First Breath to Last: A Regenerative Farmer's Vision
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- Witness how care, love, and respect define our approach, transforming perceptions of animal welfare and regenerative agriculture as we explore the heart of ethical livestock farming and delve into the life and inevitable parting of our cows and pigs.
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00:00 Introduction
00:31 Perception is Everything
02:51 What Is Good Animal Husbandry?
04:09 What Is the Purpose of Livestock on Our Farm
07:15 My Purpose
07:55 Harnessing the Bounty of the Farm
08:38 Conclusion
THANK YOU for every word of this! We need these facts brought out to the public. Many many farmers and ranchers are giving everything they have to the care of their animals and land. Due to the public not understanding so many of the things that go into raising an animal, there can be great confusion. Do we ever get upset when eating an animal that we have raised with love and care from birth? Well sure! BUT! We live by the code that we want our animals to feel happy and loved from birth until their very last breath. Even the processor we use is not a conventional one. We work with them BECAUSE of how they treat each animal there. Its a choice my friends... if you are a meat eating human, then treating the animal that aids in continuing your life with honor seems only fair. You're doing a great job on your farm my friend. I truly honor you.
Indeed, the love and respect that we have for the animals also drives how we treat them. Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it!
Your videos really are the perfect voice of farmers and moreover the possibilities of sustainable and ethical farming for people who might think it’s not possible
Thank you!
Congrats Mr.
You are an example to follow
God bless your love for our planet
Thanks you.
Well said! Thank you for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
There's a quote from a Terry Pratchett book (The Wee Free Men) that's always had a lot of meaning to me regarding livestock: "We are as gods to beasts of the field. We order the time of their birth and the time of their death. Between times, we have a duty."
Lots of truth there. I'll have to check out the book.
@DowdleFamilyFarms It's a great read! It's geared a bit more for a younger audience since the main character is a young girl, but in my opinion, anyone could enjoy it. The main character comes from a family of shepherds, and a lot of her motivation later on comes from a desire to protect her family and her land the same way her family protects their flock.
4:18 when you mentioned how a person eat an animal they raised.
I could only think of the joke about the pig with 4 wooden legs. "Because a pig that good, you don't eat all at once"
oh my!
That was profound. I completely understand the desire to manage land and animals in a way that improves them both. I try to do it on my little piece of land as well. This is everything great that agriculture can be thank you.
Thanks for the kind words.
I have learned a lot about food from the great Professor T Grandin, and Iowa Dairy Farmer. I am glad I found you to learn more about hogs.
Cool, thanks! I like a lot of Dr Grandin’s work.
Much respect to you sir 🤠👍🏻
Thank you!
Thanks allot. One more wise video from you
Glad you liked it!
Good luck on getting a vet to come out to the farm. We have called 3 and not one will come out to look at a animal. Have you ever used Improvac on your boar pigs?
Something I've been wondering about. Local factory farms are quarantine zones to avoid diseases.
Pseudo rabies in particular.
50 years ago we did what you are doing.
Do you have problems with disease control ?
Thank you for another good video.
This far we have not had an issue with disease control but we don’t have thousands of pigs in a small area either. We might have just been lucky so far. Who knows?
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thanks
Your sir are a wonderful stewart. My question what's the ideal weight for harvest of your pigs? The pigs in the back ground as you speak look huge.
Thanks. We aim for a live weight of about 300 pounds.
I know a few farmers local to my home that sell some good quality meat(Mangalica pig) and they seem to treat them well, but it would be interesting how it would compare to your ways of keeping them
Let's say a conventional "good" farm compared to
Going the extra mile like you with better nutrients, keeping their minds interested, changing where they graze etc
A taste comparison from a gourmet chef would be very interesting
It would be really interesting.
Is it doable to have some pigs together with cows?(i dont have a farm of any animals btw, just curious).
I’ve heard of people doing it but rarely. Cows don’t like pigs generally and their forage requirements are different. We often have cows follow pigs to graze the stuff pigs leave behind but never together
do you sell pigglets?
We do.