I've been doing it wrong....But nobody is teaching this about farming!

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  • @chrisoconnor5880
    @chrisoconnor5880 Рік тому +7

    Average is 677 litres of water to produce 1 litre of milk, that’s unsustainable

    • @jmhamilton87
      @jmhamilton87 Рік тому +22

      In a climate that has 30+ inches of rain, it’s 677 liters of water that falls on the land and runs off into ponds/lakes/streams. The cow returns that water to the grass via urine/manure in addition to nitrogen which helps regrow the grass.
      Unless your drawing from aquifers in an arid environment where that aquifer doesn’t replenish fast enough…. It is sustainable!

    • @charleswise5570
      @charleswise5570 Рік тому +20

      This comment makes absolutely no sense. That's like saying it takes 600 gallons of water to produce one gallon of orange juice from an orange grove.
      My advice, and I mean this in a respectful way. Go back and study the water cycle.
      I honestly don't think many people have a true understanding of how and why it works.

    • @chrisoconnor5880
      @chrisoconnor5880 Рік тому +2

      @@charleswise5570 it probably does, that’s why we have rivers without water due to excessive irrigation in Australia

    • @Morecowbell4u
      @Morecowbell4u Рік тому

      Your numbers are not accurate. I was born and raised on a dairy farm. Studies show it's four and a half gallons of water to 1 gallon of milk. You milk cows two to three times a day and some cows will produce 4+ gallons of milk at every milking. It is physically impossible for an animal to consume that much liquid in the day

    • @charleswise5570
      @charleswise5570 Рік тому

      @@chrisoconnor5880 Irrigation in an area that is arid is not sustainable. The environment isn't conducive to farming.
      You can't grow watermelons in a desert naturally. We can't grow a jungle in the middle of a desert. That's unsustainable.

  • @jackmarley2755
    @jackmarley2755 Рік тому +2

    Please give us an update on how the super soil worked out. Treated versus untreated plot. I'm interested in this product. Thanks for your videos I enjoy them.

  • @4u2nve
    @4u2nve Рік тому +14

    You won me over when you pointed out the lunacy in water restrictions then looked at the camera, “that’s my politics by the way”

  • @mcchupka9718
    @mcchupka9718 2 дні тому

    Thanks Stoney ridge farmer

  • @HeiferUSA
    @HeiferUSA Рік тому

    Another great video! Thanks for the shout out. Keep up the great work. The farm is looking great

  • @MissingLinkMTB
    @MissingLinkMTB Рік тому +1

    This year in Arizona has been bad too... the monsoons never really came. Fields look so dry. When I finally get home to WNC the green is gonna look so nice in contrast.

  • @Linda-mj2wv
    @Linda-mj2wv Рік тому +6

    Thank you for teaching us how much you have to do and know to provide us with your beautiful healthy beef. I had no idea before. Your videos

  • @lanefarms6237
    @lanefarms6237 Рік тому +2

    Lespedeza is an excellent grass for protein content like alfalfa. In fact Several farmers are planting it for hay now.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      my cows eat it last....They must be too darn picky or the other grasses must be delicious lol

  • @scottlarkin4748
    @scottlarkin4748 Рік тому +4

    Josh, your land looks amazing. I’ve been watching for 3 years and the difference is incredible. Great job!

  • @theshim5437
    @theshim5437 Рік тому +3

    Your fields look the best they have since I started watching.

  • @Thelawncarenut
    @Thelawncarenut Рік тому +7

    You are a true lawn care nut my brother!! Good stuff all around. Also, the grass plays a big part in the top soil through root cycling. It's all part of the process working together.

  • @madeljacky
    @madeljacky Рік тому

    You haven't really been doing it wrong, you have been learning from your mistakes which adds to experience, you and your wife are doing just great, a lot more farmers should take note of the way you are doing it.

  • @ZippoGee
    @ZippoGee Рік тому +3

    You are a good teacher Josh. Keep up the great work.

