Companion planting of nitrogen fixating plants in wooded areas and within your pasture increases nitrogen levels in your soils without the need for synthetic nitrogen based fertilisers.
Sustained use of synthetic fertilisers can rid your soil of important soil conditioning creatures such as earth worms and dung beetles.
Useful resources
Faster Pasture have compiled some handy resources to help you research the issues and facts relating to pasture management.
The science behind it all
You may have noticed the scientific tips we've scattered around our website. Here they are all on one page, so you can get a few insights into the science of pasture management.
Animal health
The health of your soil affects the health of your grazing animals. See what can happen if grazing animals are not getting enough minerals.
Further reading
We've compiled a list of useful books and web sites relating to land management and animal care.