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Unfortunately the paradigm is only those with assets can get into farming. Property is way more expensive than it should be. We aren’t providing enough opportunities for young people to make a living on the land, and I think it is because we are looking for employees rather than partners. Gabe Brown did something that… Continue reading How can we get the next generation into farming?

As of June 22nd, 2024 summer is officially here. In NE Texas, we often get warmer temperatures starting in mid-May, which I think of as the end of spring and the beginning of summer. These temperatures will often persist throughout September, with August being the hottest month. The summer weather pattern is highs in the… Continue reading Dealing with the Heat of Summer

Ben at Grazing365 has been doing this longer than me and recommends tight spacing with aggressive grazing. He has done more research than me and has more experience, so I am considering his advice carefully. His distinction is “selective” vs. “non-selective” grazing. Selective Grazing is when you allow the cows to pick and choose, and… Continue reading My Thoughts on “Total” Grazing

https://web.archive.org/web/20240506034403/https://davidseaman.substack.com/p/bird-flu-has-infected-humans-in-texas In short, this guy got some allergies and thinks we need to shut down the entire country because his eyes turned red. It’s all nonsense. It’s COVID 2024 — because Trump might win an election.

Here’s May 1st, 2023: At the time I was doing a 21-day rotation (3 weeks) so the cows were getting a lot of ground and not eating much grass at all. I had only 5 sheep at this time, two ewes, a ram, and a ram and ewe lamb. All of them are purebred St.… Continue reading May 1st

Goatweed, as it is commonly known in my area, is also known as hogwort, dovewood or woolly croton. It’s scientific name is Croton capitatus. You can find lots of resources about where it lives and how it thrives. In short, goatweed starts growing in June, and will cover your field in July, August and September.… Continue reading What to do about goatweed

A friend asked me about buying some cows to raise to weight and slaughter. They have never raised cows before, but they have lived in rural areas their whole life, and they know plenty of people who have just done that. My own grandpa used to do this every year. He’d buy a calf, run… Continue reading Advice on cows for the non-farmer

If you’re rotationally grazing, maybe moving the cows every week or perhaps even the extreme of twice a day, you might get discouraged when you see all your hard work is turning into weeds. Of course we are not going to consider things that kill the soil: herbicides, fertilizer, and tilling. These are things that… Continue reading What to do about weeds in your pasture

I took 2 of my 3 bulls to market at Emory on April 6th, 2024. I couldn’t take the 3rd because I couldn’t get them all in the trailer. The older bull, Blue’s calf, originally #16 (but the tag came out of his ear) was born on June 30th, 2022 and was 21 months old.… Continue reading I sold 2 bulls

I’m doing my taxes and so I am double-checking all of my accounts. I thought it would be interesting to share my water bill for my land, which is used to water the cows, sheep, dogs, chickens, etc… For the most part, I spend a lot less buying water for my field than my home.… Continue reading Water Bill