Thank you, thank you for helping farmers “get it”, I grew up on a farm 60 yrs. ago and am excited about your incite to help farmers understand there is another solution to their problems other than “bigger”. That seems to be the only solution that farmers have used in the last 60 yrs., bigger combine, bigger planter, bigger farm, bigger cow, bigger udder, etc.Make the effort to change, innovate, learn. I hope this generation of farmers are listening to you. Thank you.
We bought an old horse trailer from someone down the road from us. They were getting out of the sheep business and we needed one to haul a few animals. The trailer was around $450. I enjoy all your videos and so does my daughter who is 13.
I use a 6xi Stafix with the remote for the premier1 netting...the remote is amazing. I rigged mine up on a solar panel and made a solar powered 12v fence charger out of it. It hits 9-10K volts with almost 1000 feet of the netting. It'll make you see spots if you touch it by accident, I mean it's like "be careful" hot. I went ahead and invested in a trailer so I could come and get my sheep from you. Catch was I looked around and bought an old one that needed work for about a grand. I checked and greased the bearings and put new tires on her and ran her nearly 500 miles round trip to get my sheep. Worked like a charm...now I agree it looks like crap but it worked and I still have a decent little trailer to use when needed and I use it more than I thought I would. I have it in the sheep pasture now for winter shelter, lol. I couldn't find many people to hire to haul 16 sheep, a couple I found wanted like $3 per loaded mile, that was half as much as I spent on my trailer. Personally I'm happy I bought the trailer. For one thing I knew they were handled right on the trip.
Greg, FYI, this series is showing up in reverse order for me in your playlist. It's fine for me, just an FYI. Thanks for sharing all this useful knowledge!
one thing is a must' be with your animals every day. you do not have to handle them, just be with them; let them know you, even if all you do is walk-thru
I bet you'll have a good time, I went last May and I had an absolute blast. Of course I like to learn, enjoyed visiting with Greg and I don't get out very often so it was my vacation, lol.
The videos and channel are getting better and better. Friendly suggestion : include links in the description. You may not want to get sponsors so you can remain impartial, but if you do endorse products you may want to include links . Also you should include clickable links to your own books, products , grazing school etc, and have those links on all your videos. May also want links to other videos. So if someone finds this video first they can easily click and get the first video. I can tell you are really working to improve you UA-cam channel and I think these ideas could help make it even better. Might also talk to Justin Rhodes or other channels you've been featured on. They could give helpful tips, and even help promote your channel by letting their viewers know about your videos. UA-cam has a pretty great community especially among ranchers, farmers and homesteaders. I figure your UA-cam gives me free advice on how to make a successful regenerative cattle operation, I can share some free advice for making your UA-cam and social media presence better. Depending on how big you'd like to get, you might even try and find a social media marketing young person and have them help manage your UA-cam, fb, and Instagram among other platforms. But that's really if you're trying to scale up this side of your operation.
We live in BC Canada, and the usual cost for hauling livestock in a 30 ft trailer is $95/hour(CDN Pasos). Even at that, it is still for more economic then owning a trailer @$25,000 for a brand new rig, having the right size pickup, the insurance, and cost of mechanical inspections.
Unless you use the trailer for more than just hauling livestock twice a year. But when starting out, on a low budget, the expense of a trailer should the last on the list of priorities.
That sounds like our area… a $3000 used trailer is tempting. But if the money isn’t there it isn’t there! Trying to take the advice to not put our money in metal :)
Powerflex is where I picked up both your books and Gordon Hazards. Should have ordered them from you just to get the signature, personal touch and all.
In our area cattle transport starts at 100- 200 a trip plus a per head fee. Between the cows pigs and sheep and butcher transport we could use a trailer 6 x a year. I’ve currently rent but it is painful.
You say to not turn off your wire. Yet you move cattle between pastures. Do you shut off while moving the cattle and turn it back on? Do gates have hot wire and if so, how do you manipulate them?
Good morning, so I've implemented this plan on my 20 acre property. I was supposed to get two pregnant heifers but one gave birth to a baby bull. My question now is do I train the cow calf pair to e fence the same way you explained above?
Just finished running 250' underground wire to my perimeter. Voltage is pretty good 12.9kv. One of my two heifers just calved and I think we'll be bringing them home anyday now. I've learned a tremendous amount from your videos and just wanted to say thank you for making this available to the world.
