Listening to you speak over the last couple of years it's SO clear that you are really chomping at the bit to get back to having a property and livestock of your own and implement your personal holistic permaculture practices.

@simeonandalex

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We are working towards that step by step.

I remember my childhood in Maine. We always had a ton of snow and my brothers and I had so much fun, sledding, tobogganing, making snow forts, having snowball fights etc. Spring meant the start of working on the farm, starting gardens, cutting wood for the winters to come…..it also meant the start of everyone having babies. Fun and hard work

Gorgeous scenery. At the moment I've no idea about our field and mineral content, but also thankful that I only use it for bedding for the birds. But definitely something to think about for the future. Thank you.

i think there is an additional aspect due to not fertile/poor soil that more plants grow that the cattle in nature don't eat. When you cut all this the cattle have to eat this. You know as well that certain patches are not grazed due to certain plants that grow there. Cattle naturally avoid this. Salt stones can help ( they choose it themself if they want to ) as a temporary solution but that is more a dairy thing. The good thing is that you observed this and you have experience with this breed so you can tell if something is wrong. That is also an important thing if you love your work you are also good at it

This makes so much sense! Funny how easy it is to not notice things like this.

Great video Simeon! I'm always learning something new from you. 👍👍God Bless and hope you get good news soon🕊🕊🕊

Very interesting way to examine hay that I should have thought of 🤦 Now I'm understanding more why my goats prefer which hay they do. I do keep goat minerals free choice for them ❤️

This video is awesome, thank you Simeon. You should make more clips like this explaining good facts about raising our animals.

You should talk to large (>100 cows) dairy farmers and see how they feed their animals. I watch the KZread channel 10th generation dairy farmer whose family has been raising cows and cow feed for 10 generations on the same land In Pennsylvania. He regularly does a chemical analysis of all his feed components (silage, hay, straw, molasses, commercial minerals etc.) and hires a cattle nutritionist to come up with a diet where the proportion of feed inputs is optimized based on the chemical analysis of the feed. He then mixes the inputs in the proper proportion daily but the proportion is different for calves, heifers, dry cows, pregnant cows and cows in milk. He firmly believes that a comfortable, properly fed and happy cow gives the most milk

@simeonandalex

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I know. That is what many dairy farmers do and that is what I learned in farming school. However, it is not what I promote and recommend anymore. It is costly, requires a lot of equipment, but most of all, it assumes that we know what is best for the cow where in reality we don't understand the complexity of the cattle's need in feed choice, and we miss the impact such actions have on other things, like our economy and the land's health. Agriculture has spend a lot of time and effort into optimizing individual animal performance. Often that comes at the cost of animal welfare and health, rising costs and depends upon buying in feed, as well as the heavy use of technology. If we manage holistically we are able to combine all those factors and reach desired outcomes that are more than just animals that give more milk.

Such beautiful views there. Chance of rain and snow here in Kansas city, Kansas tomorrow also during K.C. Chiefs championship game "Go Chefs" . God bless and keep you all. Love watching you work with cattle and animals.

So very happy to see you folks again. I am hopeful that you are in Tennessee by now - and hope to see a tour of your new farm soon. Did you buy the property or.....? I hope your stay in the US will be smooth sailing and not limited by anyone else.

Great Video Simeon!! Maybe that is why the meat dose not taste good anymore. Oh, I bet the kids are going to miss the snow! In Eastern Tennessee that don't get much snow.

What a beautiful view!! Do you think you’ll miss it after moving to the United States? I remember you saving Lucky’s life in Sweden Ayer being born during warm weather and the flys got him also milking and brushing the other highlander cow! That also was a beautiful place to live I am excited to see what you’ll do on your own farm/homestead it’s going to be awesome!!!!

@simeonandalex

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There are certain things we will miss for sure and there are a lot of challenges awaiting us. However, we are excited for what lies ahead.

Wonderful information.

Nice

Winter Wonderland! 😍

Wow that is beautiful their the scenery is awesome . I bet your kids our enjoying playing in the snow and maybe .How about cattle block mineral salt to go along with the hay. I got a friend that is on KZread have you ever watch Tom Pemberton farm life they have highland cows they probably could help you on your problem with your highland cattle.

