Preliminary lessons from the GLENCOE farmlets: early trajectories of intensified grazing management on basaltic native grasslands
Thais Devincenzi, Martin Jaurena, Virginia Porcile, Fabio Montossi · 2026
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Thais Devincenzi, Martin Jaurena, Virginia Porcile, and Fabio Montossi report in 2026 early lessons from the GLENCOE farmlets, an experiment in grazing management on the native grasslands of northern Uruguay. Three farm-scale systems subdivide their pasture into increasing numbers of paddocks, letting managers move livestock adaptively. The first three years are judged through a wide lens spanning production, environment, economics, people, and unexpected emergent effects.
Subdividing the grazing area more finely already influenced early productivity and how pastures changed through the seasons. Just as notable, the project built a shared learning space where farmers, extension workers, and researchers interpret results together rather than handing findings down. The authors frame these early trajectories as a baseline for judging whether intensified rotation pays off over the long term.
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| CREATOR | Thais Devincenzi, Martin Jaurena, Virginia Porcile, Fabio Montossi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36926 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |