when i lived in NEW MEXICO, i had a couple of old retired ranchers that would pay me to pick up WALNUTS and PECANS from their property and not only did they pay me we also split the nuts! then i would spend a couple of days shelling them walnuts for them,, man my hands would be stained brown from the outer part of them walnuts,, it sure was worth it to do that for them old people just to sit and listen to their stories
I grew up on the Richardson dairy farm in the 70s and are neighbors next were the marshalls. when they were young they ran a bed and breakfast.also they had an extensive collection of arrow heads and other indian artifacts from an old indian burial ground that they found on the property in Tyngsboro Ma. P.S. love southpole cattle and those beautiful Murray Grey. Your an inspiration to a generation of young farmers everywhere.
Greg I hope you know the impact you are having on people? I can’t tell you how much I appreciate and anticipate each new video. Just starting my farm! Can’t wait to get your book! Thank you for all you do!
This was such a great video, Greg. Beautiful in several ways. It put me into remembrance of my own father. He was on a ship in the South Pacific too. He always used to say that he specifically signed up for the navy because he ALWAYS wanted the kitchen to be right there with him wherever he went! LoL..... There will never be a generation like those WWII boys again. We moderns don't hold a candle to them. Still, we have to try to live up to their legacy. They knew how to work incredibly hard and get the job done and then they could party like there was no tomorrow. And often there wasn't... Humble, capable, wild and magnificent all at the same time. You remind me of that spirit though, Greg. I am honored to be a witness to what you are trying to do for the country and revere your efforts. He was in the occupation force in Japan. I still have some Japanese memorabilia. He would write home that they were finding these caves with all kinds of great stuff in them including LOTS of sake. :) Meanwhile, my mom was reading in the papers that the Japanese were poisoning the sake in caves...!!! He survived... But his best friend Frank suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth one day and my father would absolutely not relent in his search for him. Finally, a couple of suits came to him and told him that if he didn't stop nosing around for Frank, it wouldn't go well for him. It seems that Frank had been recruited into the CIA and they made him break all ties with his past. We never knew Frank's fate or what happened to his buddy for many years until one day, there Frank Carlucci was, on our TV, standing right next to Ronald Reagan as his brand new Secretary of Defense. All our jaws dropped. I guess Frank made good!!! I wish I had known him. :) Stories, stories. That's enough for now. I'm feeling very happy and melancholy all at the same time clicking down the cobblestones of memory lane. My father is long gone but America is once again in great peril, this time by enemies from within, and I hope that we in this damaged generation can rise again and live up to their sacrifices and gifts of freedom....
Love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Quick joke for you. "A rancher counted 196 head of cattle when they were out on the range, but when he rounded them up he had 200. :>)
Showing us Marshalls Farmland was definitely a winner. Looking at soybean, hay cropped fields that are completely wrung out many people have no idea what a good pasture even looks like. I'm sure that after seeing that there are many people planning to do the same thing to their land over the next few years.
Thanks so much for sharing the history of this farm. Knowing a little bit about the personal history of a farm or homestead adds so much color and depth to what is such a beautiful scene.
I been waiting all morning for your video! I thinking in the future I will be seeing you again for more corner post. It will be in end of May or June since my herd has gotten bigger. 👍. The pasture looks beautiful there. I can’t wait for my pasture to look as great as yours. It’s a work in progress here. I’ve been watching detailed information about growing above and below animals. It sounds you need 4 family groups of plants to make the soil really alive.
Love your stories, livestock updates and pond musings. Lots to take away on this one. Pact with information. I’m sure Mr Marshall would be delighted that you’re taking good care and stewardship of his daughter’s farm as well as planting knowledge seeds into the minds of future US government decision makers.....
