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I wanted to share a personal story with you, my personal journey on grazing. 

Since I was a 12-year-old kid, I have been fascinated by living things and God’s creation. My Father and my Grandfather had ranches with beef cows and for me, it was love at first sight: I wanted to be a livestock rancher so I went to college to become an Agronomy Engineer in 1984.

And you might think that at university you are going to get the best and latest knowledge on the subject you are studying right? The truth is that after those 4 years it took me to graduate. I didn't know that I didn’t know many things:)

If you're curious about what exactly grass stockpile is and how it can reshape your ranching practices, you are in for a treat. Come on over and let's take a deep dive into the world of grass stockpile! We will break down all the important details and check out the many things it can do for your land.

Unveil the extraordinary benefits of creating leafy pastures by managing our livestock. Beyond their picturesque charm, these verdant landscapes hold the potential to revolutionize your ranch's success. Join me as we dive into the symbiotic relationship between leafy pastures, livestock performance, and soil health, uncovering a harmonious cycle that propels your operation forward.

Let's deep into a topic that can revolutionize productivity and your bottom line – high stocking rates. I'm thrilled to share how maximizing the number of productive animals on your land isn't just about quantity; it's a strategy that holds the key to dramatically reducing costs on your ranch or farm. Join me as we uncover the transformative effects of high stocking rates and their potential to elevate your financial success.

Today, we're delving into a topic that lies at the heart of successful pasture management – overgrazing. Understanding what overgrazing is and learning effective strategies to avoid it is crucial for maintaining healthy, productive lands and thriving livestock. Join me as we uncover the ins and outs of overgrazing and equip ourselves with the knowledge to prevent its detrimental effects.

Have you ever pondered what's holding back your forage production? Could it be the persistent presence of weeds and brush? Or perhaps it's the way you manage grazing? Or maybe a combination? As we step into this topic, we'll address these questions and open the door to comprehensive solutions.

In this podcast, we will embark on an enriching journey to enhance your pasture improvement, exploring the power of effective mowing, mastering the ability to stop overgrazing and uncovering the secrets to make your pastures great, now and in the long run. 

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Have you ever felt that there is more than what you are doing at your ranch or farm to improve today’s and the future's productivity?

Have you wondered why is it that the livestock genetics of around 60 to 80 years ago was easier to keep in good body condition than modern genetics?

Then, there is the matter of environmental degradation. The more one travels the world, the more convinced we will be that environment is degrading at a very fast pace worldwide. Besides that, livestock prices have not been in sync with input costs which means that livestock owners are struggling to make a profit.

Moaning and whining will not help us. What we can do is start enhancing what nature gives us for free, and that is sunlight, rainfall, and adapted genetics.

Today, I am going to describe what are the 4 pillars of Real Wealth Ranching and how, together, they will help you achieve spectacular results in environment productivity, resilience, biodiversity, and profitability.

You may be wondering: how is it that such huge improvements can be achieved with an online course?

Or maybe it's hard to believe that we can achieve such great results at such low cost without chemical fertilizers.

This is why I'm going to share with you the results of the Robbins Ranch in Mena, Arkansas.

Matt and Mark Robbins have applied very well, and with common sense, the teachings of the online courses: the Total Grazing Program and the Adapted Genetics and selection guidelines.

Last month, when we started the face-to-face course at their farm as the place where we do the practical part, we were able to see how implementing this is working for them.

Welcome, and thanks for coming back to the Clive Barker Podcast. In Episode 407, Jose and Ryan talk about the new UHD release of Nightbreed, and some other Nightbreed prop news, and news from our friends at Little Spark Films. 

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What is nutritional adaptation determined by genetics?

It is a very interesting topic because it explains how the expression of a gene is turned on or off by marks in the genes due to the environment.

It is what explains how a cell can develop an eye, or hair, or hands, or a heart. This is so because all the cells of an animal contain the necessary information, genes, to do so.

But, did you know that the environment in which the animal is found will determine which genes will be expressed and which ones will not?

Furthermore, we now know that these changes in gene expression are inherited for up to three generations.

Interesting, right?

Epigenetics, buzzword? Or reality that we can use to our advantage?

Surely you have heard this word and how what happened to our parents or grandparents has an impact on our lives and behavior.

It turns out that it has to do and that the memory of events or the environment is in each of our cells.

So how is it that in the Adapted Genetics course and selection guidelines, we are able to obtain very superior animals for a given environment?

Do you want to be a minimum-cost producer?

If that is your goal, there are many things you need to consider.

First is that most beef or mutton producers have been led to higher and higher production per individual animal and this increases inputs and costs dramatically.

Peer pressure is real and what most producers talk about is individual animal performance and not profits per acre or per ranch per year.

Do these sound familiar?

Whenever cattlemen gather at the local coffee shop, they discuss the weather, politics, local economy, and weaning or slaughter weights. None of these subjects leads to maximum profits and certainly not to a minimum cost of production.

So how can we be a minimum-cost producer without diminishing our productivity per farm or ranch?

If we have lived for long enough around ranches/farms, and are observant of what is happening around us AND have listened to old cattlemen or ranchers, you can relate to what I am going to tell you.

First, let us picture how the land must have looked like and produced when the first white men came to America.

We can find historical records of the abundance of game and the rich deep soils that they encountered.

We can also read how the wildlife became depleted and how the soils and grasslands have degraded since then.

Why has this happened?

A sponge will hold water and be absorbent, right?

We want our soil to absorb a lot of water and to hold it and allow plant growth for a much longer time.

Creating a soil sponge is crucial for microorganisms that allow our forages to produce more, both in quantity and in quality. 

Besides microorganisms, we know that the gas interchange in our soil with the air above it needs to be enhanced and it is another reason we want a soft or spongy soil.

When we can walk on spongy soil after walking on compacted soil, if we are good at observation, we will feel it in our feet and will see the huge difference it makes in grass production, biodiversity and soil health.

So, what happens when we create a spongy soil?