Mob Grazing: Adapting pasture management to improve drought resistance (Climate-Smart Agriculture)

Summary

In this video, Silvan and Stefan Schreiber explain how they had to rethink their previous grazing system due to the ongoing effects of climate change. They were particularly concerned about the increasing drought in summer combined with heavy rainfall. To counter these increasingly extreme weather conditions, they introduced the mob grazing system on their farm.
The characteristics of mob grazing are: a short stocking period and a long resting period. Mob grazing is intended to increase the humus content in the soil, which in turn improves the water storage capacity. Other advantages mentioned by farmers include good herd control and benefits for calf health.
Mob grazing is particularly suitable for farms in dry summer regions. However, it requires a certain amount of risk-taking and willingness to experiment on the part of the farmers.