Our farm comprises 1300Ha. To improve the quality of our planted pastures and veld which would enable us to grow our herds, we started a program of developing mixed species pastures with the help of a biological farming consultant, which also reduced the need for chemical fertilisers.
This included the planting of legumes. We had great success with a legume species called sericea espedeza or more commonly, “poor mans lucerne”. It is high quality protein for cattle and can be grazed by cattle in the summer and baled for winter feed.
Combining sericea with a grass type, Eragrostis, blew away our expectations and produced excellent grazing and bales. The combination of grass and legumes was far superior to each one on their own. Working with nature has become the backbone of our operation.
We continually plant new species of legumes and grasses in our lands to bring as much biodiversity as possible. We are also running trials of intensive grazing which is a critical part of rehabilitative agriculture.
