Take the Next Step with Holistic Management® Training
**Scholarships Available**
“What I’ve learned in this course is that by using grazing with our farming we can till less and fertilize more naturally, which leaves the soils in better heath. This idea is very sellable to our customers.”
– Jake Smith, California, USA
“One of the first things that I took from Holistic Management financial planning was the “War on Cost”. I managed to save double the cost of my first Holistic Management course in my first year just by following this simple principle.”
– Rob Havard, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
“This training has helped to reinvigorate our Holistic Management practices, and enabled us to check in and see where we’re at—as a family and as a business. We redid our holistic context (goal). This is something that always helps. Even if Holistic Management practitioners have read the books and done the courses, it’s always helpful to revisit these.”
– Doniga Markegard, California, USA
Do you want to improve production and profitability?
Is regenerating your land a priority for you?
Would plans to mitigate market risk, drought risk, or financial risk help you sleep better at night?
Do you have succession plans for the next generation to continue your farm or ranch business?
Do you want healthier soils that soak up and store rainfall for better resilience and plant growth?
Do you know what you want from your land-based business?
Take our NEXT STEP program and discover how to achieve your vision.
In the Next Step program, you will learn a set of principles and practices that will enhance your land’s productivity, in both the short and long term, for a more profitable operation. We can help you no matter the scale or scope of your operation: large- or small-scale, rural or urban, beginning or experienced. Our HMI Certified Educators are experts in their field and our methods have been tested.
Our 1-on-1 coaching will help you identify and prioritize ways to increase your profits and simultaneously improve your land. Using our holistic toolbox allows you to feel more in control, thereby creating a better quality of life for yourself and your family. And you can work with nature – not against it – knowing you’re leaving a legacy of good practices for your land, community, and future generations.
There’s no need to drive or fly to a workshop and all this at a fraction of the cost of a consultant!
How it Works
►All the learning materials needed for the course are included in the course fee
►The program begins when you sign up and receive your learning materials
►The courses are self-paced, flexible, and designed to meet your needs
►You will have lots of time for in-depth conversations and guidance about your unique situation
►You will receive 15 hours per course of personalized 1-on-1 training with one of our expert HMI Certified Educators through email and phone
►3 months are allowed to complete each course
►You will earn a certificate of completion and credit towards an HMI Certified Educator credential
Technology/Language Requirements:
►Computer (PC or Mac are fine)
►Reliable high-speed internet access
►Microsoft Word and Excel
►Phone or Skype
►E-mail
►Classes are in English (Spanish available upon request)
COST does not have to be an issue! As a 501c3 non-profit organization, we offer full and partial scholarships based on need and on the potential of practitioners to incorporate Holistic Management into their current or future operations.
Fee and Financial Assistance
Only $3150 per person for the entire Next Step program package (5 courses) at a 10% discount, or take our individual courses at $700 each.
If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, fill out the Scholarship Application Form. Be sure to note which training program or courses you are applying for on the application form. Please be detailed in your answers.
You will receive a confirmation to let you know we received your scholarship application. If you do not receive the confirmation, please contact us at [email protected]
Training with Results
With Holistic Management®, agricultural producers have:
- Increased water infiltration by as much as 800%
- Improved bird habitat by as much as 400%
- Increased organic matter from 1% to 6%
- Increased carbon sequestration by as much as 180 tons CO2/acre/year
- Increased profitability of their operations by as much as 300%
Our Holistic Management® training impact includes:
- 89% of participants intend to change management practices after training
- 54% trainees experienced increased net profit on an average of 39%
- 59% had increased forage and 47% had reduced feed costs
- 71% had improved herd health
- 59% had a longer grazing season
Are you ready to take the Next Step?
We hope so! We know that the people who have already taken this program usually earn back their investment within one year. We want you to be one of the agricultural producers who make a profit this year!
The Next Step Courses
Introduction to Holistic Management®
Holistic Management® Financial Planning*
Holistic Management® Grazing Planning*
Holistic Management® Cropping Planning
Holistic Marketing/Business Planning
Holistic Management® Biological Monitoring
Holistic Management® Land Planning
*FSA Approved in Several US States
The Next Step Program Package
$3150
5 Next Step Courses (see descriptions below) with 10% discount and BONUS materials! Introduction to Holistic Management® and Holistic Financial Planning are required for the package pricing. You choose your other 3 courses.
