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The SWAN system

What is the SWAN system?

Effective nutrient cycling - cow

Trace & Save operates the Woodlands Dairy Sustainability Project

What is nature telling you?

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Often farmers treat the farm as a whole and that is completely wrong. Fields within a few meters from each other can have completely different characteristics, especially with regards to soil biology.

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Without oxygen in the soil, nothing works

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Oxygen is one of the overlooked but most important requirements for microbial and root development. In fact, I’d even posit that it is more important than food, water, and warmth.

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Why not compost?

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Nothing should ever be viewed as “waste” on the farm. Organic waste can be converted into compost that helps improve the farms soil life and fertility.

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