I know it’s a little off topic, but it would be great if the USDA would adopt the practices promoted by Allan Savory. It would be better for the environment, better for ranchers, and better for consumers.
Savory does extensive work on reclaiming desert lands and restoring them to productive grasslands. He does this by using cattle, sheep, and goats in a planned grazing system. His thesis is the world and the environment needs more cattle, not less. He advises ranchers to double their herds sizes to improve and reclaim arid land.
The challenge is building up a herd takes time. A cow’s gestation period is a little over 9 months. Twins are rare and not desirable. A heifer needs to be at least 13 months old before she should become pregnant.
Perhaps slightly off topic, but very, very important.
Ridiculous that we import Venezuelan meat when we have the best meat on the planet in the U.S. (short of perhaps the Wagyu prefecture).
That being said, I could not agree more, TS. We need to radically change animal farming for the better and that means better everything. Better profits for farmers, better conditions for the animals, better/regenerative treatment of the soil and better/more nutritious meat in our bellies. There are lots of good solutions from Savory and they need to be implemented.
Ive got a relative who raises cattle in the idaho high desert. Takes 400 acres to support one cow amd you have to have water. They engineered the ranch over 5 generations to be productive. Its over 50k acres. But it is still desert.
I've been around and raised cattle for many years. I'm familiar with pasture management and grazing systems but not Savory. I'm gonna have to check it out.
I came across this video about a couple in North Texas who have been applying Allan Savory’s methodology since the 1980’s. I thought you might be interested.
I know it’s a little off topic, but it would be great if the USDA would adopt the practices promoted by Allan Savory. It would be better for the environment, better for ranchers, and better for consumers.
Savory does extensive work on reclaiming desert lands and restoring them to productive grasslands. He does this by using cattle, sheep, and goats in a planned grazing system. His thesis is the world and the environment needs more cattle, not less. He advises ranchers to double their herds sizes to improve and reclaim arid land.
The challenge is building up a herd takes time. A cow’s gestation period is a little over 9 months. Twins are rare and not desirable. A heifer needs to be at least 13 months old before she should become pregnant.
Perhaps slightly off topic, but very, very important.
Ridiculous that we import Venezuelan meat when we have the best meat on the planet in the U.S. (short of perhaps the Wagyu prefecture).
That being said, I could not agree more, TS. We need to radically change animal farming for the better and that means better everything. Better profits for farmers, better conditions for the animals, better/regenerative treatment of the soil and better/more nutritious meat in our bellies. There are lots of good solutions from Savory and they need to be implemented.
Ive got a relative who raises cattle in the idaho high desert. Takes 400 acres to support one cow amd you have to have water. They engineered the ranch over 5 generations to be productive. Its over 50k acres. But it is still desert.
Colorado is about 27 acres a head. Pretty dry here also
YEP! That green stuff that comes out of a bovine's ass is what builds soil!
And seeds the soil at the same time. Bio-diversity increases 120% on grazing pastures within 3 years. 120%!!!!
And magic mushrooms 🍄
"Home , home on the range .Where the deer and the buffalo roam..."
I've been around and raised cattle for many years. I'm familiar with pasture management and grazing systems but not Savory. I'm gonna have to check it out.
Here’s a link to a TED talk he did. I’m surprised they invited him. I’ve watched a few videos where he is coaching ranchers, pretty interesting.
It’s amazing that he has documented proof his approach works and the “climate experts” act like his approach lacks a scientific approach.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pI
Thanks fren!
I came across this video about a couple in North Texas who have been applying Allan Savory’s methodology since the 1980’s. I thought you might be interested.
https://savory.global/science_library/herd-impact/
Exactly! Meat protein can be produced on semi-arid and even tundra.
Try growing plants on that. There is not enough arable land to grow enough plants if we all stopped eating meat.