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Does What it Says on the Tin

Sheila Cooke • 8 December 2020

Impacts of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System

Holistic Management Does What it Says on the Tin


Jason Rowntree and team have finished the Life Cycle Assessment at White Oak Pastures.


  • White Oak Pastures (WOP) was sequestering 2.29 Mg C/ha/yr, which lowered its LCA footprint by 80%.
  • When comparing this to commodity animal production, the MSPR at WOP had a 66% lower GHG footprint after considering soil C. 
  • Multi-species pasture rotation did require more land to produce the same amount of food compared to commodity, however, this land was restored from degraded cropland (peanut/cotton).


Read the full study here.

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