Small Scale Cattle Farm Tour | Raising Beef on ONE Acre
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- This is a tour of our small scale cattle farm and I show how we raise our beef steers on only 1 acre. I show the pasture layout, how we did our fence, inside their barn area, what the get for feed, the steers we picked out and how I take care of them every day. At the end theirs a couple little updates. The bok choy and lettuce went into the Desktop NFT System for round two. Hope you like this one, and let me know what you think.
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I started about 5 years ago with beef cattle. Owning a horse ranch I had some extra space and figured I’d give it a shot. I bought 2 Angus bottle calves and that was short lived, so after that I took time to study more. I had a friend with a registered organic Holstein dairy farm and he had one of his cows bred to a registered Angus bull, that produced an all black bull calf. Just about 3 months prior to this I had traded a horse for 2 purebred Hereford heifers. So me and my buddy worked out a deal on a goal for the calf and some hay. I brought the little bull home which ended up being his name although he wasn’t little for long lol. He has been doing his job producing really nice calves and he is the most gentle bull I’ve met. He has got out plenty of times to go introduce himself to the ladies down the road but other then that he’s been great.
Thats is awesome! My parents started out picking up Holstein bull cafes cheap from the dairy farm the transitioned to Herefords. We love them and that's all my parents have now. George the bull is still gentle. He scares me but just because he is over 2000 pounds lol
@@HomegrownPassion i bet the turf is scared of him too. I like smaller cattle than that
Farming is a full time job year round. It takes special people to have that kind of patience and work ethic. Good on you! God is looking down on you with a smile!
Thank you! That is very kind, and I really do enjoy it!
My family was always involved in ranching so I am the first not to Own a ranch Earlier. I just started my own ranch, I look forward to expanding the ranch. I just called my C-r-y-p-t-o Investment Trader in charge of my C-r-y-p-t-o Portfolio to Liquidate $ 150,000 of my Profits. By January the Project will be in Completion. I'm so Excited .. I'm not doing it just for Profits, I just wanna do the Family thing.
@@donaldt6462 That's nice,I plan on retiring in my country home. My family has got a very big ranch there, I think it will be fun though. This Urban buzz gets Tiring. Time to do the Old Family thing.
Just takes ppl who are passionate about it and or having or supplying truly organic ingredients to others💯. If I’m passionate about something I’d do things that some people think are dumb or pointless
It’s important to share your knowledge regarding small farming techniques! The information you give may provide enough incentive for others to experiment with farming too! Small farms are a necessity! Let’s all work together to enrich and support more farm to table culture! Thanks for sharing! Subscribed/Liked
Keep it up girl! I love seeing your cattle
What a beautiful life that must be!
It sure is! Life is full of beauty if we take the time to appreciate it.
Thank you so much, I needed to see your video. I feel much better with my small beef herd. I thought I was giving too much feed.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words! It means a lot to know that my video was beneficial to you.
Awe! Loved the ending. 💗 Thx for the tour!
Thank you! He's been my little buddy since Blaine has been back in school.
Watched the whole video, great video. You sound like such a nice person!!
thanks for watching and supporting the channel and the nice comment
Thanks for the video. My wife and I are working buying a little land and raising some beef cattle soon. This kind of content is so helpful.
After a long day with all that is going on this was so refreshing. I absolutely love your videos. Thank you.
Thank you, Eddie! I really appreciate the encouragment.
The mushrooms are so pretty! They look like tiny yellow flowers!!
Thank you! Please make more videos! I want to see how much your farm prospers. Thank you for this knowledge!
Hi Devon, your videos are always very well done. The subs are growing (told ya so), keep up the great work.
Be safe out there.
I love your set-up. It's basic, low budget and very doable. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, you have such a beautiful farm. 👍🙏🏽
Rx Lo10 Thank you 🙏😊
I love the video very interesting too see different aspect of farm lifestyle
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I wasn't sure what every one would think since I've been making mostly hydroponic videos, but it's something I enjoy doing.
Nice set up.
Fantastic video.. keep up the good work. Special people can only do this. God bless
Thank you so much!
mom loves your videos we been farming for over 40years and to this day she steel in the garden cio cio
Love it! We go vertical on our fruits and vegetables. Now we're doing the same w our hogs and cattle. Outstanding job!
