Livestock and Pastures

Fertile pastures, healthy and productive livestock through the use of The MULTIPLOW and its effect on Regenerative Livestock.
Regenerative livestock consists of recovering the vital processes of ecosystems with the herbivore as the main tool.

A new paradigm in the way of working the field that establishes an alliance between production, the environment and the business. It creates a virtuous circle between production and the environment with a holistic nature where various systems are involved.

The MULTIPLOW and its versatility in Pastures and Livestock.

Regenerative livestock is defined as any livestock management that manages to maintain a balance between the production of animal protein and the conservation of ecosystems through agroecological management, imitating nature, promoting perennial, native and exotic species, with the greatest possible biodiversity and promoting biologically active soils, with natural fertility from beneficial biota.

The objective of regenerative Livestock seeks not to allow the elimination of carbon in the soil through its regeneration with a holistic context, it seeks the recovery of soil fertility and the restoration of nutrient, energy and energy cycles. water. It is founded on planned rotational grazing practices, locally adapted livestock genetics, wildlife habitat restoration, and erosion prevention.

It is from understanding and optimizing the link between the animal, the soil and the pastures, that it is possible to enter a virtuous circle of regeneration, productivity and profitability using low levels of chemical inputs.
Regenerative ranching turns pastures into “Carbon Bombs” that sequester tons of atmospheric CO², positioning farmers as part of the solution to climate change rather than part of the problem as is the case today.Returning the physical, chemical and biological conditions to the livestock soil are of great importance in the recovery of soils.

Among the problems of physical degradation of soils, compaction and increase in density are the main ones, and these cause very large decreases in subsequent crop yields on them. The degradation of the soil structure is a global problem that can occur in all soils and levels of livestock production.
The main changes produced in the internal structure of soils as a result of their compaction due to animal trampling: Soil compaction, due to the collapse or reduction of pore spaces, is the most common cause of physical restriction for growth and root development. As an aggravating factor, the degradation of the soil structure is commonly considered the most difficult type of land degradation to locate and reconvert; the reason is that this degradation is a subsurface phenomenon.
In order to establish some possible solutions to this problem, methods of restoring the porosity of the limiting layers of root growth are applied using biological methods such as, for example, the roots of natural vegetation or cover crops, planted to act as Biological subsoilers that penetrate dense soil horizons.

These amendments are for a long-term solution, however, the use of The EcoPlough Butterfly solves this problem of compacting livestock soils in a much shorter time and with better results, which are manifested immediately.

Advantages of the use of the The MULTIPLOW on livestock soils and the impact on Regenerative Agriculture.
1. Due to the horizontal work design, it does not invert the prism of the soil, therefore, it does not allow the loss of carbon to the atmosphere.
2. Eliminates compaction and densification of pasture soils without damaging the grass.
3. Returns the Physicochemical and Biological conditions to the soil.
4. Preserves the fertility and humidity of the soil, reducing the incorporation of fertilizers until dispensing with them and the use of water respectively.

Soils constitute an essential non-renewable natural resource that generates vital goods and services for ecosystems and human life. They are essential for the production of crops, fibers, and fuels, filtering and cleaning tens of thousands of cubic kilometers of water each year. Soils, as an important carbon store, also help regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and other greenhouse gases, which is essential for climate regulation. Being this, in turn, the main resource where the production of pastures is supported, dependent on the health of the soil to obtain economically sustainable yields.

In Agricultural Systems, the Soil System has a determining role in production. For this reason, proper maintenance of the same becomes a necessity of the first order for livestock producers, the health and fertility of the soils depend on the productive quality of the pastures and the conversion into high-quality meat or milk of the livestock mass.

The maximum genetic expression of a herd in any type of livestock (milk and/or meat) is defined by its balanced diet, which is achieved when the soils are fertile and maintain pastures with the necessary nutrients to properly feed the cattle and provide a high quality product for human consumption
The correct tillage of the soil and its mineralization constitute the basis of crop productivity, which will be reflected in the health of the crops and animals in question.

