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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3888874" data-attributes="member: 92780">Increase water holding capacity of soil to have more water available during droughtFantastic article on restoring the landscape.<a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1877200455716870&id=107053992731534&fs=1&focus_composer=0" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1877200455716870&id=107053992731534&fs=1&focus_composer=0</a>"Natural Sequence Farming, put simply the model restores a landscape’s natural functioning: floodplains, waterways and wetlands are restored, which “bank” water in the landscape, helping it flourish even in drought.""Compared to many farms that suffer severe run-off, erosion and nutrient loss, the institute has monitored rainfall infiltration on the 590ha and found an infiltration rate of up to 1 metre per hour on sections of the property.That number is extraordinary. Given the regenerative work of Tony and Peter (Andrews), this land is like a sponge, sucking in and holding the water, which then improves the biological activity and carbon matter.“If you can increase the water holding capacity of the soil, you are going to have more water available during drought times."“This 100ha slice of floodplain, for example, could hold 3000 megalitres. That is banked water which will keep an agricultural enterprise alive during drought. That’s why you see grass on the floodplains here.”The institute is also monitoring the microclimate of the valley. One hypothesis is that rehydration of the land creates a microclimate that — in this valley — increases rainfall by at least 100mm per year.The 53-year-old then goes on to a complex explanation which, put simply, means the more water in the soil, the greener the grass, the more evaporation is created, the cooler the climate becomes, which creates dew, mist and rain."Chosun  :gh:</blockquote>

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