Whoever said he was a scam? The downsides of the system are fairly obvious being that it costs more money per lb or meat produced. Joel freely admits that; the only real argument is whether or not the extra cost is worth it; Ehich it appears to be.
And it would be another source of farm income. If he's letting cows be cows, pigs be pigs, and chickens be chicken to make a living he may as well let the farmer be a farmer and let that help the farm too. This is the longest video I've seen of him, and the whole video is about his farm, not just part of someone else's video. I really enjoyed watching this.
@timkruse4548 exactly, make the computer make money too. His youtube revenue would probably be pretty good. Especially if they did a recent follow up on improvements they have made or changed. I bet there's tons more data.
Disagree. Most idiots just want to be entertained and not learn. People like Joel never get the light they deserve because it's not cool and trendy. He isn't wearing a rainbow shirt and growing dix.
This is awesome, gives me hope to improve my presentation skills. Cool to see Joel explain these principles when he was about the age I am now. Lots of things in his presentations are the same principles. Funny how the truth is constant.
Great video. As a vegetarian I do buy eggs from pasture raised chickens. I have also recently begun to understand that grazing and rooting animals are necessary to keep a farm system healthy. As long as animals are treated decently before they are slaughtered, I can accept it. Well done guys, farming done right and telling the world how you do it.
I don't even know where to start on how knowledgeable Joel is... for my sake, I hope that is a bunch of people thinking about a problem and solution and not just Joel figuring these things out or I am either dumb or that man is the Elon Musk of farming!
You'll have your own local challenges, but if you take the model of mimicking nature's systems to help the soil regenerate and you become a soil and grass farmer rather than a "protein fabricator," it can work. You can find ways to work with the unique attributes of your ecology. One of the top-of-my-head differences you'll likely face is water - Joel has 450 acres of wooded hillside behind his farm where he builds ponds and uses gravity to deliver water to his fields... Not a lot of elevation to leverage in Texas. But by building soil, you'll be doing exactly what a grassland needs: increasing the soil biomass and building water-holding capacity.
I have had the privilege of walking Polyface on a rainy day. The jobs are relatively simple, and the scenery is captivating. Rain is a part of a real human life, and it brings the grass and the trees to life. There in the Shenandoah Valley it seems like you can reach up and touch the rainclouds; they hang low and cover the forested mountains. Working near the cattle munching the damp grass, being rained on felt less like being chased indoors and more like being given a cool drink on a hot day. I'm not saying it's never hard work, that its never cold and difficult, but a life's work like that doesn't make you wish you were inside watching the news.
Thanks for the reply I just was saying people should see the days that are not all sunny and nice like all of his video's are. Its not all ice cream and pie.@@BeyondIntention
You do not get it lol I agree with what your saying but the people that have never done this are not thinking about the cold ,rainy days because the pictures you show do not include the bad days.then when they get neck deep into doing this. after they have sold there house and moved. they find its not for them and they are broke. I am just saying to give them the whole picture.@@narrowpathfarm
No disrespect for the farming here, just wondering why the bunnies have to live in steel and not get to be in nature as the other animals enjoy. Doesn't bother them? Overall love the farming practices and mindset. God bless.
Bunnies dig out of dirt , eat wood and their fecal matter & urine are highly acidic. So wood cages/housing would rot very fast or be eaten and destroy a pasture pen. And putting bunnies on dirt would allow them to dig out and escape. So you would have wasted your money investment for nothing. I have seen metal cages drug across the yard, BUT the bunnies need to be put away at night, then taken out in the morning. But this is time-consuming, and most people will not bother with this.
@@denisewilson8367 check out Polyface Designs for the summer hare pen structure that they use in summer for growing out the young weaned rabbits on grass. It has wood slats to prevent digging out and allow grass consumption.
Joel frequently acknowledges that their rabbitry is the furthest they get from the ecological model. Rabbits are notorious for contracting coccidiosis in captivity, one reason more "natural" rabbit colonies and warrens often fail, and they are not only difficult to contain in anything but metal cages (I've been to Polyface even recently and seen big meat bunny escapees hopping around the tractors), but the meat breeds also have difficulty adapting to truly forage-based diets. Like the broiler chickens, there is a big difference between wild-type cottontails and a big New Zealand or Flemish Giant. It apparently took them a lot of breeding to end up with a strain that could tolerate it.
It is astounding how much Joel knows!
I don't understand why people say he's a scam. I think he is great and full of knowledge. I learned a lot from him to be successful on my farm.
They’re just pushing the narrative as it pays and offers favors to be repaid
He's not a scammer . Only the government says that
People who say that will never own anything.
Whoever said he was a scam? The downsides of the system are fairly obvious being that it costs more money per lb or meat produced. Joel freely admits that; the only real argument is whether or not the extra cost is worth it; Ehich it appears to be.
If Joel started channel on YT he will be most influenced farmer on the globe!
The man is just a non-stop mountain of information, isn't he? What a guy...
And it would be another source of farm income. If he's letting cows be cows, pigs be pigs, and chickens be chicken to make a living he may as well let the farmer be a farmer and let that help the farm too. This is the longest video I've seen of him, and the whole video is about his farm, not just part of someone else's video. I really enjoyed watching this.
