AS one of four pastoral enterprises in the Rangelands Living Skin project, Kelly and Gus Whyte first appeared in North West Farmer in 2023 with their visually spectacular and environmentally ingenious ponding strategy at their Wentworth station Wyndham.

The initial trial which saw the Whytes – and their son Mitchell – engaged in a bold plan to literally rehydrate their land.

That was 20 mont...