The stream banks through the Lazy M Ranch were getting undercut because there was little vegetation to hold soil or slow water in this picture taken May 2016 In 2013 Shawn Howard was ready for a change. He had worked in the construction industry for 17 years, but when the construction company he ... Read More
New HMI Board Members
HMI is excited to announce four new board members that were elected at HMI’s Board of Directors meeting in November 2019. Please welcome our new board members. Ariel Greenwood Photo credit: Guido Lois Ariel Greenwood lives in New Mexico in the winter and Montana in the summer. She studied ... Read More
2019 REGENERATE Conference a Success
Over 500 attendees traveled to Albuquerque to participate in the 2019 REGENERATE Conference. PHOTO CREDIT: Quivira Coalition On November 19-22, 2019, HMI co-hosted the 2019 REGENERATE Conference with the Quivira Coalition and the American Grassfed Association (AGA) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... Read More
El Sueno Ranch Open Gate Shows Ecological Value of Infrastructure Development
Participants at El Sueno Ranch Open Gate On October 25th, 25 participants attended HMI’s El Sueno Ranch Open Gate. El Sueno Ranch is a 10,000-acre ranch located north of Clines Corner, New Mexico. It is owned by Albert Lowry and managed by Chuck Kuchta. HMI Certified Educator Kirk Gadzia ... Read More
Grow the Growers Focus on Marketing and Business
On October 15th and 16th, Certified Educator Ann Adams facilitated HMI's 14-hour Holistic Marketing and Business Planning course with the farmers at the Grow the Growers Program. Grow the Growers is a comprehensive farm training and business acceleration initiative designed to attract new and ... Read More
Doniga Markegard–New HMI Certified Educator
Doniga Markegard HMI is excited to announce our newest Certified Educator, Doniga Markegard. Doniga comes to ranching with a background in wildlife tracking and permaculture. Along with her husband and four children, Doniga owns and operates Markegard Family Grass-Fed, raising grass-fed beef, ... Read More
Four Daughters Pecan Orchard
A Case Study about why high value crops are critical for the Rio Grande corridor The Four Daughters Pecan Farm began as the unofficial county dump after the county closed the dump to the west of the land that was to become the pecan orchard. For that reason, everyone would pull up and dump their ... Read More
Pueblo of Santa Ana Increases Grass Cover over 100%
The Pueblo of Santa Ana's Department of Natural Resources (SADNR) mission is to develop and implement natural resource management programs which protect, preserve, and enhance the natural living environment for current tribal members and future generations. Many of their conservation efforts on the ... Read More