  • @williamdegnan4718
    @williamdegnan4718 Рік тому +4

    How long did it take to teach the cows the abbreviations for the minerals? 🐮

  • @lorraine1452
    @lorraine1452 Рік тому +1

    We can see the great improvements you have made since you started farming. No one talks about it but how are you going with growing soil?. I'm always blown away when I check my fence ground wires & they're 1-2" under new soil! One of the many good side effects of good regen practices.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      Hundreds of tons of biomass has built up over the past 7 years on the farm, both from mowing and from grazing. Takes time, but the results can clearly be seen...there was just sandy dry soil before, now it's turning black and holding moisture!

  • @paulprigge1209
    @paulprigge1209 Рік тому

    Mid Midwest we call that intensive Grazing.

  • @deborahlush2426
    @deborahlush2426 Рік тому +1

    Makes so much more sense than a single mineral block! Just like we are deficient in certain ones but not all .. and too much of some can be worse than not enough. And the land and cattle look amazing! God bless ❣️

  • @JCsBees
    @JCsBees Рік тому

    Nice addition to the farm. We added free choice minerals to our farm (@Grazing Acres Farm) 4 years ago. You will learn quick which minerals your land needs to most. You will want to replace the rope with a chain, in the winter the feeder freezes to the ground.

  • @robertromatowski6938
    @robertromatowski6938 Рік тому +1

    Speak the truth brother!!!! Love it!!

  • @brockstar1311
    @brockstar1311 Рік тому +3

    My pasture is definitely multispecies lol. My issue is the i don't have the stocking density to reap the benefits of rotational grazing. I have noticed the 2 acres i rotate 6 sheep on is definitely looking better.

  • @blackberryfarm7179
    @blackberryfarm7179 Рік тому +1

    Our farm is using Flora-stim clay based minerals from ancient clay deposit in Mississippi. It is sun dried so bio-life is still available. You just to top dress it. Great results.

  • @mary-ue4ir
    @mary-ue4ir Рік тому +1

    Such an important video! Thank you.

  • @johndernberger1961
    @johndernberger1961 Рік тому +2

    Great episode!!!

  • @davidkilbourne5422
    @davidkilbourne5422 Рік тому

    Your doing a great thing Josh. My papaw milked Holstein cows for the milk they gave and a truck from a milk producer would come and get the milk. He had a 900 gallon cooler for milk. I would go and round up the cattle on my honda 125. It was easy to get them but papaw always told me to not hurry the cattle he was afraid I would get them running and they might break a leg. He had a great milk system for the 70's. Top notch! He had a block built milk house. Raised hogs, huge garden which is where I learned to break beans. He had a smoke house where he made true country hams in the south. He had a 200 acre farm but it was hilly if you know what I mean. Best time of my life living on that farm!

  • @chrisoconnor5880
    @chrisoconnor5880 Рік тому +4

    Soil test, see what’s needed, make up a mix and apply directly to pasture, as has been successfully done in New Zealand for 100 years

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +2

      While I agree that a soil test is very important.....This is 100% what we are not doing on this farm my brother...we're looking at holistic grazing methods v/s spreading petroleum based chemicals on the land. The value here is forage, forage makes manure, forage and carbon makes soil and we don't need to call the co-op and pay $10k for fertilizers when we have cattle to do the job for us my friend

    • @critical-thought
      @critical-thought Рік тому +1

      Healthy soil is living soil. Studies have been done. Chemicals lose badly against biological remediation.

    • @chrisoconnor5880
      @chrisoconnor5880 Рік тому +3

      @@StoneyRidgeFarmer you only have to apply exactly what you’ve got in your minerals, no fertiliser needed, but you’ll get it on in a 10th of the time

    • @chrisoconnor5880
      @chrisoconnor5880 Рік тому +1

      @@critical-thought who talking chemicals, I could get his mineral needs on his 150 acres in 2 hours with a liquid spreader, zero chemicals

  • @johnjacobjinglehimerschmid3555

    Growing up in the 70's / 80's our landlord raise Appaloosa horses and in their stable they had that mineral bar type thing for the horses. Animals have the great ability to go / find the minerals that they need.

