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Dylan Bures
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2023
Finding and telling stories about the state of Texas and its history, nature, beauty, and people.
Redefining what being Texan means in the 21st century.
Redefining what being Texan means in the 21st century.
How This Texan Is Raising Eco-Friendly Beef
Meet Lee, a farmer and rancher in Natalia, Texas. As the owner of Southwest Farms, Lee has seen firsthand the benefits and effects of switching to regenerative agriculture. In episode one, we dive into the they why and how Lee manages his cattle and beef. In episode two, we will dive more into the vegetables, cover crops, chickens, sheep, and other facets of the farm!
Learn more about Southwest Farms here: www.southwestfarmstx.com/
southwestfarms.tx
Check out their AirBnB on their property and experience their farm first hand with Lee!
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Books Lee Mentions About Farming!
You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/48x83fx
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3NOK0zj
Salad Bar Beef by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3UvlSFB
Your Successful Farm Business: Production, Profit, Pleasure by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3UtSM9u
What We Use to Shoot Our Videos + Gear We Love to Wear in the Field:
PANASONIC LUMIX S5ii: amzn.to/4dNiKfp
7ARTISANS 35mm T2.0: amzn.to/3yKXIiQ
Atomos Ninja V: amzn.to/4fRXTJA
Rode Wireless Go Mics: amzn.to/4dsbcyT
DJI AIR 3: amzn.to/3YPAvq9
Jim Green African Ranger Boots: amzn.to/3WNbM3j
Learn more about Southwest Farms here: www.southwestfarmstx.com/
southwestfarms.tx
Check out their AirBnB on their property and experience their farm first hand with Lee!
www.airbnb.com/rooms/970263682290212367
buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures
patreon.com/DylanBures
If you're interested in sponsoring a video, or having a film made about you, please email us at dylanbures@gmail.com or dylanbures.com!
Books Lee Mentions About Farming!
You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/48x83fx
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3NOK0zj
Salad Bar Beef by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3UvlSFB
Your Successful Farm Business: Production, Profit, Pleasure by Joel Salatin: amzn.to/3UtSM9u
What We Use to Shoot Our Videos + Gear We Love to Wear in the Field:
PANASONIC LUMIX S5ii: amzn.to/4dNiKfp
7ARTISANS 35mm T2.0: amzn.to/3yKXIiQ
Atomos Ninja V: amzn.to/4fRXTJA
Rode Wireless Go Mics: amzn.to/4dsbcyT
DJI AIR 3: amzn.to/3YPAvq9
Jim Green African Ranger Boots: amzn.to/3WNbM3j
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How Sheep Can Help Save The Earth
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Learn more about Robert Hooper and Central Texas Lamb at the link below: centraltexaslamb.com/ Robert was kind enough to send me home with some fresh product from the farm, and let me tell you, this stuff is as good as it gets. Support local, sustainable farms! buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures patreon.com/DylanBures If you're interested in sponsoring a video, or having a film made about you, please ...
Planting 3000 Trees
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Deep in the heart of the Blackland Prairie of Texas, a multigenerational farmer is trying to buck the trend of unsustainable agriculture. On a dead and degraded, failed olive orchard, he found the perfect canvas to implement his vision. Now, with the help of 3000 trees, he plans to turn this piece of land into an example for all in central Texas. buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures patreon.com/DylanBur...
Hemp In Texas
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Subscribe for more content! www.youtube.com/@DylanBures?sub_confirmation=1 We take a deep dive into the hemp industry in Central Texas. Learn more about E3 Agriculture and their work at the links below! Thanks to Lucas at E3 for having me out! e3agriculture.com theearthendeavor.com/shop/ols/products buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures patreon.com/DylanBures If you're interested in sponsoring a video, o...
Turning A Moonscape into a Lush Paradise
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Subscribe for more content! www.youtube.com/@DylanBures?sub_confirmation=1 Adam, Chris, and Michael walk us through some of the work they've done and the magical transformation of an abandoned quarry site with the long term goal of turning it into a fully healthy landscape. Be sure to head over to @symbiosistx for when their full film drops! buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures patreon.com/DylanBures If...
