The way we graze our livestock is also important, by introducing a 21 day mob grazing platform, which sequesters carbon to a volume of half a tonne a year. Pulling carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in our soils for the future. Our soils are anywhere between 6-10 tonnes to the hectare of storage capacity. 

We are progressively adopting mob grazing—an advanced regenerative agricultural practice that maximises pasture health and boosts cattle nutrition. Currently, we are in the process of increasing the frequency of our cattle rotations, although not yet on a daily basis as is ideal in mob grazing.

Understanding Mob Grazing
 

Mob grazing involves managing a high density of cattle on a small patch of land for a short period before moving them to fresh pasture. This method emulates the natural movement patterns of wild grazing animals, like buffalo on a prairie. It promotes  rapid recovery of grass, healthy ecosystems, and robust soil health.

Benefits and Goals

• Optimal Grazing and Recovery: By moving our cattle regularly we are helping previously grazed grass to recover and regrow. Our objective is to refine this process to provide the cattle with grass when it’s most nutritious for the animals.

• Utilising Land Unsuitable for Crop Cultivation: In the UK, you’ll often find sheep grazing on steep hillsides and cattle on more gently sloping uplands. This is because sheep and cattle are well-suited to navigating hilly terrain, whereas cultivating and harvesting crops on such steep land isn’t feasible. It’s sometimes argued that we should switch to plant-based food production rather than meat, but this overlooks the reality that much of this land is unsuitable for arable farming. By using these areas for grazing animals, we transform potentially underutilised land into productive pastures, making efficient use of our landscape’s natural capabilities.

• Diverse Plant Life and Improved Soil: Transitioning to mob grazing fosters a diversity of plant species in the pasture. This biodiversity benefits the cattle by providing a balanced diet and improves soil structure and fertility, enhancing water retention and reducing erosion

1000 years ago the bison roamed the plains of America in herds of millions. This is classic mob grazing. The reconditioning of the soil in this way is now only fully being understood, and this is the beauty of what nature was teaching us millions of years ago.