High density grazing in South Africa

"What we are doing is trying to mimic nature . . . 200 years ago, huge herds of animals would have moved over this veld, avoiding predators in their tightly packed groups. Slabbert says he has rejuvenated the land by drastically increasing his cattle herd. He hems the animals into a rectangular patch of grassland with a low-current wire. For several hours, they eat all of the grasses they can find before the wire lifts, and the cattle rapidly move into a new section. They are always moving, never selectively eating, just like a migratory herd. The method is called ultra-high density grazing. "These cattle are replenishing the land," Slabbert says."