Links would be great if we buy some recommended products and mention your name maybe they will set up some promotion on your page that would be fantastic with discounts on purchases
Do it exactly the same. Change cattle panel to goat panel. About $30-35 a 16ft panel. I would replace the barbed wire with 6 strands of high tensile electric. Stick with the same stronger fence charger. If you can afford it use 4x4inch field fence on two adjacent fences. So one corner of the property has sheep/goat proof fencing. You can ween/lamb at or near the better fencing.
Would a 46000 W Speedrite (46 joule, 68 joule stored), with remote on off and fault finder be overkill for approximately 12 miles of high-tensile fencing? There are 3 hot wires on the fence. I’ll also be using this fencer to power my temporary paddock. This model was recommended to me, in part, for some of its technology features. Thank you in advance for your reply.
What do you do for back up in case a charger fails or the power is out for a week or more? Also what kind of perimeter fence is needed for an all animals farm? For example few goats to control brush and other things cows avoid?
Good afternoon. Looking for an efficient idea. I have a near fourty acre field that is close to a rectangle. Old barb wire fence through the center that is over grown with private, briers, scrub, and sassafras trees. I want to change this to electric. Thinking of using goats to clear this down or maybe sheep. Your idea? Thanks.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks. My dad wants raise sheep and horses and wants to us t-post and horses fence. I tolled him to us fiberglass post and three strands of electric wire for the horses and four strands of wire for sheep. What would you suggest?
hundreds of 30 cow and less farmers up here. good talk! with 10 cows a guy doesn't need to spend money, can buy some hay if need be cheaper then a tractor and equipment, can rent a cattle handling equipment, don't need debt with 10 cows. the biggest thing I see is these small acre farms get bogged down in debt. have 10 cow pairs and 30 acre field that needs manure. all my life we hauled manure there and gained nothing. lol so lets put a pasture in that 10 acre spot of the 30 acre that the cows can graze and live for a couple years to get lots of manure there.
Luckily we have the sustainable Farmers Association SFA - MN. Org that connects small farmers to help with direct to consumers and help each other out. Teachings like Greg is doing helps guys understand how simple it can be.
I dont understand why anyone would ever put a gate in the center of a field. Makes things so much more difficult. Put em in a corner you can funnel the cows from any direction
You need to find a new hauler in your area. Our local newspaper that is owned by the salebarn has a list of 20 cattle haulers. Most charge around $40 trip or so much a cow.
I think Greg's concepts scaled to one 20 acre pasture will come in very handy to a lot of viewers. Thanks!
You're really good at teaching, so engaging, feels like I'm in a classroom.
Thank you, thank you for helping farmers “get it”, I grew up on a farm 60 yrs. ago and am excited about your incite to help farmers understand there is another solution to their problems other than “bigger”. That seems to be the only solution that farmers have used in the last 60 yrs., bigger combine, bigger planter, bigger farm, bigger cow, bigger udder, etc.Make the effort to change, innovate, learn. I hope this generation of farmers are listening to you. Thank you.
We bought an old horse trailer from someone down the road from us. They were getting out of the sheep business and we needed one to haul a few animals. The trailer was around $450. I enjoy all your videos and so does my daughter who is 13.
You are correct!
I loved this 2 part lesson. Thank you so much! I wish I had a farm. 👍
Me too. Let's do it!
Hey! Loved it! My dad and I watch every video together. Awesome information. 😆
I'm so thankful your channel came up on my feed! So much useful information. I'm excited to view more. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
What a class act this guy is. Thanks, Greg!
Thanks again for this series. You and Gordon hazzard are on the same page “ don’t buy metal “!!
Every farm injury I've ever had has come from metal! Avoid it as much as possible.
I use a 6xi Stafix with the remote for the premier1 netting...the remote is amazing. I rigged mine up on a solar panel and made a solar powered 12v fence charger out of it. It hits 9-10K volts with almost 1000 feet of the netting. It'll make you see spots if you touch it by accident, I mean it's like "be careful" hot.
