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Only works in environments with enough rain. Otherwise grasslands turn into deserts.

This land has far more feed on it than Allan’s ranch had when he bought it 25/ 30 years ago. There was no grass at all for miles. In just a few years Allan developed his grazing plan and now it’s got feed/ grass all year round. If you want to understand more watch the video Running Out of Time on YT

True but it's picking holes in a very good operation. He has it just the way he wants it for now but Greg will change when needed that's why he is where he us now.

braddeicide - Incorrect. All methods of soil recovery or conservation have a time and place for application . This can be applied in as small piece of land as one acre. Point being, if that's all you have we'll surely won't be talking about cattle. ;-) At the same time in such a small acreage, other methods of soil recovery or conservation will compete in more favorable conditions! Potentially assuring better return of investment (ROI).

Always depends on the reason: why wasn't there grass before? What happened to the hay? Still laying around? Greg Judy reported from his HM courses that they told him not to focus on the real bad land and spots - he might not live log enough to achieve anything with it - , but to start with the good land. Makes sense: the hay will be recycled more effectively by more soil life than by jless or none, I guess.

@adrianjos04 Hard to say without seeing the site but it could possibly be a loss of topsoil and soil crusts.

if it is 100% bare and capped soil just adding hay and cow activity will not plant a seed to grow...... it can make favorable conditions but perhaps your natural seed bank is dead in that area. food for thought

@@darrylsimms2424 I have since gone over the area ( and other areas of the same landtypes ) with a machine and made micro-catchments. These areas are now growing good feed without adding seed. The micro catchments are small ponds that catch some of the runnoff water and hold it there for some time to soak in while letting the excess water run off to irrigate the land further down. This video shows the results on a non-capped soil area. The same type of results are also on my aboe mentioned capped soils areas. ua-cam.com/video/D69AqECnYac/v-deo.html

Have you listened to or read his book? I tried so hard but I couldnt get through it.

I assume succession only takes place because the land is being rested too long..because of lack of grazing. Keep the grazers there and it will remain grassland.

@@janaoh5785 Exactly. As I understand it, grazing is a disturbance that halts succession.

It's not important to move up or down in succession, but be at the stage that you want to be at. Let me share this peice about succession from managingwholes.com, it gives a really good descripition, the writer in familiar with HM. "On surfaces such as bare rock, extremes of temperature and lack of moisture-holding capacity severely limit the life forms that can establish themselves. Succession is one word for the ways that living organisms build soil and habitat on bare rock. As succession advances (or declines), communities of organisms change. In order to be successful, an organism must adapt to the successional community of organisms in which it lives and helps create. Ecological succession is also a force, a coiled spring. In most areas we can maintain a monoculture (wheat for example) only with continued high inputs, and even then we will have to change what we do to fight successive pathogens and weeds. Diversity of species, both above and below ground, is intrinsically more stable and cheaper to maintain. But succession is not a linear force. Organisms such as yellowstar thistle or knapweed may form virtual monocultures for years, with secretions or mycorrhizal associations that may inhibit successional advance to a more complex community." Here is the full paper; managingwholes.com/eco-community-dynamics.htm/

Hulagu Kahn he's in Texas. Can't be too much of a hippy or he'll lose that audience. He also said don't lose money and poison ain't free

You don't need to buy land. Find someone who will let you use theirs.

Read holistic management by Allan savory, Also read literature from Greg Judy (much easier to read)

Yes, but how long did they spend on a single plant? Or did they move and how often?

You almost have it. The part you might be missing is the reason for the animals to be there: plants and soil life need animals for disturbance-their hooves break and stomp plants and grasses and in doing so provide the mulch and cover for the soil. Their bodily fluids provide the nutrients for life-natural fertilisation. Allan's methods teach how to manage this process.