Bayview Farms

05/27/2026

05/22/2026

Planting beans, and French fries. The things you get when you farm near water.

05/18/2026

Just in time for BBQ season. Farm fresh ground beef in 1 lb packages. $9 per lbs. Stock up while supplies last.

05/17/2026

The day the cows and I have both been looking forward to. The grass is finally growing enough to turn pairs out to pasture.

05/05/2026

Brian Windover and his son, Scott, own and operate Bayview Farms in Napanee, Ontario. Their operation includes a 90-head commercial Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh x Charolais cattle herd that has been Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) Certified for over five years.

“Our reason for enrolling in the VBP+ program was to give our calves a competitive edge at market time,” Brian says.

Across Canada, VBP+ Certified producers are putting best management practices into action on their operations. Scroll through our feed to meet more cattle producers who are committed to continuous improvement and responsible beef production.

⬇️ Learn more about the steps to become VBP+ Certified: https://verifiedbeef.ca/certification/steps-to-certification/

04/15/2026

04/10/2026

04/07/2026

The calves know where to hang out on a crappy snow day.

03/24/2026

So thats a 67 percent increase in diesel price from January 26 to today. Sadly farming is likely the only sector that has absolutely zero ability to pass the increased costs on to the next sector. Meaning farmers must absorb these increases. Every other business can add fuel surcharge to the cost of their service which the customer pays that increased cost. So when food prices go up, and they will, remember the farmer had no part in that price increase. Every sector in the food supply chain, except the farmer, will be adding the increased energy costs which will eventually hit the consumer. Our government could provide some relief by lowering, or eliminating some of the taxes applied to fuel, if they really wanted to help.

03/22/2026

1st calf of the year. Having cameras to monitor the cows during calving season is such a game changer. Left the barn an hour ago and nothing going on. Checked the camera at noon and noticed a heifer in labor. Heifers can sometimes have difficulty birthing their 1st calf so we try to shut them in so we can monitor them closely. I got to the barn, turned the lights on and then heard this loud roaring. She was a bit confused, part mothering instinct, part what the hell is this thing moving in the straw. Our calves get a scour vaccine, vitamin E with Selenium shot, and have their naval sprayed with iodine at birth. I think this calf will have to wait until momma calms down before I attempt those steps.