So since I am lazy and retarded can someone tell me what the soil difference between a normal farm and a cattle ranch should be?
Because a lot of troons have come up with the excuse thst the ranch looks like tatooine due to the fact that they are a cattle ranch.
I have a inkling that it is bullshit pure and simple
But I could use some more info on that from actual kiwifarmers.
On paper, any grazing livestock can do what the tranchers did to a piece of land. That depends on how abundant the natural growth is on the land, and then the volume of animals present. A few chickens won't do nearly as much damage as a flock of sheep, who then won't eat as much as a full herd of grazing cattle.
The problem the Tranchers face, fundamentally, is the land they have is extremely marginal. It can grow sparse, hardy plant life, but that coverage won't grow particularly fast, and won't be particularly abundant. The carrying capacity of the land is probably 1-2 cattle. Alpaca's aren't going to eat as much as full on cows, but its not the multiple order of magnitude difference they'd need to actually feed a couple hundred sheep and alpaca's. Even supplemental feed won't prevent the environmental destruction, animals are natural grazers and will just munch on ground cover because its there. Destruction is inevitable at that density of animals.
Assuming the tranchers went ahead and reduced the livestock count, they could try dividing the land and rotating the herd across it over the year, while growing something like alfalfa on the other plots. They might have to supplement with fertilizers and irrigation, but basic cover and graze crops are pretty resilient and hard to fuck up.
But that'd be a lot of hard work, planning, and foresight, so instead they built an All Natural Lamb Oven. the ANLO will be filling in for the half molten stove while they search amazon for new options, I figure.