The Hoven Blog — Agriculture

Cattle Drive to the Summer Pasture

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The family drives the cattle to their summer pasture.

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How much grass do I leave behind?

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Tim moves the cows and talks about how much grass he likes to leave behind to maximize recovery on the pastures.

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The Most Cattle on the Smallest Paddock for the Shortest Period of Time

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Tim talks about moving the biggest number of cattle to the smallest area of land for the shortest time possible.

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The Daily Move - Moving some steers to new grass

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Tim moves some cattle to new grass.

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Anti-beef push

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Have you noticed that there is a big anti-beef push right now?  We're being told that from a diet perspective bugs are in and beef is out.  This was a fantastic podcast, and we hope you tune in to listen.  Jill Winger from The Prairie Homestead interviews Diana Rodgers, author of the book Sacred Cow.  Some of the fascinating ideas that are covered in this podcast:-the idea of "carbon tunnel vision"-why the grasslands NEED cattle-why is beef being vilified right now-examining the "red meat is bad for you" myth-what we can do about current (and future) food issuesAnd much more.If you have an appetite...

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