He's the superstar of farming!
@timkruse4548 exactly, make the computer make money too. His youtube revenue would probably be pretty good. Especially if they did a recent follow up on improvements they have made or changed. I bet there's tons more data.
Disagree. Most idiots just want to be entertained and not learn. People like Joel never get the light they deserve because it's not cool and trendy. He isn't wearing a rainbow shirt and growing dix.
This is a great teaching video. Our family farmed but this has a lot of great ideas!
This is awesome, gives me hope to improve my presentation skills. Cool to see Joel explain these principles when he was about the age I am now. Lots of things in his presentations are the same principles. Funny how the truth is constant.
Good to see the oldskool Videos of this timeless and harmonious way of farming.🎉
This makes me feel like I'm a kid again in the 90s... I think he said the year was 2000 I was 10 then.
Great video. As a vegetarian I do buy eggs from pasture raised chickens. I have also recently begun to understand that grazing and rooting animals are necessary to keep a farm system healthy. As long as animals are treated decently before they are slaughtered, I can accept it. Well done guys, farming done right and telling the world how you do it.
The King of homestead!
I don't even know where to start on how knowledgeable Joel is... for my sake, I hope that is a bunch of people thinking about a problem and solution and not just Joel figuring these things out or I am either dumb or that man is the Elon Musk of farming!
Cedar on a north slope tends to have more dody in the wood. I believe it is because of the longer time it takes the ground to dry out.
Do you have a video on what you do for winter? Do you rotate in the barn ? We are in northern Ontario Canada so we have a long cold winter
Daniel “Ready for Service” Salatin
I should have been taking notes 😅
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Does this actually work in North East Texas in Kaufman county ?
You'll have your own local challenges, but if you take the model of mimicking nature's systems to help the soil regenerate and you become a soil and grass farmer rather than a "protein fabricator," it can work. You can find ways to work with the unique attributes of your ecology. One of the top-of-my-head differences you'll likely face is water - Joel has 450 acres of wooded hillside behind his farm where he builds ponds and uses gravity to deliver water to his fields... Not a lot of elevation to leverage in Texas. But by building soil, you'll be doing exactly what a grassland needs: increasing the soil biomass and building water-holding capacity.
How do you winterize the egg layer chickens on that ?
show us what it looks like on a rainy day and how much you enjoy that.
If you here his other interviews he says you can just leave the cows two three days without moving them. It's very forgiving if you miss a day or two.
I have had the privilege of walking Polyface on a rainy day. The jobs are relatively simple, and the scenery is captivating. Rain is a part of a real human life, and it brings the grass and the trees to life. There in the Shenandoah Valley it seems like you can reach up and touch the rainclouds; they hang low and cover the forested mountains. Working near the cattle munching the damp grass, being rained on felt less like being chased indoors and more like being given a cool drink on a hot day. I'm not saying it's never hard work, that its never cold and difficult, but a life's work like that doesn't make you wish you were inside watching the news.
Thanks for the reply I just was saying people should see the days that are not all sunny and nice like all of his video's are. Its not all ice cream and pie.@@BeyondIntention
@@Roger-br4dhit’s worth the ugly days to have safe food to feed your family
You do not get it lol I agree with what your saying but the people that have never done this are not thinking about the cold ,rainy days because the pictures you show do not include the bad days.then when they get neck deep into doing this. after they have sold there house and moved. they find its not for them and they are broke. I am just saying to give them the whole picture.@@narrowpathfarm
How many broilers does he have in each chicken pen / tractor ?
75 I believe
I think he said 100
No disrespect for the farming here, just wondering why the bunnies have to live in steel and not get to be in nature as the other animals enjoy. Doesn't bother them? Overall love the farming practices and mindset. God bless.
Bunnies dig out of dirt , eat wood and their fecal matter & urine are highly acidic. So wood cages/housing would rot very fast or be eaten and destroy a pasture pen. And putting bunnies on dirt would allow them to dig out and escape. So you would have wasted your money investment for nothing.
I have seen metal cages drug across the yard, BUT the bunnies need to be put away at night, then taken out in the morning. But this is time-consuming, and most people will not bother with this.
Bunnies will kill each other if free ranged. Got to separate males and females.
@@denisewilson8367 check out Polyface Designs for the summer hare pen structure that they use in summer for growing out the young weaned rabbits on grass. It has wood slats to prevent digging out and allow grass consumption.
Joel frequently acknowledges that their rabbitry is the furthest they get from the ecological model. Rabbits are notorious for contracting coccidiosis in captivity, one reason more "natural" rabbit colonies and warrens often fail, and they are not only difficult to contain in anything but metal cages (I've been to Polyface even recently and seen big meat bunny escapees hopping around the tractors), but the meat breeds also have difficulty adapting to truly forage-based diets. Like the broiler chickens, there is a big difference between wild-type cottontails and a big New Zealand or Flemish Giant. It apparently took them a lot of breeding to end up with a strain that could tolerate it.
Boring to many big word.who knows what you say.2$words.