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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="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 7325084" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>G'day! Thanks for introducing yourself, and I'm pleased you're getting something out of it!</p><p></p><p>I haven't done any training - just a self-made man who subbed out the job to the lowest bidder <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😀" title="Grinning face :grinning:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.5/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" data-shortname=":grinning:" /></p><p>.. but what I will say, is go for it.</p><p></p><p>Start with trying to identify your "context" and your financial goals. Your goals. Your partner's and shareholder's goals. </p><p>They need to be aligned, because there's enough cognitive dissonance when you begin to look at changing "a system that works" to "farming that works within a context"</p><p></p><p>lots is counterintuitive</p><p>lots is changing how you see yourself and your role</p><p>lots is already 99% done but needs looked at under different lights</p><p></p><p>Dairy is particularly "close" already - you have the big herd, you have the subdivided fields, water infrastructure, and regular stock movements. It's just the "we must produce x litres" mindset that can be a ball and chain. </p><p>You can do so much with a herd of cows as there's their calf crop, mob impact, herd health and even milking regimes that can be tweaked to change the net profit per acre. </p><p>Just bear in mind that high outputs can be pretty extractive "but" financial freedom can give you access and time for inputs that don't scorch the earth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 7325084, member: 63856"] G'day! Thanks for introducing yourself, and I'm pleased you're getting something out of it! I haven't done any training - just a self-made man who subbed out the job to the lowest bidder 😀 .. but what I will say, is go for it. Start with trying to identify your "context" and your financial goals. Your goals. Your partner's and shareholder's goals. They need to be aligned, because there's enough cognitive dissonance when you begin to look at changing "a system that works" to "farming that works within a context" lots is counterintuitive lots is changing how you see yourself and your role lots is already 99% done but needs looked at under different lights Dairy is particularly "close" already - you have the big herd, you have the subdivided fields, water infrastructure, and regular stock movements. It's just the "we must produce x litres" mindset that can be a ball and chain. You can do so much with a herd of cows as there's their calf crop, mob impact, herd health and even milking regimes that can be tweaked to change the net profit per acre. Just bear in mind that high outputs can be pretty extractive "but" financial freedom can give you access and time for inputs that don't scorch the earth. [/QUOTE]
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