  • @cramsburg9
    @cramsburg9 Рік тому +10

    I used this system for a couple years and the only difference I found was less money in my pocket. There’s no real research to show that cows know that they need more cobalt, or any other micro nutrients , other than salt . They will eat what most palatable to them , they will completely ignore certain ones , because it’s not palatable unless it’s mixed with something else. Also it’s nearly impossible to keep all these different minerals in stock, if you have more than a few head. Went back to mixed mineral, and separate salt, saved a few thousand and the animals look better. I couldn’t get them to eat enough copper. Doug’s a nice enough guy though but I’ll keep my money.

    • @MrTexasSteve
      @MrTexasSteve Рік тому +3

      My thoughts exactly. I don't believe cows are smart enough to eat the minerals they need. They eat the minerals that taste good. I too use a multi and the cattle look good are are healthy.

    • @Kevstermartin
      @Kevstermartin Рік тому +1

      There’s a reason for mixed minerals in a bag. This idea of separate minerals was used years ago back in the 50’s and 60’s and it failed. One example is magnesium it’s unpalatable as well as other minerals and they won’t eat them the way they should. This idea was the reason for mixed minerals based on your location. Not a bag of trace minerals that’s nothing more than salt with traces of minerals. Typically you can go to your local co-op or feed store and get a blended mineral that’s formulated for whatever situation you need for your cattle.

    • @cramsburg9
      @cramsburg9 Рік тому

      @@Kevstermartin good example with magnesium , that was probably one of the main reasons they started mixing minerals back in the day to combat grass tetany , otherwise the cows won’t touch it. When I was using this cafeteria style, there was a direct correlation in consumption with the ratio of sweetener use, whether it be alfalfa meal,molasses product, or salt . You can still buy a lot of the separate ingredients at the feed mill, but you will find that most are not very palatable , especially copper sulfate, whatever magnesium supplement , phosphorus, etc. All of free choice enterprises minerals are mixed with something else to make it more enticing .

  • @toddpacheco4748
    @toddpacheco4748 Рік тому +1

    Excellent advice and job Josh ❤😊😮

  • @terresiagregg9326
    @terresiagregg9326 Рік тому +2

    Awesome video Josh thanks for all the info

  • @beetleridley299
    @beetleridley299 Рік тому +3

    Have to keep the cows healthy

  • @holdenv8superstar
    @holdenv8superstar 5 місяців тому +1

    Possible to get an update on how the mineral feeder is going & the differences you’re experiencing over the past 9 months?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  5 місяців тому +1

      first....it's a pain in the butt to move....which ends up making it something that I just don't move anymore. It's great for a large pasture, but for rotational grazing with 2 times a day moving...it's too combersom. The expense is astronomical also....I can keep a mineral block in the pasture all year round for about $300. This cost about $2800 per ton of mineral...it's super expensive! Great for the cows, bad for the wallet and inconvenient for my grazing style

  • @edwinmcnew4389
    @edwinmcnew4389 Рік тому +1

    Yea I would keep your eye on that bull, also! Love your videos!

  • @morningmystfarm2017
    @morningmystfarm2017 Рік тому +9

    I didn't know that cattle don't like sericea lespedeza! In the goat world, it's something I defnitely want MORE of here! When goats eat it, it helps create a deworming effect, plus has nutrition that they need.
    I absolutely love the mineral buffet - and really wish I could afford to get it for my small herd.

    • @andreasherzog2222
      @andreasherzog2222 Рік тому

      That's why it is such a good idea to run more than one species on your farm (if you can): they prefer different plants.
      Eg. Greg Judy runs cattle and sheep an somtimes rents a small herd of goats to fight certain weeds and/or brushes.
      I recently watched this video about making a mineral feeder yourself. For goats a smaller version should work. hth.
      ua-cam.com/video/wZejYcOIE-U/v-deo.html

  • @ianhaggart1438
    @ianhaggart1438 Рік тому +1

    Great vid sir.. 👌 . My kids love chocolate but im not going to put it in front of them all the time though 😉🤣.. but there is a balance to find and its nice seeing you trying things... Have you got a small mole plough? Excellent for drainage and letting air into the grass roots to boost its growth without chemicals also.. but your better having one with a slitter disc in front of the leg .. it saves ripping the grass ect.. stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @ieatglue7268
    @ieatglue7268 Рік тому +5

    100% it's silly what we use our resources on. I use to live in Arizona in a community that required a plant every 5 square feet. None of these were native plants and they had a lot of grass areas they kept watered year round.