I went ahead and invested in a trailer so I could come and get my sheep from you. Catch was I looked around and bought an old one that needed work for about a grand. I checked and greased the bearings and put new tires on her and ran her nearly 500 miles round trip to get my sheep. Worked like a charm...now I agree it looks like crap but it worked and I still have a decent little trailer to use when needed and I use it more than I thought I would. I have it in the sheep pasture now for winter shelter, lol. I couldn't find many people to hire to haul 16 sheep, a couple I found wanted like $3 per loaded mile, that was half as much as I spent on my trailer. Personally I'm happy I bought the trailer. For one thing I knew they were handled right on the trip.
brilliant point about managing the vegetation growth and training the deer by keeping the fence energized all the time.
Amen about the poly braid! We had such a headache getting the other tangled on the multiflora rose.
Greg, FYI, this series is showing up in reverse order for me in your playlist. It's fine for me, just an FYI. Thanks for sharing all this useful knowledge!
one thing is a must' be with your animals every day. you do not have to handle them, just be with them; let them know you, even if all you do is walk-thru
I so appreciate your videos! Please put links to the grazing classes I see mentioned!
Going to Grazing School!!! WOOT.
I bet you'll have a good time, I went last May and I had an absolute blast. Of course I like to learn, enjoyed visiting with Greg and I don't get out very often so it was my vacation, lol.
@@Digger927 it is our vacation too!!
As always, great info. I’d sure hate to train to a hot wire!⚡️
The videos and channel are getting better and better. Friendly suggestion : include links in the description. You may not want to get sponsors so you can remain impartial, but if you do endorse products you may want to include links . Also you should include clickable links to your own books, products , grazing school etc, and have those links on all your videos. May also want links to other videos. So if someone finds this video first they can easily click and get the first video. I can tell you are really working to improve you UA-cam channel and I think these ideas could help make it even better. Might also talk to Justin Rhodes or other channels you've been featured on. They could give helpful tips, and even help promote your channel by letting their viewers know about your videos. UA-cam has a pretty great community especially among ranchers, farmers and homesteaders. I figure your UA-cam gives me free advice on how to make a successful regenerative cattle operation, I can share some free advice for making your UA-cam and social media presence better. Depending on how big you'd like to get, you might even try and find a social media marketing young person and have them help manage your UA-cam, fb, and Instagram among other platforms. But that's really if you're trying to scale up this side of your operation.
Thank you for this really good & useful information 🙋
We live in BC Canada, and the usual cost for hauling livestock in a 30 ft trailer is $95/hour(CDN Pasos). Even at that, it is still for more economic then owning a trailer @$25,000 for a brand new rig, having the right size pickup, the insurance, and cost of mechanical inspections.
Unless you use the trailer for more than just hauling livestock twice a year. But when starting out, on a low budget, the expense of a trailer should the last on the list of priorities.
That sounds like our area… a $3000 used trailer is tempting. But if the money isn’t there it isn’t there! Trying to take the advice to not put our money in metal :)
I’m saving these 2 video.. great information
Thank you for this video it was a great help and I very much appreciate your show.
Do you have a preference for solar chargers?
Powerflex is where I picked up both your books and Gordon Hazards. Should have ordered them from you just to get the signature, personal touch and all.
In our area cattle transport starts at 100- 200 a trip plus a per head fee. Between the cows pigs and sheep and butcher transport we could use a trailer 6 x a year. I’ve currently rent but it is painful.
You say to not turn off your wire. Yet you move cattle between pastures. Do you shut off while moving the cattle and turn it back on? Do gates have hot wire and if so, how do you manipulate them?
Good morning, so I've implemented this plan on my 20 acre property. I was supposed to get two pregnant heifers but one gave birth to a baby bull. My question now is do I train the cow calf pair to e fence the same way you explained above?
Yes
Just finished running 250' underground wire to my perimeter. Voltage is pretty good 12.9kv. One of my two heifers just calved and I think we'll be bringing them home anyday now. I've learned a tremendous amount from your videos and just wanted to say thank you for making this available to the world.
What insulators are best and stout enough to attach the hi tencel to wooden corner post?
I use a non geared real and put a cordless drill over the center shaft.. it'll roll a fence up faster than any geared reel and cheaper..
👅, that was so funny. Good video.
Links would be great if we buy some recommended products and mention your name maybe they will set up some promotion on your page that would be fantastic with discounts on purchases
On a more remote pasture without power hookup, can these chargers be used with solar?
