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Mike Swidersky

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2 months

Moving this little group of heifers and the silly stray pig.

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3 months

Daughter Grace is a high school graduate.

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3 months

Is anyone missing a pig?

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4 months

We traveled to Ridgetown for a graduation!

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3 months

25 years ago we tied the knot!

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4 months

Stupid steer of the day.

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2 years

Ridgetown College bound. ⁦ @rooster_pimp ⁩

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5 months

Happy 150 years of OAC. #OAC150

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3 years

The apprenticeship program seems to be going well.

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2 months

We have been able to grow a decent crop of vetch.

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2 years

Going to give the new handling system a try tomorrow. 50 foot alley with stoppers and slide gates, and a 14x30 foot bud box. #GreyDufferinCommunityPasture

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5 years

It’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood.

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4 years

This is what the old corner posts look like in my neighbourhood.

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5 years

Checking out some quality retro reading with the kids. @MachineryPete

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Mike Swidersky

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1 month

Checking steers at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture.

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4 months

Beautiful day to be shifting steers at the Grey Dufferin Community Pasture

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2 months

Nice cool morning in the highlands.

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3 months

Moving some heifers at home.

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2 months

Jr. is off to New Zealand!

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3 years

We are on the road again. Heading home from cover crop grazing to some stock piled grass at home.

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4 months

Steers at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture. Turn the volume up for full effect.

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5 years

One of the best things in my day. Dogs jumping.

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3 years

Just a few more days until the Riverview arena and Agriplex is open for business

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Mike Swidersky

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3 months

Cattle and trees.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

It’s a beautiful day to ship some heifers.

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2 years

We are heading to graze some cover crops in the outskirts of Riverview.

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5 years

#DumbHeiferOfTheDay

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Mike Swidersky

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4 months

Moving some mature ewes to summer pasture. They will start lambing in a week.

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29 days

Yearling ewes and old ewes and their lambs are growing well. Weaning will happen soon.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

This is what happens when you work by yourself.

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4 years

Maternity leave

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4 months

Daughter Grace had a strong provincial rugby tournament. Here she is with her silver medal.

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5 years

Lambs are weaned. Ewes will spend the next 6 weeks or so on cleaning up ditches and scrub.

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6 years

Staying cool on a hot day.

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5 years

I am not a big fan of cutting grass.

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5 years

Sheep are doing well after a decent winter storm.

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6 years

Puppies. Fixing the employee employee shortage.

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1 year

Bringing some ewes and lambs home for weaning and cover crop grazing.

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2 years

Lambs are weaned and moving ewes down the road to graze some Timothy.

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3 years

Some flattened stock piled grass. My favourite way to feed hay in December.

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1 year

Fresh grass for steers at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture.

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5 years

Moving steers across the road at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture

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3 years

Grazing oat cover crop.

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2 years

Winter feeding.

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1 year

I am very blessed to have quality grass like this in late August.

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4 years

Dry ewes on red clover. They are lined up in rows eating the wheat re-growth first.

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2 years

Moving some well trained steers at Grey/Dufferin Community pasture. I prefer to drive stock rather than lead them.

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5 years

Warren selling flowers for his mom on Mother’s Day

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

This is the closest thing to a barn my sheep will seeing this winter.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

I think my wife has a grow-op.

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4 years

Willy-Jack and Penny will not leave their sheep. They will carry their dog food great distances to go eat with their sheep.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Today we weaned lambs and moved ewes down the road.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Moving some steers at Grey/Dufferin Community Pasture. The best conditions we have had this time of year in quite a while.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

#SoilShowandTell #LetsTalkSoil ⁦ @SoilNetwork ⁩ Key points-it is important to keep soil covered in order to retain or absorb moisture. -covered soil maintains a moderate temperature which is important for soil life and plant health. Air temp. 31C, 87.8F Soil temp 20C, 68F

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

Yearly fence replacement project completed.

