I agree that the article would have been more stimulating if it had gone into detail about the methods employed, and the yields, etc. This is a topic that I've

I agree that the article would have been more stimulating if it had gone into detail about the methods employed, and the yields, etc. This is a topic that I've just started looking into on my parent's small 20 acre farm, which run a few head of cattle and due to drought, has caused the soil to be highly compacted. Thankfully, the farm itself used to be an orchard (oranges and kiwifruit mainly), so the cattle have alternative feed sources beside just grazing land. (Believe it or not, cows love fruit, including the leaves!) Recently I attended a seminar run by local government in conjunction with a group [0] about cover crops (which admittedly is more about vegetable farming, but parts can be used for grazing too). Their focus was mainly about getting the root structures right, which the above article hints. The link below shows a rather wide range of farms and environments that are being tested on. It also has information about 'biopesticides' [1], ie. plants that will help mitigate/eradicate unwanted pests, without need for pesticides. [0] http://www.soilwealth.com.au/demo-sites/ http://www.soilwealth.com.au/demo-sites/ [1] http://www.soilwealth.com.au/resources/fact-sheets/pest-and-disease-management/ http://www.soilwealth.com.au/resources/fact-sheets/pest-and-...