Revitalizing old neglected pasture

The pasture area around the livestock barn hasn't been used in years. It is overgrown with tall weeds that are over taking the grass. I want to restore this old pasture before I install fencing around it and put livestock on it. I need to knock back these evasive weeds and reseed new grass seed throughout the pasture. Some areas are so bad they need tilled up and completely replanted with grass seed.

We live in southeastern Illinois on a 41 acres homestead. We just finished building our log cabin overlooking our pond. We are trying to grow our own food and raise livestock. Follow us on our journey living the rural life and developing our property and becoming more self sufficient.

#pasture
#overseed
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[remushaynes]

let me take this method to voice my opinion: i follow and have followed many utube videos, homestead and construction. of all of these i treasure yalls the highest. while all i have selected are interesting to me, some are greater than others. i really liked some only to have them go bad, using profanity. before i am condemned by the trolls, i acknowledge the constitutional right of free speech. all i can do is leave the site when it happens. i am so thankful for you and ms. rebecca for being decent and respectful, not to mention, very entertaining. i hope all goes well for yall as yall form the homestead yall have dreamed about. thank yall from the bottom of my heart for all the hard work put out doing these

[rollingacresfarmstead]

its pretty amazing how quick nature takes over when left undisturbed

[loraineleuschke]

You have a lovely farm. I look forward to watching you grow your homestead.

[razorkane]

Your equipment choices don't matter (at least it wasn't a hand spreader😂) you're living how many would love to live... keep up the entertaining videos😊

[batpherlangkharkrang]

Country View Acres, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[lemoncrinckles]

You obviously know what you're doing, combined with a great work ethic. Fantastic drone footage, too. Good job!! (:

[bmcdonald]

I needed this as I am moving back home to the farm.

[richardmiller]

Drone up sky shows how beautiful small farm with small lake is!!

[claireerickson]

So impressed every video, you are truly a very hard worker along with your wife. Amazing what you have done in the few years you have lived there. Wonderful job.

[JohnDoe-bhuj]

Man you have a beautiful piece of property.

[russse]

I love how you work with what you have available to you. Your little spreader seems to have worked very well for you. Thank you for sharing, and I have been on a binge watching your videos. God Bless from Phoenix.

[marcie]

Have enjoyed these videos--binged viewed till I caught up--whatever you can afford at the time is YOUR choice not --Ours--ty for each one.

[olddawgdreaming]

Looks good Evan, it’s getting more like you folks want it to be ! Thanks for sharing with us.

[EC]

Good morning Evan, Great job on that neglected pasture. It is neglected no more. I bet it will fill in beautifully. The view from the drone is beautiful. I am happy for you both. The homestead is coming together really nicely. Hi to Rebekah for me.

[stevenmundial]

We just bought our first farm and close escrow in about 3 weeks this video was helpful thank you

[chokkan]

Just an FYI, as I have had to do a similar task on my place. If you can find an old spring tooth harrow (I found a 3 section one for a song), these are great for dragging over the pasture after brush hogging to collect the thatch; everything will grow better once that is removed. Pile it up and let it compost in an unused corner...
Get those potholes fixed; that's a good way to tear up a tractor wheel...also, try a 3-point cone spreader for easier (that coming from a 60 year old back)...planning to seed any clover (or Korean lespedeza) in? Hope that works out for you...

[mechanic]

when every thing starts to grow next year try to mow to the pasture before the weeds start to flower it will take several mowing's to do this but if you prevent the weeds from going to seed you will have less and less weeds with each mowing as the weeds will use up their energy trying to grow and not be able to reproduce.

[stevemartinez]

Very nice. Your place is shaping up to be a VERY fine piece of property (not that it already wasn't).

[cerridwenrowan]

Why didn't you just pen the goats in small sections and seed after they cleared it?

[hvnfun]

Hey buddy, I have the same seeder. It works well for an acre or two. Need to drop an few seeds, some fertilizer - it will do the job. Mine is getting quite old and I have bookmark their parts page. Now, as for your dam - get ride of any tree on the back side. Their roots are guaranteed to make leaks