LIVE Tour: Seven Sons Farms [Regenerative Agriculture]

LIVE Tour: Seven Sons Farms [Regenerative Agriculture]
The Great American Farm Tour continues at Seven Sons Farms in Roanoke, Indiana! This 500-acre farm is home to grass-fed beef and bison, pastured pork, grass-fed sheep, pastured chickens, layer hens, AND all seven sons of the Hitzfield family!
Join us as Blake Hitzfield, the eldest son and Chief Ranching Officer, leads a LIVE and interactive tour of Seven Sons Farms, all while answering YOUR questions throughout the broadcast. Tune in to learn how the Hitzfields switched to regenerative agriculture, how they've mastered farm marketing, and how they raise thousands of animals on pasture every year. You DON'T want to miss this fantastic farm tour!
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[@mustapha-47]

The farming community that does videos like this are so vital to the industry. Greatly appreciate all of the time and effort that goes into your work to help us out. Thank you very much!!

[@NJBeachbum12]

It’s so special that you guys took the time for this farm tour and answer so many questions. It’s a great service for all of us new farmers so that we can start off on the right foot, minimize mistakes and extra expense. The farming community that does videos like this are so vital to the industry. Greatly appreciate all of the time and effort that goes into your work to help us out. Thank you very much!!

[@austenchidyahuye8987]

Watching from Zimbabwe

[@breee1962]

Amazing farmers working together

[@OurForkintheRoad]

We love Seven Sons Farm! We’ve been buying their meat for 5 years!

[@tannenbaumgirl3100]

Once you wash the eggs they have to be refrigerated because washing removes the protective coating on the shell.

[@danle746]

Love that the whole family enjoys the farming business and this to me is the American dream ❤

[@HeiferUSA]

SO glad you enjoyed it!

[@67mysweet]

This is a much nicer and human way to raise hens! They all look and sound happy!

[@HeiferUSA]

We think so also!

[@josephosuji3053]

Amazing watching seven sons farm with these incredible videos about their farm

[@sicklerscircleviewfarm]

This was fantastic! Always enjoy listening to what Seven Sons has to share. Love my hen gear nesting boxes too!

[@nuancematters]

I absolutely loved this episode. What a wonderful life to live. Hard work, but hard work doesn't mean it's not wonderful work.

[@HeiferUSA]

We're so glad you enjoyed! It's clear that the Hitzfield family is passionate about their work, and their farm has such a wonderful impact on the land they steward, the animals they raise, and the folks they feed. Hope you'll watch the next live farm tour with us!

[@nuancematters]

@@HeiferUSA Definitely. You're quickly becoming one of my favourite channels. I love the long form, in depth chats and tours. It's wonderful and it somehow keeps my own hopes alive of doing something similar one day. God bless you all x

[@dedebriston]

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[@keithaspin5160]

Fabulous Farm Tour...very engaging.....congratulations to Seven Sons and Heifer USA for producing such a quality filled KZbin live video. Best wishes to all concerned from lil ole England UK👍👍👍👌

[@HeiferUSA]

Our pleasure! Thanks for tuning in. See you on our next live farm tour!

[@DaveMiramar]

Thank you guys. Thank you for feeding our country. Thank you to Heifer USA for this wonderful work of bringing this valuable info to the world. Let us know where we can find the T-t-shirts, tote bags, hats, cars stickers, etc...

[@ajb.822]

Love to see Heifer USA knowing about and caring about regenerative ways of farming/growing/managing lands.

[@walterrowlands129]

You wash the protective layer around the egg off the lair still helps it breathe

[@SarahPerine]

Thank you all so much! I love what you're doing (Heifer USA and Seven Sons!). I love all the examples because I can have an idea of what I can do and hope for at a much smaller scale.

[@queengacha6130]

That's a huge farm, incredible.

[@kennethngugi6045]

amazing learned a lot thanks guys for being humble and answering as many question to allow us make decisions amazing

[@tshephomonamesi2757]

I watched a recorded version from Botswana. Nicely done gents.

[@akenyainvestments2006]

Seven sons congratulations , this is marvellous.

[@mariocortes1337]

You're videos are so educational thanks very much 👍

[@QuePadre-dl7my]

Amazing operation 👏 🙌 👌 💪 👍 ❤️

[@HeiferUSA]

We agree! Thanks for watching!

[@abditahirgas4813]

Thank hope for this wonderful family a prosperous future Love from Ogaden Ethiopia

[@Ti8kitties]

I just wanna thank y'all for all the helpful info I'm no farmer but from the look of things my Boss is gonna put another experience under my belt, I do my best to look ahead and see what's coming so I do what I can help complete my homework assignment and shows like y'all do really help people like me more than y'all know so hats off to you all and thank y'all for sharing ur expertise with me👍👍

[@yadsidhu5690]

Amazing video with great useful information. Thank you!!

