BEEF CATTLE GRAZING TIPS (with Karl Ebel)
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🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage If your goal is to raise low-input, grass-finished beef cattle, this conversation with 20-year regenerative rancher Karl Ebel is packed with practical grazing tips that work on any acreage. From stockpile grazing and year round pasture management to keeping your cost per cow well below the industry average, this episode will change the way you think about your land as your most valuable resource. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to low-input cattle ranching and tonight's topics 03:06 How Mr. Ebel got started and why regenerative ranching takes time 07:10 Choosing the right breed and seed stock for a grass-based operation 12:45 The land is your resource — not the livestock 17:03 Audience Q&A: cold climates, goat weed, herbicide use, transitioning off supplemental feed 23:25 Preconditioning calves and selling direct vs. commodity market 28:35 Stockpile grazing and year round grazing without depending on hay 36:39 Annual cost per cow and keeping inputs low 45:39 Matching your animal to your forage and low-input systems in cold climates 52:52 Surviving drought, body condition management, and treating bloat 57:49 Best timing for calving and troubleshooting pasture problems 01:00:33 Financial planning and realistic expectations before you jump into farming RESOURCES MENTIONED Grab your copy of Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep by Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius CONNECT WITH ME Email: [email protected] Patreon: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessPatreon Blog: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessBLOG Merch: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessMERCH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyfarms.shepherdess/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyFarmsDorpers MORE FROM THIS EPISODE View full show notes and transcript on the blog Watch this episode on YouTube Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show
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🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head 📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage If your goal is to raise low-input, grass-finished beef cattle, this conversation with 20-year regenerative rancher Karl Ebel is packed with practical grazing tips that work on any acreage. From stockpile grazing and year round pasture management to keeping your cost per cow well below the industry average, this episode will ch...
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- 0:00 Introduction to low-input cattle ranching and tonight's topics
- 3:06 How Mr. Ebel got started and why regenerative ranching takes time
- 7:10 Choosing the right breed and seed stock for a grass-based operation
- 12:45 The land is your resource — not the livestock
- 17:03 Audience Q&A: cold climates, goat weed, herbicide use, transitioning off supplemental feed
- 23:25 Preconditioning calves and selling direct vs. commodity market
- 28:35 Stockpile grazing and year round grazing without depending on hay
- 36:39 Annual cost per cow and keeping inputs low
- 45:39 Matching your animal to your forage and low-input systems in cold climates
- 52:52 Surviving drought, body condition management, and treating bloat
- 57:49 Best timing for calving and troubleshooting pasture problems
- 1:00:33 Financial planning and realistic expectations before you jump into farming
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