Great divide improves ground and stock rates

摘要

Fencing in-bye land and rougher hill ground has enabled Scottish beef and sheep producer Alex Brewster to lift stock units by 51.2 and give up 40ha of rented ground.Since switching from set stocking to rotational grazing about seven years ago, lamb weights have lifted by 3kg a head. But driven by his Nuffield Scholarship, recent improvements have focused on building soil organic matter and improving pH through holistic management.