- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
14 days behind the mob is growing.
It makes me wonder how much longer those stock could've stayed there - if they weren't mostly all youngstock with no real teeth - and how far you could push out to the next grazing
Good examples would be bracken, or thorny stuff like our matagouri bushes or rosehips. You can easily smash down bracken enough, with grazing alone.
the term "sought after" is a good one what do we really want?
It makes me wonder how much longer those stock could've stayed there - if they weren't mostly all youngstock with no real teeth - and how far you could push out to the next grazing
Yes it's definitely a matter of "non selective trampling", depending on what you have on the land of course.I watched the Graeme Hand video last night, would trampling not have a similar effect on the less sought after grasses if the stocking density was high enough? Also, Greg Judy and the like talk of the trampled litter putting a layer of carbon on the ground, for the worms and soil microbes, as well as protecting the soil from extremes of temperatures. Does this layer not help build soil as well as helping with the sponge effect? Perhaps there's a time and place for both methods as @som farmer eluded to.
Good examples would be bracken, or thorny stuff like our matagouri bushes or rosehips. You can easily smash down bracken enough, with grazing alone.
the term "sought after" is a good one what do we really want?