For two years Matt Cherry & Shelley Piper of Trio Angus have had to deal with challenges of biblical proportion. In February 2017 the Sir Ivan Bush Fire roared through and burned all 1,700 acres. Then they continued to have drought conditions for the next two years. Luckily at that time they had ... Read More
Deborah Clark’s Regenerative Agriculture Journey
Deborah Clark of the 14,000-acre Birdwell & Clark Ranch in Henrietta, Texas went through many training programs before she had her learning breakthrough with HMI's 1-on-1 Learning Program. She went on to become a Holistic Management Certified Educator with HMI. The Birdwell & Clark Ranch is ... Read More
Chaseholm Farm—Developing a Grass-based Dairy in New York
Sarah Chase knew from an early age that she enjoyed working with the cattle on her father’s conventional dairy farm, 350-acre Chaseholm Farm, in Pine Plains, New York. “My dad was really passionate about breeding and we had a book where we kept record of all the cows. I got a cow when I was little ... Read More
Saving the Family Farm at Coombing Park Australia
Long time Holistic Management producer, George King, has been in the news a lot recently as he shares his journey with Holistic Management. He says, "Holistic Management has provided us with cost control and time control, and we are growing 30% more grass. The goal keeps you going even when ... Read More
HMI Welcomes New Board Members
HMI is excited to announce three new members who have joined our Board of Directors. Seth Wilner has been a Holistic Management International Certified Educator since 2005. For 22 years he has worked as an agent educator with University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension where he ... Read More
Back to Earth Farm: Bringing People Back to the Land
Tom and Janice Henslee had been thinking about getting a farm for a while before they finally purchased and developed the 110-acre Back to Earth Farm near Asheboro, North Carolina in 2013. Tom had taken an Introduction to Holistic Management training in 2006 from HMI. “I thought I was going to be ... Read More
Live Power in Agriculture
HMI Certified Educator Tony McQuail spoke on a panel about using draft animals speaking from his experience of using Suffolk Punch draft horses on Meeting Place Organic Farm near Lucknow, Ontario. In his presentation of Live Power in Agriculture" for the Canadian National Farmers Union, Tony makes ... Read More
Develop a Written Holistic Goal for a Successful Farm/Ranch Business
Guest blog by Don Campbell I think the desire to be successful is universal. We all want to feel that we are successful. Are there some things we might do to increase our success? I think that there are: I submit the following for your ... Read More