Hoven Farms

Wagon Wheels

September 8, 2010

One of the things that we found in (or I should say – dug out) of the old barns were some old wagon wheels. Real authentic wagon wheels. As we were moving them, I was wondering how many miles these have rode over. How many horses had pulled them? Had my great grandfather been the [...]

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September Project: Remove the Old Barns

September 7, 2010

We have two old barns on our farm. Literally, they are falling apart. Our project for the month is to get rid of them. We spent Saturday cleaning out any valuables and old antiques out of the old attics. We found a few treasures but mainly stuff that should have been burned or hauled to [...]

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New Baby Calf

August 31, 2010

While I was hooking up the stock trailer last evening, a cow was having her calf about 30 feet away on the other side of the fence. It looked a little difficult for her as the calf was breech – his back legs were coming first and his head was coming last. Usually this spells [...]

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What goes into Hoven Farms Beef?

August 29, 2010

What does it take to get a steak onto the shelves at Hoven Farms? Watch this video to find out.

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Awesome Sunset

August 18, 2010

It was a great way to end the day. I got a lot of work done, had a nice supper, a campfire and then the sunset to end the day. I’ll take it!

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Hoven Farms

August 17, 2010

Hoven Farms is a 100 year old Alberta Family Farm that grows certified organic beef. You can try some at the Kingsland Farmers Market. I’m Tim Hoven, welcome to Hoven Farms. Hoven farms has been in Alberta for 100 years, as Matthias Hoven and his two songs began raising cattle on this land near Eckville. [...]

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Hoven Farms Organic Steak

August 12, 2010

For more information on Hoven Farms organic beef, please go visit our web site at www.hovenfarms.com.

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What is Certified Organic Beef?

August 10, 2010

For more information on Hoven Farms Certified Organic Beef, please visit www.hovenfarms.com. Please visit the Kingsland Farmers Market to pick some up!

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Quick Pic: Tasty

August 2, 2010

I took the camera out for some pictures yesterday and I kind of stumbled onto this shot. The focused dandelion with the out of focus cows in the background really got my attention. It looks like all the cattle are staring down at a very tasty morsel and are all debating who is the lucky [...]

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Swath Grazing in January

January 12, 2010

This is a short video showing how we swath graze animals during the winter months It is really amazing to see how the animals can dig through the snow to find the swath. Even though it wasincredibly cold (-30C), the cattle love being able to graze. This video was uploaded in HD so it may [...]