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Tag Archives: Management
Nature does the work
If you find Nature fills any vacuum, for example weeds establish on bare ground OR Too much time, effort, money and energy goes into trying to control weeds and other pests OR A big part of the farm income is … Continue reading
Tackled cause
If you find Symptoms can mask causes OR Causes can be hard to uncover OR Problems keep repeating no matter what you do Then, Tackling the cause means getting past the symptom (for example a weed infestation) to discover what … Continue reading
Filled niche
If you find Bare ground fills with weeds OR At certain times of the year pests get a foot-hold on a key crop OR If you don’t grow something in a particular spot, nature does; and it is usually something … Continue reading
Nature as model
If you find It difficult to keep desirable plants and animals alive and profitable while keeping undesirables down OR Developing something from scratch can be difficult OR Your present system is vulnerable to local native plants or animals invading Then, … Continue reading
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Feed budget
If you find Putting animals into a rotational grazing system requires an understanding of how much feed is in front of the animals, how much feed they need a day OR Unless you know when, how big and how long … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm pattern, Feed, Grazing, Livestock, Management, Time
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Time as a tool
If you find Some results take time to achieve Then, Time is on your side when you use Time as a tool. This might be when you: give pastures or soil enough time for an adequate Rest and recovery provide … Continue reading
Timing as a tool
Using Timing as a tool and Time as a tool (I will explain those terms in a moment) you can get a significant improvement in results from certain operations. This is because for a lot of farm operations, the when … Continue reading
Orderly scaling
If you find Making major changes looks difficult OR You are not sure how big you want a new enterprise to be OR You would like to try something out – small seems more manageable but is too small to … Continue reading
Enterprise model
If you find Starting from scratch with no blueprint to follow can be difficult or confusing OR You want to bypass any avoidable mistakes and snags as you develop a new enterprise Then, The easiest and most effective way to … Continue reading
Strip grazing
If you find Livestock are selective and will graze what they want and leave what they don’t want OR Weeds build up in pastures OR It is important to keep livestock nutrition high, such as in dairying OR It is … Continue reading