Summary
Sheep liveweight and dry matter (DM) production from Regenerative and Conventional dryland systems under two levels of soil fertility (Olsen P 20-25 and 10 mg/kg) were measured in Year 3 (July 2023-June 2024) of an on-going experiment at Lincoln University. The Regenerative system comprised multispecies pastures and winter forage crops, and short-duration, high-density rotational stocking at 12.9 ewes/ha. The Conventionalsystem had lucerne and cocksfoot/sub clover pastures, annual ryegrass as the winter forage crop, and longerduration, lower-density rotational stocking at the same stocking rate. There were no effects of soil fertility. Sheep liveweight production was 131 kg/ha (23%) less for Regenerative than Conventional (496 vs. 627 kg/ha), but DM production was 1,550 kg/ha (22%) greater
Dig deeper with Pulse AI.
Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.