"When we bought Glenryan at the start of 2004 it had been managed in a traditional manner, with continuous grazing on predominantly native pastures," Matt said. "I saw the properly as a blank canvas for me to make my own system. I'd been exposed to holistic management previously, probably first during my time at Marcus Oldham during the early 1990s. The basic principles of such a system include allowing adequate rest after grazing and maintaining groundcover at all times. This leads to increased soilorganic matter, less run-off and healthy grassland with better water-use efficiency, which leads to more pasture and lower costs because we're not having to use as much fertiliser. Because we maintain groundcover we also have less weed problems and don't have to spend time and money spraying.
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