  • @scottsmith6846
    @scottsmith6846 Рік тому +1

    Hey Josh thank you for another good video woo

  • @thurlowfamilyfarm4628
    @thurlowfamilyfarm4628 Рік тому

    Hey Josh, I love watching your videos and the way you are working your butt off to rebuild your soil. Kudos to you. I’m sure you get plenty of suggestions on things you should be doing; this is just an FYI. I just finished a 3 day Soil Health Academy with Understanding Ag. It’s totally worth the time and money. Have a great day.

  • @safffff1000
    @safffff1000 Рік тому +1

    Greg Judy was doing that before but has gone over to a mix.

  • @williamhanna5224
    @williamhanna5224 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video Great work !

  • @TheKajunkat
    @TheKajunkat Рік тому +1

    That South Poll bull is coming along. Are those calves off of him or is his next season? The calves look great one way of the other.

  • @edsantana2868
    @edsantana2868 Рік тому

    I think all the stuff you do is cool. I am new to homesteading and I am basing the way I care for my land on the things I learn from not just UA-cam but also classses I take and books I read.
    I am a big proponent of education, that's why I tune into many channels and read books.
    I also like the fact that you allow people to comment on your videos. Some people like to give their unsolicited opinions some based on knowledge and some on belief to get a rise out of you, sometimes it seems to work, and they get their satisfaction when you respond.

  • @robertwindisch394
    @robertwindisch394 Рік тому +3

    Don't forget to keep free choice salt available at all times so they don't overeat the minerals to get the sodium

  • @Tapthatsugershack
    @Tapthatsugershack Рік тому

    U are doing it the right way, and the only way it should be done . I implicated at least 6 dairy farms on free choice for sodium carbonate wich the dairy cows love that and there was less sick cows

  • @josephcollins4336
    @josephcollins4336 Рік тому

    As always-GREAT info and entertainment!

  • @michaelholmes4808
    @michaelholmes4808 Рік тому +2

    Question abouit the mineral feeder. As RNs we both know that certain 'lytes in the wrong amounts, (too much Na, K etc.,) is detrimental to us humans. Still, we will eat salty foods because they taste good. Will the herd consume certain minerals because they just taste good rather than because they are replenishing what they are lacking? Does it matter with cattle?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +2

      cattle have the choice to get the minerals that they need to thrive, the minerals that are lacking in the soil and the minerals that help with bone, musculature, digestion and body systems. I would say the acceptation to this is Sodium. Cattle on pasture need a sodium supplement no matter what. So again....I move the mineral feeder in with them virtually every day, but most of the time it's about every 2 days especially if they are "hanging out" there. What you saw today was one day without minerals they all came to it for about 5 mins each and then ignored it for the rest of the day. They say cattle will choose what they need. Other mineral supplements are multiple minerals...which risks overconsumption of a particular mineral if the mix is improper for the pasture or feedlot

    • @michaelholmes4808
      @michaelholmes4808 Рік тому

      @StoneyRidgeFarmer thanks Josh. Appreciate the knowledge. I guess in regard to mineral and salt consumption cattle are smarter than humans.

  • @jenna6256
    @jenna6256 Рік тому +1

    Cool mineral trough. Curious......could those minerals be put into salt blocks (create new salt/minerals blocks) ? Also, have you considered making some copper antennas to put in the ground ? Copper is a wonderful metal for so many things.

    • @brianhillis3701
      @brianhillis3701 Рік тому +1

      I put mineral/salt block out for our deer. They love it and are much healthier looking. I too have a Carolina piedmont depleted soil. Cotton and then hay with no assist to the soil. Had no organic content. After 3 years there is a multi species pasture that is generating its own nutrients and organic matter. If I was haying I would easily be getting one more cutting than my first year.

  • @ShortbusMooner
    @ShortbusMooner Рік тому +1

    Just like oyster shell for the chickens! 😁👍

  • @brentbettger4734
    @brentbettger4734 Рік тому +1

    What microbs are you using? And are they working?

