Farm Drought Proofing: Permaculture Water Harvesting & Grazing Systems - Regenerative Agriculture

In this video Takota Coen takes us through his water harvesting systems and how they integrate with fencing and thus grazing systems on their 270 acre regenerative farm in Central Alberta Canada. The Coen farms pigs, beef, dairy and chickens.

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1:49 Dry conditions a result of water harvesting & use practices
3:29 When you design for water storage, you have to plan for overflow
4:26 Erosion and the exponential increase in the erosive force of water
6:36 Dung beetles, their role in the nutrient cycle
8:50 Access planning - moving equipment or animals
9:48 Fencing for the flow of energy
10:50 Swale purpose and design for the water cycle, and spring run off
13:12 Fixing the broken water cycle
17:08 Three limiting factors for planting trees & how to address them
21:38 Rationale for planting trees: 4 ecosystem processes and the climax ecosystem
22:08 Mimicking the climax ecosystem in design
25:26 “Regenerative grazers can 4x or 5x the production that set stock grazers are doing”
26:10 Rotational grazing: “listen to the cows”
27:46 Temporary fencing design for rotational grazing
29:31 “Right now we are producing 500-600lb hanging weights in 17 months with only grass”
29:54 Wildflowers in reserve strips

Takotas website
https://www.coenfarm.ca/
About Rob Avis and Verge Permaculture:
In less than 10 years, Rob & Michelle Avis left Calgary’s oil fields and retooled his engineering career to help clients and students design integrated systems for shelter, energy, water, waste and food, all while supporting local economy and regenerating the land. He’s now leading the next wave of permaculture education, teaching career-changing professionals to become eco-entrepreneurs with successful regenerative businesses. Learn more and connect with Rob & Michelle at https://vergepermaculture.ca/

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Видео Farm Drought Proofing: Permaculture Water Harvesting & Grazing Systems - Regenerative Agriculture канала VergePermaculture