The whole system approach means it’s not just disc seeding and stripping/grazing crops, it’s about changing our mindset, giving our soil a chance to provide for us.
The key to a regenerative farming system is low disturbance – the less disturbance the better, and hence less stimulation of weeds.
In Australia, farmers are moving to a strip ‘n’ disc system in broad acre farming and disc ‘n’ grazing in the no kill cropping system. This achieves huge benefits in ground moisture, longer sowing windows, cost benefits and higher productivity. Importantly, they are building more resilient farming systems that can withstand the extremes of Mother Nature.