Shade Haven mobile shade systems can increase profitability for livestock graziers through better pasture management and healthier, more productive livestock. Grazing is not only healthier for the cattle, it also results in a healthier product for consumers – both beef and dairy. We caught up with Dr. Guy Jodarski, lead veterinarian for Organic Valley, to […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-06-27 07:08:232025-10-13 08:11:48Grazing, Shade and Health
Optimal Dry Matter Intake (DMI) results in optimal production for grazing livestock. If you’re a grazier, that impacts your bottom line. But how do you achieve optimal DMI? Grass Fed Beef, LLC founder and grazing expert Dr. Allen Williams outlines five ways to boost DMI to maximize production and profits. #1 Graze at Mid-Stage For […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-05-31 13:04:082025-10-13 08:05:10Dr. Allen Williams on 5 Ways to Boost Dry Matter Intake
Pasture management tips for successful grazing Farms that practice smart pasture management spend less on feed and realize greater production from their herd. We caught up with dairy pasture management expert Sarah Flack for some tips on getting the most out of your pasture. Spring is finally here, time to get grazing. But when […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-04-19 13:34:252025-10-13 07:55:20Are You Ready to Graze?
A grass-based farmer is an ecologist. He is concerned with the whole world he is creating, the interplay of plants and animals, microorganisms and weather. He strives for a system that is balanced on its own, without any need for purchased inputs, able to tolerate extremes of rain and drought. The ultimate grass farm is the […]
Savings Bump: Boot the Hay Habit As appeared in DTN Progressive Farmer 3/26/2018 | 8:57 AM CDTReprinted with permission, copyright 2018, Progressive Farmer/Telvent DTN, LLC By Becky Mills, Contributing Editor If you want proof Keith Tuck’s rotational-grazing system works, take a look at his hay equipment. Oh, wait. It’s gone. He sold it in 2016. […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-03-30 09:00:162025-10-13 08:15:38Shade Haven Customer In the News: Keith Tuck
Regardless of which side you are on in the climate change debate, there’s no denying that weather is becoming more and more unpredictable. Extreme rain, heat and drought in the Midwest and throughout the country present new challenges for farmers. Rotational grazing is a solution that can enhance a farm’s ability to withstand the effects […]
Ohio farmers transition from grain farming to year-round grazing Peter Kiko’s farm in Dalton, Ohio, consists of 190 acres of grasslands that sustain his herd of registered black Angus year-round. And while Kiko’s farm today is a chemical-free oasis surrounded by conventional dairy and grain farms, it wasn’t always that way. “Up until about six […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-01-15 07:11:452025-10-13 07:34:38Kiko Family Farm Goes All Grass
Shade Haven mobile shade structures are featured in #3 on Gallagher’s list of “Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2017.” In the article titled, “Cattle Comfort Strategy Realized Using Rotational Grazing,” Wisconsin farmer Vince Hundt discusses his successful rotational grazing strategy. In the article, Hundt states, “If you want to be successful in grass-fed or grass-finished beef […]
00Leah Call/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shadehaven-mobile-shade-people-animals-grazing-logo-transparent-300x181.pngLeah Call2018-01-02 10:32:392025-08-28 07:16:03Shade Haven Featured in Top Ten Most Read Articles
Shade Haven is proud to introduce the SH600. It’s a smaller version of our SH1200 with the same functionality and durability as the larger unit. It’s a perfect fit for herds of less than 30 cattle as well as goats, sheep, chickens, alpacas and other livestock. Specifications: Span: 30 ft. Height: 9.5 ft. Shade Area: 600 sq. ft. […]
Eighty happy Jersey cows graze the pastures of Francis Thicke’s 730-acre Radiance Dairy organic farm in Fairfield, Iowa. The cows produce the key ingredient for the bottled milk, yogurt and cheese processed right on the farm and sold to nearby grocery stores and restaurants. Thicke practices rotational grazing in 60 paddocks. “We have three groups […]
Grazing, Shade and Health
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazingShade Haven mobile shade systems can increase profitability for livestock graziers through better pasture management and healthier, more productive livestock. Grazing is not only healthier for the cattle, it also results in a healthier product for consumers – both beef and dairy. We caught up with Dr. Guy Jodarski, lead veterinarian for Organic Valley, to […]
Dr. Allen Williams on 5 Ways to Boost Dry Matter Intake
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazingOptimal Dry Matter Intake (DMI) results in optimal production for grazing livestock. If you’re a grazier, that impacts your bottom line. But how do you achieve optimal DMI? Grass Fed Beef, LLC founder and grazing expert Dr. Allen Williams outlines five ways to boost DMI to maximize production and profits. #1 Graze at Mid-Stage For […]
Are You Ready to Graze?
