![]() Building healthy soil to support healthy foods. Let us think about sustainability in terms of re-wilding, re-storing, increasing biodiversity and growing our own local food. ![]() Let us think about the 4R’s – recycle, reduce, reuse and repair. Let us think about conserving, producing less waste, not being the heavy consumers that we have been in the past. In so doing, we will get through the difficult times ahead and come out the other end living our lives in a very different way than we have in the past. It is a time for us to come together and support each other. This is a time for people to come together as a community. Support Your Local Farmer - Buy Local from Where the Food is Grown We are in an ideal location for growing healthy, nutritional food, free of chemicals, pesticides and other toxins.ĭue to covid and liability we will NOT be doing any farm tours.īio-dynamic | bio-diversity | sustainable | ecological | restorative agriculture We have 3,000 acres of conservation land to the east of us, 800 acres of woodlot to the north and 800 acres of woodlot to the south. We are located in the hamlet of Thomasburg, just north of Belleville in the Municipality of Tweed in Ontario. Highlands perform well in a variety of feed scenarios whether brush, forage/grass based or grain finished.Earth Haven Farm is a 200 acre family-owned and operated subsistence farm dedicated to a sustainable lifestyle. They have been used in the US and worldwide to clear brush lots, for Oak Savannah restoration and grazing improvement projects. Cows may produce into their late teens reducing the need for frequent herd replacement.īrowsing/Grazing Ability: These cattle are excellent browsers. Due to small calf size (60-70 pounds), calving difficulty (dystocia) is less common. Male horns are more forward pointing and massive.Įxceptional Mothering and Calving Ease: Highland cows are noted for being highly devoted and protective mothers. Horns on females are generally upswept and finer textured than those on the males. The horns are used primarily for knocking down brush to graze, predator control and scratching. They are easy to work with despite their long horns. Highlands tend to be docile and calm and do not stress easily. A woven wattle fence would separate the animal’s living areas from that of its owners, with both sharing the added warmth. Early Scots would keep the family cow(s) inside their homes during the winter. The extremely harsh conditions created a process of natural selection, where only the fittest and most adaptable animals survived to carry on the breed.Įasy Handling: Highlands have a long history of living with humans. ![]() It also contained almost 7% more protein, 17% more iron and averaged 4% less cholesterol." (The Highland breed has lived for centuries in the rugged remote Scottish Highlands. For more information on Highland Cattle, visit their website at "According to a study by Charles Bruce at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, Highland beef was shown to be almost 23% more tender than commercial beef. *All information is cited from the American Highland Cattle Association. They fit into a variety of operation styles, from the small farm to large commercial beef operations. Highland cattle provide the opportunity to produce a premium quality beef with less cost and effort. Importations of Scottish stock, embryos and semen in the US and Canada have served to assure continuation of the Highland pool in North America. Regardless of where they are located today, Highland cattle can trace their ancestry to Scotland. ![]() The animals are referred to as Scottish Highland cattle, Scotch Highland cattle or Highlanders. Highland cattle societies are also found in Scotland, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. A study by the Scottish Agricultural College determined that Highland beef is lower in fat and cholesterol and higher in protein and iron than other beef breeds. Bulls will average from 1500-1800 pounds depending on forage conditions. Highland cows will average 900-1200 pounds when mature. The Highland/Hereford crosses produced 6000 pounds more than the purebred Hereford group. The Highland group produced 2000 pounds more beef than the Herefords. In a study at Manyberries Research Station, Canada, groups of Hereford, Highland and Highland/Hereford crosses were tested. Outstanding Beef Quality: Unlike other breeds, Highlands are slow maturing making the meat tender, flavorful and succulent.
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