  • @charleswise5570
    @charleswise5570 Рік тому +4

    Josh, this is really cool stuff, as always!
    What would be cool is comparing results from soil tests you might have done from a couple years ago, and now. I'm absolutely 100% sure, the neh sayers will be blown away!
    Your herd is so happy and healthy compared to other cattle I've seen raised " Traditionally".
    Thanks for your hard work and dedication!

  • @andreasherzog2222
    @andreasherzog2222 Рік тому +1

    If you google for "15415 beef", you get 261.000 results. That is the amount of water what they say the production of 1 kg beef needs. Every journalist is copying that number. But where does it come from? There was a study (IIRC in the Netherlands), where they did this:
    You need 1 ha (=2,5 acres) for 2 cows of 500 kg (~ 'animal units') each. Pastures need rain. They have some 600mm or 24 inches of rain there. That is 6.000.000 litres for 2 cows per year. They will be processed after 2 years. Assuming a 'hanging weight' of 400kg we are at 15.000 litres per kg. So that calculation seems to be correct.
    The only thing they forgot to tell everybody is that the rain will drop on that pasture regardless of whether there are cows or not.

  • @Melike1hit
    @Melike1hit Рік тому

    Dumb suggestion with your testing- if your cow eats the mineral on one plot, how long does it take for the mineral to move through the cow? Meaning is it pooping out on the next pasture?

    • @Melike1hit
      @Melike1hit Рік тому

      Course you suggest this after I post lol

  • @FrankAtNeelyFarms
    @FrankAtNeelyFarms Рік тому +1

    Josh, where did you order the feeder? I'm interested in one as well. Thanks

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      link in video description as well as text in the video my friend....free choice minerals...just click show more in the video description my friend

  • @sappir26
    @sappir26 Рік тому +2

    Love what you're doing and love your Politics lol😅. I'm dreaming of doing the same just in another country. I just can't help but wonder though regarding this mineral feeder if maybe the cows are more likely to eat the ones on the ends as it seems easier for them to lift up the rubber cover at the end corners. Just a thought. How much seems to be consumed near the center and if it's less, maybe it's just harder for them to get to?

    • @GM6.7
      @GM6.7 Рік тому +2

      You ever let livestock push you around with their snout? Nothing stops these animals from pushing a floppy rubber flap out of their way. Goats would easily push that flap around aswell. These animals are strong

    • @sappir26
      @sappir26 Рік тому +1

      @@GM6.7 I just remember running away and jumping a fence from my uncles bull 😆

    • @GM6.7
      @GM6.7 Рік тому

      @sappir26 I have two goats and been around my neighbors herd those animals are unapologetic when they destroy everything because they are so muscular

  • @davej7458
    @davej7458 Рік тому

    The proof is always in the product. How much better is his pasture now than when he began improving it? How much better is his livestock now since he began improving his farm land?
    The primary goal is to keep water on the land and in the land as long as possible.
    Deserts and growing desertfaction areas are being returned to grass lands and forests with proper plant and animal management. Accumulating water and directing it where plants are being cultivated. Add it as these areas grow. Properly managed ruminant animals strengthened the returning grasslands and forests.
    One of the larger water quality problems is people and their lawns. If putting fertilizer on your lawns according to the directions is good, putting ten times as much is better. The result is huge amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus in creeks, rivers, and wells.

  • @erockhefleyjr6852
    @erockhefleyjr6852 Рік тому +1

    WooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeee!!!Alright!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗 14:32

  • @davideuton5361
    @davideuton5361 Рік тому

    Bovine can only eat til about 3 or 4 inches where equine will eat all the way to ground

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +2

      bovine will eat down to 1/2 inch if you overgraze my brother...trust me I see it....and I've unfortunately done it

  • @stephenreese5921
    @stephenreese5921 Рік тому

    As I learned from raising my Rottweiler, one pound in then ten pounds out. Same for a cow!

  • @michaeljonesgolf7510
    @michaeljonesgolf7510 Рік тому +1

    Can you give update on the super soil?