Thank you for the stories I am pretty sure that as you are thinking 🤔 about him some memory will be triggered that will bring another story to mind.my sister and I were talking about family and I mentioned Mum saying you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die Faye said that’s right, Uncle Ed pulled a carrot out of the garden whipped it on his coveralls and offered it to me and at that we in unison said but it doesn’t have to be in one sitting . I enjoyed listening to your remembrances of a special man in your life . I have two large glass jars from back in the olden days that would contain enough mayonnaise for a restaurant or two. In side are slips of paper for three years I wrote for each of my parents Fifty slips one year it was thank you for teaching me to share and so on until I wrote the hundred thank you for whatever came to mind when I started I thought I cannot come up with a hundred things to say thank you for the longer I wrote the easier it became. As it did for the I remember the time you.... and the same for the gratitude jars. right now I am thinking about how I would sit on his lap and he would read bible stories from my book of stories I can remember thinking that his voice was perfect that he could be a minister some things you never forget some things just need a little help to recall. Have a great day 👍👍👍👍🖖🖖🖖🖖😘💞🥲
Looking great Greg! I'm seeing bluegrass seed heads here but nothing else yet. My cereal rye is coming out of boot stage and starting to head out. I'm getting ready to put hot fence around one of my old crop fields and graze it off.
People will be looking at a diverse stand of mature trees and say "You gotta get rid of those walnuts, they poison other trees!" - as if they can't see the other 60+ y/o hickories and mulberries right in front of them
“Squirrels need to eat, too.” Indeed! Never have discriminated against squirrels...even those feisty red squirrels. Thank you, Greg, for all your common sense!
Saw the first seedheads of meadow foxtail last week. It's amazing how similar our growing season starts compared to yours, although we are more north (lattitude 51, Germany). I think the westwinds from the atlantic (gulf stream) make the winter milder.
We have some many black walnut trees, and butter nut trees on our place. When the mast starts dropping, may be 2 inches of nuts piled high in some places, need to be careful walking becuause you can roll real easy.
Greg, idk about around there, but around here 3S walnut goes for around $16/bdft, making just that 1st 12-ft section go for around 5 to 7 times more than your estimate for the whole tree (range give due to my guessing the dimensions). They both looked great, the one on the right looked straighter ... lots o' cash there to be harvested at the right time if one chooses.
Hello Greg, you mentioned in this video you recently took a soil sample on this farm. How often do you sample your farm's soil and approximately how many samples per acre do you sample? Thank you!
So how many cattle can you raise on two acres and how when do you rotate them and how long do you let the acre rest before you put the cows back on it?
It's holistically managed grazing ( watch Alan Savory videos ) Alan developed & perfected it from those he learned from , as even the best rotational grazing would still degrade the land at times. So, u go off of the recovery of the grass plants, which will vary with the soil, climate, season, & weather and will improve over the years as one does this well. The soil with have been SO improved and the grass plants SO strong and full of energy reserves that they come up sooner in spring, last longer in fall/winter and grow faster and taller and it will all be so thickly coming up from the soil you'll be hard pressed to see the soil surface if u try. So, It takes a lot of hands on management and time to get used what to look for and how to do this. Go to Greg's earlier, more how-to vlogs and watch Alan's videos on the concept. I think Greg has a book ( ?) , Joel Salatin does called " Salad bar Beef" but I highly recommend watching like all of Greg's vlogs to get more gaps filled, Qs answered, for more tips and etc. .
Buy your own copy of Holistic Resource Management by Allen Savory. Learn how to calculate "Animal Impact Days Per Acre". You can actually improve a suburban yard using the guidelines provided by animal Impact days per acre, using the lawnmower as the animal and compost tea as the manure, urine, saliva. Focusing on the biological timing of the grass recovery really works. Even if your animal is an electric lawnmower.
Actually, I've often wondered whether walnut trees were a danger to cattle and sheep. Horses are extremely sensitive to the juglone that walnut trees produce. Even a few small shavings of the wood in the bedding can cause laminitis and standing under a tree can cause the same thing. I'm glad to know that cattle are not so sensitive.
I have an old walnut that is on the creek bank but I think the nuts are no good anymore because the squirrels arn't cracking them on my sidewalk anymore.
The Murray Grey are nearly as beautiful as the South Pols. Your cow seems to have a bigger udder than most of the others. You have said that you don't want cows that give too much milk and she looks like she gives a ton. By breeding her daughters to South Pol bulls, can you reduce the udder size? What commonality of ancestry do these breeds have genetically that makes them such a good cross? How does the meat quality compare? It seems to me that eventually the grass fed beef will have to rival grain fed in taste and texture. It may not be enough that it is much healthier. It seems to me that your selection criteria is based on physical characteristics while less attention is paid to eating quality, short of throwing a ribeye on the grill. I think that the conventional feed lot methods and the drug requirements necessary to keep the cow alive is a losing story compared to Regenerative practices and the two are completely opposite in their effects on the environment. So it is just a matter of creating more public awareness of the benefits of grass fed beef. That means the grass fed beef industry has a difficult political battle, It has to accumulate the financial means to compete with the conventional method. A grass fed beef association may be an answer.
