swath grazing

Round and Round

October 7, 2010

Fall 2010

September 29, 2010

I am off to the field to cut our swath grazing over the next few days. I wanted to share what I get to look at over the next few days. Even better than the view? It is going to be warm!!!

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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 [...]

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Swath Grazing on a Beautiful November Morning

November 24, 2009

What a beautiful fall day. I brought my camera out as I checked the cattle today at Hoven Farms and wanted to share a few pictures with you readers. These animals are ones that we are finished for slaughter. Right now they are only eating our swath grazing – a mixture of oats and barley [...]

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Farm Visit from the Eddie Burger and Bar

November 22, 2009

Last week, Joe, Megan and Melanie from the Eddie Burger and Bar came out for a visit and tour of the farm. The Eddie Burger has been using our ground beef for about a year. We are very proud to say that they use our beef in their restaurant. The visit started with a home [...]

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What exactly is Swath Grazing?

November 17, 2009

I have written a bit about swath grazing at Hoven Farms and some people are probably still not understanding what exactly it is. I brought out my video camera and put together this short video so you can see what I am talking about. Swath Grazing 2009 from Tim Hoven on Vimeo.

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Swath Grazing on Hoven Farms

November 5, 2009

Every fall we start our swath grazing. It allows us to feed our animals top quality feed over the non-growing season without starting a tractor. You can see the swaths of second cut alfalfa here. We just moved the electric fence wire allowing these cows to enter a new part of the pasture. They stick [...]

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Sunday Morning on the Farm

October 25, 2009

It was a beautiful morning when I walked out to check the cattle today. Here is a picture looking north. You can see some cattle swath grazing across the road.

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Swath Grazing

September 29, 2009

I have been cutting down the fields that we will be using for swath grazing the past few days. It gives a guy lots of time to think – about marketing, about the blog, about the farm, about the family, and of course about the Calgary Farmers Market. With the disastrous weather this spring and [...]