  • @nelsonferris2606
    @nelsonferris2606 Рік тому +2

    Do your cattle get salt as well as minerals?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      NA is the mineral Salt my friend....yeppers it's one of the minerals I put in the feeder

  • @mxlman26
    @mxlman26 Рік тому +1

    Josh, have you "infectted" your neighbors?,..... I mean are they following your example already?, Your land seems amazing great job 🎉

  • @amossnowdaharleyman9179
    @amossnowdaharleyman9179 Рік тому +2

    Same people that have a hard on against cattle and the water required will drink almond "milk" by the gallon. Almond juice is about as water input intensive as it gets.....

  • @clinta..3702
    @clinta..3702 Рік тому

    @StoneyRidgeFarmer I'm really enjoying your videos on replenishing the land with the cattle. But I do wonder... Are the cattle at all like my kids. Would they simply be consuming more P or Na or whichever mineral, simply because those taste good, like a treat to them. Could that also be why mineral blocks have a mix of minerals.. some to entice the cattle to consume it, sort of like me adding sugar to a pot of carrots to get my kids to eat them.
    Is there a blood test or some test that could be done on a cow to see if it was lacking in any minerals? Then tag that cow to keep track of which one it was and turn it back in the field and see if that mineral is what the cow is actually going to eat.
    I really enjoy the science aspect of things would really like to see the results of such a test.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      it's not candy my friend....these are minerals...no sugar or molasses in them so it's not appetizing

  • @lordchaa1598
    @lordchaa1598 Рік тому +1

    I’m on the fence when it comes to water restrictions. For starters, the restrictions are necessary, but the figures and science used to determine water consumption were extremely flawed and we’re still doubling down on those bad figures and regulations that spawned from them. With that said, water is the most precious resource on earth and proper use and regulations are critical to allow future generations not having to sell their homes for a freaking glass of water.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +2

      maybe instead of water restrictions....we need to look at population restrictions!!!!! But that would hurt the tax basis ....so it's not about water...it's about money isn't it? Frustrating!

  • @acs66562
    @acs66562 Рік тому

    “Don’t live in the desert “ he says. Try looking up the Imperial Valley in California. When I was a kid that Valley produced more pounds of beef than the entire state of Texas.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      yep...and the colorado river is going dry

    • @acs66562
      @acs66562 Рік тому

      Because the idiots in L.A. and Palm Springs keep wanting more golf courses. If you eat a head of lettuce in January you can bet it probably came from the Imperial or Yuma Valleys. Your welcome

  • @mcchupka9718
    @mcchupka9718 Рік тому +1

    With your kind of acreage, I recommend far more cattle.

  • @sappir26
    @sappir26 Рік тому +1

    Wouldn't it be easier to remineralize your soil? With like rock dust or whatever natural mineralizer you choose. Then the cows would get their mineral needs through eating the grass that's grown on it.

    • @jimgreenan8126
      @jimgreenan8126 Рік тому

      That is what he is doing he just uses the cows to apply the minerals instead of diesel fuel.

    • @sappir26
      @sappir26 Рік тому +1

      @@jimgreenan8126 I guess you didn't hear about the new technology that doesn't use any fuel. 🤔 my only concern is mineral toxicity if the cows are ingesting too much of it strait up, or too much of any one particular mineral while still lacking another. Especially the younger ones. What's better? Eating nutritionally dense food or taking supplements? And in order to know exactly what vitamins and/or minerals your body is lacking, that requires regular blood tests. So I would think the same is true with any animal.

    • @clinta..3702
      @clinta..3702 Рік тому

      @@sappir26 I was sort of wondering how well the cows ate what they needed, versus my kids will always choose the candy bar over the peas. Would certain minerals be more of a treat and that is why they would eat it, instead of because they are lacking it?

  • @rfs2942
    @rfs2942 10 місяців тому

    I don't want to be an idiot, but I have a hard time believing that a cow would know what would be best for her. I believe that no animal knows, rational or not. I believe that they "will choose" more those that are more palatable and easier to access. So I would bet that the minerals that are in the trough corners will always be the most consumed. (two sides to open the lid to the largest trough area).
    But these are my 2 cents on this. Regardless of this, I could not congratulate you for always seeking to improve your land and your creation... and still allowing us to follow your steps.
    thanks

  • @berkoskilandscaping4247
    @berkoskilandscaping4247 Рік тому

    Can’t you add the minerals and lime to help with the ph? They are natural right. It’s not like adding fertilizer that’s all chemicals.