“Squirrels need to eat too” 😂
when i lived in NEW MEXICO, i had a couple of old retired ranchers that would pay me to pick up WALNUTS and PECANS from their property and not only did they pay me we also split the nuts! then i would spend a couple of days shelling them walnuts for them,, man my hands would be stained brown from the outer part of them walnuts,, it sure was worth it to do that for them old people just to sit and listen to their stories
I love the stories of your leases. They add so much depth to what you do.
"Stored up wealth will be given to the righteous"
Every time you add a new video I am always impressed at how healthy and content your cows look.
Thanks Fred!
Farming is fun. Much love for you here in Uganda🇺🇬
I grew up on the Richardson dairy farm in the 70s and are neighbors next were the marshalls. when they were young they ran a bed and breakfast.also they had an extensive collection of arrow heads and other indian artifacts from an old indian burial ground that they found on the property in Tyngsboro Ma. P.S. love southpole cattle and those beautiful Murray Grey. Your an inspiration to a generation of young farmers everywhere.
What a great way to start my day hearing your stories. Sitting here saving up for my farm in Az. Just thinking of what it will be like.
Best of luck!
Greg I hope you know the impact you are having on people? I can’t tell you how much I appreciate and anticipate each new video. Just starting my farm! Can’t wait to get your book! Thank you for all you do!
Awesome! Thank you!
This was such a great video, Greg. Beautiful in several ways. It put me into remembrance of my own father. He was on a ship in the South Pacific too. He always used to say that he specifically signed up for the navy because he ALWAYS wanted the kitchen to be right there with him wherever he went! LoL..... There will never be a generation like those WWII boys again. We moderns don't hold a candle to them. Still, we have to try to live up to their legacy. They knew how to work incredibly hard and get the job done and then they could party like there was no tomorrow. And often there wasn't... Humble, capable, wild and magnificent all at the same time. You remind me of that spirit though, Greg. I am honored to be a witness to what you are trying to do for the country and revere your efforts.
He was in the occupation force in Japan. I still have some Japanese memorabilia. He would write home that they were finding these caves with all kinds of great stuff in them including LOTS of sake. :) Meanwhile, my mom was reading in the papers that the Japanese were poisoning the sake in caves...!!! He survived... But his best friend Frank suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth one day and my father would absolutely not relent in his search for him. Finally, a couple of suits came to him and told him that if he didn't stop nosing around for Frank, it wouldn't go well for him. It seems that Frank had been recruited into the CIA and they made him break all ties with his past. We never knew Frank's fate or what happened to his buddy for many years until one day, there Frank Carlucci was, on our TV, standing right next to Ronald Reagan as his brand new Secretary of Defense. All our jaws dropped. I guess Frank made good!!! I wish I had known him. :) Stories, stories. That's enough for now. I'm feeling very happy and melancholy all at the same time clicking down the cobblestones of memory lane. My father is long gone but America is once again in great peril, this time by enemies from within, and I hope that we in this damaged generation can rise again and live up to their sacrifices and gifts of freedom....
What great history, that is incredible. I really enjoyed the stories about your father. I agree with you, our country is in peril.
Love your videos. Thanks for sharing. Quick joke for you. "A rancher counted 196 head of cattle when they were out on the range, but when he rounded them up he had 200. :>)
Absolutely beautiful farm and history.
Glad you enjoyed it
Showing us Marshalls Farmland was definitely a winner. Looking at soybean, hay cropped fields that are completely wrung out many people have no idea what a good pasture even looks like. I'm sure that after seeing that there are many people planning to do the same thing to their land over the next few years.
Beautiful out there and enjoyed your history about Marshall very much
Just beautiful...
Thank you! 😊
Thanks so much for sharing the history of this farm. Knowing a little bit about the personal history of a farm or homestead adds so much color and depth to what is such a beautiful scene.
