Terra Grande Farms

16/01/2026

This is an exciting development!!!

Finally, may nakapansin na sa advantages ng natural farming techniques.
Since the establishment of our farm in 2020, we've been advocates of nature-based solutions like rapid rotational grazing and in a broad sense, regenerative farming.

We've faced many roadblocks along the way, particularly, lack of proper references regarding rotational grazing and pasture development in the local setting. Most data, books, and studies are done abroad, which are not useful, or even harmful if extrapolated in the Philippine setting.

Over the years, we have done hundreds of scientific experiments and farm trials, which is not only costly, but time-consuming and resource-intensive. This should have been done by the Department of Agriculture - Philippines, not by ordinary farmers like us.

We've shared several pasture improvement and herd management strategies on our page, and we are happy to share some of our results, which you can check by typing "Pasture" on our page's search bar.

For a long time (over 5 years), we've been trailblazing this path to regenerative goat farming, and we are very excited that at last, may nakapansin na sa benefits.

Exciting times indeed!!!

18/12/2025

AVAILABLE F3 ANGLO-NUBIAN BUCKLINGS
Ready for release
Age: 8-9mos old

F3 Anglo-Nubians (87.5% Anglo-Nubians + 12.5% native/upgraded)
3-generation upgrade using top-quality purebred Anglo-Nubian bucks

(Sire, Grandsire, and Great Grandsire photos included for reference.)

Location: Terra Grande Farms
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental

*Can deliver within Negros Occidental and Oriental.

17/10/2025

F4 vs PUREBRED

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02/10/2025

MOMBASA GRASS OPTIMAL PLANTING DISTANCE
by Terra Grande Farms

What is the correct planting distance or spacing for Mombasa Grass?

Well, it depends on your purpose and management system.
At Terra Grande Farms, we've done meta-analysis studies and actual farm trials to determine the optimal spacing based on our farm goals. This is a textbook engineering optimization problem.

For our followers aiming for a low-cost regenerative farming system similar to ours, we have determined the optimal spacing based on the following goals:

1. Optimum Crude Protein Yield instead of Dry Matter Production
2. Higher nutritive values for our herd per unit area
3. Maximum space for native pasture species
4. Pasture longevity
5. Low-cost, low-maintenance
6. Pasture resilience and diversity

Crude Protein Yield (CPY) optimization, instead of dry matter production, is the most important criterion, while the other four are indirect results of this approach.

Almost all farmers and studies focus on either dry matter or crude protein content separately. In our research and farm trials, we combined both parameters to come up with CPY Optimization, then applied it during our medium and large-scale farm trials.

Simply put, planting Mombasa Grass densely will produce more dry matter, but will also make the stalks longer, the leaves more fibrous, and lower crude protein content. Plant them very far apart, and you will get higher crude protein levels, but at some planting distance, your production will be lower.

In mathematics, this is called inverse proportionality.

DM = k1 / d

where d is the planting distance and k1 is the constant of proportionality, initially assumed linear for simplicity.

The higher the distance, the lower the DM production per unit area. In agronomy, the relationship does not always remain perfectly linear or inversely proportional at extreme values (very close).

For the crude protein content, CP is increasing with an increase in planting distance. The higher the distance, the higher the Crude Protein content. This is because the plants will have higher resources locally ( soil nutrients, sunlight, water).

This is true until you reach a biological maximum CP for the particular plant species.

CP = k2 x d

where k2 = Initial constant of proportionality, until maximum CP is achieved.

In reality, CP increase vs. distance isn't purely linear - it saturates (e.g., logistic curve end or diminishing return).

CP = [k2 x d ] / (1+ad)

Combining these 2 parameters, a new parameter, called the Crude Protein Yield (CPY), is the product of DM and CP.

CPY = DM x CP

To optimize CPY, we applied derivatives to get the local/global optimum.

d/dx (CPY) = d/dx) (DM x CP)

Since there are 2 variables in computing the spacing - planting distance (d) and row distance(r), we optimize one while holding the other constant. By applying step-wise calculations / multiple regression analysis, we have determined the optimal planting distance for each row spacing. Since row and planting distance are interchangeable, the result should be transposable.

Why bother?

1. We strive to maintain a low-cost, regenerative farming system.
2. We don't use commercial feeds for our goats.
3. We want our pasture to be self-sustaining and resilient.
4. Since we are located in a very remote barangay without direct road access, hauling commercial feeds and other farm inputs would bloat our monthly expenses.
5. We believe that relying on nature-based solutions is the way forward.

29/09/2025

Thank you Agriculture Online & MANILA BULLETIN for featuring our farm back in 2023.

It’s been 6 years since we began this journey, and we’re still learning, refining, and improving our management practices along the way.

In the article, we shared our 10 Regenerative Goat Farming Principles - a combination of the 5 core regenerative farming principles and 5 additional practices that we applied here at Terra Grande Farms.

We hope that this framework could serve as a template and benchmark for other farmers and goat raisers aiming for sustainable and regenerative farming methods, tailored for local conditions.

: Terra Grande Farms is a ten-hectare regenerative Anglo-Nubian goat farm in San Carlos, Negros Occidental.

They believe that they are the first and only regenerative goat farm in the Philippines, and they achieved this by practicing a wide variety of sustainable and regenerative farm methods.

Read the full article here: https://agriculture.com.ph/2023/04/13/ten-principles-of-agriculture-for-a-regenerative-goat-farm/

28/08/2025

SPOTTED x SPOTTED BREEDING

-- Proven milker line with striking moonspots & dapples --

100% Purebred Anglo-Nubian
Sire: Terra Grande MOPRHEUS
Dams: Goldthwaite Nubians Line

Bucklings are now open for reservation.
Available for release February–March 2026 at 8 months old.

