The Shepherdess

Be a part of the next livestream at FarmerMeetup.com I hope this episode helps you in your small farming journey! -the Shepherdess -------------------------------------- "Buy me a Coffee" to Support my Channel: https://bit.ly/ShphrdssCOFFEE READ MY BLOG: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessBLOG FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessIG SHOP MY MERCH: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessMERCH About this...

Buy SALAD BAR BEEF book: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessMERCH FREE BEGINNER GUIDE to Raising Grassfed Beef: https://bit.ly/GrassfedBeef101 BEEF STEERS FOR SALE: https://bit.ly/BeefSteer4Sale In 2020 I read Salad Bar Beef by Joel Salatin. 2 years later I came full circle when I picked up 27 boxes of GRASS FED BEEF (that I grew as an absolute beginner farmer) from the processor. This video outline how I r...

DOWNLOAD MY FREE Sheep Farming E-book: https://bit.ly/SheepEBOOK St. Croix sheep are the most parasite resistant breed, so why don't I raise them on my farm? This video describes why I raise Dorper sheep instead of St. Croix sheep as a meat production breed. Join my Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessIG   -the Shepherdess  Send the Shephe...

Here is a recap on improvements I made to my Dorper sheep farm during my 1 month youtube break! SUPPLIES LIST: https://bit.ly/GrazingWaterSUPPLIES BUY THE BOOK "Quality Pasture": https://bit.ly/QualityPasture Join my Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessIG 0:00: MICRO RANCHING FOR PROFIT -------------------------------------- "Buy...

Be a part of the next livestream at FarmerMeetup.com This podcast features Karl Ebel as we talk sheep and goats on a regenerative ranching system.  We talk about some of the primary challenges to consider when farming sheep and goats. I hope this episode helps you in your small farming journey! -the Shepherdess -------------------------------------- "Buy me a Coffee" to Support my Channe...

Be a part of the next livestream at FarmerMeetup.com This podcast features Karl Ebel as we talk sheep and goats on a regenerative ranching system.  We talk about some of the primary challenges to consider when farming sheep and goats. I hope this episode helps you in your small farming journey! -the Shepherdess -------------------------------------- "Buy me a Coffee" to Support my Channe...

"GRASSFED BEEF 101": https://bit.ly/GrassfedBeef101 Feed Costs PDF: https://bit.ly/FeedCosts Join my Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessIG Have you ever wondered how much meat to expect from a beef cow? Or how much meat you'll get off a finished pig? What about lamb or eggs from a chicken? Today's video discusses how much m...

PRINTABLE Farm Animal Feed Cost PDF: https://bit.ly/FeedCosts Have you ever wondered how much to feed pigs, chickens, cows, or sheep? This video breaks down how much each farm animal eats and how much it costs in 2022. All of the information in this video is from numbers form my own farm. I run a pasture based, regenerative grazing operation with cows, sheep, and chickens in upper East Texas. My c...

I'm in charge of ordering for my co-op this month and farm & ranch feed prices are SKYROCKETING. This video covers how to reduce $$ feed inputs for grazing animals such and beef cattle and sheep. BUY THE BOOK "Quality Pasture": https://bit.ly/QualityPasture VIDEO ON FERTILIZER SHORTAGE: https://youtu.be/LvkDANT0w1k Joel Salatin interview: https://youtu.be/iCDuCO9Etio   In this v...

FREE 1 Hour Goat vs Sheep Farming Podcast: https://bit.ly/GoatsvSheep FREE Sheep Farming E-book: https://bit.ly/SheepEBOOK   In this episode I compare goats vs sheep to answer the question: are goats more profitable than sheep? I evaluate USDA market pricing from San Angelo, Texas the past 5 years. The sheep and goat market is EXPLODING int he USA right now. Since since 2017, sheep prices are up 7...

Pray for Ukraine, and plant a garden in 2022! Join my monthly LIVESTREAM: https://bit.ly/SmallFarmers Verse from Isaiah 55:6-7 come to mind: "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pa...

"GRASSFED BEEF 101": https://bit.ly/GrassfedBeef101 Join the Shepherdess Newsletter!: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR   Due to my intensive rotational grazing program with my flock of Dorper Sheep, forage production across my 23 acres EXPLODED last year. With the extra grass I custom grazed a herd of 14 beef cows. This was a mixed herd of cows, steers, and a bull. In this video I explain...