  • @scotth8892
    @scotth8892 Рік тому +1

    107 in Kansas today

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +3

      ouch...and no trees!! Or very few in most of the plains....rough on cattle

    • @scotth8892
      @scotth8892 Рік тому

      @@StoneyRidgeFarmer At least is cloudy with some breeze

  • @solarstormgames
    @solarstormgames Рік тому +1

    So the cows like Cow-cium? Cleaver. I see what you did there.

  • @dhansonranch
    @dhansonranch Рік тому

    I don't feel you will see a benefit to the soil immediately as you hope. Because it takes time to wash the minerals into the root zone, it will not be an immediate response. I would be interested to see the soil analysis in comparison to what they are eating. Feeding loose minerals, including salt, is known for being better as the animals can not get enough through a lick. I have researched the minerals a fair bit and what I have found is that quite a few of the loose minerals are not natural and therefore the animals need to eat more to build their levels back up again, should they be depleted. Interesting video.

  • @Dunlap-uj5zl
    @Dunlap-uj5zl Рік тому +1

    👍

  • @garyduquette1784
    @garyduquette1784 Рік тому +1

    How many head of cattle would you have to have to make a decent living oh you farm without any other income? No social media.

  • @SJA-ox3hs
    @SJA-ox3hs Рік тому

    Greg Judy has been for years teaching free choice minerals for his livestock. Just like I said you have to follow directions.

  • @kathleendinicola9065
    @kathleendinicola9065 9 місяців тому

    Do you have a molasses tank for your cows?

  • @craigburns7618
    @craigburns7618 Рік тому +1

    Sounds like how the buffalo have eaten for hundreds of years, no wonder they survive so well!!🙈🙉🙊

  • @Melike1hit
    @Melike1hit Рік тому

    Josh I see you got a truewerk shirt- do you have their pants? I am an electrician and I need new pants and haven’t found any I like yet. Don’t like the carhart pockets and the correct Milwaukee is too skinny

  • @ClickinChicken
    @ClickinChicken Рік тому

    Politics. Arizona is a dry heat. They don't suffer with humidity like the South East (Florida/Alabama, Mississippi, Geowgia, TN, Sacolina, N,.Sacolina).
    Weather or climate not politics. Here, it's deep woods OFF baby~! WOOO!

  • @ClickinChicken
    @ClickinChicken Рік тому +2

    ok i see. they need it anyway, otherwise they crap it out, feed the land. I don't know about this salad bar (cow choosing) business Josh... Are cows like an English Springer with their nose to sniff out what they are deficient in? At any rate, it's interesting! I'm just the Deli Man! Debate is American!

    • @ClickinChicken
      @ClickinChicken Рік тому

      @@willbass2869 interesting comment to me. Thank you! I'm not a rancher, just a fan, commenting. Watch Open Range with Kevin Costner and James Duval.

  • @keithhimstedt6870
    @keithhimstedt6870 Рік тому

    No link to your sponsor?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому

      there is no sponsor....and anything mentioned is linked in the video description buddy...click show more my friend

    • @keithhimstedt6870
      @keithhimstedt6870 Рік тому

      ​@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I was looking for Truewerk link the clothes you were wearing and stated the video was brought to us by Truewerk.

  • @garyhead1561
    @garyhead1561 Рік тому

    Why not just put a mineral box at all the watering holes so you don't have to keep moving it to each paddock every time? You can latch it closed when they're in a paddock you don't want them to have it in and it's accessible from each paddock that's accessible to the waterer. Saves you time, gas and wear and tear on your quad and the box from being dragged around a lot and they know right where to go for it all the time.