Watching those cows eat, That’s a beautiful sights.
I been waiting all morning for your video! I thinking in the future I will be seeing you again for more corner post. It will be in end of May or June since my herd has gotten bigger. 👍. The pasture looks beautiful there. I can’t wait for my pasture to look as great as yours. It’s a work in progress here. I’ve been watching detailed information about growing above and below animals. It sounds you need 4 family groups of plants to make the soil really alive.
Your pastures will get there with time and management.
Love your stories, livestock updates and pond musings. Lots to take away on this one. Pact with information. I’m sure Mr Marshall would be delighted that you’re taking good care and stewardship of his daughter’s farm as well as planting knowledge seeds into the minds of future US government decision makers.....
Thanks for that!
Walnuts are so good, I use them is all sorts of recipes.
Great story about your friend. I'm so glad that you get to graze your cattle on his land, what a wonderful tribute to him.
God Bless
Laurel 💗😁
Thank you for the stories I am pretty sure that as you are thinking 🤔 about him some memory will be triggered that will bring another story to mind.my sister and I were talking about family and I mentioned Mum saying you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die Faye said that’s right, Uncle Ed pulled a carrot out of the garden whipped it on his coveralls and offered it to me and at that we in unison said but it doesn’t have to be in one sitting . I enjoyed listening to your remembrances of a special man in your life . I have two large glass jars from back in the olden days that would contain enough mayonnaise for a restaurant or two. In side are slips of paper for three years I wrote for each of my parents Fifty slips one year it was thank you for teaching me to share and so on until I wrote the hundred thank you for whatever came to mind when I started I thought I cannot come up with a hundred things to say thank you for the longer I wrote the easier it became. As it did for the I remember the time you.... and the same for the gratitude jars. right now I am thinking about how I would sit on his lap and he would read bible stories from my book of stories I can remember thinking that his voice was perfect that he could be a minister some things you never forget some things just need a little help to recall. Have a great day 👍👍👍👍🖖🖖🖖🖖😘💞🥲
Looking great Greg! I'm seeing bluegrass seed heads here but nothing else yet. My cereal rye is coming out of boot stage and starting to head out. I'm getting ready to put hot fence around one of my old crop fields and graze it off.
Luv the scenic beauty and those history and life stories Greg, thanks.
Black walnuts are the best tasting nut of any!
People will be looking at a diverse stand of mature trees and say "You gotta get rid of those walnuts, they poison other trees!" - as if they can't see the other 60+ y/o hickories and mulberries right in front of them
I always love the Marshall stories!
I felt like I was walking along with you...thanks for the great vlog.
I would have liked to have known Marshall too. He sounds like some of my friends, just a pleasure knowing them and being with them..
“Squirrels need to eat, too.”
Indeed! Never have discriminated against squirrels...even those feisty red squirrels. Thank you, Greg, for all your common sense!
Good morning Greg! Hey if you have some acidic spots you can plant a few blueberry bushes for you guys.
Thanks for the tip!
Anytime! Long time subscriber here. Keepem coming Greg!!
Thanks Greg for talking common sense. Keep up the good work.
I always learn something
i am doing the same way...enjoy the life Greg!
Alltimers...World skirmish II,,,gotta love it...Keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Dang old timers
Saw the first seedheads of meadow foxtail last week. It's amazing how similar our growing season starts compared to yours, although we are more north (lattitude 51, Germany). I think the westwinds from the atlantic (gulf stream) make the winter milder.
Good stuff
I love these little farm stories. Are the tree swallows back yet?
We have some many black walnut trees, and butter nut trees on our place. When the mast starts dropping, may be 2 inches of nuts piled high in some places, need to be careful walking becuause you can roll real easy.
Good looking cows!!!
Greg, idk about around there, but around here 3S walnut goes for around $16/bdft, making just that 1st 12-ft section go for around 5 to 7 times more than your estimate for the whole tree (range give due to my guessing the dimensions). They both looked great, the one on the right looked straighter ... lots o' cash there to be harvested at the right time if one chooses.
Not his tree.He only leases the property.
@@paulcallicoat7597 good point
Hello Greg, you mentioned in this video you recently took a soil sample on this farm. How often do you sample your farm's soil and approximately how many samples per acre do you sample? Thank you!
