A comprehensive 100-year study of Australian sheep farms published in Nature Food

A comprehensive 100-year study of Australian sheep farms published in Nature Food reveals that while Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing significantly boosts soil organic carbon (SOC) and reduces emissions intensity by up to 54%, it is not always the most profitable strategy due to higher supplementary feed costs. Researchers found that agroecological factors—specifically rainfall and the amount of carbon already in the soil (antecedent SOC)—exert a much stronger influence on a farm’s environmental and financial success than simply increasing pasture species diversity.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-026-01331-2

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