The Rise, Fall, and Repair of the Texas Hill Country
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The Rise, Fall, and Repair of the Texas Hill Country
TEXAS THE BEAUTIFUL - 20 Minutes of Ambient Texas Hill Country
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Welcome to the Channel - Who We Are and Why We Do It
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Welcome to the Channel - Who We Are and Why We Do It
The Republic of Texas Wasn't As Big As You've Been Told
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A Texas River Hiding 100 Million Years of History - The San Gabriel
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The Lost Silver Mine of San Saba and an Abandoned Presidio - Texas History
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awesome! We run sheep and goats with our cattle in Nebraska ! wild prairie ranch channel th-cam.com/video/U6bDW9X84js/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YhYrs_WkGNuCv5rJ
I have subscribed to the channel. My dream is to restore degraded land. I have been studying regenerative agriculture for 10 years. Im hoping to put that knowledge to practice soon.
Joe Salatin is going to be great for farmers under Trump!!!
Progress from the past. Reclaimed lost good ways.,..🎉 does my heart good
Wow
🎉cedar treasure
🎉so very fine
Great content, great video!
yep
Love the info good for the earth and herds 🐑🐐
Wonderful video. Lee and his family's work is very important. So grateful for humans like them. Truly sustainable farming.
All of the strategies you described will work at any scale. Your project involved heavy equipment, lots of outside inputs, significant resources. But I use the same methods on my five acre farm with no machinery, almost no outside inputs (wood chips and spoiled hay from outside), and extremely limited resources. Mostly just me and my shovel. Great video here, one of the best I’ve seen. Definitely applicable to small scale too.
I cross those bridges every day as well. Great video.
That's a lot of horned goats. Does he have issues with them getting caught in the field fencing squares?
Super honest guy
We carnivores are truly grateful knowing that your cattle are healing the earth's soil and their meat heals our bodies ❤
It was your idea alone all along?
No one here is claiming it was! Lee even discusses some of the people (two of MANY) that he was influenced and learned from! Salatin and Judy literally wrote the book(s) on this type of farming for the modern day.
Really would like to see plans for the shelter…
I'll chat with Lee and see if we can make a video specifically about it! They're super rad.
Thank you! I’m preparing 93 acres in SC for cattle-hopefully in the spring of 25.
Something that cracks me up about Greg Judy and other regenerative ranchers is that they do purchase hay to unroll (and feed), but then dog on people for cutting hay… which is it Greg? Let someone else do the dirty work….If you really are “regenerative”, then you should be running few enough animals for them to survive year round, with no inputs. Which in turn would be completely worthless and not profitable. Furthermore, with enough irrigation, I can grow grass on concrete. Lastly, I also hear references to “bison” and how they grazed, bla bla bla. Last I checked, no one was running bison herds with hot wires 1000 years ago… this is nothing more than moving fewer animals, more frequently to avoid overgrazing while promoting Power Flex and getting TH-cam revenue.
I should add, I eat lots of beef. And I do like Greg Judy. There is no free lunch. You need enough land, enough rain, and few enough animals to make ANY ranch work effectively.
@@scottquenstedt1 Exactly, It's all about balance. and It's tempting to pigeon hole regenerative ranchers and what regenerative agriculture actually means. It's good to just think of it as an list of outcomes such as better soil health, nutrient cycling, water cycling, increased wildlife populations, etc. To feed hay or not does not determine the outcome of regeneration, its just a tool/practice that some people can use if there area if it makes ecological and economic sense. There are ranchers on both sides of that argument who are both still building soil and pasture health. As for imitating the bison, yes they are vaguely imitating the bison grazing and soiling by rotating, of course there was no hot wire 1000 years ago, but there was also no 80 acre barbwire property lines or paved highways. We do what we can in our modern context, if ecological regeneration is the result then keep it up.