The Biological System of the soil in synergy with the other Systems that intervene in the processes, are the base that sustain the production of biomass from photosynthesis. Hence the extreme importance of caring for the Biota of the soil that generates that biomass and that man has neglected and degraded with bad agricultural practices.

To maintain the energy balance between the factors involved (Soil, biomass and animals) it is necessary to maintain or return to the soil the necessary minerals for the balanced nutrition of the pastures, or of the crops that serve as feed for the livestock mass, which It leads to a balanced nutrition of the animals where poisonings due to excesses of Nitrites and Phosphites that damage their internal organs are eliminated.
The increase in the quality of the pastures leads directly to the decrease in the consumption of concentrates that do not efficiently solve the necessary nutrition, affecting the economy of the farmers.

Investing in the care of the soil to obtain quality pastures is much more profitable for the farmer than the purchase of concentrates, medicines and pesticides.
The global trend to consume healthy food is increasing and livestock production is not exempt from this trend. The sustainability of livestock production based on a diet based on pastures and that does not depend on external inputs (agrochemicals for pastures and concentrates produced from agrochemicals) increasingly forces producers to apply technologies that are consistent to the principles of nature conservation.

Immediate benefits with the use of The MULTIPLOW
• Eliminates soil and pasture compaction.
• Reduces soil preparation work.
• Loosens pasture soils without damaging the grass and without moving animals from the area.
• Returns the physical, chemical and biological conditions to the soil.

The action of cattle in the pastures generates a compaction of the superficial layer of the soil that affects its physical, chemical and biological properties. This compaction increases every year and the penetration of water, roots and oxygen becomes very difficult, interrupting the process of transfer and replenishment of energy and nutrients. Yields are greatly affected. The solution is sought in the fertilization applications that accentuate and aggravate the problem, since generally the amounts of fertilizers that manage to reach the roots are much lower than the needs of the pastures due to the deformations in the Root System (product of the demineralization of the soils and the lack of microorganisms that cause the applications of herbicides and pesticides) do not allow more than 30-35% of the fertilizers to be absorbed.

Every day the degradation of soils and pastures increases due to wrong agricultural practices based on a livestock production model with wrong and irrational management of soils and pastures together with the increasing dependence on a chain of external inputs that contaminate and sterilize them, increasing production costs.
The extraction of mineral elements from the soil by the livestock, which are transformed into milk or meat, creates demineralization and with it the loss of soil biota, which causes the interruption of energy flows already in case damaged by the loss of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the soil that impoverishes the pastures more and more every day and with it the quality of the products obtained (Milk and Meat).

The biological cycles of carbon and nitrogen have their first link in the soil and with the application of conventional soil preparation technologies, by inverting their natural layers, these cycles or systems are broken and with it the exposure of carbon to the atmosphere. will continue to grow, as will the CO2 content.

Avoiding dryness and compaction of the soil is important to reduce its heating, which affects production processes of substances and hormones necessary for the absorption of nutrients for the regrowth of pastures and for the accumulation of reserve substances in the roots
The application of the new soil preparation technologies with the horizontal cut, where the prism is not inverted and its physical, chemical and biological characteristics are returned, is the only alternative to restore the recapture of organic carbon (main constituent of the soil fertility), through plant photosynthesis.
The technology used with The EcoPlough Butterfly provides the livestock producer with a viable method to achieve high-yield production, progressively reducing the dependence on chemical inputs by more than 75%, combining it with selection strategies of nitrogen-fixing species and pastures according to The time of yea

The MULTIPLOW Progressively reduces the use of herbicides until its use is dispensed with.
The use of herbicides in agriculture is classified as one of the fundamental causes of the increase in human diseases, its harmful effects are marked on the flora and microfauna of the soil: It interferes with the synthesis of essential aromatic amino acids, eliminating plants sensitive. Some of them, such as Glyphosate, considered the most lethal of all and frequently used to eliminate weeds in paddocks and pastures, also affect the health of animals, livestock, and the health of consumers.

