Video, herd animals, sandy soil, reversing deserts...

I've been a long time proponent of grazing habitat.  I think plants and soil are made to respond to this practice and cycle nutrients and water better while being grazed.  To me foodplots are icecream for deer and the real herd builders are the native plants in their environment.  I can only plant a few acres of plots, but I can affect 100's of acres of habitat with cattle (or pigs if you so choose).  I've always thought this is where herd health and condition (and antlers) are built, not in ag fields.  

A short overview of the video:  Thatch and plant matter left on top of the ground decomposes slowly through oxidation and interrupts the carbon cycle.  Plants that are eaten, pooped out, peed on, and trampled decompose differently and it changes the carbon and water cycles.  He talks about sandy soils specifically and how herds can be used to convert it to plant rich lands.  

I found the video interesting.  I think I would have found it VERY interesting if I was fighting sandy soil, or had deer with what I consider substandard sized antlers.  I know most of you guys don't have the fence, water, time, or funds to implement a grazing program but the video might give ya some ideas if interested in watching.