Nice video 😊💞🙌👍🍀👌

Hi Simion and Alex, here in VT the farmers put maure on their Way Fields. I've noticed in places like Oklahoma I don't see it 😕. They do feed grains will this change things drastically or not? What your saying makes great sense! JO JO IN VT 🇺🇲💞💨❄️

My cattle are very shaggy, I have them on full time mineral access but I wonder if I’m missing something.

Made me think twice about minerals. I notice how my sheep sometimes attack different brand of minerals. Wanted to ask if you see a lot of farmers there in alps doing loose hay storage, besides yodelin 😂 I have a two wheel tractor and thinking about small round baler ($10k investment) or avoid the plastic wrap and just store loose

Awesome advice. Thank you, Simeon!

You are what you eat!

@simeonandalex

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True about both physical and spiritual food.

Hi there! Just wondering if you know what ever happened to Art and Bri?

Hey Simeon, do you know a source of free choice minerals in Europe / Germany. I really would like to try it, because it makes a lot of sense, but haven‘t found a source yet.

@simeonandalex

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No. Have tried to find one too. Maybe a business for u to start??

Once upon a time, in the winter, grazing livestock survived mostly off their stored fat. Do you have any thoughts on that kind of farming practice?

@simeonandalex

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I think barns and feesing hay are uneconomical and the regulations surrounding this are more for cattle b&b‘s than economic and natural farming. Cattle handle cold better than heat.

@jennifersinclair6044

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@@simeonandalex thankfully the US doesn't have the same regulations as far as I'm aware. Whatever makes an animal more hardy should be the best practice/policy. Thank you for your response.

Maybe they are avoiding one type of hay because of one of the species in the mix, rather than due to a deficiency. Then by mixing it maybe they will start avoiding all the hay... just a theory. Nice video great to see you posting again!

@TorbenCASchwartz

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Reason for saying this is that why would they avoid one type of hay because of a deficiency? If it was, say, low in zinc, then they would want to eat more of it, not less. Whereas if there was a species in the mix that was somehow toxic, or itself was binding up nutrients/minerals, then they would want to avoid it.

@simeonandalex

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Nutrient deficient food does not taste good. True for our food and theirs. Cows are auper smart. On pasture they sometimea trample and graze of some plants to expose otherto the sun so it produce more sugars before they eat it.

@TorbenCASchwartz

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Actually this says the salt deficiency can be caused by the sweating and diarrhoea, leading to the rough coats. Maybe there is then another reason for the sweating and diarrhoea. Copper deficiency also seems to give rough coats, and leads to immune problems, maybe thats causing the sweating. God made some complex beings!

Thank you for making your course affordable. I appreciate that.

Better to make silage in stead of hay.

@simeonandalex

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Absolutely not. First off, studies have shown that hay produced in combination with a proffesional hay drying system have the highest yields in milk on dairy farms. Second, silage changes the PH in the cows digestive system, making it more susceptible to illnesses, and cheese makers know that milk from silage and grain fed cows is a night mare in flavor and all. Milk tastes gross from silage fed cows.

@jedadruled984

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@@simeonandalex Only when the silage was too wet. When you make round bales wrapped a day before you could bale it for hay and then you let cows choose, you´ll see that they prefer the silage.

@jedadruled984

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@@simeonandalex Here in the Netherlands all diary farmers have silage. Making good silage was difficult, especially with smaller bunks and when not enough compacted and mold would come. It takes a lot to compact it enough. But with bigger bunks and modern big tractors it can be done and you ll get the great fudder and good milk. There is a only light fermentation with dryer material. On a small scale the round bales wrapped giving great results. Yes, the plastic is ugly and I dont like it, but the cows and sheep like their food. Try it.

Is this bad hay day ,!

Why leave this paradise .?! That's my dream, to live there . Soon I hope 🙏

@nicolafigini6346

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They are doing a farm sit, so it is only temporary. Buying land in Austria would be very expensive.

@simeonandalex

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It is more than the landscape. It is ver family amd friends live, where the culture fits, where land is affordable, and so on…

@j.p.9295

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@@simeonandalex fair enough 💕

I'm not trying to be critical... but why would you keep highland cattle in a barn? If we are talkinb about holistic management practices, why couldn't they just live in the bush?

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I agree. But this is not my farm, and EU laws requires shelter.