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
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Online Classes Make a Difference
As a nonprofit, our goal is to make a difference in the lives of others, which we do by offering classes in Holistic Management; ranging from one-day introductory classes, to comprehensive weeks-long classes. But even with an expanded schedule, we found that we weren’t able to train everyone who ... 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
Local Cantaloupe Only, Please
During my weekly trek to the grocery store on Saturday, I decided that I wanted a cantaloupe. Being in New Mexico, we have close proximity to most major cantaloupe producers in the area; including California, Colorado, and Texas, so I assumed that freshness and availability would not be an ... Read More
Farm Aid Calls for Better Farm Policy
Our friends at Farm Aid recently posted a eye-opening blog that had some alarming statistics. Those statistics include the following: *The farm sector’s debt-to-income ratio is the highest it’s been in three decades. *Farm real estate values represent a huge portion of farm assets in a given ... 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
