Joel Salatin on Pasture Management and Keyline Design for Grassfed Cattle
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- Join Joel Salatin on the central coast of California for a ranch visit with Janina Pawlowski and Doniga and Erik Markegard form Markegard Family Grass-Fed. Joel describes how to divide pasture land based on keylines as well as how to manage pasture with seasonal dry conditions. Find out more by visiting www.earthactionmentor.org
This was an excellent video that had some opinions and commentary I hadn't heard from Joel before that wasn't part of his usual presentations. Thanks for sharing
I agree he does inspire me too and countless others and I learn so much from him every time he talks, I never grow tired of hearing Joel speak! I also feel like if more of us were farming small permaculture farms we could all produce plenty of food for ourselves and our neighbors.
Yes! It can be done. Cattle may need to adjust and/or be selected for foraging ability. Sheep can help paw open crusted or deep snow for cattle. Jim Gerrish says one horse will open enough snow to feed ~7 cattle. That said, Salatin is a brilliant guy who has done much to encourage sustainable, eco-friendly, agriculture. His passion to heal the land & those eating 'real' food is inspiring.
Interesting to note that Salatin, over the past few years, has moved toward fewer and fewer non-grazing days on his farm in Virginia. My respect for this man, which has always been high, has increased as I have seen him continue to learn and evolve in his approach to eco-logical farming. The ability to continue to observe conditions & results, and to continue to adjust our own approach based on those observations, to tweak the fine details of our systems - this is what separates the average from the brilliant, imho. And keeps whatever we are doing interesting.
What a Legend. Gotta take your hat off for this man
Yes, it can. But I have managed stock on wet pasture, on different soils. There are ways to make it work. But I saw a more recent interview where Salatin said he had hay feeding down to 30 or 40 days per year on his place, so he is moving in that direction. Best to you!
When I came to California and saw hill sides terraced with 1 ft wide paths I didn't know what they were for and they told me thats where the cows graze every year on steep slops no tractor can go. So it looks like the 4 legged machines can go where metal can't and terrace walk ways with there weight. With good rotational management the hills are useful.
Moved into the country this past April, several acres of Pasture, barn etc.Best thing I ever did! Problem is I don't want to go to regular work anymore and I have a mortgage. Man was meant to live like this and not crowded in cities.
Yoemans is my father and I'm half Aboriginal. Nature is our way here and if we need to move the land in a major way then we use a machine to do it. Although, we have used a machine only twice in over 42 years on 4,080 Hectar of prime land here in the down under.
Many species of grass can continue to provide substantial nutritional value as 'standing hay' in dry environments, in my understanding. We used to graze 'standing hay' aka stockpiled forage, through the dry summers and during the winter (in a somewhat similar but not the same region). The stockpiled forage/ pasture won't be as high in protein as lush spring or fall growth, but cattle (and many other grazing animals) don't always need real high protein levels, but they always need energy. The geese, on the other hand, always need a fresh, green, tender sward of grasses and forbs - they are grazers but they don't have rumens!
Why doesn't Salatin graze year-round? If Greg Judy can do it in north MO (USDFA Zone 5b) & Jim Gerrish near May, Idaho (Zone 5a), why can't it be done in Virgina? Even in the Shenandoah region (6a or 6b)? If snow depth is a problem, Judy says sheep will open up enough area for the cattle to graze. Gerrish says one horse will open up enough grazing for 10 beef cows. Why put diesel fuel into machines that 'rust, rot & depreciate', as Salatin says? Appreciate Salatin!!! Just wondering...
I know this is an ancient question but it has a simple answer. he has to provide a constant supply of finished beef to his customers. Therefore, he has to have high quality forage available year around. The demands of his customers dictate some of the constraints and therefore the compromises he has to make. One of the joys of this movement is finding many way to solve the same problems. Unfortunately, some of the answers are still best answered with petroleum.
For me this guy is as important to world as Bill Gates or Musk
agree, it's probably just he's still stuck in a few old paradigms and processes that it's hard to get out of, even with all of his knowledge. I was just watching a previous video that was showing 30" of snow and the cows pushed through the snow and iced cap to get to the green grass that was underneath. look at this video /PIHDmlUQ-1o
This video may have been for the benefit of the individual whose farm is being evaluated for keyline with respect to pasturing. While viewing the presentation, my attention was directed to Mr. Salatin as he pointed out features with which he was speaking. I didn't get educated in permaculture design, but I have a lasting image of the presenter. Perhaps thinking of the student would be more constructive than showcasing the author. Even the person along side did not get to complete a question before being talked-over. Repeating precious statements to address a current question--albeit unheard--has little benefit. Many of us can read, our thoughts are not in those pages.
Would you be one of the suppliers fo rthe distributor named Goodman Food Products Inc. Brand named Don Lee Farms.I hop e so, my concern is that in some of the grass fed pastures pesticides and/or herbicides are used. Thanks for repying.
@tgf76 Whet is Yeomans methods and Keyline Design
Yes and yes! But 1st world economies are based on perceived scarcity, exploitation & control of resources, & the creation of need where there once was abundance - both real needs & artifical ones. Some are still in the 'man vs nature' mode. Growing enough food has not been the problem- distibution is. Mostly from an economic standpoint. This is, in part, why small farms are often villified by Big Ag/Chem & the Alphabet Agencies. We can still focus on the SOLUTIONS, eh? Keep on growing!