[@milaneate9562]

Just awesome show, love your farm seven sons.

[@alvingeen1983]

Thanks for the tour👍🏽👍🏽👊🏽👊🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lindacianchetti3599]

When I watch these tours I put myself in the subjects place imagining where we humans will be adapting soon.

[@donaldnicholson8636]

Chad, so sorry for your loss, Fred was a real asset to your farm and he will be missed.

[@lutherrukira200]

You guys are living a dream! 👏🏾

[@debbiesue4287]

Love the pork and lamb I order from 7Sons...Best I have ever had.

[@HeiferUSA]

Awesome!

[@dickburns9200]

I was a subscriber to Seven Sons a few years before I found Heifer USA. It was great to see you do a farm tour of their facility.

[@HeiferUSA]

Wow, the crossover event you've been waiting for! Seven Sons is awesome, and we're so thrilled we had the opportunity to tour their operations!

[@loiscutting1716]

More farms should do regenerative farming. This type of farming is a great deal of work but worthwhile for animals and humans.

[@bonirota1294]

I love this video, thank'z you guyz, from PHILIPPINES ❤💚💙

[@Vienerlion]

This is modern agriculture.

[@HeiferUSA]

Yes, it is!

[@barbaramix1683]

Thanks for the tour. It was very interesting.

[@lauriaktahi]

Awesome tour, I learned a lot... Thnx!

[@DaisyStarlightSL]

I have never seen so many chickens in my life, wow

[@HeiferUSA]

Look at alllll those chickens!

[@deannamoreton8253]

FANTASTIC well done , i live in Lincolnshire England.

[@2w122]

GREAT CONTENT

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for watching!

[@Newyorkgardener585]

Awesome farm tour these are my favorite vids 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@alvingeen1983]

This is soo exiting, enjoying the presentation from South Africa 🇿🇦 👋🏽👌🏽👍🏽👊🏽

[@mumberebenjaminmubbenja7605]

Thanks dear friend for the great vedeo

[@matthewreese2722]

Thank you for this video, I have been looking for videos like this. Will be a subscriber for future videos

[@jamesmiller7628]

Love the ture !! Great job ..

[@OrianJamieson28]

loved this!

[@KeysianAuctioneers]

I'm watching from Nairobi, Kenya.

[@marybaque323]

Super cool Animals Look Very content 👍

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for watching!

[@kiugus]

Great work this! from Nairobi Kenya.

[@peacefulbird1516]

Amazing!!!

[@jang6591]

Wow. Impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[@HeiferUSA]

Our pleasure! 😁

[@iamvic_ke]

From Kenya with a dream 🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@edgaraguinaldo5751]

that’s incredible, truly impressive egg production!

[@HeiferUSA]

Isn't it amazing to see those high production standards at such a large scale? 🥚

[@edgaraguinaldo5751]

I would not have seen it without you vlogging it. Thank you!

[@GrowFoodNotLawns]

To keep the smell down even more in the winter coop, you should mix the wood chips with biochar or potash.

[@wilfredkiarie394]

Watching from Kenya

[@ranji423]

Great efforts

[@HoangThiHaoFarmLife6368]

An open land created farm is very suitable.

[@Rapidscity]

fantastic watching from seattle washington

[@terrolguy2053]

Awesome stuff

[@hkombe1]

This is fantastic.

[@HeiferUSA]

SO glad you enjoyed it!

[@peterjackson7473]

Pretty amazing that 7 brothers and 20 employees can pull operating costs plus income from 500 acres. Only in America.

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Still they can do alot and more

[@MothusiBanyatsi]

Like dat 7sons video

[@rockfarm6906]

I adore it 💗😍😍😍.

[@offthegrid3428]

Soon venturing into farming 🧺

[@HeiferUSA]

Good luck! Be sure to subscribe to our channel for all the best tips, tricks, and trainings in regenerative agriculture!

[@markiobook8639]

Superb farm subbed.

[@BrennanBuilders]

When entering into the winter hen building and the singing comment, I thought the same thing and assumed it was played over the video as a intro to seeing such a cool operation.

[@HeiferUSA]

It was amazing to witness! Thanks for watching, Brennan!

[@breee1962]

From Indy. awesome

[@breee1962]

Love it

[@inoschanel8925]

hahaha i love the sound of these chicken it look like a music amzing place brother

[@richeyharris1408]

Really enjoyed this I'm an old brood hen grower for Townsend in Arkansas got shut down for upgrade issues back in 02 14 year old farm I got into at 11th year my mistake

[@NJBeachbum12]

Wow, very impressed with this video and farm! Really well done. How is the grain tube on the roof protected from rain and birds, and still be accessible to the feed trailer’s auger pipe?

