40 | • from page 38 Responsible farming Ballance Farm Environment Awards » Roslyn Downs Roslyn Downs significantly degraded. Consequently grazing cells were created to enable more frequent rotation of stock. What they and other farmers have achieved environmentally is proof that farmer-driven initiatives are by far the best option and the award is perfect validation of this, Jason says. “It felt great as a family, that we’ve been on the right track, doing the right thing, but also pretty humbled when you look at the other contestants and the other farms. In my opinion they all would have been worthy winners.” Intrinsic to farm’s management has been understanding the soil types and how to best manage the activity on them.
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