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Groundswell 2025: Is grazing livestock key to soil health?

A panel of experts at the Groundswell Festival agreed that farmers managing a range of different grazing systems are important for creating diverse structures and vegetation communities

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Set stocking rarely helps cows or the planet, said Jules Matthews at the Groundswell Festival.
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Set stocking rarely helps cows or the planet, said Jules Matthews at the Groundswell Festival.

Maintaining and enhancing soil health and biodiversity is dependent on grazing livestock in many situations, concluded a panel at the Groundswell Festival. Niels Corfield rebutted the myth that improving...

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