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Passive Land Hydration Pt 4 Abatement Swales If you’ve spent any time looking out the window of a moving car you are probably very familiar with Abatement Swales, although you might not know it. They are very similar to Contour Trenches with one significant difference. There are plenty of examples in our area. The most […]
Passive Land Hydration Pt 3 Contour Trench Keylines furrows, as discussed previously, are a great start to harvesting water for your paddock. Hydration is great for the landscape but there is limited benefit to the broader ecosystem. The evolution of PA Yeomans work is to turn the keyline furrow into a small contour trench for harvesting
So why would a government institution come out publicly to blame farmers for listening to their forecast? Saying it’s our fault for listening
PA Yeoman developed his keyline plough to beat the compaction that had occurred as a result of misguided farming methods. In response to the significant drought and drought breaking events of the early 1900s, where it is estimated 1m of topsoil was lost through poor land management.
Water is led by gravity and always falls downhill, even the slightest slope will create running water. Passive Land Hydration can only occur if the earth is permeable and contact lasts for an extended period.
Welcome to 2024 – Forecast Its been a relatively uneventful start to the year, if you don’t count the 200+mm of rain we’ve had since the week before Christmas. The rain that started just after the long hot dry summer forecast was proclaimed. Back in the day When I was a young lad, we used