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Once an overgrazed and degraded landscape, Lowan Station, near Cobar in New South Wales, has transformed under the management of John and Donna Cutting into a thriving sheep and cattle enterprise that also boasts a biodiverse and sustainable forest.
Back in 2009 when the Cuttings took over Lowan Station, native species of Cypress Pine, Mulga, Currajong and Bimble Box were struggling to grow. Partnering with GreenCollar, the Cuttings began a Human Induced Regeneration Project in 2015, adjusting their land management practices to promote the regeneration of mixed native forests.
The Cuttings decreased their stock numbers to a level the degraded land could manage, and hired local labour to make improvements to infrastructure. External fencing was upgraded to reduce feral grazing pressure and internal fences were improved, allowing them to adopt rotational grazing strategies that enable areas to rest regenerate. As the landscape improved, they were able to increase stocking levels again. They also installed goat traps around water points, increasing their harvesting efforts and ensuring better control of feral animal populations.
Through a combination of improved feral animal control, better management of livestock with regenerative grazing patterns, and infrastructure upgrades, the project has fostered the regrowth of a biodiverse native forest, increasing habitats for echidnas, bats and woodland birds and protecting a range of endemic plant and insect species.
As far as the Cuttings are concerned, the project has enabled them to improve their farming practices and find a balance between caring for both the business and the land at Lowan Station.