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<blockquote data-quote="andybob" data-source="post: 707187" data-attributes="member: 2703"><p>I practiced holistic management in Zimbabwe, as gberry noted, this is about planning your operation as a "whole" Allan Savories' book is a good starting point, he worked many years as a biologist in the Rhodesian game department, and based much of his later research on his observations of the symbiotic relationships in the African bushveld, and how human activities effected these relationships.</p><p>When I took over the denuded land that I developed into my cattle and wildlife ranch, using holistic planning the scrub made way for grassland the eroded slopes regenerated their foliage and the erosion and runoff of rain reduced year on year. Creeks that had been dry began to flow again instead of just being rainwater 'drains', as the water cycle was restored. The game animals increased to profitable culling numbers, and the carrying capacity for the cattle improved vastly over 5 years of planned grazing. I still vaccinated where needed, used antibiotic for treating sick animals etc, this was not planned as a 'tree hugging' type of operation, though my choice of cattle and goat breeds was part of the planning for animals adapted to the environment, and low maintenence production (especially as I had a frequent military deployment schedule).</p><p>You set your own goals, constantly test your decisions, to ensure you are still on track toward those goals, and remain flexible enough to adjust your management to adapt to changing conditions. It is worth researching the principles especially in brittle southern environments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andybob, post: 707187, member: 2703"] I practiced holistic management in Zimbabwe, as gberry noted, this is about planning your operation as a "whole" Allan Savories' book is a good starting point, he worked many years as a biologist in the Rhodesian game department, and based much of his later research on his observations of the symbiotic relationships in the African bushveld, and how human activities effected these relationships. When I took over the denuded land that I developed into my cattle and wildlife ranch, using holistic planning the scrub made way for grassland the eroded slopes regenerated their foliage and the erosion and runoff of rain reduced year on year. Creeks that had been dry began to flow again instead of just being rainwater 'drains', as the water cycle was restored. The game animals increased to profitable culling numbers, and the carrying capacity for the cattle improved vastly over 5 years of planned grazing. I still vaccinated where needed, used antibiotic for treating sick animals etc, this was not planned as a 'tree hugging' type of operation, though my choice of cattle and goat breeds was part of the planning for animals adapted to the environment, and low maintenence production (especially as I had a frequent military deployment schedule). You set your own goals, constantly test your decisions, to ensure you are still on track toward those goals, and remain flexible enough to adjust your management to adapt to changing conditions. It is worth researching the principles especially in brittle southern environments. [/QUOTE]
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