OVERSEEDING PASTURES using your livestock to get better stands.
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- Our preferred way of over-seeding pastures is using our livestock. Getting better stands of forages with less time. We are no longer frost seeding or no-till drilling into our permanent pastures due to the great success rate of mimicking mother nature.
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The mud slap on the face was a masterpiece, good job scout!
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Yes. Videos on everything, please. Some of us are newbies.
Excellent video!
Thank you very much!
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Russ, you were my favorite speaker at the Regenerative Summit. Had a brief conversation with you on the 28th of September. Wanted to thank you again. Hope to see you again sometime. Please keep these video's coming. Any and all are helpful to us getting the ball rolling in the regenerative ag department.
Thank You Brad. To bring the rest of the subscribers up to date. I just returned from speaking at the 2019 Regenerative Agricultural Summit in Greeneville, TN. There were a lot of great speakers Gabe Brown, Ray Archuleta, Gary Bates PHD, Pat Keyser PHD, Forbes Walker PHD and many others, There was 14 or 15 states represented and great food. The participants were all great people. It was very well thought out and organized. Everyone should mark their calendars to attend this Summit next year. It was an honor to speak at this event. I will be posting weekly videos. Thanks for subscribing, commenting, and watching Russ
Ok that answered my question regarding throwing seed infront.
Dog licked your face and you didn't wipe it off...cracked me up! Now that's stoic
I'd.love to see a video of the seed spinner you've made for the side by side. I'll check out some more of your videos to see if you've already made one. Your side by side setup for rotational grazing looks pretty darn efficient.
I have done a video on the seed spinners. I will be doing a video this spring. We have two different spinners we built or improved on.
For skunk shampoo, equal parts dawn dish soap, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide. I also sprinkle some baking soda on the dog while I'm shampooing
Tomato juice cuts the smell of Skunk the best.Good Luck😗😗😗
Two simple steps for skunk spray:
1 - Build dog house (you can see where I'm going with this)
2 - Leave them to stay in doghouse until the smell is gone.
Isn't that the truth!! 😂 I havn't found a good skunk wash. Thanks for watching!!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Hey Russ,
I have really enjoyed and learn alot from your videos, very interested in overseeding our pastures to improve soil health, and increase amount of forage for our sheep and cows. Would like to see your broadcast set up on your side by side. Thanks for sharing so many good ideas, it helps us out!
Thanks Henry
I put that video suggestion on the list of videos to do. Thanks for watching!
You may consider mentioning your location and your rotational numbers and paddock arrangements to simplify the process. Thanks
Russ,
I would like to see the machine you made for seeding. I find the things that you make fit the purpose and that is very interesting to me.
Kathy
I will be making those videos 👍. The innovative things we build sure reduces time spent caring for livestock and gives us better quality of caring for them. Thanks for watching. Russ
@@RussWilson I will be watching for them. Thank you.
I hope you are well I miss your content.
nice job!!!
Thanks!
I was told that Shaklee's Basic H has many farm uses including removing skunk smell, haven't had the need to try it so I can't say it works.
Giddy. Kanny and Ray here In Australia
Thank you for your video was informative
Maybe I missed hearing something
Do I wait for the soil to be moist then put the seed out and let the animals graze which in turn our sheep are used to over seed
Thanks again
Kanny and Ray
We nowadays on our dairy grazing farm use gras mixes clovers, Plantago, millefolum, Cichorium and Parsley, but it still needs some overseeding every 4 years. We may not have the highest production of milk now, but it saves us a lot of costs on fertilizer, minerals, and healthier cows will always save you time and veterinary costs.
That is awesome! The cows last a lot longer to not being pushed.
I would like to see how you made your broadcast spreader Thanks
Very informative, thanks. I heard that a bath in tomato juice is good for getting rid of skunk smell. You could probably dilute it some, put it in a washtub and bathe each dog in it separately. Maybe use some dog shampoo at the same time to work up a shampoo/tomato juice lather. That's what I'd do.
P.S. That's some amazing clover!
Please give us some videos of how you made your seeder as well as your fence reeler.
Hi Big Tom Thanks for subscribing to our channel. I will make some videos of the seeders and fence reeler. I'm thinking the seeders will be done in a two part series and the fence reeler in one video. Stay tuned Thanks for watching Russ
I want to see more videos of your seed spinner you build for your side by side
I have two different seed spinners. I will do more videos on them. Also building another one that uses forced air.
Maybe a video on how to get started. My friend has 70 acres, 40 which could be grazed. Location is west of Calgary, AB, Canada. Zone 3b/4a. He’d like to transition from landscaping/snow removal to farming livestock and maybe growing garlic and onions.
