Lindsay Humphry - A lifetime of healthy farming (6min)
Channel: North East CMA
Date: 2014-06-24

A case study on Lindsay Humphry from Springhurst, whose family run a dairy farm, superfine merino, beef cattle and cropping.  Lindsay believes healthy soil is the key to healthy livestock and an overall healthy farm. A key focus is continuing to increase the size and diversity of the microbial population including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes and earthworms in the soil. This is achieved through maintaining good groundcover and diversity of pasture species, as plants play a major role in feeding the soils by producing sugars that are vital for beneficial soil organisms.