How do you protect your livestock from people who may want to steal them? If you have to work an office job in the beginning and can only devote 5 hours a day to watching your livestock, how do you protect them?
Interesting question. I’ve lived in country my whole life and never heard of humans being trouble! Keeping my chickens safe meant netting from hawks and a safe pen. Fencing goes a long way. A Shepard-or dog trained to herd will keep animals safe as well. Just wanna provide them all plenty of warm safe shelter. Trail cams are a great idea. But I’ll add that farmers can’t and don’t really keep an eye on livestock. Maybe peripheral awareness and all. Almost instinctively. But they’re the most busy folk I know. Sun up to sun down they’re working.
Great video, it's definitely an unfair advantage of sheep, and goat graziers that we can slip into those little slivers and bits that cattlemen can't use.
Hey Ben, would you consider a video about how you got started? How many head, how many acres, did you have previous experience etc? It would kind of add the next layer to this video.
Hi Alan, I actually have a video I posted a few months ago that might answer all these questions for you. Here is the link to Why Graze Goats? video ua-cam.com/video/pWJdJsGtwI4/v-deo.html
Ben, I have 40 acres of mainly brush & some open areas. I’d like to lease this but don’t know how to find an interested party. I live in Dallas & the acreage is an hr away in Hunt Co. Any ideas on what I can do? I need help! Thanks.😊
See who around you is running livestock, if you don’t know how to contact them, look their property up on county appraisal website and then google them for some sort of contact point. Ask them if they would be interested, they should be given their close proximity to your property. If not that maybe nrcs office and ask who is best person in county to lease to. If you are interested in regen ag you might consider contacting stockman grass farmer publication to run an add, or a regen Facebook group that may or may not be Texas based.
How exactly did you do the search for your land? Did you look for random lots on a google aerial map or did you search on Zillow or did you drive around looking???
It’s a combination of online and in person work. Most county appraisal sites have an interactive map. Once you locate large parcels or a property you saw in person, the owners details are available. There’s an app we use as well called OnXHunt that works the same way and is user-friendly.
Helped a lot thanks
Going for same thing in Sonoma CA
For the algorythm...and this was a useful video.
Excellent video - thanks!
Ben you providing great information. I live by Dallas and know what you mean by the all land is spoken for.
Been wondering about this. Thanks for sharing!
Hey man great video ! I would recommend getting that sublease in writing. Just in case
Thank you
How do you protect your livestock from people who may want to steal them? If you have to work an office job in the beginning and can only devote 5 hours a day to watching your livestock, how do you protect them?
Trail cams with immediate cellphone image messages
Interesting question. I’ve lived in country my whole life and never heard of humans being trouble! Keeping my chickens safe meant netting from hawks and a safe pen. Fencing goes a long way. A Shepard-or dog trained to herd will keep animals safe as well. Just wanna provide them all plenty of warm safe shelter. Trail cams are a great idea. But I’ll add that farmers can’t and don’t really keep an eye on livestock. Maybe peripheral awareness and all. Almost instinctively. But they’re the most busy folk I know. Sun up to sun down they’re working.
Great video, it's definitely an unfair advantage of sheep, and goat graziers that we can slip into those little slivers and bits that cattlemen can't use.
I’m aiming to make this a reality with bison in Texas, the National Bison Association is a great resource as well if anyone is interested in Bison
Hey Ben, would you consider a video about how you got started? How many head, how many acres, did you have previous experience etc? It would kind of add the next layer to this video.
Hi Alan, I actually have a video I posted a few months ago that might answer all these questions for you. Here is the link to Why Graze Goats? video ua-cam.com/video/pWJdJsGtwI4/v-deo.html
Ben, I have 40 acres of mainly brush & some open areas. I’d like to lease this but don’t know how to find an interested party. I live in Dallas & the acreage is an hr away in Hunt Co. Any ideas on what I can do? I need help! Thanks.😊
See who around you is running livestock, if you don’t know how to contact them, look their property up on county appraisal website and then google them for some sort of contact point. Ask them if they would be interested, they should be given their close proximity to your property. If not that maybe nrcs office and ask who is best person in county to lease to. If you are interested in regen ag you might consider contacting stockman grass farmer publication to run an add, or a regen Facebook group that may or may not be Texas based.
@@benhabig5346 thank you so much!
How exactly did you do the search for your land? Did you look for random lots on a google aerial map or did you search on Zillow or did you drive around looking???
It’s a combination of online and in person work. Most county appraisal sites have an interactive map. Once you locate large parcels or a property you saw in person, the owners details are available. There’s an app we use as well called OnXHunt that works the same way and is user-friendly.
Where about in Texas are you ?
North Central. West of Dallas Ft worth
@@benhabig5346 I’m in mesquite if you ever need help with anything on the east side of Dallas. I’m super familiar with east Texas.