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +1

      COST!!! And....you don't put mineral right next to the water.....imagine a version of yourself, with an IQ of 40 eating salt right beside a water fountain.....that's asking for problems my brother...the mineral feeder should be a few hundred feet from the water tanks or they'll eat it, drink and pee...eat it...drink and pee. Each bag costs about $25...the feeders cost over $500. This is not the cheap way that's for sure

    • @garyhead1561
      @garyhead1561 Рік тому

      @@StoneyRidgeFarmer that makes sense. But like I said, you could latch it shut and only allow access when you want them to and it would be accessible from many paddocks without having to move it all the time. I'm just spit balling suggestions. There's many ways to skin a cat. Do what you want.

    • @clinta..3702
      @clinta..3702 Рік тому

      From watching his videos, it seems like other than the water because it'd be hard to move a water source, moving the minerals around also lets the grass that was covered under the box recover. Otherwise, the cattle constantly going to the same spot and the grass not getting sunlight, you'd end up with dead grass under the box and grass trampled down all around it. Thus, you'd have a muddy mess eventually. Plus having the minerals in the same place would mean after they eat the minerals and go poop, you'd have a higher concentration of poop in one area. A concern for raising cows without antibiotics. Moving the minerals around seems like a similar idea to how he unrolls his hay in different spots each time. Spread out the "cow patties" so they are not highly concentrated in one area.

    • @garyhead1561
      @garyhead1561 Рік тому

      @@clinta..3702 His watering holes are in a fixed location like the hub of a wheel which all the cattle go to anyway so it wouldn't be any more trampled than it already is. My point is that you have to go the the gate to open it to the next paddock and are already there where you can have it available to them as they are passing through for a while and then lock it back up so they can't do like he was saying and just hang out there and eat it all up. I don't think there's any hard law of nature that says cows have to poop right at the mineral box is as soon as they use it so I'm sure there wouldn't be any more build up there than it would be anywhere else you were to put it. I'm not saying it would be better or worse than how he's doing it. I'm sure it doesn't take that much time and wear and tear on things dragging it around. I'm just suggesting other things to try to help out and be more cost and time effective. Just like how he changed his paddock set up to how it is now by gating them all in a hub-like fashion at the watering hole instead of how he started out doing it. I was going to make that suggestion when I first saw how he did it and didn't. Someone else did and he saw it and made the change. I thought this time I would speak my mind and maybe it would help. It doesn't matter to me either way he does it, and like I said before, his reasoning does make sense how he's doing it and that seems to be the way people do it that do it so it's up to him however he wants to do things, I'm just throwing out ideas. Just because everyone does things one way doesn't mean there's only one way to do things.

    • @ks_hunter7327
      @ks_hunter7327 Рік тому

      I would say mobility is important because where cattle drink and eat creates a concentration of urine and manure. When you move it move those concentrations with it.

  • @thegrazingfarmstead7758
    @thegrazingfarmstead7758 Рік тому

    Cost?? Heard its super expensive…are base minerals from China? Cadmium toxicity is an issue when minerals come from china

  • @unlimitedj06
    @unlimitedj06 Рік тому +1

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    @brianandglendaharkin9457 Рік тому +1

    👍🏻🇦🇺

  • @dougbrewer2257
    @dougbrewer2257 Рік тому +1

    Not slide it’s a sled

  • @dannygoin6552
    @dannygoin6552 Рік тому +1

    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👀👀👀🥃🥃🥃👍👍👍☕️☕️☕️🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @petermavus4131
    @petermavus4131 Рік тому

    Nurse...now workin on your doctorate in farming.

  • @annamschnetzer4036
    @annamschnetzer4036 Рік тому

    50 cows= one donkey per group?

    • @StoneyRidgeFarmer
      @StoneyRidgeFarmer  Рік тому +1

      1 donkey in with the cows....remember she's in there for protection of the young calves....if a calf is attacked by a coyote....the donkey will get rid of it....there's no "set in stone" number of donkeys per number of cows

  • @charlesstallings7570
    @charlesstallings7570 Рік тому

    Where is the minerals coming from us save sources or China crap

  • @Tapthatsugershack
    @Tapthatsugershack Рік тому

    U are doing it the right way, and the only way it should be done . I implicated at least 6 dairy farms on free choice for sodium carbonate wich the dairy cows love that and there was less sick cows

  • @mikedavis2969
    @mikedavis2969 Рік тому +1

    👍