FREE for everyone! September 23, 2018 10:00 am-2:00 pm, open house style Visit local farms! Meet South Valley farmers who are creating healthy land, healthy food and healthy lives! Join the regenerative agricultural community to learn more about regenerative practices, talk with neighbors and ... Read More
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HMI & TNC Workshop Examines Beef Demand, Transparency and Sustainability
by Kathy Harris, HMI's Director of Programs Sixty participants braved the record heat and a long drive down ranch roads to get to the majestic landscape of JE Canyon Ranch for the first workshop jointly presented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Holistic Management International (HMI). This ... Read More
HMI Collaborates on $5 Million Conservation Initiative
The Hill Country Conservancy (HCC) and 18 of its partners, including a new collaborative group called the Texas Hill Country Conservation Network (the Network), recently received a $5.15 million pledge from the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), part of the USDA’s Natural Resources ... Read More
Success Story: Revitalizing Ranches and Cultivating the Next Generation
Round River Resource Management by Ann Adams While Louis Martin didn’t grow up on a ranch, he had many experiences while visiting his ranching grandparents and uncles which led him to become active in 4H showing sheep and cattle. Louis became interested in the business aspect of ranching as he ... Read More
CADE/HMI Collaboration Enters its Second Year
The Whole Farm Planning in the Northeast program began in 2017. A NE SARE-funded program, we've now entered our second year! CADE (Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship) and HMI (Holistic Management International) have been collaborating to make this an extremely valuable ... Read More
2017-2018 Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program Wraps Up in Texas
The 2017-2018 Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Texas and Oklahoma offered exposure to the full spectrum of integrated trainings in Holistic Management. The first class began with an overview of principles and practices to help students understand why classes are taught the way they are. ... Read More
HMI Professional Certified Educator Blain Hjertaas Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
Congratulations to HMI Professional Certified Educator Blain Hjertaas and his wife Naomi of Redvers, Saskatchewan on having won the Environmental Stewardship Award from the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. Blain and Naomi have been farming since 1974 and changed their grain operation to ... Read More
91% of These Texas Ranchers Expect Economic Benefit With Regenerative Practices
by Kathy Harris, HMI Director of Programs On May 15th and 16th, 96 people, who together report managing or influencing almost 255,000 acres, gathered at the Agrilife Extension building in Wheeler TX. The group included mostly ranchers or farm/ranch employees, along with some agency folks, and ... Read More
