Sievers Blumen Farm

06/11/2026

Got to catch up with an old Houner buddy! Check out our conversation with Ryan Long!

We hopped across the river to Missouri to pick up a new South Poll ...

05/26/2026

One of the better books I’ve read in a long time. If you really want to know what a cow is in relation to the grass and in relation to us, give it a go! Fair warning, it’s a little woowoo in the beginning but he does a fantastic job laying out his argument when he gets into the nuts and bolts of it.

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05/22/2026

Here’s an update on our spring grazing! We had to sacrifice a bit of wheat to get the cows down to a volunteer patch of rye and vetch. We also show our bale unroller in action towards the end.

We had a nice stand of hairy vetch and cereal rye, but we had no wa...

05/15/2026

When the Big Man speaks, you better listen 🙏🤠🕺🏻

05/15/2026

That sunset looks good on you, #402. This young lady is 75% South Poll like most of our herd but she just might be the prettiest, IMO. She is bred to a fullblood South Poll bull and should be calving a 7/8 South poll calf in about a week 💪🏻🕺🏻🤠

05/11/2026

Well we got to check something off of Hayden’s bucket list! We were interviewed on one of our favorite podcasts this winter and it just got posted this morning. Jared is a great guy and a world class podcaster. We have learned so much from him and his guests over the past few years and it was an honor to share our story on his platform. Thank you ranchingreturnspodcast !

Podcast Episode · Ranching Returns Podcast · May 11 · 1h 44m

05/07/2026

Finally captured Hayden on camera 😉 Here’s a little rundown of how we are managing our grazing on our farm and what we are looking at as far as rumen fill, spring vegetation, and calving season. Always learning, always trying new things!

Spring Grazing Management | Kicking off our Total Grazing journey

05/04/2026

Checking beans tonight and snapped this picture of our pasture from our neighbors side of the fence that the grain operation rents.

1. It’s just a pretty picture of Meppen in a late Sunday afternoon in spring 🍀 😎 also sharing one of the 3 musketeers sneaking under the wire and causing trouble 🤠

2. A little more technical but it illustrates our grazing management via Ultra High Density (UHD) grazing; more specifically, the Total Grazing program. Notice the cattle aren’t spread out all over the landscape but rather kept together as a herd/mob. Many farms/ranches all over the world are able to double or triple their yearly stocking rates just through this style of management. That’s the equivalent of buying another ranch or two! It may take a little more time than just giving them access to the whole farm but the ROI is definitely there. And maybe the best part is that it just gets better and better each year. Now that’s regenerative ag at its finest!

04/27/2026

Jerry Reed is eastbound and down, but we’re just trying to get high and dry! Got way more rain than expected and trying to keep the herd safe, as there are several hundred acres of farm ground that drain through our property.

01/12/2026

Here’s a snapshot of where our Sievers Blumen herd is headed this year: We are on track to have 14 calves this spring. These young, expecting mommas are enjoying corn stalk residue, a rye cover crop, and free choice grass hay. What they consume has a huge impact on what their calves will require to thrive in the future.

For that reason, we choose not to grain feed our momma cows even though they aren’t in our grass-finished beef program. If they are given grain while pregnant, then we won’t know which ones can make it on grass alone, and their offspring will be more likely to require grain as a crutch in order to thrive.

We know they will glean from some of the corn left in the field, but it is extremely minimal. We limit how much of the field they get at one time so they don’t gorge on any of that candy that was left behind by the combine. This is our approach at building a low input, resilient herd that is well adapted to our farm.