Set-stocking is easy, it gives animals choice, and it is cheap because no investment in infrastructure is needed, yet its major downside is constant overgrazing, says LIC consultant Bess Jowsey. “Animals can choose where to be, in shade or shelter, but there is no chance to replace energy in the plant root stock. Livestock keep […]
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