What do Grassfed Cattle Eat During Winter?

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This is a GREAT question that the 1st son, Blake Hitzfield, is happy to share with you today.
We utilizing a few practices at Seven Sons Farms to keep our cattle fed and still 100% grassfed and grass-finished even during the cold Indiana winter months.
1) We bale some of our late summer and early fall forages and bring hay to the cattle out on pasture when there's snow on the ground.
2) We use a process called "Stockpile Grazing" to grow our grasses to 12 inches or higher in a certain percentage of our acreage. It's great for the cattle, and also MUCH better for the quality of the soil and the life in the soil
We hope this helps and that you appreciate all that we do to bring true USA-raised grassfed beef to you.

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@powderriverfarrier 4 жыл бұрын

Folks need more videos like this to provide a better appreciation of why Seven Sons is like no other ...

@links89a Жыл бұрын

Great video - just finished up a book on what you were talking about. Soil, Grass and Cancer by Andre Voisin - the concept of the book was about the link between humans, and animal health and the mineral balances of the soil.

@matthewg9205 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm just starting to learn how to raise just a few head of beef cattle! I'd love to do this some day

@ReeImagined 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in Dayton, OH and I love your animal products.

@4lifejeph 4 жыл бұрын

We love Seven Sons products. We buy them from a family owned shop in Plainfield, In and have never been disappointed.

@4lifejeph 3 жыл бұрын

@@jjm2948 It's called The Real Food Shop

@WendyAchatz 4 жыл бұрын

You all have such a beautiful operation there! Keep up the videos 👍🏻 we enjoy watching them here in Michigan.

@inthehouse9062 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@openedmind5619 Жыл бұрын

Thought it was funny. Nobody caught the animals “getting freaky “ in the background. 😂😂 Thanks for the advice.

@shannybug04 Жыл бұрын

How cool!!!!

@knowledgeistreasure 3 жыл бұрын

Great info. I would like to keep 2 or more cows. Would like them to be 100% grass-fed. How much grassland would I need per cow? Also for the winter months, for stockpile grazing how much of the full land should be set aside or would the amount of land need to be double the original size so divide in two, one part for summer and one for winter? Thank you.

@paulozeruga8454 3 жыл бұрын

Got burgers and they are best

@uncommonbeefllc2850 Жыл бұрын

How do you guys rotate your fencing when the ground is frozen? Step in posts? Semi-permanent fencing you set up before the freeze?

@Helmholtzwatson1984 3 жыл бұрын

If we only have 2 jersey cows and live in a place where it rarely snows, have 10+ acres of mixed "valley grass" pasture, do we need to even cut any hay?

@SevenSonsFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! The answer isn't quite as simple as just a yes or no. We have tons of resources, as well as ways to submit farming related questions, on our GrazeCart.com website through GrazeCast the podcast that we put out on a weekly basis. Check it out HERE: grazecart.com/grazecast

@tprdx8496 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of grass in your farm sir please tell me

@jackiejack2031 4 жыл бұрын

Im in Monroe Michigan and I wish I could get your beef and chicken

@JimCasler 11 ай бұрын

You can order online and get delivery.

@owensrayfeilds6800 3 жыл бұрын

what type of grass is you grown or grew by it self....what seeds of grass is it....

@SevenSonsFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! It would be much easier to discuss this via email since it is a more complicated answer. If you would like to contact us via email at support@sevensons.net and reference this video we would be more than happy to help answer your questions.

@inthehouse9062 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining this with a beard on

@jonleonard538 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any customers who can talk about flavor of your organic grass or pasture fed meat supplies (Beef, Pork, Fowl) as opposed to stock yard fed meats? I do not eat much beef. I do not know where most of the meat products used in our kitchen comes from. I live in upstate NYS at an independent senior Co-op apartment residence on the campus of a full continuum senior residence. It is probable that we have similar producers near here.

@igotnukes6011 4 жыл бұрын

For upstate NY, check out 8 o'clock ranch. I'm in Ohio, but happened across them on Local Harvest and used to buy from them before discovering Seven Sons. I had nothing but good experiences with them. It's 8oclockranchDOTcom.

@tprdx8496 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of grass in your farm sir please tell me

@vonmajor 4 жыл бұрын

Probability is that it is a mixture of native grasses. If so, could be better than a monoculture of Timothy or Brome as many aspire to. That reduces operational expenses or turning over and reseeding. If soil fertility is maintained weeds and invasives stay in check.