Utilizing Compost or Manure? – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By Neal Kinsey Like all needed plant and animal products that contribute positively to soil fertility and plant growth, using compost and manures correctly can be of tremendous benefit. The effectiveness and value of applying ... Read More
Free Webinar on the Benefits of Organic Certification and Holistic Management
Holistic Management International (HMI), in collaboration with the California Certified Organic Foundation (CCOF), recorded a webinar in August 2017 that explores the synergy between organic and Holistic Management systems. This introductory webinar covers the basics of organic certification for ... Read More
21st Century Agriculture Needs to Be Conservation Agriculture
The connection between conservation and agriculture is not lost on many agricultural producers today as issues with soil erosion, water pollution, and agricultural responsibility for carbon emissions dominate the headlines--drawing national attention to the challenges of the conventional food system ... Read More
Holistic Management Training Pays Dividends in First Year
In 2017 HMI developed a comprehensive survey on Holistic Management training and developed an outreach campaign to engage the international Holistic Management community. The survey was open for respondents to complete for over two months. When the survey closed 447 people had responded. This is the ... Read More
What Diet is Best for the Planet?
A recent article by Alan Broughton on the Green Left Weekly website discusses the ongoing argument of how much methane is contributed into the atmosphere by livestock. While there is little argument about the environmental footprint of the conventional feedlot livestock industry (ala "Livestock's ... Read More
Holistic Management and Doughnut Economics
You may not have heard of doughnut economics, but it is the economic model that we must all shift to for survival in the 21st century. Kate Raworth wrote the book, Doughnut Economics, to explain that the 20th century economic paradigm of unlimited steady growth has resulted in the environmental ... Read More
Exclusive Gabe Brown Workshop
HMI is excited to be collaborating with Kaesebier Farm of Elkhart, Illionis and the Soil Health Partnership in offering a full-day workshop on August 28th with Gabe Brown titled: “Putting the Farm Back in Farming." The cost is only $50 per person and the workshop is limited to 75 people. The first ... Read More
HMI and TNC Join Forces on Conservation Ranching
Note: This blog is an excerpt from "A Natural Partnership: Holistic Management International and The Nature Conservancy: Grazing Lands Sustainably" that was published in IN PRACTICE #174. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Holistic Management International (HMI) have begun collaborating by ... Read More