Bonus Materials Included with the Next Step Package
►Bonus videos which include recordings from online group classes and recorded Q&A sessions with today’s leaders in regenerative agriculture
►3 hours of supplemental phone support in your first year of Holistic Management implementation
►Become a Certified Holistic Management Practitioner upon completion and be eligible to help train others in our courses with compensation
►Opportunity to have your project/farm/ranch listed on our Community Map and featured in our blog and on HMI’s social media, upon completion of the Next Step program
►FREE 1-year Learning Site fee included ($150 value) if you wish your farm or ranch to become a Learning Site upon your completion of the Next Step program
►$150 off HMI Certified Educator Training Program fee and expedited processing into that program upon your completion of the Next Step program
Individual Course Descriptions
$700 each
Introduction to Holistic Management®
(required with Next Step package)
TOPICS
►Eight principles and practices for effective resource management
►Developing a management inventory for better management of assets
►Goal setting for effective decision-making, planning, and management
►Four ecosystem processes & how to work with them
►Seven testing questions for prioritizing actions
►Tool basics & their influence on ecosystem processes
OUTCOMES
►You’ll develop a whole farm/ranch (holistic) goal which clearly articulates the vision for your farm/ranch, the organizational structure, and the resources available
►Incorporate a triple bottom line analysis filter to help you make decisions more effectively (particularly in a group setting or where there are conflicts around key issues)
►Learn the principles of how nature functions and understand how tools affect ecosystem health
Holistic Management® Financial Planning
(required with Next Step package)
FSA Approved in Several US States
TOPICS
►Understanding the difference between financial planning, managing, and accounting and who is responsible for these activities on your management team
►Benefits of a holistic, value-based approach to finances
►Using your whole farm or ranch goal to improve your financial decision-making
►Prioritizing expenses to increase your farm/ranch investment strategies
►Planning for profit
►Improving profitability with enterprise analysis
►Analyzing net worth and tracking progress
►Writing plans to maximize profitability
►Increasing creativity in planning and marketing for more profit
OUTCOMES
►Develop a financial plan which will consist of a yearly budget
►Determine current net worth and projected net worth at year-end to analyze the effectiveness of financial investments
►Develop enterprise analysis for each enterprise (up to 3 enterprises) to move from a production focus to a profit focus
►Be able to analyze expenses and investment allocation strategies so you can better determine the return on investment (up to 3 investments)
►Be able to analyze livestock production strategies and ramifications on financial planning (for those working with livestock)
TOPICS
►How to address key management considerations
►Identification & mapping of grazing areas for effective management of forage
►Regenerative grazing principles
►How to determine animal carrying capacity and herd makeup
►Plant recovery periods and grazing periods
►Approaches to written grazing planning to maximize productivity and profitability ►Implementing and monitoring a grazing plan for success
►Feed needs for grazing and non-grazing periods
►Developing grazing plans that work with nature
►Basics of using animal behavior to improve grazing management
OUTCOMES
►You’ll develop a grazing plan which will consist of a grazing map and grazing chart that identifies key management issues, estimated forage production, actual forage utilization, and livestock moves to maximize forage production and animal performance
►Explore issues around grazing and recovery periods
►Discuss options for grazing implementation and how they influence infrastructure development and animal performance
Holistic Management® Cropping Planning
TOPICS
►Soil fertility building principles and practices
►How to integrate livestock into cropping practices
►How to identify crop management issues and address them profitably
►Understanding how key practices like cover crops, polyseeding, permaculture, interplanting, and perennial crops can work together to create resilient and profitable landscapes
OUTCOMES
►Create a crop plan that addresses both cash crops and ecosystem strategies
►Create a field map for ease of management
►Prioritize management decisions to integrate ecosystem strategies with cash crops
►Develop a crop sequence
►Learn how to implement crop plans and address crop management issues
►Learn how to integrate crop plan with financial plan
Holistic Marketing / Business Planning
TOPICS
►Key business model and planning concepts
►Exploring marketing channels and opportunities and challenges of each channel
►The importance of market research for developing a marketing plan
►Pricing and promotion
►Understanding your competition
►Resources for business planning
►The value of business and strategic planning
OUTCOMES
►Assess consumer trends, target markets, and potential competition
►Become familiar with the resources of direct marketing
►Assess the value or uniqueness of your product or service
►Develop a marketing plan
►Write SMART goals
►Write a SWOT Analysis
►Develop a business plan
►Tie your marketing and business plan to your holistic goal and holistic financial plan
►Set prices for products and service that allow you to be profitable
►Determine viable markets for your farm/ranch
Holistic Management® Biological Monitoring
TOPICS
►Building resilience and increased productivity by managing for biodiversity
►Incorporating simple monitoring techniques into your daily routine
►Simple and effective monitoring techniques for rangeland, pasture, and crops
►Techniques for quantifying ranch or farm performance
►Natural resource diagnosis techniques
►Developing on-farm/ranch research to address natural resource issues
OUTCOMES
►Practice with biological monitoring techniques (up to 3 biological monitoring transects)
►Ability to analyze data from monitoring summary
►Explore with your HMI Certified Educator suggested management strategies moving forward to increase your land health and production or having those conversations with landowners and managers
Holistic Management® Land Planning
TOPICS
►Mapping a future landscape vision
►Defining key natural resource, production, and social issues to address them effectively
►Designing for resilience and flexibility
►Increasing creativity in the design process
►Using land planning to effectively develop your resource base
►Integrating holistic and permaculture design principles
►Strategizing land planning implementation
►Land plan monitoring to overcome roadblocks and achieve the desired results
►Financing your land plan
►Integrating farm/ranch vision and land plan with other farm plans
►Preparing maps and overlays
OUTCOMES
►Develop a land planning map that denotes current key infrastructure and analyze strengths and weaknesses based on current production practices
►Develop a future landscape description based on your whole farm goal
►Understand key holistic design principles
►Develop a land planning map with potential infrastructure to invest in based on future landscape description
►Develop a completed Key Land Planning Issues Worksheet
►Develop a return on investment for up to 2 land planning investment options you are considering
Thanks to the Greenacres Foundation for their scholarship support of our programs.
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