Land Management

Looking after pasture, soil, and the wider block

Frequently Asked Questions

How much land do I actually need to be reasonably self-sufficient?

It varies enormously with what you're trying to produce and how intensively, but many households achieve a meaningful degree of self-sufficiency on well-managed blocks well under a hectare — good management often matters more than raw size.

Is rotational grazing worth the extra effort of moving stock regularly?

For most livestock keepers, yes — even a simple two- or three-paddock rotation meaningfully outperforms continuous grazing for pasture health, and the effort involved is genuinely modest once basic fencing is in place.