If you’ve ever wondered why a four-leaf-clover for our logo, here is our story.
Cloudbreak is covered predominately in lush Kikuyu and Clover pastures, which adds to the unique flavour of our beef, and the great condition of our cattle. In the early days of our farm adventure, we found a number of four-leaf clovers, so we took that as a good sign!
White clover is a legume, and has an essential role in nitrogen fixation. Legumes contain symbiotic bacteria within nodules in their root systems, producing nitrogen compounds that help the plant to grow and compete with other plants. When the plant dies, the fixed nitrogen is released, making it available to other plants and this helps to fertilize the soil.
The advantages of white clover are many, including this nitrogen fixation which reduces the need for supplemental fertilizer. Less supplemental nitrogen is a benefit to the environment as there is less chance of runoff and pollution of groundwater. White clover increases palatability and forage quality of pastures. The protein quality is high, providing a wide spectrum of amino acids and proteins. White clover has rapid regrowth following grazing.