Yes.
Now we need the same for 5 acres and sheep.
Yes, please!
Do it exactly the same. Change cattle panel to goat panel. About $30-35 a 16ft panel. I would replace the barbed wire with 6 strands of high tensile electric. Stick with the same stronger fence charger. If you can afford it use 4x4inch field fence on two adjacent fences. So one corner of the property has sheep/goat proof fencing. You can ween/lamb at or near the better fencing.
@@dimedriver same spacing of posts on prem fence ?
@@Big_Guwop713 8' on woven wire and up to 12' with barb wire.
Amazing, thank you!!!
Would a 46000 W Speedrite (46 joule, 68 joule stored), with remote on off and fault finder be overkill for approximately 12 miles of high-tensile fencing? There are 3 hot wires on the fence. I’ll also be using this fencer to power my temporary paddock. This model was recommended to me, in part, for some of its technology features. Thank you in advance for your reply.
Sounds a bit overkill. You could use the next size below the 46 joule.
Thank you!
What do you do for back up in case a charger fails or the power is out for a week or more? Also what kind of perimeter fence is needed for an all animals farm? For example few goats to control brush and other things cows avoid?
Good afternoon. Looking for an efficient idea. I have a near fourty acre field that is close to a rectangle. Old barb wire fence through the center that is over grown with private, briers, scrub, and sassafras trees. I want to change this to electric. Thinking of using goats to clear this down or maybe sheep. Your idea? Thanks.
Does anyone know a link to a charger like that? I can't really tell what charger that is.
What do you do with prolonged power outages?
Jeet3r H my stafiix charger will run on ac or dc in extended power outages I can power my charles with a 12 volt battery.
Talk about stock trailers. What if someone gives you one with every thing but a floor?
I would bolt down a good solid wood floor in it. Treated 2x6 boards makes great trailer floors.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher thanks. My dad wants raise sheep and horses and wants to us t-post and horses fence. I tolled him to us fiberglass
post and three strands of electric wire for the horses and four strands of wire for sheep. What would you suggest?
How big of a water tank do you use for your herd? How does it look?
50 gallon tankfor areas where we have pressurized water. 400 to 800 gallon tanks where we have ponds.
I went to Powerflex and it appears everything recommended is on back order. Any other vendors you would recommend?
Timeless Fence is carrying polybraid and stepin posts.
Does the charger work with a solar kit ?
Yes it would
hundreds of 30 cow and less farmers up here. good talk! with 10 cows a guy doesn't need to spend money, can buy some hay if need be cheaper then a tractor and equipment, can rent a cattle handling equipment, don't need debt with 10 cows. the biggest thing I see is these small acre farms get bogged down in debt.
have 10 cow pairs and 30 acre field that needs manure. all my life we hauled manure there and gained nothing. lol so lets put a pasture in that 10 acre spot of the 30 acre that the cows can graze and live for a couple years to get lots of manure there.
Jon Stevens Maple Grove Farms My goal too.
Luckily we have the sustainable Farmers Association SFA - MN. Org that connects small farmers to help with direct to consumers and help each other out.
Teachings like Greg is doing helps guys understand how simple it can be.
Our cattle panels are 5 foot tall
So what do you do when there's no AC power available?
Alan Whitaker there are lots of solar chargers available.
@@ryangrider9607 With only up to 4 Joules.
thank ya GREG ya taught me somthin ai never new bout,,where cin ai order this braid an charger from? thank ya fer the video
cracking up about licking the can. haha
I dont understand why anyone would ever put a gate in the center of a field. Makes things so much more difficult. Put em in a corner you can funnel the cows from any direction
😁👍👌✌🖖😎
Im just gonna connet the fence to the high voltage mains
That may get someone seriously injured or worse than that, killed.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher Im joking omg hahah, no i wouldnt electrocute my cattle but thanks for caring so much
36 dollars a piece for those panels now
Joel Saladin
Don't haul em to the salebarn.... Craigslist them and let the customer come pick em up, no trailer, no tags, no tires, no wood floor to rot.
I need the number of that guy that a hauls those cattle for $40 my man charges $170 minimum.
You need to find a new hauler in your area. Our local newspaper that is owned by the salebarn has a list of 20 cattle haulers. Most charge around $40 trip or so much a cow.
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