How'd that go 3 years later?
Skunk Off Pet Shampoo works great. Amazon has it
Thanks I'll check it out. I wonder if they sell it by the case. 😀
Thanks for the tips, Russ and family! About when in the year would you overseed? Right after frost or a few days before turning livestock onto pasture?
Sprong and fall are the best for overseeding. Just make sure you have moisture in the soil. Thanks for watching!!
I really would love to see how you built a seeder for your side by side.
I will do a video. Thanks for watching!!
One of my favorite pasture health indicators is more grasshoppers, fewer caterpillars eating the plants. Plant suckers like leaf hoppers indicate unhealthy plants.
We have millions of insects here on the farm it's great to see. Don't see many plant suckers.
skunk smell remedy can be found on Ontario gouvernment website with better instruction then mine, i used it multiple time and works great. it is a mix of peroxyde, dish/hand soap, baking soda, use it as a shampoo. additionnal vanilla extract in the mix, or used after the shampoo neutralize the skunk smell very effectively. thanks for the great info in your video.
Thanks so much for the tip! Thanks for watching!
Tomato juice bath will help get rid of the skunk smell.
We have 21 acres, 8 in pasture that has been neglected for a decade. And 13 acres heavily forested with significant shrub. We raise Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs in the forest. Goats, and poultry in tractors moved each day. Looking for something we can plant under the trees in heavy shade to combat the weed growth and act as fodder for the pigs. And pasture seed mix’s preferably perennial. Would love your thoughts and advice. Thanks for making the videos.
Hello Mr. Willson, i wanted to ask, did you have success with broadcasting also a fescue? How much did you use?
Yes I broadcast a lot of seeds it a timing thing. You want the soils to be wet till the seeds get rooted well. Its usually early spring and early fall that works best. Seeding rate depends on how many plants you need to fill in areas. I'll use any where from 10 to 20 pounds of seed to the acre. Thanks for watching!!!
Two years too late but, Chlorine Dioxide, also known as Miracle Mineral Solution or MMS is good for deodorizing purposes.
It worked on a neighbors house after a kitchen fire.
It has a learning curve to it.
It is strongly alkaline as I remember. Thus, it can cause a chemical burn.
It can be diluted to different strengths (different levels of pH) for different uses.
For a skunk sprayed dog, it would most likely be put to best use as a final rinse that is sprayed on their fur with a spray bottle, after the dog has been washed with shampoo.
Might want to visit with a veterinarian first.
Or a fireman.
Your not to late. I'm still looking for a good remedy. I will give this a try next time. Thank You!!
Bath in Tomato Juice to get rid of skunk odor
Witch hazel astringent will get 99% of the volitile oils in skunk spray. 2 whole bottles per dog.Rinse then use regular shampoo to re moisten the dogs skin.
1 qt peroxide, 1/4 cup bake soda, dash of shampoo- scrub in to wet dog, let sit 5 minutes, rinse! do it ASAP after getting hit. I keep 3-4 bottles of peroxide in the cabinet just for that. Works very well.
We will be stocking up on peroxide and baking soda. Thank You Russ
Does it work on mules? Ours get sprayed often.😀
I would like to see video on atv or a rtv
Coming soon!
Do you think its possible to eliminate minerals for most of the year by having highly nutritious pasture....with a good mix of clover and forbs which are a lot higher in minerals than grass?
Hi Doug
This is my take on minerals. I don't think you could completely eliminate minerals. In my area the soils are naturally deficient in selenium, magnesium, phosphors, etc. We pull forage samples send them away for testing and adjust to the deficiencies in the forage. The minerals required by the cattle today is half of what it was when we started the adaptive grazing. Mineral deficiency in animals don't happen over night. They happen over a period of time. That's why I try to keep minerals in year round. We had selenium and copper deficiencies in the cow herd years ago. Trust me you don't want that. It costly and devastating the herd. We learnt from our mistakes. Minerals are our highest input on the farm. You are right having diversity in the sword definitely makes a difference example: from some of our test New England Aster high zinc, Cup Plant high in calcium . My take away from this is more the biodiversity the better off you'll be.
Thanks for Watching hope this helped. Have a great day.
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Skunked! Tomato juice and peroxide and lemon dawn dish soup.
Thanks for sharing!!
I wonder if feeding pasture seed to the chickens and pigs will work.
Pigs it will work. Chickens no they grind the seed up to fine in their gizzard. Thanks for watching!