Hi Greg huge Fan . I was wondering could you stock one of your ponds with small mouth Bass or would they not survive in your part of the country?
You can make black walnut syrup too.
So how many cattle can you raise on two acres and how when do you rotate them and how long do you let the acre rest before you put the cows back on it?
It's holistically managed grazing ( watch Alan Savory videos ) Alan developed & perfected it from those he learned from , as even the best rotational grazing would still degrade the land at times. So, u go off of the recovery of the grass plants, which will vary with the soil, climate, season, & weather and will improve over the years as one does this well. The soil with have been SO improved and the grass plants SO strong and full of energy reserves that they come up sooner in spring, last longer in fall/winter and grow faster and taller and it will all be so thickly coming up from the soil you'll be hard pressed to see the soil surface if u try. So, It takes a lot of hands on management and time to get used what to look for and how to do this. Go to Greg's earlier, more how-to vlogs and watch Alan's videos on the concept. I think Greg has a book ( ?) , Joel Salatin does called " Salad bar Beef" but I highly recommend watching like all of Greg's vlogs to get more gaps filled, Qs answered, for more tips and etc. .
Buy your own copy of Holistic Resource Management by Allen Savory. Learn how to calculate "Animal Impact Days Per Acre".
You can actually improve a suburban yard using the guidelines provided by animal Impact days per acre, using the lawnmower as the animal and compost tea as the manure, urine, saliva.
Focusing on the biological timing of the grass recovery really works. Even if your animal is an electric lawnmower.
Actually, I've often wondered whether walnut trees were a danger to cattle and sheep. Horses are extremely sensitive to the juglone that walnut trees produce. Even a few small shavings of the wood in the bedding can cause laminitis and standing under a tree can cause the same thing. I'm glad to know that cattle are not so sensitive.
awesome 160 acres land with abundant grass & plants for cattle feed #
Curious why you chose to bring the Murray grey genetics into the mix? Other than the obvious that she’s a stunner.
Greg was wondering if you though about using the cow brush we see on some properties and is there any benefit? thx
Not sure what you are talking about. Cow brush??
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher 1 of many on the tube...Swinging Cow Brush SCB | The Right Device for Cow Health | DeLaval
W.C. Fields once said: I can't drink water, fish mess around in it!...
That's a good one. will have to remember that quote.
I have an old walnut that is on the creek bank but I think the nuts are no good anymore because the squirrels arn't cracking them on my sidewalk anymore.
Do you have any problems with the ponds holding? My nrcs agent told me not to try it in Oregon county. Hard to find the knowledgeable people to do it.
Sometimes ponds will leak some in sandy or rocky areas
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Squirrels need to eat too. I like my trees.
How do you keep the bulls from hopping over the wire and mating the neighbors cows?
9000 volts trains them to stay put.
Greg how often you eat beef?
Every chance I get. I like a diverse diet. Pastured pig, chicken, lamb and beef are perfect. Occasional pond raised fish fry thrown in.
Sure is nice and green under those nasty? walnut trees !! Black walnuts are really good to eat, but most people are too lazy to crack them open.
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trees for rubs. Who would have thought?
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The Murray Grey are nearly as beautiful as the South Pols. Your cow seems to have a bigger udder than most of the others. You have said that you don't want cows that give too much milk and she looks like she gives a ton. By breeding her daughters to South Pol bulls, can you reduce the udder size? What commonality of ancestry do these breeds have genetically that makes them such a good cross? How does the meat quality compare? It seems to me that eventually the grass fed beef will have to rival grain fed in taste and texture. It may not be enough that it is much healthier. It seems to me that your selection criteria is based on physical characteristics while less attention is paid to eating quality, short of throwing a ribeye on the grill. I think that the conventional feed lot methods and the drug requirements necessary to keep the cow alive is a losing story compared to Regenerative practices and the two are completely opposite in their effects on the environment. So it is just a matter of creating more public awareness of the benefits of grass fed beef. That means the grass fed beef industry has a difficult political battle, It has to accumulate the financial means to compete with the conventional method. A grass fed beef association may be an answer.
I like watching your videos
but to match moving camera around
I getting headache every watch
Thanks for sharing
Sorry about that