Soil Farmer of the Year Revisited: Alex Brewster

Rotmell Farming is based in Perthshire, running an upland beef and sheep system over approximmately 1000 hectares.

Alex Brewster has been working on building the biological capacity of the farm through the use of rotational and mob grazing systems.

Starting out with a transition to a rotational grazing system, this has now adapted and is a hybrid mob system with a focus on improving the diversity of plants within the pasture.

Other goals are to improve both soil organic matter and pH through the use of animals and to build a deeper root depth and mass to allow the plants to access slightly warmer soils and moisture found deeper in the soil when temperatures drop in the winter.

The farm walk will begin at 2pm and provide the opportunity to hear the learnings of Alex and the team since being awarded the Livestock Soil Farmer of the Year in 2020.

The event will take place outside, please wear suitable clothing and footware. Light refreshments will be provided.

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