Two-Day Workshop
October 5-6, 2023
Graze the Prairie
13368 121st Rd, Winfield, Kansas 67156
$300/person or $400/couple (use code GDOG2)
Partial scholarships are available.
Registration deadline: October 2
Scholarship deadline: October 2
Increase your profits by protecting your small livestock.
Mitigate predation and reduce loss, injuries, and animal stress.
One of the biggest challenges to livestock farming or ranching is protecting your animals from predators. Here’s your chance to learn how to use livestock guardian dogs with sheep or other small ruminants! Bill Costanzo, Livestock Guardian Dog Research Specialist II at Texas A&M, will bring his years of experience and research to our 2-day workshop. We’ll discuss how to protect your livestock, the benefits of multispecies grazing, practical insights into raising animals on small acreages, animal and land monitoring, parasite control, animal nutrition, and so much more. We’ll also enjoy special locally-sourced lunches by “Chef to the Music” Gerard Rodriguez. This price is a steal!
Use Promo Code GDOG2 to purchase a 2nd ticket for $100.
Speakers
Bill Costanzo,
Livestock Guardian Dog
Research Specialist II,
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center
Keith & Linda Long,
Owners and Operators of
Graze the Prairie,
HMI Certified Educator (Linda)
Wayne Knight,
Executive Director of Holistic Management International, HMI Certified Educator, and Rancher
Mike Wallace,
Owner of Double M,
Multispecies Grazing Expert,
Retired Associate Animal Scientist
Barry Barber,
Owner of Turkey Foot Ranch and Consulting, Expert in Sustainable Land Management
Abe,
Livestock Guardian Dog of Graze the Prairie’s Sheep, Fierce Protector, and Good Boy
Agenda
(Agenda subject to change.)
Day 1, October 5
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15am | Welcome and Introduction HMI Certified Educator and rancher Linda Pechin-Long will kick off our workshop, introduce you to the speakers, and establish the objectives for the 2-day event. |
| 9:15 - 10:00am | Icebreaker Activity We'll set a comfortable learning environment with a fun and engaging activity that will help you get to know each other. |
| 10:00 - 11:00am | Holistic Management as an Adaptive Management Tool Wayne Knight, Executive Director of HMI, will deliver a comprehensive overview of Holistic Management® principles and how they can be utilized as an adaptive management tool for livestock farming. |
| 11:00 - 11:15am | Break |
| 11:15am - 12:30pm | Multispecies Grazing Multispecies grazing expert Mike Wallace will discuss the benefits of multispecies grazing and its impact on the health of pastures and livestock. |
| 12:30 - 1:30pm | Locally-sourced lunch by "Chef to the Music" Gerard Rodriguez |
| 1:30 - 2:45pm | Small Ruminants on Small Acreages Keith and Linda Long will share practical insights into raising small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, on small acreages. Topics will include pasture management and rotational grazing. |
| 2:45 - 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00pm | Animal and Ecosystem Monitoring: Body Condition and Health Animal and ecosystem monitoring expert Keith Long will emphasize the importance of monitoring livestock body condition and overall health for sustainable farming practices. |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | Ecosystem Monitoring: Methods and Tools Experienced Rangeland Management Specialist Barry Barber and Wayne Knight will present on ecosystem monitoring techniques and tools to assess the health of the land and its impact on livestock farming. |
Day 2, October 6
| TIME | TOPIC |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30am | Welcome and Recap of Day 1 |
| 9:30 - 11:30am | Livestock Guardian Dogs: Effective Training and Use Learn how to protect your livestock from predators with livestock guardian dogs from Texas A&M training expert Bill Costanzo. |
| 11:30am - 12:30pm | Small Ruminants and Parasite Control Linda Pechin-Long will discuss parasite control for small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, to ensure their health and productivity. Parasitic infections can harm these animals and their well-being. |
| 12:30 - 1:30am | Locally-sourced lunch by "Chef to the Music" Gerard Rodriguez |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Animal Nutrition and Performance Nutritionist David Pankaskie of Western Feed Mill will discuss the importance of adequate intake of minerals and vitamins during crucial periods and how inadequate consumption can lead to reduced forage intake, hindered reproductive success, compromised immune systems that may render vaccines ineffective, illnesses, and delayed growth. |
| 2:30 - 2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:30pm | Hands-On Workshops and Demonstrations Are you ready to put all you've learned into practice? You'll engage in practical, interactive exercises to help you take the next steps on your farm or ranch.. |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm | Closing Remarks and Actionable Steps Wayne Knight, Keith Long, and Linda Pechin-Long will conclude the workshop by summarizing key takeaways and actionable stops that you can implement in your farming or ranching practices. |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | Networking and Wrap-up We'll close the 2-day workshop with an opportunity to network, exchange contact information, and discuss potential collaborations or future learning opportunities. |
Use Promo Code GDOG2 to purchase a 2nd ticket for $100.
Lodging Option
All participants are responsible for their lodging and reservations, but we have secured a hotel block for those who wish to take advantage of the discount. Rooms are limited.
$75.00 +tax per night.
Quality Inn and Suites, 3800 S. Pike Road, Winfield Kansas, 67156
Please call the hotel at 620-221-7529 and use code HMI Workshop to receive the hotel block price.
You must book your room by September 24, 2023.
About Graze the Prairie
13368 121st Rd, Winfield, Kansas 67156
Keith and Linda Long are dedicated to being good stewards of the land and spreading awareness of good land stewardship and regenerative practices. Their goal is to work with nature to provide the best quality products to their customers. They don’t want their food to come from pastures treated with chemical fertilizer, or from animals that have been given antibiotics or growth hormones. They know you feel the same way.
When they use the term ‘Grass Fed’ it means the animals are never fed grain or concentrates. Their animals are on pasture year-round. Mineral supplements, clean water, and high-quality stored forages (hay) and organic alfalfa pellets are substituted for feeding during the winter months, if needed.
Holistically planned grazing mimics the movement of the animals that historically lived on the prairie and is in concert with how the prairie evolved. This provides their animals with the best life possible and helps preserve the remaining tall-grass prairie.
Cancellations:
Cancellations received before or within 7 days after the course begins will receive a 75% refund. No refunds will be given otherwise. This policy is required due to financial obligations incurred by HMI in planning these courses. We appreciate your understanding.
Money-Back Guarantee
HMI stands behind our training programs. If you participate fully in this training program by attending all sessions and completing all assignments satisfactorily, and if you are not completely satisfied within 10 days of program completion, we will refund your registration fees.
Media Policy:
By registering for this event, you hereby consent and agree that HMI has the right to take photographs, videotape, or digital recordings of you and to use these in any and all media, now or hereafter known, for HMI outreach and further consent that your name and identity may be revealed therein or by descriptive text or commentary.
Adelene is a resident 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 board member for a scholarship program. Adelene is devoted to creating educational opportunities that align with HMI’s mission to promote healthy, resilient lands and thriving communities.
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.
