When Kent Rochester took over his family property on Western Australia’s south coast, he inherited a landscape many believed would never produce good pasture again.

Years under bluegum forestry had left the property covered in stumps and uncertainty. With no traditional paddock layouts to work from, Kent had the rare opportunity to design a grazing system from scratch.

In this episode of Stockyard Sessions, Kent explains how that blank slate pushed him to question traditional approaches and focus on one goal: getting better utilisation from every hectare of grass.

Rotational grazing became the foundation. By improving pasture management and rest periods, Kent quickly saw major gains in productivity, including dramatic increases in stocking rate.

More recently, early adoption of virtual fencing technology has allowed even greater grazing precision. By adjusting grazing areas digitally and moving cattle more frequently, Kent has been able to fine tune pasture use while improving labour efficiency.

Combined with tools like Atlas Grazing, real-time livestock data now plays a key role in guiding daily decisions around weight gain, feed supply and market timing.

For Kent, the goal is simple: keep refining the grazing system so the land continues to improve year after year.

This podcast is brought to you by Atlas Ag, the team behind Atlas Carbon and Atlas Grazing