The top 3 things

you can do for great soil biology

"I think the majority of us are farming because we love what we do. We love animals and we care for the land."

Three relatively inexpensive techniques do far more for soil biology than all the often-expensive biological fertilisers and microbial inoculants you can buy:

■ increase the amount and diversity of organic matter inputs;

■ reduce the amount and intensity of tillage;

■ diversify the number of crops/pasture species.

Calves are normally grazed on the paddocks with minimal seed heads. They're followed by 3-year-old steers which are about to go to market.