Because changing grazing management from traditional to more regenerative practices is perceived as risky and expensive, this course puts forward techniques and plans to lower the cost and risk of starting out with Holistic Planned Grazing.
This on-demand Advanced Grazing Course features videos, powerpoints, and worksheets from a recent Low Risk, Low-Cost Grazing Workshop we held at the 3R Ranch in Beulah, CO facilitated by HMI’s Wayne Knight. You will be able to work your way through the course on your own schedule. Feedback on your completed assignments from HMI Certified Educator and livestock grazing expert Ralph Tate will be available to you during the 6-week course which begins on October 25, 2021.
Topics covered include:
- Establishing your grazing priorities – a case for low-cost, low-risk ranching
- The importance of ecosystem health and key monitoring to ensure results (Land, Animals, Humans, Finances)
- Identifying risks and how to manage, monitor, and correct deviations from the plan
- Steps to accelerate your learning with certainty and confidence
- Determining optimal plant recovery times for your land
- Identifying, managing, and monitoring key indicators – animal production, ecosystem function, and quality of life
- Financial considerations and decisions for healthy profits
- Considering risk, stress, and quality of life in production decisions
- Takeaway actions for you to implement on your ranch
Here’s what participants at the Low Risk, Low-Cost Grazing Workshop at the 3R Ranch had to say:
“Wonderful! Comprehensive yet concise course. I’m excited to have actionable steps to take and implement today.”
“Very good. Wayne is an excellent facilitator.”
“Excellent blend of lecture, discussion, and practical exercises. This course provided me with resources to be a better steward of the land and our animals.”
“Wayne was extremely knowledgeable and very approachable.”
“Thanks for a very educational and enjoyable workshop. I look forward to participating in more workshops and mentor opportunities.”
“Exceeded expectations. Gave me methods to take home and use to plan, monitor, evaluate, and correct as needed.”
“I loved the class. Every time I take an HMI class, I learn such valuable, practical information that I can immediately apply.”
- 85% of attendees felt the workshop was excellent and 95% would recommend it to others
- 100% indicated a significant increase in their ability to run trials to learn about ecosystem function on their land
- 95% reported learning around animal production targets
- 95% reported learning on how to monitor and correct management decisions
Only $75 for the entire course!
Please watch this video to see how to register for this event.
Please note that this workshop is NOT part of the Workshop Week.
Thank you to our funders and sponsors.
Martha Records and Rich Rainaldi
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Seth Wilner has been a Holistic Management International Certified Educator since 2005. For 22 years he has worked as an agent educator with University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension where he specializes in farm business management with an emphasis on whole farm planning.
Dana was first introduced to Holistic Management in the 1990s while working in the Texas Hill Country. She strongly believes that Holistic Management can positively impact families that are on the land, the communities they are a part of, and larger landscape resource regeneration efforts.
Sarah Robertson grew up in Taos, New Mexico and has always been passionate about land stewardship, growing things, and nurturing others. After completing a BA in Communication from the University of New Mexico and working with local non-profits, she started her journey as a first-generation farmer. Since 2015, she has been learning and growing alongside her husband on various leased properties in Albuquerque, NM and running a small market farm with goats, chickens, and a CSA. In her role as Programs Assistant at HMI, Sarah brings her enthusiasm for regenerative agriculture, devotion to supporting others, and drive for lifelong learning and growing.
Jozua Lambrecht is from South Africa and divides his time between their home in Somerset West and their family farm in Sutherland, one of the coldest places in South Africa, where they farm with sheep. He is married to his wife Therese and they have two daughters.
Alejandro Carrillo is a fourth-generation rancher, and he is quite familiar with the challenges of running a profitable cattle ranch in the Chihuahuan desert. Because annual precipitation seldom exceeds nine inches, every drop counts when it comes to growing more grasses. Grazing year-round with only sea salt as an input, he is not willing to waste any water in such a brittle environment.
Jared L Talley was born and raised in Southwestern Idaho and now seeks to help rural communities adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise State University, earning his PhD in Philosophy from Michigan State University and his MPA in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management from Boise State University. An environmental philosopher by training and an interdisciplinary scholar in practice, he seeks to better understand how communities relate to the land and how this relationship poses obstacles and opportunities for collaboration and governance. In doing so, he studies the role of science in collaborative policy, the role of place in environmental identity, and the role of the imagination in mediating both. Specifically, he studies grazing management and public land permitting, community-led conservation programs, rural education and entrepreneurship, place-based environmental governance, and the imaginative experience of our natural and built environments — all in the contexts of the intermountain American West.
Adelene is a native of Arkansas and loves exploring the state’s natural trails. Her passion for education and technology led her to earn a master’s in learning systems technology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. With her professional experience managing student/client databases and instructional design, Adelene will bring skill and understanding to her role as Office Manager & Instructional Designer at HMI. Her focus on making education more accessible to diverse communities is evident through her volunteer work as an executive director for a scholarship program and as a member of the student affairs committee. Adelene is devoted to creating educational opportunities that align with HMI’s mission to promote healthy, resilient lands and thriving communities.
