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Implement Rotational Grazing for Cattle

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Here's the mess my neighbor left in my field? What would you do?

What happens here

The farmer proceeds to move his cattle from their current paddock to a new section of pasture. He emphasizes the importance of providing access to shade, especially in warm weather, as cows tend to bunch together for shelter and fly protection. He uses a Honda Pioneer side-by-side to reach the pasture. He explains his 'no back fence' rotational grazing method, where cows are moved to fresh grass without a fence preventing them from returning to previously grazed areas. This method encourages cows to 'move, mob, mow' – eating one-third, trampling one-third, and leaving one-third for soil enrichment, mimicking natural herd behavior to build soil structure and carbon. He uses a portable electric fence (poly braid/poly wire) with a specific MiraFount 3390 frost-free waterer that allows cows to push a blue ball for water access, keeping it clean and preventing freezing. Calves can also access water by removing a bolt from the ball, making it easier for them to push.

Goal: The farmer demonstrates moving a herd of cattle into a new pasture using electric fencing and discusses the principles of 'no back fence' rotational grazing.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Fence Handle
  • Electric Fence Post
  • Honda Pioneer Side-by-Side
  • MiraFount 3390 Waterer
  • Poly Braid/Poly Wire

What they say

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this is again is the tymt 1104 Big Daddy all right there's Tammy the Donkey and looks like the cows have made their way through this Paddock pretty good here's all the cows morning guys good morning all right so we're gonna take the cows from there they're gonna come right through this little gate right here I go open another gate over here so we'll go ahead and take that loose we're gonna drive through so the cows will have access to this Paddock that Paddock and this next pad dington right there so they'll have access to that grass now will they know to come through the gate and all the way through into here we shall see what I'm doing here is what I call no Back Fence so in other words the cows don't have a fence behind them to keep them from going back to the old area that they just grazed no Back Fence what I'll do is I'll take this and wrap it around this is a poly braid or poly wire I'll take this and wrap it around and I'll hang it on the post right over here hey girls folks this ain't rocket science this is regenerative farming what we're doing here is we're allowing the cows to mimic with the great herds of bison and wildebeest have done for years and years on the Great Plains and on the Serengeti in other words we can't mob the cows threw if we give them access to this entire pasture we can't mob them we need to move them and MOB them so that they mow now what that means is move mob mow they eat one-third they trample one-third and they leave one third so there's always plenty of grass for the cows to graze when they come back through and what we need to do is think about this and the cows were grazing here about four days ago you can see lighter colored stems like this grass right here this is a solar panel right here that's a solar panel all this is solar panels to absorb that energy from the Sun using photosynthesis which builds more grass which builds better root structure the cows come and graze it off they poop out the carbon it's a carbonaceous machine it just keeps cranking carbon out and feeding the soil grazing animals are an integral part of every ecosystem we're mimicking a grazing Animal by mowing over here in just a little bit folks this is a mirror Fountain 3390 frost-free watering setup the cows push this blue ball down you see that little blue ball and they get to the water that keeps the bugs and mosquitoes out of the water keeps the water clean and keeps it from freezing in the wintertime we're just going to open a gate real…

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