The Smallest Living Things
May 2, 2023 • Leah CallShade Haven is part of the radical change needed in our food system. Lewis Family Farm in Essex, NY, is one of many farms using Shade Havens to improve animal welfare,… Read more »
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3 Golden Rules of Grazing
April 5, 2023 • Leah CallGrazing guru Dr. Allen Williams shares insight on adaptive grazing rules and how he uses Shade Havens in his own grazing practice. Dr. Williams is a sixth-generation farmer and the founder of… Read more »
Read MoreMinnesota Grazing
December 13, 2022 • Leah CallMike and Bridget Klein heal the land with cattle Since moving to their 40-acre farm in Eden Valley, Minnesota in 2006, Mike and Bridget Klein have been rotational grazing to… Read more »
Read MoreShade Haven Passes the Test
October 24, 2022 • Leah CallUniversity livestock programs throughout the U.S. give Shade Haven mobile shade systems an A+ for improving animal wellness and boosting pasture health. Shade Haven systems are part of grazing and… Read more »
Read MoreRegenerative Agriculture is Trending
September 8, 2022 • Leah CallBy Vince Hundt Being a seventy-year-old Wisconsin farmer, trending is not a word that I use very often. For most of my life, a “trend” was a noun, generally about hairstyles… Read more »
Read MoreShade Aids Organic Valley Pasture Project
December 14, 2020 • Leah CallSince it began in 1988, Organic Valley has embraced farm practices that protect land, livestock and human health. The cooperative’s farm and land program involves ongoing research on cover crops,… Read more »
Read MoreBetter Soil, Better Grazing
March 14, 2020 • Leah CallTennessee Beef farmer and rotational grazier John Abe Teague looks forward to implementing new regenerative farming strategies in the 2020 grazing season. “We are embracing regenerative agriculture to improve our… Read more »
Read MoreWhat’s Your 2020 Regenerative Commitment?
February 8, 2020 • Leah CallRegenerative agriculture is creating a buzz throughout the food and agriculture world. It’s no longer enough to farm sustainably. We need to do more. As we head into a new… Read more »
Read MoreFall Grazing with Greg Judy
August 7, 2019 • Leah CallGrazing expert Greg Judy shares his grass-growing and grazing expertise. Frequent moves, never over grazing, and providing shade are all part of the grazing strategy on Greg Judy’s farms in… Read more »
Read MoreShade Improves Pasture Fertility in NC
July 10, 2019 • Leah CallDiversity reigns at Reverence Farms in Graham, North Carolina. Suzanne Nelson Karreman and her husband Hue operate this 400-acre farm with a focus on building soil and improving… Read more »
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