Hello
My name is Robert
I’m just starting out with farming
I live on 10 acres and next to my land is another 10 acres that I can lease . I want to start with low line angus . Also I want to have about 10 sheep . Can you tell me if sheep and cattle can be ran together or if the sheep should be ran behind the cows or in front of the cows ? Or is it a bad idea altogether. Our dogs use to kill skunks all the time when I was a kid . We just soaked them in tomato sauce. It works .
Hi Robert, You can run the cows and sheep together. I would recommend to separate them in lambing and calving. Go with the sheep following the cows during that time.
@@RussWilson thank you very much for responding. I really appreciate It .
Why did you sell your sheep? I just added them for the multi species grazing effect. Although they never seem to move and can be hard on a pasture
Hey Mike, We still have sheep. Ittook awhile to get that could thive onour farm with low inputs. Thanks For Watching!!
Can you throw grass seed on a field that has cows on it? What if it has that green coating on it?
That won't hurt anything. Just don't fed it to them.
So do you put your seed into your mineral and let the cattle distribute it that way?
Hey Doug
I do put seed in the minerals. I don't do this all the time just if I need to thicken a pasture, getting damage by the water tank or if they gather in a location. It's not a lot about 2lbs of seed your choice to 100 lbs of minerals. Make sure it's none treated seed. Good Luck! Thanks for Watching!
@@RussWilson, does the cattle rumen doesn't dissolve the grass seeds?
Would like to see your broadcasters
I will do a video on them. Thanks for watching!
Look up recipe for -- oxygen generator -- for skunk smell. I've used it for pet urination on carpet.
Thanks for the tip!! Is there one better than the other?
Don't use on dark rug. First put down paper towels and absorb what you can of the urine. It needs to have similar quantities hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, tablespoon of dish liquid, in a bowl, non metal, but you can use metal utensil to get it started mixing. Let it sit for a couple of minutes then pour it on. You can use a plastic brush to circle around into your problem area. After a few hours you might want to remove with a dustpan and let the rest dry and vacuum. You will find your own way. For small areas you may want to adjust, especially the soap, a little goes a long way
Big can of tomato juice for skunk. Did you get this note?
Haha, I didn't get a note, but I did get a big can of tomato juice! Time for some skunk smell removal!
How many cows per acre for how long to accomplish the over seeding?
To reseed the more cows the better. I like a minimum of 200,000 pound to the acre.
Wow 200 1 thousand pound cows per acre? I need a seed drill I guess!
@@karlbogrand1239 adjust the density by making the paddock smaller. You don't need 200 cows, just the equivalent of 200k pounds per acre
I would be. I'm tossing fescue out by hand right now.
So can I assume if we don't have ice coming out of the soil, down here in the desert of southeastern kansas, we can't overseed pastures with livestock?
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. If you don't have ice, you can use frost seeding. Livestock is one of the best ways to seed even in the desert. Just make sure you have sufficient soil moisture. Thanks for watching
@@RussWilson thanks for your reply. I still don't understand frost seeding. I saw what appeared to be ice pushed up from the soil by freezing. Your line about making sure that there is plenty of moisture in the soil, are you saying to not attempt to "frost seed" with seed such as fescue, or red clovers, or Korean lespedza? If we don't have good moisture?
In the past here, I've seen those seeds do well when sowed followed by a snow in Feb or March, when the snow melted a little every day, for several days.
@@RussWilson my comment about here in the desert in se ks. Was a correct statement. We are trying to provide water and plant growth for cows here, with zero run off water for over 2 years and 2023 total rainfall at about 6 inches so far. That big changes in the weather patterns that are forecasted, now about 3 of those big storms in the last 30 days, the first two was cooled off and windy, one day in 2 different rains counted 17 drops on the pickup windshield, not at one time but 17 drops some in the morning and the rest in the afternoon!
Yesterday, 10-25-23, a river of atmospheric moisture from the west coast hurricane, yielded 6/10 of an inch. Last night 1 tenth! Today sunshine. Looks like we should just sell out and pay 60 thousand in income taxes and go file for welfare
Seeds can do followed by snow. Just my experience it can be hit or miss. I have never failed spreading seed in front of the livestock.
@@RussWilson thanks, but you're putting a lot more hooves per acre than we can. We're not often stocking at more than 1 cow per acre.
Play this video at 10x
Thanks for Watching!!
Haha 30-days regrowth it's either June or you're in a very mild climate
Spit it out man
Thanks for watching!!
why did you sell your sheep for cattle?
Tomatoe juice for skunk smell
Thank You!!!