Expert Articles on Mobile Shade for Animals

Author Chat: Stephanie Anderson on Regenerative Ag and Grazing

In her newly released book, “One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture,” Stephanie Anderson answers the question, “What might a better version of agriculture look like?” We’re happy Anderson took time away from her book signings and classroom at Florida Atlantic University to share some insight on regenerative agriculture. […]

Grazing Made Possible with Shade

  Five years ago, Robert Greenlaw left a desk job for the farm life when he inherited a portion of his grandfather’s farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Today he raises poultry and cattle on his 150-acre farm, Earth’s Echo Farm, about an hour outside of Washington D.C. “I didn’t want to see it get developed,” says […]

Calf News Features Shade Haven

Shade Haven was featured in the October/November 2018 issue of CALF News. Read the full article here. [pdf-embedder url=”https://shadehaven.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SCAN0148.pdf”]

Shade Grants for Graziers

It’s time to start planning for the next grazing season. Could you use some cash for your pasture or animal health improvement project? The options listed below could help fund your project, whether it’s for portable shade structures, movable fencing or something else. Option #1 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – […]

Mobile Shade at Work on Ohio Ranch

Lori and Steve Roseberry are in the business of raising reined cow horses and enjoy showing cutting horses. This year they purchased a Shade Haven mobile shade system to reduce heat stress and improve weight gain for the stocker cattle they run on their farm, Little Roc Ranch, in Circleville, Ohio. The Roseberry’s cross-bred Angus stockers provide additional […]

First Shade Haven in Canada: Portable Shade is Part of the Plan

   Boone Run Farms in St. Paul’s Station, Ontario, Canada, will go down in Shade Haven history as the first farm in Canada with a Shade Haven in its pasture. When farm owners Jana and Paul Vleuten purchased the 120-acre farm two years ago, they had a plan. They wanted to raise heritage breeds […]

The Economics of Shade: Manure Management and Pasture Health

  Rotational grazing returns nutrients to the paddock for improved pasture fertility, without the need for costly inputs. Mobile shade adds further pasture-improving benefits by distributing nutrients evenly throughout a paddock, even under a blazing summer sun. “The issue on those hot summer days is not the addition of nutrients, it’s the distribution of nutrients,” […]

Grazing, Shade and Health

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 […]

Dr. Allen Williams on 5 Ways to Boost Dry Matter Intake

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 […]

Are You Ready to Graze?

 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 […]

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