[@user-tz3tc8od4o]

동물이 자유로운 환경에서 사는게 정말 멋집니다ㅡ 넘 대단하십니다 건강 먹거리 ㅡ동물도 행복해 보여서 저도 행복합니다ㅡ 사랑하고 축복합니다

[@pejuangsehattanpaobat]

Thanks Vidio full

[@HeiferUSA]

Welcome

[@EtinosaOsayi]

This is amazing. I love that they use a deep litter system for the layers and not battery cages. I Currently use a deep litter system for mine.

[@catherinemwende2695]

from Nairobi, kenya

[@ivanrodriguez8988]

what kind of dog breed are you guardian dogs?

[@philliphall5198]

It’s hard working and not being lazy

[@benjamindejonge3624]

Yep the chickens are the bread and butter for the farmers

[@debrawehrly6900]

I would love to work on a farm like this. The pigs look very content. It is nice to see pigs used for clearing brish instead of just for meat/

[@EdifrankSilva]

pessoas como voces fazem a diferença no mundo

[@davidjessee7701]

Use to raise feeder pigs in Kentucky back in the 80s and 90s. Yorkshire,Duroc, landrace, Hampshirite

[@darryn.leedavis7212]

Was it hard loosing the bigger acres and do you plan on getting big again

[@KCAATV]

So, what was the issue with touring inside the large building?

[@alalmaoui5212]

How long are the chickens kept for laying eggs? What happens to them after that? Any losses to predators? Thanks!

[@tonyparagas4803]

Where is your farn located Sir? It's beautiful and amazing!!! I like it.... How you manage a regenerative farm

[@balozikoech4906]

GREAT

[@LandOfJuncoville]

We’ve been building our homestead slowly. Great tip on the preparing for winter by getting rid of some animals. Hay has gone up. We’ve even noticed the price increase on pine shavings for the chickens the past month. We are hopefully getting some sheep by next month, so definitely something to consider come next winter. Thanks!

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[@jerrypowers5763]

raised to farm. was a farmsharer. 1/2 and 1/2. used to grow tobacco

[@ShannonZimmerman24]

Do you train your livestock to be comfortable being transported in the trailer?

[@cousindavemw]

very nice. very very nice thanks. how do you keep the dogs from eating the chickens? how much would it cost for a trained dog and does it naturally train its pups or do you need external help?

[@darryn.leedavis7212]

Would love to know more about the dogs where do you get them from and do you do your own training

[@addieanderson2043]

Amazing process. Thank you for the great video.

[@fidelsseecoomar3279]

How do you house the sheep in the winter, thanks.

[@severocottle5167]

hi guys severo south africa

[@stevesgardeningadventures2153]

Wow that's a lot of chicken

[@HeiferUSA]

for sure!!

[@frequentlyhappy4]

great guy yo

[@HeiferUSA]

For sure!

[@margaretsnyder898]

How do you keep your water from freezing in the winter?

[@caseyschneider9936]

What pump do they use for the winter water system

[@dairyfarmmidwest1615]

nice operation to watch couple questions. on dairy farm in Wisconsin here but want to add some chickens . how do you keep the hen houses water and eggs from freezing in the winter and in snow storms to take care of chickens are they on pasture year round? how many of those nests you need for how many chickens thank you

[@ajb.822]

Hello fellow WI dairy farmer (!!!) ( I'm not currently farming). I don't know all the answers to those great questions, hope you get some more replies, but I totally suggest you check out Richard Perkins channel ( Ridgedale Permaculture). He's a Brit, farming in Sweden. Near-ish the coast, so, temps mitigated some, but is also very cold, and long winters. He'd been overwintering his layers in his high-tunnel 'greenhouse' , on deep bedding. Not heated. Don't recall how he handled water. Also check out Joel Salatin's similar set-up and solutions for those issues. As for hoses, not that I think anyone is using them in winter ( or at all really) but just want u to know that there is such a thing as a heated hose. Learned about this at a campground once, from a guy living full-time in one near DeKalb, IL ( as in, quite-cold part of IL, colder than nearer the Lake ... ). I know some ( Salatin I think) are able to have the bedding pack have enough warmth going in it by the time the colder weather hits, enough to keep the waterers sitting on it from freezing. Hopefully, having them on even a shallow concrete block/paver ( to keep above the bedding being kicked in so much )would still transmit the heat enough, IDK but that's my goal. I hate the water always being filthy. Or, using a barrel set on the warm pack, with a few of the little drinking cups for poultry (or other types of poultry water things) connected to it, whatever won't freeze all the time in the device.. . I'd thought greenhouses like that would be too problematic with humidity issues for livestock/poultry, but these guys do it just fine. They are large, maybe enough space makes that less of an issue... ??

[@midsouthhomestead7527]

Cool