Rotational Grazing :: Daily Move
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Each day while the cattle are out on pasture they are moved to a new paddock of grass. Polywire electric fence, a fence remote control, step-in posts, and handy reels make this job fairly simple!
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I love that music!!! I sure miss the pod casts but love the videos!!
Thx very much
I enjoyed watching the one cow jump from the old area to the new...almost as if dancing for joy for new pasture! So cool to see how well they respond!
Sure wish you would have showed us what you did we the wire. You talked about some kind of ladder...
I have seen many grass farmers that do not own an ATV for paddock setup use a golf bag to carry the poly stakes. Good luck with the farm.
Worked with rotational grazing for years. Seldom if ever turn a fencer off. No need.......shock therapy is a good thing ! Not joking ! Imagine if the power company turned your power off each time they put a new pole in or worked on a line ? Too wimpy ! A fencer never hurt anyone !
You're stronger than me :) I've been shocked enough to know that I don't like it :)
These videos are getting awesome! What a great investment the kickstarter was!
Jeremiah Mathews Thanks so much for the support! I'm hoping that the videos get better and the content gets better as I go along.
In my limited experience (6 months of experimentation) I've found a good sharp scythe just as quick as a strimmer (weed wacker I think you called it), and more pleasant to use/lightweight. But you need a good modern Austrian style scythe.
Does your bull get ornery when separated from the cow herd if you do that to control calving season? If so, how do you move your fence and remain safe doing so?
A local farmer was recently killed by his “safe” bull when rotating his cattle. I’m looking for suggestions as to how we can rotationally graze our two bulls (move the temporary polybraid daily) from March 1 to July 1 (when separated from the cow herd) and not get in harms way? Thank you.
Great video. Just joined.. I need to Implement this technique. We are limited with our pasture and need to maximize our grass
Nice video, Ethan. Could you post a simple map of your pasture area and what the rotation looks like? It could show the sides of your 'ladder' and the approximate size between the 'rungs'. Oh yeah, being able to call them is pretty cool.
Jess Twyn Thanks for watching! I will try to put a image together of what the pasture layout is and how I sort of go about it. The distance between the "sides" of the ladder and the rungs really varies from how many animals I have (right now there are 27 in total and that while small is more than I've had) and by how the grass is growing. That is why everything is portable at this time ... so it can change :) Because I make mistakes! :)
Great video. Nice system. Keep up the good work!! I've got a small time dairy and finally got my paddocks the way I like them...
throwback336 Thanks so much! My system is completely portable, but in the future I could see adding a little bit that would be more semi-permanant so it was a little less work.
What was the company you bought the fencing and wire from? I’m a beginner in regenerative agriculture and want to know what’s the best fencing to buy
i wish i had such nice pastures!!
Great video
great video
Love the music!
thank you for your video.
Great job Ethan. I look forward to seeing what you have lined up next.
Was that your brother on the banjo?
Iain Robson Thanks so much! And yes that is my brother :) You can check out the album and buy it at this link ... jakebook.bandcamp.com/releases
The Beginning Farmer Cool . Thanks for letting me know
Fantastic
If your just confining cows and calves I think 2 strands of poly wire is overkill, I use one strand fairly low and never have any problems...
I agree, I have no issues with cattle and 1 strand of poly wire.
How come there are no new videos?
Just watched the video, nice! How long would you say it took you from start to finish? How long for the daily move? Do you weed eat on your daily moves?
Bill Kennedy From start to finish the daily moves take about 10-15 minutes (part of which is me enjoying the cattle walking through). I do weed eat the daily move "cross fences", but normally I will set up my long runs and then set up at least 3-4 days of cross fencing. When I make what I call my "big move" where I set up the long runs of fence (the ladder posts) I usually spend about 60 to 90 minutes including setting up for multiple days and trimming the grass under the wires if it needs it to keep the fencer hot.
Great vid Ethan! Hey, were'd you get the little red reel you used in the beginning? And are you using twine, rope or braid? Thanks!
Sally Holdener The little red reels just come from the local farm store. I've never actually looked for one on-line, so I'm not sure where to point you. They are great for the small stretches because they are not as expensive as the geared reels and hold plenty of line. For the long stretches I use Power Flex Fences PolyBraid and for the shorter stretches I use what I can find at the lowest price.
@the beginning farmer what charger are you using bc i want one
Do you have to have the compatible stafix energizer to use the remote or does work with any energizer like my Zareba purchased at TSC?? Good video as well!
One question I have always had about rotational grazing, why not just build paddocks. This moving fences so often doesn't make a great deal of sense to me when labor is in such short supply, at least around our farm.
+Bill Whitman Building paddocks is labour intensive too, it can be prohibitly expensive, mobile electric fences can be moved to any piece of land, moving the cattle often allows you to utilize the forage better, and if you want to use the field for something else (like plowing it under and putting it in the crop rotation) and still want to graze smaller plots like this when you are growing forage, the fence has to be easily removable.
i would like to add something- fixed paddocks are too restrictive. portable fences allow you to adjust the stocking rate. by stocking rate i mean the number of pounds of forage available each day
an over simplified example. In early spring the grass is shorter. so you would need to create a larger paddock. within a week or two the grass is no much taller, so you make the temp paddock smaller. During the heat of July, grass growth may slow, so paddocks get larger again.
Some folks assume that the actual size of a temp paddock will be different on every single day.
That is of course very true!
What brand is the reel?
How much land do you use pr animal? where are you located?
Hello, I'm new to your channel, so I'm not sure if this information is somewhere else, but I was wondering what kind of rest each stretch of paddock gets. I've read that it's ideal to allow at least 70 days, but I was curious as to what your experience has been and how much time you allow. Thanks!
+purple1316 In past years our smaller herd size has allowed the cattle/sheep to only hit a spot twice a year when grazing roughly May through late November. This year we have had higher numbers so they will end up on each spot three times, but the grass will still receive roughly two months rest. The rest is important though if you want to help break parasite cycles.
Why not mow a path for your fence before putting it up?? Push mower, riding mower, 4 wheeler or tractor mower would all get it done quicker.
Did he (or you) say *8,600* Volts??
He did thats what has me wondering what charger he uses
id leave that weed eater in the shed thats too much work, if your charger wont put out enough juice with that little bit of grass on it you need a bigger one imo