Joel Salatin

Because they think it's too hard to move cows. Yeah, well, fair enough. They're big. And they think it's too hard to move cows. Well, I mean, we have 1,000 heads, so we're not a backyard operation by any means. But most people—because it's new. It's just different. It's new. It's not what Grandpa— Yeah, yeah, fair enough.

Because they think it's too hard to move cows. Yeah, well, fair enough. They're big. And they think it's too hard to move cows. Well, I mean, we have 1,000 heads, so we're not a backyard operation by any means. But most people—because it's new. It's just different. It's new. It's not what Grandpa— Yeah, yeah, fair enough.

Because they think it's too hard to move cows. Yeah, well, fair enough. They're big. And they think it's too hard to move cows. Well, I mean, we have 1,000 heads, so we're not a backyard operation by any means. But most people—because it's new. It's just different. It's new. It's not what Grandpa— Yeah, yeah, fair enough.

And you've got to realize that, you know, with America's average farmer being 60 years old, the average farmer is still in Grandpa's paradigm— When land was cheap, fuel was cheap, and it was still in this 1950s paradigm, when we talk about— The average farmer is 60. Is 60 years old, which means in the next 15 years, half of all America's agriculture equity is going to change hands.

And you've got to realize that, you know, with America's average farmer being 60 years old, the average farmer is still in Grandpa's paradigm— When land was cheap, fuel was cheap, and it was still in this 1950s paradigm, when we talk about— The average farmer is 60. Is 60 years old, which means in the next 15 years, half of all America's agriculture equity is going to change hands.

And you've got to realize that, you know, with America's average farmer being 60 years old, the average farmer is still in Grandpa's paradigm— When land was cheap, fuel was cheap, and it was still in this 1950s paradigm, when we talk about— The average farmer is 60. Is 60 years old, which means in the next 15 years, half of all America's agriculture equity is going to change hands.

So that means there's a time for a potential transformation there. Exactly. Yeah, or catastrophic failure. Yes, yes. And that level of agrarian equity transfer has never happened that fast in any civilization in history except in conquest. You know, the Huns come out and run over Rome or whatever. Now, I'm not saying we're getting ready to have conquest.

So that means there's a time for a potential transformation there. Exactly. Yeah, or catastrophic failure. Yes, yes. And that level of agrarian equity transfer has never happened that fast in any civilization in history except in conquest. You know, the Huns come out and run over Rome or whatever. Now, I'm not saying we're getting ready to have conquest.

So that means there's a time for a potential transformation there. Exactly. Yeah, or catastrophic failure. Yes, yes. And that level of agrarian equity transfer has never happened that fast in any civilization in history except in conquest. You know, the Huns come out and run over Rome or whatever. Now, I'm not saying we're getting ready to have conquest.

I am suggesting that we're in a guinea pig time here if we can pull this off at peace and have this level of transfer. So obviously the question is, well, who's gonna control this land in 15 years? Is it BlackRock? Is it Bill Gates? Is it to Chinese? Is it, you know, what is it? And that's why I'm a bit on a tear to try to germinate young farmers. So to speak.

I am suggesting that we're in a guinea pig time here if we can pull this off at peace and have this level of transfer. So obviously the question is, well, who's gonna control this land in 15 years? Is it BlackRock? Is it Bill Gates? Is it to Chinese? Is it, you know, what is it? And that's why I'm a bit on a tear to try to germinate young farmers. So to speak.

I am suggesting that we're in a guinea pig time here if we can pull this off at peace and have this level of transfer. So obviously the question is, well, who's gonna control this land in 15 years? Is it BlackRock? Is it Bill Gates? Is it to Chinese? Is it, you know, what is it? And that's why I'm a bit on a tear to try to germinate young farmers. So to speak.

young farmers to jump on this because I think we're in an unprecedented time of opportunity in farming because so much is going to become available.

young farmers to jump on this because I think we're in an unprecedented time of opportunity in farming because so much is going to become available.

young farmers to jump on this because I think we're in an unprecedented time of opportunity in farming because so much is going to become available.

Yeah, so some of the gullies were on gentle land, you know, pasture land. And those, we actually built, dug ponds, built ponds in low ground and hauled the silt, all that silt that had accumulated down in the ground valley, we hauled it up and actually literally filled in those ditches, you know, with taking the silt that had washed down.

Yeah, so some of the gullies were on gentle land, you know, pasture land. And those, we actually built, dug ponds, built ponds in low ground and hauled the silt, all that silt that had accumulated down in the ground valley, we hauled it up and actually literally filled in those ditches, you know, with taking the silt that had washed down.

Yeah, so some of the gullies were on gentle land, you know, pasture land. And those, we actually built, dug ponds, built ponds in low ground and hauled the silt, all that silt that had accumulated down in the ground valley, we hauled it up and actually literally filled in those ditches, you know, with taking the silt that had washed down.

And we actually found 100-year-old fence posts buried 10 feet under silt. Can you truck that? Yes, yes. And what trucks and what front-end loaders? Yeah, a track loader, you know, and a couple dump trucks. I mean, you're just running it, whatever, you know, 200 yards. I mean, it's close. Boom, boom, boom. So you're flattening everything back out. So we're filling in those gullies.

And we actually found 100-year-old fence posts buried 10 feet under silt. Can you truck that? Yes, yes. And what trucks and what front-end loaders? Yeah, a track loader, you know, and a couple dump trucks. I mean, you're just running it, whatever, you know, 200 yards. I mean, it's close. Boom, boom, boom. So you're flattening everything back out. So we're filling in those gullies.