Native pastures - grazing sustainability on all fronts

摘要

The Fleming family has been involved in grazing production on several soil types on the Northern Tablelands; NSW, since 1964. Their enterprises have been based on fertilised naturalised pastures with minimum capital input. John Fleming with the assistance of Guy Robinson explains how native pastures have stood the test of time for economic and environmental performance. The future of successful sustainable grazing lies in minimal envinmental disturbance with minimal inputs. One way to achieve this is by working with existing vegetation to develop dynamic swards that are capable of coping successfully with management and climatic variations.