Reclaiming Land

JoeFo

Member
I have an area of about 3.5 acres which need reclaiming. It hasn’t been used for over 20 years. I intend to put sheep on it. It mainly comprises of heather, fir bushes, blackthorn and some wild trees. I intend to put sheep on it.

Does anyone have any advice? I am thinking of getting a machine in and then putting Typhon and grass seeds while spreading lime and nitrogen?

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
How long can you wait?
What's the likely return?

Anything that has been caused by a lack of grazing can be undone by grazing, sounds like it has simply been over-rested?
Call in the machines if you like, but at the end of the day if the sheep are going to be making the money, I'd use sheep, cattle, horses, goats, pigs first.

@hendrebc shared a cracking video of someone reclaiming land with horses earlier, simply by grazing the scrub properly as opposed to removing everything and paying to put it back again.
 

Hfd Cattle

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Hereford
I have an area of about 3.5 acres which need reclaiming. It hasn’t been used for over 20 years. I intend to put sheep on it. It mainly comprises of heather, fir bushes, blackthorn and some wild trees. I intend to put sheep on it.

Does anyone have any advice? I am thinking of getting a machine in and then putting Typhon and grass seeds while spreading lime and nitrogen?

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Pigs every time . Do it in small patches with electric fencing. You may need to dig up roots etc but the pigs will do a great job.
 

Farmer Roy

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
NSW, Newstralya
Thanks, that's the one!
If you have the time, a far more sustainable way than spending a whole heap of money to achieve a lesser result.

but that's America
& horses :eek::eek:
that'll never work here
too wet
too dry
different weeds
different soil

nah, much better to spend lots of money on machines & diesel & chemicals & fertiliser & seeds & plough it all up & then bash it in to submission, do a proper job - that's what "real" farmers do

you greeny tree hugging types think its sooo easy don't you :mad::scratchhead:



























:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::whistle:
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
The land is a system, the further we choose to ignore that simple fact the more expensive and short-lived the gains will be.

Weeds are pioneers, that's all, same as the settlers that came here set it up for us, brushweeds and thistles and docks set it up for pasture.
Machines and chemicals set it up for more weeds, as they never had the chance to do their work.
 

JoeFo

Member
The biggest problem is gaining access to the perimeter to fence. As it is overgrown with briars, trees etc it’s not possible to fence. My concerns is that if I were to leave sheep out in it they would get caught in briars etc
 

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