Gabe Brown in North Dakota works to minimize hay feeding to deep snows and ice events. Context is key. Back when bison herd was HUGE, there were no paved road, no huge houses, and people ate closer to the soil-not processed foodlike stuff. Moving toward more soil building, greater abundance of polycultures, and profits for farmers will heal our rural communities.
Great video !! Finally one in my area...I can relate. Lytle TX
Glad you enjoyed it!
Total respect and appreciation for Lee and all other farmers utilizing these methods!
Absolutely!
the sprinklers he was using to irrigate. that's an interesting one. I'd be interested to hear more about how they are managing that....
They're called a k-line system! He deep dives into k-lines in episode 2, stay tuned!
How about you lead off with what regenerative farming is exactly first.
Look up Understanding Ag, they define regen in some of their talks.
Some insight on the money side would be interesting. I get that aspect is not your focus, but "Putting more money in your bank account" could motivate some old timers to change.
Less upfront cost (not paying for chemical implements) equals higher profit even if yields are slightly lower. Check out Johnson -su or young red Angus for more of the numbers side of things.
Exactly this! I'm looking at doing some stuff further down the line that's less narrative driven and a little more how-to but yes. You are working with nature, not against it, and as such, you spend less trying to fight it. No hay/feed, since the cows are eating a healthy and normal diet, they also need less care. Additionally, because Lee is doing more than just cows and has a whole ecosystem of agriculture going, everything works together to enhance each other. Waste/downtime for one is used or maximized by another facet. That'll show in episode 2!
@@DylanBures Have you noticed any changes in irrigation needs over time?
I can ask Lee! He may also jump in here and answer as well!
@@matthewgemmill5321 Thank you. I will.
Do our Agricultural schools teach this? That might be an angle to investigate.
Agricultural schools are sponsored by the mega Agricultural corporations that sell expensive equipment and chemicals to the farmers.
You said it not me 😬 Though, obviously, through this field, have met plenty of amazing people who have come from ag schools who are all onboard with Regen ag! Broad strokes and all that but an important thing to keep in mind in regards to specific Ag schools nonetheless.
Follow the research grant funding. There are some good apples in academia but most of the incoming research dollars perpetuate the input heavy paradigm divorced from a true connection to nature.
Allen Williams and Ray Archuleta are "recovering academics" who farm regeneratively. They have seen the benefits of regen principles.
Excellent. Thank you. I have observed that cattle will browse and select the Texas native grasses if they have a choice.
Cows (and nature) are smart! We often act in opposition to nature and then get frustrated by the cost/effort when in actuality we often should be working with nature like Lee is here.
Thank you for sharing these! Quickly becoming my new favorite channel.
Glad you like the videos! Thanks for supporting!
Thanks for watching!! There's a couple audio bugs that we ran into during filming and I did my best to combat them but apologies for any I couldn't fully kill! As always, please make sure to subscribe: www.youtube.com/@DylanBures?sub_confirmation=1 If you liked the video, sub to our Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/DylanBures Or buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures Till the next film! See ya!
Plant spacing is quite far and needs heavy animal impact (impact of heavy animals such as horses or cattle to break the soil crust) for a short amount of time to decrease plant spacing. Rest for years will increase plant spacing.
I wish you all the luck I the world with this project. I hope it inspires more people to do this sort of thing.
Hi Dylan, are you aware of Shawn at Dustups Ranch outside of El Paseo? He is trying to reforestation desert property through water catchment and soil improvement. Hope you reach out to him.
Awesome. Pretty simple if you have heaps of money to buy everything. More fun doing it our way with zero money. Have thousands of trees etc that I’ve grown from cuttings, seeds , propagation etc. This is the example I like sharing with people. But fantastic you can show the wealthy how they can grow.
4:42 music?
These guys are doing extraordinary work. So grateful for them. Great video!
Yay! Keep going. Tree freak here in CO. 🙌🏽
Texas needs more beavers
Wow I live in Gatesville and had no clue. This is awesome to see someone local doing sustainable farming and agriculture!
Doing it proper 👌
Very interesting but the background music is really bad!
