some time to check out talks by Ray Archuleta, Dr. Elaine Ingham, and Russell Ackoff.
Learning about soil has made quite a bit of difference in how I think about what I buy at the store and even potted plants that I have in the house. Its just so different than what I was taught growing up that it takes on a new context when looking at plants and soil. I'm not done learning, and I doubt anyone will ever be this side of the soil.
Lee Lindsay : Lol. We don’t have ANYTHING by ANYTHING currently!! Haven’t closed yet. I’m just thinking ahead as to my first few moves.. but thank you for the advice.. I will be reading up..
@@ldg2655 You said you have one of Greg Judy's books. I am currently reading NO RISK RANCHING. He goes in to a lot of detail on how to start up operations on a new farm. In your situation I think you would find it useful.
You should have a disclaimer about those dang spiders Greg!! It’s too early for me to try to make a run to the bathroom 🚽. Lol 😂
Hey..i am new n live at south texas that most 9in 12 month are hot! What kind of cow should i have ? What kind of glass should l grow for them? HOw many cows should i have in 20 acres? How much could i pay for investment in cows or per head? Thanks.
How do you water your cows in the winter and can you still use the quick connects in the winter? Thank you!
If you use quick connects in the winter with freezing temperatures, they will freeze. If you allow a slow constant stream of water to flow, they will not freeze.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher awesome thanks!
Do you have any trouble with dog fennel weeds and if so how in the world do you get rid of it?
Love your content, so relaxing
Oh man. I hate ground bees. I found a couple nests in our front field. My son got stung during a move about 6 times, my daughter got 2, and I got two the next day. In case you didnt know, If you've got plantain growing nearby, you can chew up some leaves and wad it up over the sting. Helps draw the venom and relieve the pain. Your saliva also has a substance called opiorphin that helps with pain.
Thanks for the tips Natasha!
Greg I'm learning so much from your videos. I am an inspiring regenerative farmer. You talk often about the biodiversity on your farm I'm curious do you have quail? Here in the Carolinas our quail are struggling with clean ag practices.
Our quail have been gone for over 20 years. Used to have multiple coveys of quail all over the farm.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher that's a shame I wonder what farming practices can help? Thanks for your response 👍.
Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher can anything be done to bring back the quail?
I've always called those garden spiders. Not sure what the technical name is. I've never been bit by one although I've handled several of them. They are pretty.
Maybe that's how the 100-yard dash got added to the Olympics...running from ground bees.
Stockpile tips for periods of drought? We just got classified as first stage drought. Will growth "catch up" when rains come back?
Gray, the best management for droughts is cut back on your stocking rate a bit. Your growth may not catch up if it rains, especially if your pastures are all grazed down to short.
5:03 she was bucking! That got me laughing
My husband got hit by ground bees this weekend. He said 5 stings. Had him on Benadryl all weekend. His hand swole up pretty big.
wish him the best in his recovery.
I am just starting and have small flerd. I am having lots of tall residue left over when I move 2 times a day( especially a lot of Johnson grass). I have been mowing it down with my riding zero turn at about 5 inches. Should I do this or just leave it? There is a lot left of what they don’t like even though I give small area.
Johnson grass is very palatable if you keep it under 24" height.
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Must be a year for frogs; I’ve noticed a bunch of them in our pastures too.
I guess they swing on the web to further trap any bugs? :)
Here comes a couple of dumb questions: Do bees or hornets ever sting cattle? Do cattle ever get bitten by snakes, especially out west where there are rattle snakes?
Yes cows do get stung by bees. We don't have many poisonous snakes around here.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Thank you !
I am in Alabama. Missouri and Alabama both have rattle snakes and copperheads. I have never seen one in my pastures. They may avoid open pastures due to lack of rodents and/or competition with hawks for rodents.
Spiders are beautiful. We do rescue spiders.
Midland chorus frog.
Do you ever have to worry about toxic plants in your pastures?
No we do not worry about it. By constantly moving the animals, they do not get hungry enough to eat poisonous plants.
Greg Judy Regenerative Rancher Thank you, that’s interesting.
This is which country?
I've got a question Judy, why do the breeding bulls all have poop smeared around the top of the butt. Do they do this to prove how viable they are for breeding as a message to heifers? Like I'm big bad stinky and ready to the girls? Like dogs rolling in dead fish to stink as much as possible as a message to their fellows? I have seen this at rodeos when an especially mean bull is lined up to ride. But this has to be a message as I don't see any of the cows with this.
It is because those bulls have raging hormones and have got their nerves all worked up over the females, in the non-breeding season separated from females it is not nearly as bad.
Stepped on a ground bee nest at the lake in Saskatchewan and two bees flew up my shorts legs and stung me on both thighs. Not fun.
Garden spiders must be seasonal, I keep seeing pictures of them online.
I lost a pair of glasses running from bees in the brush. I have a baldface hornets nest to burn this morning.
They can be super aggressive at times
@DefinitelyNotDan Practice your backhand on those hornets...lol
@DefinitelyNotDan got into them last fall with my small dog he was covered they would of killed him if I didn't grab him up and beat them off of him.
Wow
Looks like wild sweet pea there at the end. Indeed it is mildly toxic.
Ranch life or no life 🤠
gee thanks greg.. spiders.......
When you say "ground bee" I assume you are talking about a yellow jacket.
No, the ground bee around here are turbo-charged miniature bumblebees. They are plain mean and nasty. They will chase you for 1/4 mile while you are running as fast as possible.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Damm sure glad we dont have those in SE Washington State...
We call the spiders Zipper Spiders
"Honey you are fat. .... We mean a good fat!"
I suggest investing in a better camera. The video quality doesn't do your herd justice.
Sorry about that James, not sure what happened.
1:18 gesundheit
Come on just eat the green bean... LOL
You want me to take one for the team???
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Just a thought... I have to say I have never seen wild green beans before. I would have to see them in person, and gage the texture to see if I would try a bit. I am the "Greg Judy" of salads. I eat all kinds of wild greens I find, and have never had a problem.
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You know what you aint got in your eco system? Poor people or 200 miles down the road. How you think your eco system goin to manage with no poor people?