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Leeston Pastoral in New South Wales, Australia

microBIOMETER® results demonstrate the positive effects of holistic cattle grazing.

Leeston Pastoral is a 5th generation, family owned farm in New South Wales, Australia. Historically, they have had a fine wool Merino & Hereford cattle breeding operation. Over the last 20 years they have moved to focus on cattle.

The 2019 drought forced them to reevaluate what operation they wanted to continue in. They decided to adopt a more regenerative approach and move from a cattle breeding operation to a cattle trading operation. They now have one large mob grazing holistically using short grazes and long pasture rest periods.

microBIOMETER® has allowed them to quickly, easily and inexpensively record existing benchmark measurements of their soil microbiology and now reassess the effects of stock movements and plant/soil amendments. They are excited to see the new F:B ratio measurement, as they want to make sure the soils stay fungally dominated so they can more effectively create stored soil organic matter.

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They were happy to see their microBIOMETER® results showed an almost 30% increase in microbial biomass and fungal to bacterial ratio one month after holistic grazing. Studies have shown that a 1.5x increase in your soil's F:B ratio can lead to a 3x increase in carbon sequestration. Thank you Adam for sharing your experience with us!

If you are in Australia or New Zealand and would like to purchase a microBIOMETER® soil test kit, please contact David von Pein, The Meter Man, at 07 4635 7065 to place an order.

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Interview with Jeff Lowenfels

Jeff hosted an Instagram Live event last week with Dr. Judith Fitzpatrick to discuss how building microbial biomass increases microbial diversity because of the biochemical interdependence of the community.

If you missed it or would like to view it again, please visit our YouTube channel.

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Quotes, facts and research.

National Soil Health Day ~ June 23

On June 23, 2008, the United States Senate signed a bi-partisan bill to celebrate soil health and soil health professionals, while clearly stating that our soil is a vital natural resource.

On this day each year, we acknowledge soil professionals, farmers and growers who are focused not just on soil conservation, but feeding and enhancing our global soil health.

Please visit Acres U.S.A., the leader in soil health education since 1971, for more information on Soil Health Day.

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