 Join the Shepherdess Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR BOOKS: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessMERCH   Is eating beef good for you? Is grass fed beef better than grain fed beef? Is grain bad for cattle? I am going to tackle these questions in today’s video. I pull information from Grassfed to Finish, a Production Guide to Gourmet Grass Fed Beef by Allan Nation. When it comes to our health, ther...

Join the Shepherdess Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR Interviewing Austin and Maggie Troyer of Crossroad Land and Livestock.  Austin and Maggie just recently exchanged their cow herd of 300 for a sheep herd of 1500 sheep.  They run Dorper St. Croix cross in Ohio. Thank you for listening! -the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

Join the Shepherdess Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR Today's episode explains the 3 categories in the independent meat packing industry, how the $1 BILLION in rescue plan funds will be spent, and how subsidies have affected historically agriculture.  Thanks for listening! the Shepherdess Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

 Beef Labeling Bill: https://bit.ly/BeefLabelingBill "GRASSFED BEEF 101": https://bit.ly/GrassfedBeef101 EAT WILD: https://bit.ly/EatWild1 SALAD BAR BEEF BOOK: https://bit.ly/SBBeefBOOK FARM ON THE WEB MARKETING COURSE: https://bit.ly/6Tools4Income In the United States there are 2.04 million ranchers, 26,586 feed lots, 4 major meat packers, and 355 million consumers. The crisis in the be...

Join the Shepherdess Newsletter: http://bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR   Today's video features Joel Salatin sharing some valuable insight on how to increase income and profitability on a small farm. This video talks about diversifying and building multiple income streams on your farm. This is a basic principle in business and one that nearly every Millionaire takes hold of. Diversity of income str...

This videos talks about the American Fertilizer shortage that is set to trigger further food crisis and economic collapse in 2022. There is a simple solution: using grazing animals as both a source of fertilization and a food as we rebuild our soils. Join the Grovestead Newsletter for more from Rory Groves: https://thegrovestead.com/newsletter Book with Coupon: http://bit.ly/farmBOOKS Buy "Du...

This podcast talks about how to find customers for your farm business. It outlines how you can plan ahead and find these customers for your farm business before you invest a ton of money in livestock! I also talk about how there is a time and place to ditch the farm business plan and take a risk… get going on your farm even if you don’t have it all figured out. This video also talks about my farm...

 This video outlines some serious profit killers in sheep farming operations: the ones we encountered and 3 diseases you want to watch out for when buying sheep for your sheep farm. While sheep offer many advantages to today’s micro ranchers, the risks involved in sheep farming also need to be considered. My farm is a Dorper Sheep breeding stock operation. I am located in upper East Texas (the nat...

SHEEP VS. COWS VIDEO This PODCAST breaks down the gross revenue potential that sheep and beef cattle provide for my 23 acre farm business. As you watch this video please remember that it directly applies to my sheep farming business.  Use it as inspiration for your farm business, but understand that it is not a copy and paste solution for you. I originally planned to sell grass fed beef for profit...

LINK TO FULL PROFIT ANALYSIS This episode talks about why I chose sheep over beef cows for my small farm business.  I raise a small flock of Dorper sheep on 23 acres in east Texas.   the Shepherdess at Harmony Farms Send the Shepherdess your feedback about this episode! Support the show

REGISTER FOR THE VIRTUAL SMALL FARMER MEETUP Today's episode of the Shepherdess podcast highlights Sam and Ashley's journey as first time farmers.  They decided to launch a pastured poultry operation and were almost immediately confronted with interference from the USDA.  This episode talks about their journey as first time farmers raising pastured poultry. I hope you enjoy this podcast...

10 STEPS TO SITE LAUNCH Today's episode talks with pasture based market farmer Luke Groce of Groce Family Farm.  He talks about how he markets his small farm products, how he processes his small farm products, and how he employs help to run his small farm. Luke Groce farms pigs, meat chickens, cows, ducks, and turkeys, on a pasture based system. I hope you enjoy the episode! -the Shepherdess...

Farm on the Web In this episode I talk with Luke Groce of Groce family farms who is a market farmer on 20 acres.  Luke Groce sells meat direct to consumer in the Louisville Kentucky area under a meat CSA format.  His operation is a grass based small farm that raises pigs, chickens, ducks, and beef cows.  I hope you enjoy this episode outlining Groce Family Farm's business model! -the Shepherd...