That is awesome!
You are living my dream. I can’t wait to own my own farm/ranch someday! Congratulations!
you will get there, it was our dream too, just keep working towards the goal.
I'm fascinated of this video I love so much raising cattle ,I wish I can do this in canada
Mam you did a great job putting the video together. You are blessed.
Thank you so much 🙂
Great info and editing
Thank you. Glad you’re watching and supporting the channel.
Great video.
Thank you, Michael! I hope you guys had a nice holiday.
Thank You. Enjoyed your videos.
Thanks, Tony! 💚
Love your videos.
Thank you! 💚
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Nice video! Thank you 😊
Awesome
Awesome channel 😁
super insightful
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos and I'm sure this channel will boost up to a mil subs within 2021 easy🥰
Thank you so much! That would be amazing 😊💗
all the best to you, good ideas for your farm and in life. you are a good hostess :) good luck.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked the video! 😊
Good job friend
Thank you very much! 🥬💚
Love the cattle 🐄
Thanks we love them too...so good growing your own food
Hi Devon!!! I had no idea your into cattle farming!!!! I am also.. Loved this video hope you can make more like this one!!! Buy the way your a absolutely a beautiful woman 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you 😊 I appreciate that. Do you have beef cattle? I've always had growing up and enjoy raising them.
@@HomegrownPassion yes black Angus, I believe you have one also... we have just six head we use to supply us and family members!!! AWESOME 😊
Yep we have the one and he's pretty friendly. They are definitely a good breed!!!
Subscribed! Hello from Ireland!
Hello! Katy will be happy to hear about you. She's doesn't make an apperance in the cattle video, but she's in the greenhouse ones. Her dad was from Ireland and we always loved hearing his stories. 💚
Great vid. I am curious about how to take care of cattle for different climates/seasons. What you differently in the winter vs summer and so on. Would make a good vid!
I agree thank you for the suggestion.
very educative
thank you!
Wow nice farm. Hopefully i can have mine someday.
Thanks! What kind of animals do you want to raise?
@@HomegrownPassion rabbits, chicken pig and cow. Hehehe
@@HomegrownPassion rabbits, chicken pig and cow. Hehehe
Oh dang. Thought I had a Devon sighting:) Then I realized it was 2-years old. Oh well:) Mom has been doing well with the videos
Thank you! Appreciate you saying I'm doing good. Devon is in the background and always here!
Wow!
Great video, those bulbs are prolly not even giving half the lumens you need for lettuce, why it's so leggy. You could tray mixing color on that setup and switching one of the bulbs to a red flowering bulb but I'm not sure that would work very well either. Lettuce grows better with the red or purple spectrum, it's a cool weather plant.
Hi Devon! Thanx for such nice videos,its incredible. In my country there is no such a thing,and for somebody who's interested in hydroponic growing as a new way of cultivation your videos helps me a lot to get familiar with it. Keeping up with good videos,warm greetings from Serbia!
That’s great! Hydroponics are a very convenient way to provide fresh and local produce all year. Many people around here weren’t familiar with it, but the customers at the farm market love how clean and fresh it is.
@@HomegrownPassion Alot of good things grow hydroponically
Hi I from Pakistan.. I'm farmer I like your videos. It's very helpful
What do you farm in Pakistan?
There’s never been a better cross than a half Holstein and a Angus. I’m some good calves. I hope they do good.
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get a small fan that shakes the leggy ones ,helps strengthen them so there not leggy, and bury them deeper, if you want to save them
lol you don't need that electric fence. i just got 5 acres back in rural texas and I'm so excited to get back down there.
Great video Devon...you have healthy stock there. Are your steers regular size or miniatures? They sure seem very content. Enjoy your videos...keep up the great work!
Beautil video, amazing eyes. A big hug from Brazil!
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Try turning the grow-light off longer and possibly use a fan to strengthen the stems..
08:15 most important message ever, just think 🤔 about it, seeds are already running out, that’s crazy and it give you a different perspective on what’s going on in the world now !
Yes! I hope we can all get what we need to grow good gardens this year. I understand why a lot of people want the security of growing their own food.
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Awesome setup! What is that water system you have called?
Your a sharp looking lady!
