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Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Holistic Farming
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="holwellcourtfarm" data-source="post: 6181130" data-attributes="member: 42914"><p>That's the trouble! We all like an "easy to follow formula" but nature doesn't work that way (I'm learning) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />.</p><p></p><p>The most basic principles are easy:</p><p>Sward diversity</p><p>Limit access to any one patch to no more than 2 days and leave it afterwards to recover <em>for as long as it needs</em></p><p>Bunch the stock together tightly enough that they become less-selective in which forage they eat</p><p>Put them in to much longer forage than you are used to</p><p>Only allow them to eat 1/3 of the height</p><p>Let them trample the rest into the soil <em>hence the high stock density</em></p><p></p><p>But, to make it work well you need to closely observe the forage growth and maturity and the soil condition and adapt the management daily in accordance.</p><p></p><p>That's the simple version <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holwellcourtfarm, post: 6181130, member: 42914"] That's the trouble! We all like an "easy to follow formula" but nature doesn't work that way (I'm learning) :rolleyes:. The most basic principles are easy: Sward diversity Limit access to any one patch to no more than 2 days and leave it afterwards to recover [I]for as long as it needs[/I] Bunch the stock together tightly enough that they become less-selective in which forage they eat Put them in to much longer forage than you are used to Only allow them to eat 1/3 of the height Let them trample the rest into the soil [I]hence the high stock density[/I] But, to make it work well you need to closely observe the forage growth and maturity and the soil condition and adapt the management daily in accordance. That's the simple version ;) [/QUOTE]
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