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Detailed Path Planning and Creek Crossing

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Clearing Land, Fence lines and Brush with Skid Steer | Steep Grade!

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The farmer walks along the proposed path, describing how the temporary electric fence will span the area. He explains that the fence doesn't need to be perfectly straight, just functional. He points out a natural creek crossing used by cattle, emphasizing that the machinery will not be used in or near the creek. The temporary fence line will extend down to the creek, across it, and back up the other side to define one-acre paddocks. This allows cattle to access water and provides 12-hour grazing periods per paddock, ensuring a 45-day rest period for grass recovery. This rotational grazing system is vital for maintaining healthy pastures.

Goal: Detail the planned temporary fence line, the natural creek crossing for cattle, and how the one-acre paddocks support the rotational grazing system.

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farm that the cows have access to the creek. They can drink from the creek. So, each one of these sections in this upper field here will be 1 acre and they'll be able to come down to the creek and drink and have 1 acre and they'll have that 1 acre in the summertime for 12 hours. Next 12. Next 12. Next 12. So, what my goal is here is to come down in here and get across this creek in the best possible manner that way we can get our cows sectioned off. Cows have actually made me a good creek crossing. I will not put my machinery anywhere near the creek. So, the post will come down doop doop doop doop doop doop doop doop. Right down here, right down there, and back up the other side. This is where we pushed all the debris or part of the debris from the field clearing. We're going to go all the way up through here where we've got this field cleared. What I have to do is take the skid steer through here and push this stuff all off to the side. And that will open us up. Woo! Goodness. So, once I get done on this side I'm going to go right through here. I'm going to clear that out and you'll watch me as I work work work. Push it to the side. Push it to the side and I have a trail all the way through. Today will be the first time I've ever done this. This fencing will go straight through there. Then I'll go down one more section and it'll go straight through there. And another section, another section. This is an 11 to 12-acre field. So, there should be 12 individual paddocks right here. Ooh. Check that guy out. Praying mantis egg. This is the field that we are segmenting off. This is the worst field on the whole farm. We're going to turn it into the best field on the whole farm.

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