Smart Grazing That Cut Costs and Improved Profit

How do you grow profit, ground cover and drought resilience without more infrastructure?
On this farm, one major grazing change improved pasture cover, reduced labour and helped reshape the whole landscape.

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In this episode of Farm Learning with Tim Thompson, I visit Gunningrah in the Southern Monaro with Charlie Maslin and Phil Mulvey to look at a grazing system that changed the way this property performs. By combining mobs, extending rest periods and managing to ground cover, Charlie and his family increased the area they manage from 9,000 acres to 12,000 acres, reduced stock labour, improved resilience in dry times and created the conditions for healthier creeks, better pasture recovery and stronger soil function.

This video will be useful for farmers, graziers, livestock producers and landholders interested in rotational grazing, regenerative agriculture, pasture management, drought resilience, creek restoration, water retention and practical ways to improve profitability without adding unnecessary complexity. It is especially relevant to people managing sheep and cattle in variable climates.

This is a practical look at smart grazing, grazing management, ground cover, soil biology, hydrology, creek regeneration, labour efficiency, multi-species grazing, drought decision-making and grazing systems that improve both farm performance and landscape function. If you are interested in rotational grazing in Australia, regenerative grazing, pasture utilisation, grazing for profit, creek restoration on farms, reducing weed costs with goats, or using stock management to improve soil and water outcomes, this episode will give you real-world insight.

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Featured in this video: Charlie Maslin, Phil Mulvey
Location: Gunningrah, Southern Monaro, Australia
Topics covered: smart grazing, rotational grazing, ground cover, creek restoration, hydrology, drought resilience, labour efficiency, goats for weed control, soil biology

00:00 Smart grazing that changed the whole farm
00:39 From set stocking to better ground cover
02:04 The 65% ground cover wake-up call
03:16 Why they combined mobs instead of adding paddocks
04:21 The grazing system they still use 30 years later
05:58 How smart grazing changed drought decisions
07:09 Trade cattle and building flexibility
07:41 Goats for weed control and extra profit
09:09 Saving herbicide costs with goats
12:25 How rotational grazing reduced labour
14:49 Lambing, rest periods and lower worm pressure
16:06 Planting 60,000 trees with saved time
17:31 Creek restoration and raising the water table
18:45 How simple weirs trapped sediment and rebuilt creeks
20:22 Water spreading back into the landscape
22:05 Small creek works with big results
23:25 Better flow and cleaner water
24:32 Wetland plants returning naturally
25:18 More birds, frogs and life in the system
26:23 Bare banks back to productive vegetation
29:13 Digging into the soil profile
30:21 Fungi breaking down basalt for nutrients
32:27 How grazing drives soil biology and mineral access
33:08 The real goal: 100% ground cover
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