Strip Grazing Layout That Actually Works (Full Farm Walk)

Want healthier pastures, better cattle performance, and clearer paddock design?
This farm walkthrough shows exactly how Jackie Czechley uses strip grazing, small paddocks, and water layout to transform a once degraded Gippsland property.

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In this episode, Jackie explains how she designed her farm before putting in a single fence, why 1-hectare paddocks outperform big ones, how water placement supercharges grazing pressure, and the plant diversity strategy that keeps cattle gaining weight every day.
If you’re planning a regenerative grazing enterprise, this is essential learning.

What you’ll learn

• How to design paddocks for strip grazing success
• Why 3-day maximums prevent overgrazing and protect root reserves
• Smart water layout for multi-move daily grazing
• Using paddock pressure to avoid selective grazing
• Daily cattle behaviour, rumination, and feed utilisation
• How multi-species pastures improve rumen health & resilience
• The role of seedheads, flowers, and plant diversity in regen systems

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Location

Gippsland, Victoria – Australia

Featured

Guest: Jackie Checkley
Topic: Strip Grazing, Paddock Layout, Water Design, Cattle Health

00:00 – Welcome to Jackie’s Regenerative Farm
00:24 – Why Paddock Layout Matters Before Fencing
01:38 – How Often Jackie Moves Her Cattle
02:15 – Strip Grazing Design & Water Access Explained
03:32 – Why 1-Hectare Paddocks Work So Well
04:06 – Cattle Behaviour: Flowers, Seedheads & Forage Choice
05:00 – Managing Competition & Avoiding Selective Grazing
05:38 – Water Systems: Trough Size, Gravity Feed & Clean Water
06:30 – Why Dams Are Fenced Off in Regen Systems
07:01 – Adding Microbes to Water for Better Rumination
07:26 – Dung Score: What Healthy Poo Tells You
08:25 – Keeping Fertility Evenly Spread Across Paddocks
09:00 – Plant Diversity: Bees, Cattle & Soil Health
10:35 – Why Seedheads & Flowers Don’t Reduce Feed Value
11:19 – Mimicking Natural Herd Movement
12:06 – Wild Radish, Seedbank & Unexpected Forage
12:49 – Two Years of Strip Grazing Transformation
13:21 – Why Cattle Must Leave Before Day 3
14:00 – Final Thoughts & What’s Coming Next