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazing Pasture management tips for successful grazing Farms that practice smart pasture management spend less on feed and realize greater production from their herd. We caught up with dairy pasture management expert Sarah Flack for some tips on getting the most out of your pasture. Spring is finally here, time to get grazing. But when […]
Shade Haven: Your Instant Savanna
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazingA grass-based farmer is an ecologist. He is concerned with the whole world he is creating, the interplay of plants and animals, microorganisms and weather. He strives for a system that is balanced on its own, without any need for purchased inputs, able to tolerate extremes of rain and drought. The ultimate grass farm is the […]
Shade Haven Customer In the News: Keith Tuck
/in News, Rotational grazing Savings Bump: Boot the Hay Habit As appeared in DTN Progressive Farmer 3/26/2018 | 8:57 AM CDTReprinted with permission, copyright 2018, Progressive Farmer/Telvent DTN, LLC By Becky Mills, Contributing Editor If you want proof Keith Tuck’s rotational-grazing system works, take a look at his hay equipment. Oh, wait. It’s gone. He sold it in 2016. […]
Weathering Climate Change Through Rotational Grazing
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazingRegardless of which side you are on in the climate change debate, there’s no denying that weather is becoming more and more unpredictable. Extreme rain, heat and drought in the Midwest and throughout the country present new challenges for farmers. Rotational grazing is a solution that can enhance a farm’s ability to withstand the effects […]
Kiko Family Farm Goes All Grass
/in Farm storiesOhio farmers transition from grain farming to year-round grazing Peter Kiko’s farm in Dalton, Ohio, consists of 190 acres of grasslands that sustain his herd of registered black Angus year-round. And while Kiko’s farm today is a chemical-free oasis surrounded by conventional dairy and grain farms, it wasn’t always that way. “Up until about six […]
Shade Haven Featured in Top Ten Most Read Articles
/in News, UncategorizedShade Haven mobile shade structures are featured in #3 on Gallagher’s list of “Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2017.” In the article titled, “Cattle Comfort Strategy Realized Using Rotational Grazing,” Wisconsin farmer Vince Hundt discusses his successful rotational grazing strategy. In the article, Hundt states, “If you want to be successful in grass-fed or grass-finished beef […]
Introducing the SH600
/in News, Product releaseShade Haven is proud to introduce the SH600. It’s a smaller version of our SH1200 with the same functionality and durability as the larger unit. It’s a perfect fit for herds of less than 30 cattle as well as goats, sheep, chickens, alpacas and other livestock. Specifications: Span: 30 ft. Height: 9.5 ft. Shade Area: 600 sq. ft. […]
Mobile Shade Builds Pasture Health in Iowa
/in Farm storiesEighty happy Jersey cows graze the pastures of Francis Thicke’s 730-acre Radiance Dairy organic farm in Fairfield, Iowa. The cows produce the key ingredient for the bottled milk, yogurt and cheese processed right on the farm and sold to nearby grocery stores and restaurants. Thicke practices rotational grazing in 60 paddocks. “We have three groups […]