In this story, RCS graduate Ben Simpson of Thistlebank, QLD shares his journey of transformation. It begins when taking over a 22,830 HA cattle enterprise in 2014.
T.H. McCosker1, P. Richardson2, A. Curcio1, B. Davidson2
1 Resource Consulting Services Pty Ltd.(RCS), Yeppoon, Qld,
2 Maia Grazing
Cell Grazing, a time control grazing system, is defined by RCS as following the principles which have evolved since 1990.
Time Control Grazing (TCG) has been described by McCosker (2000) and includes similar systems with different names such as Management Intensive Grazing (MIG), planned grazing, Adaptive Multi-Paddock grazing (AMP) and cell grazing. In the last 20 years, the industry has moved on with widespread adoption of grazing systems which incorporate a period of pasture rest, such as rotational resting and rotational grazing. Digital tools have begun to capture data that can be analysed to determine trends.
We used the data from Project Pioneer to explore the outcomes associated with the adoption of cell grazing principles.
This study supports the growing body of knowledge about the outcomes of good land management, including maintaining high levels of ground cover, and improvement in water quality in catchment run-off. Within this study (link below), it also shows that Time Control Grazing methods have also been shown to reverse ecosystem degradation and improve soil and ecosystem function.
Read the publish paper here Grazing-systems_-Recent-Findings-in-Australia-2
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In this story, RCS graduate Ben Simpson of Thistlebank, QLD shares his journey of transformation. It begins when taking over a 22,830 HA cattle enterprise in 2014.
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