You had to make your uneducated, politicized comment on global warming so now I don't care. Global warming happens in cycles along with cooling. It's usually more gradual and humans have an impact on the speed with which it changes. If you can believe in your micro forest, micro environment and bees making subtle difference to the land, you should be capable of make the next logical leap and seeing how industrialization and warming have being linked with irrefutable locked step increases through out the decades. You can't be that dumb to believe that those micro systems that you're creating correlate to changes on your farm then you should be able to see how 8 billion monkeys with machines can cause the temperature to go up in their enclosure. DUHHHHHHHHHHHH! Fucking dense rednecks keep us from progress by pumping this anti-science shit while believing in all this fairy tail , bees bring horsetails and it's 20 degrees cooler under your hemp plants. BULLSHIT! Show me the temp on a 100 degree Texas summer day and show me that the temperature reaches down to 80 at the "tiny forest" level. What a crock of shit. You may need to smoke some of that because it might improve your logic.
Breathing soul
Ive been in Gatesville many many times if it can happen there it can happen in alot of places. Rocky hard country
I love this! So awesome!
Robert Hooper- focused , humble, and a leader in beneficial agriculture and rejuvenation …🤠
Mono culture, the kiss of death to land and the people and wildlife that uses the land. Mono culture is like racism where only particular race in this case a tree is nurtured regardless of the harm and harmony of nature 😢. Gross
There is far more than just trees being planted at this property. There is a large assortment of biodiversity being added and or supported in addition to the trees.
"A unique tank"? They are just water holes, dams, ponds, etc
unique as in 'individual to each pasture', not shared.
@@DylanBures is that a unique definition, of unique? I'm not familiar with it, such as the unique definition of the word 'tank', in relation to a water hole. Just questioning a yanks use of english
@@666bruv its not as 'common' and I agree is a bit more awkward but it still checks out in Texan english! You can use unique and individual interchangeably here, just depends on context on whether its awkward or not.
@@DylanBures right on, bruvva
I am an English teacher - and that is a perfectly legit use of 'unique'.
All we need is a little rain. I've heard that before. I'm curious about the marketing of the goats. Marketing the sheep is mentioned, and goats are pictured. No sheep. Are they synonymous?
There's a bunch of sheep if you look closely at some of the drone footage! They were extra skittish so I couldn't really get close to them with the camera. As for the goats, he sells them under the umbrella of Central Texas Lamb! He has a large diaspora of restaurants he works with but especially traditional and high end Mexican cuisine!
@@DylanBures Thanks for the reply. I'm glad there's a market for his product. I don't see too much lamb on menus around here. Much more so up north.
@@roberthastings708 as more traditional and regional Mexican cuisines become more commonplace in Texas, Lamb will continue to (and has) grow. Additionally, with the ever growing Indian diaspora here, lamb usage will also grow there! I'm on a farming/land management kick right now but diving into sustainable food and uniquely Texan cuisine is on my hit list for future videos!
@@DylanBures There is also a an extremely fast growing demand for Halal and Kosher meats in Texas. The Halal market is def under-served.
@@spencercurtis86 Yes! Lamb in general has never been super commonplace here. Robert found a great niche and a way to do it in a healthy and sustainable manner!
Thanks for watching!! As always, please make sure to subscribe: www.youtube.com/@DylanBures?sub_confirmation=1 If you liked the video, sub to our Patreon for exclusive perks: patreon.com/DylanBures Or buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/dylanbures Till the next film! See ya!
We should create Genetically modified Alpaca fiber baring Sheep. Plant more trees to create a Silvopasture.
You’re speaking to my heart. I too am doing all I can to revive the soil on the property we bought here in Hockley, Texas. I have a much smaller property, but I have severe erosion. Nothing grows in this extremely hard compacted clay and the loose sandy soil that we have. A small wind blows the sand away while rain just rolls faster and faster on the compacted clay. I believe in everything you and your team are doing. I know you will be successful. I can hear the passion in your voice. Looking forward to more videos. Show us everything please. Prayers for success.