04/07/2025

Creating a Greener Pasture using improved high-yield, drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance grass cultivars Mulato II and Mombasa Grass

“Green pastures aren’t found, they’re nurtured!”

African Farmer: Goats create desert!
Mark Shepard: Avoid goats at all cost!
Terra Grande Farms: Hold our beer!

17/06/2025

PUREBRED ANGLO-NUBIAN BUCKLINGS

***SOLD-OUT po ang last batch ng ating purebred Anglo-Nubian bucklings. We will post our week-old bucklings later this week for those who want to reserve. ***

* Top and Proven Genetics
* Mix of Goldthwaite and Pennyroyal Lines
* Milker Line
* Good body conformation
* Muscle + Milk

" Alagang natural, alagang walang feeds! "

TGF TANK
TGF SNIPER
TGF STRIKER
TGF PRIMUS
TGF PORTO SANTO
TGF DOUBLE FULCRUM

22/05/2025

Unlocking Productivity with Rapid Rotational Grazing on Improved Pastures!

30/04/2025

SMALL-SCALE GOAT PASTURE DESIGN GUIDE
by Terra Grande Farms

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1000sq.m. GOAT PASTURE DESIGN

Capacity: 25 heads [Fully-developed]
No. of Paddocks: 4
Stocking rate: 10 sq.m. per head
3 days per week per paddock, Friday-Sunday, or any 3 consecutive days.

Rotation Period: 4 weeks (28days)
Grazing Period : 3 days per paddock
Rest Period: 25 days

Grass: 1/2 Mulato II + 1/2 Mombasa/Mun River Grass
Covercrops: Centrosema, Kudzu, and Calopogonium on fence lines, boundaries, and trees.
Legumes/MPTS: None of the tree species we’ve tested so far have withstood the goats’ intense browsing and bark-stripping behavior.

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2500sq.m. GOAT PASTURE DESIGN

Capacity: 40 heads [Fully-developed]
No. of Paddocks: 4
Stocking rate: 12.5 sq.m. per head
[Weekend grazing only]
3 days per week per paddock, Friday-Sunday, or any 3 consecutive days.

Rotation Period: 4 weeks (28days)
Grazing Period : 3 days per paddock
Rest Period: 25 days

Grass: 1/2 Mulato II + 1/2 Mombasa/Mun River Grass
Covercrops: Centrosema, Kudzu, and Calopogonium on fence lines, boundaries, and under trees.
Legumes/MPTS: None of the tree species we’ve tested so far have withstood the goats’ intense browsing and bark-stripping behavior.

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1/2 hectare (5000sq.m.) GOAT PASTURE DESIGN

Capacity: 70 heads
No. of Paddocks: 4
Stocking rate: 18 sq.m. per head
[Weekend grazing only]
3 days per week per paddock, Friday-Sunday, or any 3 consecutive days.

Rotation Period: 4 weeks (28days)
Grazing Period : 3 days per paddock
Rest Period: 25 days

Grass: 1/2 Mulato II + 1/2 Mombasa/Mun River Grass
Covercrops: Centrosema, Kudzu, and Calopogonium on fence lines, boundaries, and under trees.
Legumes/MPTS: None of the tree species we’ve tested so far have withstood the goats’ intense browsing and bark-stripping behavior.

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1 hectare (10,000sq.m.) GOAT PASTURE DESIGN

Capacity: 100 heads
No. of Paddocks: 4
Stocking rate: 25 sq.m. per head
[Weekend grazing only]
3 days per week per paddock, Friday-Sunday, or any 3 consecutive days.

Rotation Period: 4 weeks (28days)
Grazing Period : 3 days per paddock
Rest Period: 25 days

Grass: 1/2 Mulato II + 1/2 Mombasa/Mun River Grass
Covercrops: Centrosema, Kudzu, and Calopogonium on fence lines, boundaries, and under trees.
Legumes/MPTS: None of the tree species we’ve tested so far have withstood the goats’ intense browsing and bark-stripping behavior.

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GOAT PASTURE and GRAZING VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOR5NM0idI&list=PLV3izL1Y0xPuvaV0QI9raCsthIHYjqsXt

Disclaimer: There is no one-size-fits-all in goat pasture design. The carrying capacity of the land depends on soil fertility, sunlight exposure, climate type, existing vegetation, and other environmental factors.

Numbers are based on our 4-hectare goat pasture, fully-developed, planted with Mombasa and Mulato II grass, covercrops, legumes, and multi-purpose tree species (MPTS). Existing grass, forbs, and indigenous forage tree species (IFTS) have been retained during pasture development.

The designs above are for weekend grazing only (Friday -Sunday). We will post our full rotational grazing design in our future posts, so stay tuned!

FARM INFORMATION:

TERRA GRANDE FARMS
Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental

Herd Size: ~100 heads of upgraded and purebred Anglo-Nubians
Elevation: 200–300 MASL
Temperature: 24–33'C
Pasture Area : 4 hectares
Total Area: 10 hectares
Management System: Semi-Intensive combined with RRG on a Silvopasture System

Terra Grande Farms is pioneering Regenerative Goat Farming in the country, particularly in the areas of pasture development (Conventional and Silvopasture), rapid rotational grazing, Keyline design, and Agroforestry.

You can consult with us if you have additional questions or concerns regarding pasture development and candidate forages.
We provide Technical Brochures, Plant Care, Spacing, Propagation, and data-driven recommendations based on our research and large-scale scientific evaluation.

22/04/2025

Terra Grande SNIPER
Terra Grande STRIKER
Terra Grande NOVA SKYE

Purebred Anglo-Nubian bucklings
[ADGA registrable]
[Triplets at birth]

Dam: Terra Grande NOVA
Sire: Calatagan RIZAL
Gsire: Urbiztondo NEO