Earlier this year, the Agriculture Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $150 million in funding would be available to agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program. “The Conservation Stewardship Program is one of our most popular programs with producers because it results in real change on the ground by boosting soil and […]
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Question: “If portable shade for livestock is such a great idea, why don’t we see portable shade in every pasture?” Answer: “Because up until the invention of the Shade Haven in 2013, a portable livestock shade did not exist.” And that is a fact. If in 2012 you Googled portable livestock shade, you would have […]
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The picture above has a lot to say. This particular farm is in the hilly “Driftless” region of Western Wisconsin. On the top of the hill, on the leveler ground, this farmer is rotating, corn, oats, and alfalfa in 60’ contoured strips. This proven crop rotation practice will build soils, produce good yields, limit erosion, […]
Serious about rotational grazing? Get serious about shade.
/in NewsEarlier this year, the Agriculture Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $150 million in funding would be available to agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program. “The Conservation Stewardship Program is one of our most popular programs with producers because it results in real change on the ground by boosting soil and […]
If portable shade for livestock is such a great idea, why don’t we see portable shade in every pasture?
/in Farm practices, Rotational grazingQuestion: “If portable shade for livestock is such a great idea, why don’t we see portable shade in every pasture?” Answer: “Because up until the invention of the Shade Haven in 2013, a portable livestock shade did not exist.” And that is a fact. If in 2012 you Googled portable livestock shade, you would have […]
Rotational grazing, done right, is a brilliant farming system.
/in Rotational grazingThe picture above has a lot to say. This particular farm is in the hilly “Driftless” region of Western Wisconsin. On the top of the hill, on the leveler ground, this farmer is rotating, corn, oats, and alfalfa in 60’ contoured strips. This proven crop rotation practice will build soils, produce good yields, limit erosion, […]