Try a t5 or a t8 6500 kelvin full spectrum light for your plants
Do you let the steers graze the corn stalks?
To "grow " your own meat is fantastic .I am curious why the lettuce seedling in your cellar is not yet doing well because i have the same thing.take care and have a nice day!
Thank you! Does your lettuce get leggy at all? I discussed with Katy, and we thing I should try a leaf lettuce next instead of a head. Hope you have a nice day too!
@@HomegrownPassion Yes my (head ) lettuce is getting leggy,is not making a head .Will try a leaf lettuce the next round.Thank you !
easy to tell it used to be a milk barn with the white paint. Good aim dumping the feed down to the cows. Was that a A or a C at the back of the barn ? I am not enough of a Farmall guy to tell the difference from that distance. I am guessing it doesn't get used much. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! I really like the old barn. It's a Farmall H. We got two of them for a really good deal. It needs a little work.
@@HomegrownPassion I guess I was wrong about the old Farmall. Haha I find some of the old barns have a feeling about them, they are always good to go into.
You make it sound pretty easy. Did you say you only have to pick manure a few times a year? With horses we have to do it daily or it piles up quick!
yep just a few times per year. We just keep throwing stray down.
We have three steers getting close to 18 months. One is a holstein-angus cross, angus and a Hereford-angus cross.
Nice sounds like a good mix! Do you have a favorite breed? I still like the Herefords best.
@@HomegrownPassion so far the Hereford Angus cross is filling out the best and has a great demeanor to him. He's laid back and not testy. We live in Montana.
@@tabathakorkow2414 That’s good! I like seeing them fill out when they get bigger. My four are still pretty little. Calm ones are the best. Did you guys get a bunch of snow?
@@HomegrownPassion we live in south eastern Montana so we really didnt get as much as we normally do but our lowest windchill hit -56 just last weekend.
How big was the pin ?
thanks for sharing. what's your favorite bean seed?
fortex
Nice video. Good looking steers. I had to hunt around on the internet to find the pole beans I like. My regular suppliers were out. The local feed & seed are not sure if they will have any this year. I’ll be glad when things get back to normal.
Thank you! And that is crazy. We really like the fortex pole beans, so hopefully I can find them some where else since Johnny's seeds is out. I need to finish up getting my flower seeds now. I understand why more people are starting gardens, but I can't wait for it to be normal again too!
@@HomegrownPassion Me too! I found Fortex seeds here www.ufseeds.com/ Hope they still have some.
Don Skin They are out of stock too, darn. They do so well in the garden. Might have to try something new this year.
@@HomegrownPassion Bummer! We tried Rattlesnake pole beans this past year with good results. With the local feed & seed unsure if they can get more I ordered some from this place www.rhshumway.com/. Never bought from them before so I’m hopeful for a good germination.
I came across miniature cows, at first I thought it was fake but I Googled it and yeah they are very real. They grow to the size of a large dog and I thought that would be perfect for 3 acres but then I checked out the price of these mini cows and they cost more than regular cows. The upside is they need a lot less food, water, and room.
We have seen some mini cows. They are pretty cool. You are right less room and less feed but also less beef but sometimes that's ok because you can feed your family and not worry about trying to get sell 1000 lbs. of beef. Everything is a tradeoff but for 3 acres I would really look into it.
Love the video, do you make the Chanel for the plants or buy them.
Thank you! The little channel system I have is from CropKing.
www.cropking.com/catalog/nft-introductory-systems/nft-desktop-system
I,am going to order one this coming week and see how it goes.
I have to get a couple steer n some calves. I want some mini cows
Its great growing your own food!
I am new to your channel, but already impressed! Where are you guys located?
We are in Ohio near Ashland! Glad you found us!!!
I really live your setup… It’s encouraging for enthusiasts who do not own a big land 👍
Just curious how this operation is working for you now? If you still have the same amount of cattle on the same acreage?
