Cameron Morris

In the early 90’s we gave low-input agriculture a red hot crack, with a mindset of absolutely wanting this system/belief to work economically 💰& if possible grow the business as well. Nine years later the engine of the business ground to an abrupt stop. It only took 9 years to mine the phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen, and calcium out of the landscape. The early indicators were The grass bank 💰got smaller each year regardless of rainfall. Stocking rates in the first 4 years were ok as normal then they fell off the cliff by year 7, by year 9 adjusted to stocking rate per Ha/100mm rainfall we were running 51% less DSE, S Low input Low risk Low return on assets managed (ROAM) Keep in mind we farm in a pretty safe environment in the central west of NSW, with 650mm average rainfall which falls fairly evenly over the year.