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6 years

Penny is a well bonded guard dog. She will carry her food across the field and eat it with her sheep rather than eat with the other dogs.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Skip and I moved ewes to another small field of red clover cover crop.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

Come join us at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture on Wednesday July 13 for our Twilight meeting open house. Beef on a bun at 6:00. Wagon tour at 7:00. 126522 Southgate road 12. West of Grey Road 8 Proud 2022 Ontario TESA winner. ⁦ @BeefFarmersON ⁩

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

This was my sons 4-h project 8 years ago out of one of his own ewes. She was last in her class. I tease him about it every year as she raises a solid set of twins on nothing but grass.

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1 year

Cattle and trees go together as well as apple pie and cheese.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

20 years ago.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 months

I don’t post many failures. So here is one for today.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

Happy to have near knee deep grass this time of year.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

Lambs selling at OSI today. Off grass and on feed for 4 weeks.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

Ewes and lambs grazing and pairing up before dark.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

Today I am enjoying the first sunny day of 2023. There has been a long stretch of cloudy foggy days.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

Stupid animal of the day.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

Moving ewes to shelter and fresh grass. This year we have 30 to 40 days less of stock piled grazing.

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Mike Swidersky

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26 days

Moving ewes and lambs home.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

My first time having knee deep grass in mid October. Last grazed the first week of August.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

Moving steers at the Grey Dufferin Community pasture.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

An absolute gorgeous morning to be checking steers on the Grey Dufferin Community pasture.

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Mike Swidersky

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6 years

After weeks of fencing. I have adopted a no walk system.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

In the next few days/weeks/months I will be doing a little @SoilNetwork twitter project. I will be showing some of the ways that I strive for improved soil health in my long term perennial pasture sheep and cattle grazing operation. Stay tuned for #SoilShowandTell #LetsTalkSoil

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3 years

Fresh grass for some steers at the Grey Dufferin Community Pasture.

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Mike Swidersky

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8 months

Feeding sheep and giving the dogs a bit of a job.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

The kids wanted 4-h lambs. So we put a ram out for a day at weaning. Today I sorted 22 to lamb next week. I hope they learn how much work confinement lambing is.

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6 years

Not a great family photo. But just to document that we get dressed up and leave the ranch every once and a while. #LasVegas

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6 years

Some 100 pounders off grass.

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4 years

Puppies

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Listen to the sound of cattle grazing and birds singing.

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Mike Swidersky

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2 years

Shearing sheep today.

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2 years

Heifers calmly walking into the yards at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

Road loading sheep this morning.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

Moving some easygoing steers through this partially recovered field.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

This is how I train cattle to electric fence. 2 poly wires, lots of highly visible posts in a location they will all get an educational shock. 430 fresh steers all on the right side of the fence after 12 hours.

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5 years

I like beef!

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

My favourite flower farmer

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

The Riverview arena almost ready.

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Mike Swidersky

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3 years

I think my wife is operating a grow-op

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Mike Swidersky

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1 year

Sorting and weighing steers tomorrow morning at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Evening photos

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Mike Swidersky

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4 months

An hour interesting day at Grey Dufferin Community Pasture. Processed some quality steers, enjoyed some hot sunny weather, took cover from the heavy rain, hail and wind. And now I listen to the humming of the backup generator to power the electric fencer.

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Mike Swidersky

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1 year

A few things I will highlight. -How I have steadily increased soil organic matter. -How I have increased stocking rates 100% -The huge benefits of multi-species grazing (cattle and sheep) -Low cost scalable fencing and water infrastructure. -The benefits of grazing cover crops

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1 year

Come out on July 24th and join @MikeSwidersky to talk about rotational grazing practices! Register here: #LetsTalkSoil #OntAg

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

Lambing is in full swing.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

Weaned ewes on to red clover and wheat stubble. Not exactly a text book move. I am not big on text books.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

It is still winter up in the hi-lands. Quality ice conditions at the Riverview arena according to Grace.

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Mike Swidersky

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4 years

There is lots of legumes in all of our pastures this year including this thick patch of vetch. Last grazed 60 days ago by some sheep.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 years

After last night’s freezing rain our fences are laying down. Since the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, the honour system might just work.

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Mike Swidersky

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5 months

Shearing 2024

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