In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Becky Szarzynski of Mountain Glen Farm. We discuss the transition of the family farm to a grass based farm with South Poll cattle. For the Overgrazing section, we dive deeper in to the South Poll cattle breed.
Continue reading e35. Becky Szarzynski – Transitioned to Beautiful Red Cowse34. Chase Jones – Custom Grazing for Financial Sustainability
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Chase Jones of Ri-Zan Cattle Company. We discuss how he uses custom grazing on his fifth generation farm to achieve financial sustainability in Southwest Wiscosin. For the Overgrazing section, we dive deeper in to finances.
Continue reading e34. Chase Jones – Custom Grazing for Financial Sustainabilitye25. Ronel Visser – Cow-Share Dairy and Other Livestock in Tennessee
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Ronel Visser of Zebulon Heritage Farm. Ronel provides fresh raw A2A2 milk from Jersey cows through a cow-share program. Their cows are primarily grass fed and are pastured 24/7. In addition to the milk cows, they have beef cattle and hair sheep.
Continue reading e25. Ronel Visser – Cow-Share Dairy and Other Livestock in Tennesseee20. Josh Ayers – Cattle, Hogs, and Poultry in Southern Ohio
In this episode of Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Joshua Ayers of Ayers Valley Farm about his beef cattle hogs and pastured poultry. Joshua was born and raised in Ohio. He and his wife have a pasture operation and specialize in grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, and pasture-raised chicken. They ship the meats all over the United States and have been in the business since 2017.
Continue reading e20. Josh Ayers – Cattle, Hogs, and Poultry in Southern Ohioe15. Cold Turkey for Regenerative Agriculture
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with August Horstmann of Hortsmann Cattle Company. With deep roots for a first-generation regenerative agriculturist, August Horstmann went cold turkey on old practices as he implemented regenerative practices. It hasn’t been an easy journey, as each success was met with the wrong steps. However, he is noticing changes especially in his profitability.
Continue reading e15. Cold Turkey for Regenerative Agriculturee11. Raising Hogs in the Woods While Grazing Grass with a Flerd
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Scott Hauck of Sacred Song Farm. Scott, along with his wife and daughter, runs a farm in Mancos, Colorado. They are a first-generation family farm. Scott discusses the rotational grazing of pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens and tells about raising hogs in the woods and breeds and management. Among the topics covered are flerds, leasing land, and Katahdin hair sheep.
Continue reading e11. Raising Hogs in the Woods While Grazing Grass with a Flerde9. Grazing 500 Paddocks in a Semi-Arid Environment
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Marcos Jeffers from Jeffers Cattle Company in Mexico. Marcos discusses his regenerative approach to their semi-arid environment and how he has reacted to having a drought this year. Marcos also explains how he manages his records for 500 paddocks.
Continue reading e9. Grazing 500 Paddocks in a Semi-Arid Environment