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For Bernard, one of the added benefits of grazing cattle on crop fields has been increasing her farm's biodiversity. "Insects are inevitable, so then the birds are inevitable," she said.

Although both grazing areas are sub-divided into 16 cells, the lane system allows for an increase or decrease in the number as required, depending on mob size, stage of production and grass growth.