The effects of having cattle/area constant over time are very different from having it change a lot cyclically. Flora, fauna and soil health will all be a lot b

The effects of having cattle/area constant over time are very different from having it change a lot cyclically. Flora, fauna and soil health will all be a lot better if you rotate a large herd over a large area, as a herd, than if they just roam freely the whole time. With a lot of cattle in a small area for a short time the ground will get chewed up and manure will be quite thoroughly mixed in. Leaving long periods in between this treatment means there’s a strong root system though so if the land isn’t grazed again for a long time it recovers well. The closer you approximate hordes of buffalo, aurochs or wildebeest thundering over the plains the closer you’re going to get to savannah/prairie/tundra. http://www.econtalk.org/moises-velasquez-manoff-on-cows-carbon-farming-and-climate-change/ http://www.econtalk.org/moises-velasquez-manoff-on-cows-carb... > Journalist and author Moises Velasquez-Manoff talks about the role of dirt in fighting climate change with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Velasquez-Manoff explains how changes in farming can allow dirt and plants to absorb carbon and potentially reduce climate change.