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The SWAN system

What is the SWAN system?

Effective nutrient cycling - cow

Trace & Save operates the Woodlands Dairy Sustainability Project

Farm cover - multi-species pastures

Grazing management – the importance of farm cover

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Sufficient, good quality pasture is fundamental to sustainable pasture-based dairy farming, hence the importance of optimal grazing management.

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Finding the water sweet spot

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The relationship between plants and water is delicate. Too little water can lead to plant stress, resulting in wilting. Too much can lead to risk of pathogen infection and loss of nutrients supporting the plant via leaching.

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Paying back the carbon debt

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Rebecca Burgess, founder of the Fibershed project says that, “our soils have a carbon debt; the atmosphere is gushing with carbon. The carbon over our heads is literally in the wrong place” and this couldn’t be truer.

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