Glyphosate, classified as highly carcinogenic, has generated adverse effects on human health and exerted selection pressure, generating herbicide-resistant plants. Commercial formulations contain molecules such as polyoxyethylene amines and heavy metals. Worldwide use is so high that it has been detected in soil, rivers and seas, as well as in people directly or indirectly exposed to the herbicide; which alters the mycorrhizal capacity of arbuscular fungi and deregulates the expression of genes involved in processes such as amino acid metabolism or pathways related to detoxification. Likewise, it affects various species of soil worms, decreasing their ability to recycle organic matter.

Eliminating the use of herbicides such as glyphosate in pastures and pastures guarantees products derived from livestock (Milk and Meat) of high quality and safety.

The MULTIPLOW Reduces dependence on chemical fertilizations to the point of doing without them.
The return of the Physical, Chemical conditions allow the accumulation of humidity and oxygen in the soil and with it the habitat, that is, the recovery and establishment of macro and microorganisms (Biota).
Within the microorganisms that colonize the soil and the root rhizosphere, there are Nitrogen fixers and Phosphorus and Potassium solubilizers.}

Maintaining the soil Biota is very important to establish the balance between beneficial and pathogenic soil, which can be affected by bovine manure if it contains high concentrations of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus), pathogenic microorganisms (E. coli) , antibiotics, and compounds that interact with the endocrine system (steroidal hormones, phytoestrogens, pesticides, and herbicides) Fresh bovine excreta scattered on pastures contain nitrogen in the form of nitrates and nitrites; The way these oxidized compounds accumulate in the crop can cause intoxication in livestock that consume them Increase in soil quality and increase in fertility with The MULTIPLOW.
It has been shown that the amount of Nitrogenous and Phosphorous Fertilizers that are applied does not determine the health and quality of the soils and therefore of the pastures. Nitrites and phosphites accumulated by high doses of nitrogenous and phosphorous fertilization, in addition to causing damage to ecosystems, damage the reproductive systems of cows and delay the fertility periods of heifers.

Our short-term mission is to provide farmers with the necessary knowledge to maintain healthy soils, free of pesticides and increasing production and nutrients to adequately feed the herds, meaning an increase in profitability with cost reductions, making them sustainable and their productions sustainable.

Pasture degradation is the visible face and the most perceptible symptom of soil degradation, caused by mismanagement of pastures. The old but mistaken concept of resorting to the sowing of new pastures and the mineral fertilization of the fields to recover the production of forage for animal feed, leads to a vicious circle; characterized by the occurrence of repeated cycles of pasture replacement, which each time leaves us with poorer soils and more expensive and poorer quality forage, which end up ruining the farmer. This is a story that has been repeated invariably over time, turning previously fertile territories into deserts. Clear proof of the current manifestation of these phenomena can be seen in the revelation of increasingly appreciable symptoms of pasture degradation and desertification in various areas of the Argentine Pampas, a place historically considered, due to its excellent lands, as a paradise for livestock.

The purpose of making the pass of The MULTIPLOW after the grass has been harvested or consumed by the animals is to reduce foliage and reduce the loss of moisture contained in the soil due to leaf transpiration. The horizontal cut of the soil below the roots of the grass and without damaging it, allows the use of stored carbohydrate reserves for regrowth, and at the same time the deeply decompacted soil by the passage of The MULTIPLOW, allows the emission of new roots that begin to colonize and feed on the deeper layers of the soil where the rainwater that the grass consumes during the dry period is stored, avoiding water stress and allowing stable forage production throughout the year. Using the metaphor for a better understanding of the phenomenon, we can say that The MULTIPLOW Butterfly technology performs a regenerative and non-invasive therapy to both the soil and the grass

APPLICATION OF HORIZONTAL TILLING TECHNOLOGY WITH The MULTIPLOW IN PASTURES.

Average productivity of 2.5 TO 3 ACRES/HOUR and an approximate diesel consumption of 1.5 GALLONS/ACRE. (depending on the model of equipment used)

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