Ferrell Ranch, managed by 4L Grazing, is launching an eight-month program created to give apprentices a hands-on introduction to regenerative agriculture. Diverse enterprises include cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, and custom grazing. The 7100-acre Ferrell Ranch is in the Flint Hills of Kansas ... Read More
Digging into the Root Cause
by Wayne Knight In Holistic Management, we aim to think holistically. We endeavor to simultaneously consider profitability, ecological health, and quality of life to create balance in our business, now and into the future. We strive at improving the way we make decisions through clarity on ... Read More
How to Increase Soil Health & Productivity in Two Years
By Ann Adams, HMI Executive Director and NM CEWL Communications Working Group New Mexico Cover Crop Research We’ve all heard about how cover crops can improve soil health and productivity. But, how does that translate in New Mexico? Ask Rajan Ghimire, a soil researcher at New Mexico State ... Read More
HMI Stands for Racial Justice
For many years HMI has worked to engage and support a diverse community of holistic managers - people who recognize their responsibility in helping to create healthy land, healthy food, and healthy lives. HMI recognizes that diversity is a critical criteria for the health of any system. It is for ... Read More
Cooperation + Adaptation = Resilience
The staff and board at HMI are gravely concerned about the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on our global community and particularly those within our Holistic Management community performing the vital work of growing healthy food and creating food security for our local ... Read More
Grandma’s Noodles
These noodles are very similar to Amish-style noodles. My Great-Grandma Pendley grew up in Ohio over 100 years ago near an Amish community and she was Dutch, so it makes sense that she learned early on how to make this dish. The recipe has been passed down to the rest of the cooks in our family and ... Read More
Guy Glosson Teaches Hands-on Low-Stress Livestock Handling Clinic in Socorro, NM
On June 7, 2019 Holistic Management International Programs Manager, Stephanie von Ancken, went to Socorro to meet with Mark Cortner, a local rancher and teacher in the area. Their project for the day was to move 15 cows to the Socorro Rodeo and Sports Complex in preparation for the coming weekend's ... Read More
Evaluating Soil Fertility for Wine Grapes
A 3-Day Advanced I Workshop Presented by Neal Kinsey of Kinsey Agricultural Services, Inc. Dates: January 20 – 22, 2020 Location: The Delta King, Sacramento, CA. Cost: $1500/if one person per room Cost includes program & lunch daily, plus full breakfast and accommodations at the Delta ... Read More
