Patrick  Rakau shares valuable information on how to manage the grazing cycle of annual ryegrass in our feature article. Herding 4 Health is a community development activity that promotes conservation outcomes while supporting people living in rural areas to find their way out of extreme poverty. Read more about it on page 10.  Biodiversity research in South Africa is currently being choked by red tape. How can this issue be overcome? Valuable research on post  fire  changes in the Overberg Renosterveld is being conducted by the Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust using repeat photography. Be sure to check out the submission deadlines to Grassroots for 2022 and share your exciting research findings with  us. Please  remember that Grassroots is also now open for advertising (see pricing  options on  page 19).