Yes and it works fine
Just curious all the black and white face ones we had over the past 30 years seem to be More prone to get out Can you find out to be the same as yours
I really like the Herford's the best. Brown, white face. They seem to be calm. You are right the black ones do seem to be crazy lol
so may I asked what was the reasoning for settling on 4 vs 2, 5 or 6?
none just we what we can handle on the farm
Just out of curiosity. About how much $ did it take to start up. Land, buildings, cattle, etc.? Thanks
hard to say because most of it has been in the family for years and you would only be able to come up with prices based on current market conditions which as you know is high right now
I didn’t know this could be done on 1 acre. How big are your grazing areas?
small not sure but I think around 1/2 acre.
i wish i have a farm
Hellow thr do you have content that talks about what is your Fertilizer for your hydroponics
Watching frome philippines thank you
Hi I'm working on a video right now that shows how we mix the nutrients.
Thank you very much 😅😘😘😘
You are so lucky having a farm,where u r able to do whatever you want ,is it easy to rent a farm?
I would think it's easy but mom and dad have enough land to grow hay and they help me out when I need it
@@HomegrownPassion so lucky ur ,best wishes ,have all my encouragements
So we could raise two steers on about 3 acres with a pond?
Yes for sure you could.
How cattle can keep in 2 hectares
Do you turn this into a profit? I’m looking to start raising cattle but I’m worried about spending so much on feed and not making enough of a profit.
Hi Preston...so its not a real big business but we do make enough selling the beef to family and friends to justify raising cattle. Mom and Dad have a bigger operation with a bull on the farm so they do better than i do. I think beef is going up in the future so I hope you are successful......good luck!!!
Her husband better be getting up in that
whatever that means
how much do you make from the cows and where do you sell the meat
We make enough on the beef to pay for ours (free) and enough to cover the cost of feed, hay, butchering etc. We do make money off beef just selling to friends and family
Awesome how many burgers do you have?
Meant Beefe
I have just 4 at my place, and my parents have 19.
Chic have u thought of turning that wonderful manure into working chickens.
Good idea
How do you make it worth it with so little land and needing to supplement witu feed?
its the marketing at the end and selling great cuts of beef
OMG, you are stunningly beautiful. Those eyes.
Why you feed them grains? Cheaper?
Some people want grain fed beef for the marble and taste others like grass fed. We can do grain fed pretty easy.
what is the of content of 13% protein mix
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein, not less than .… 13.0%
Crude Fat, not less than ……………..… 3.5%
Crude Fiber, not more than ….… 19.0%
Calcium …………………………….…………..…………… 0.25%
Phosphorus ………………………………………….………0.5%
Potassium ……………………………………….…..………. 1.0%
Magnesium …………………………….……….…………. 0.2%
Sulfur ……………………………………..……………….……… 0.30%
Sodium …………………………..………………….………… 0.05%
Zinc ………………………..……………………………………… 32ppm
Iron ……………………………………………………….……. 240ppm
Manganese ……………………………………….…. 25ppm
Copper ………………………………..…………………… 7.0ppm
Molybdenum ………………………..……………. 1.2ppm
INGREDIENTS: Plant Protein Products, Processed Grain Byproducts, Roughage Product, Grain Products, Cane Molasses, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement.
@@HomegrownPassion .if i wanted to import grain mix . can you recommend the supplier .Thanks
Which city this place look very nice I like to have farm
Ashland Ohio
How many cattle can I keep on a 5 hectare farm
I have no idea depends on soil weather the ability to grow grass etc....
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How much does it cost to feed them?
Our operation is grass fed....no feed...so we rotate pastures....and feed hay we make on the farm in the winter...not sure on exact cost but we make money cattle!
I don't understand people raising 4 steers on an acre. Us folks from the South would never think of doing it. Then again we have a lot more land for cattle to graze. To each their own. God Bless
It's interesting to see different perspectives on cattle farming practices! Since these guys were all grain fed it is possible. I wish I had more land for my steers. Mom and Dad have large pastures and grow their own hay so I know what you mean. Just wanted to try and see if I could do it.
@@HomegrownPassion bless you for doing it and I hope the Lord gives you hundreds of acres and cattle in the future for you and your family.
Thats a big acre.
Not all of it is mine just up to the fence in part
Loved the tour, btw I would be mooing at you too if there was poo in my water D)
Haha Thanks! It's cool how they let me know when they need some thing. 😁
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Are they Dexters breed?
no herfords
Instead of a electrical wire would a strip of barbed wire work as well?
We've always found they are less likely to mess with the fence if it is electrified. They won't touch any part of it. But if you do electric barbed wire, that would work great.