Stone walls, while they may seem like a nuisance at times, have essentially provided Nigel with a great paddock system on his home block.

The average paddock size on Nigel’s farm is just under 1ha (2.47acres), allowing Nigel to have paddocks grazed out comfortably inside of three days.

Spending lengthy periods of time in any one paddock has a negative effect on the sward as animals begin grazing regrowths.