Does it feel like you don’t have enough time, money, or energy to make your farm or ranch a fulfilling business? We’ll provide you with the integrated management tools that help you work with nature to develop a profitable business, reduce your stress, and increase land health and productivity.
Interactive Online Classes
Learn from anywhere in a live classroom with like-minded peers while receiving personal feedback from our instructors. Live classes are also recorded for later viewing. These courses are great options for those who enjoy learning in groups. Scholarships are available.
Grazing Planning
Sept 6 – Oct 18, 2023
In this course, you will learn the key grazing planning principles and practices for improving land health and productivity. You will learn the steps to this simple approach to grazing planning so that you can better analyze and address critical grazing considerations, as well as determine forage inventory, animal needs, and grazing and recovery periods. Once you have clarity about these parameters you will learn how to develop and communicate to others a written grazing plan. This course is six weeks long and you should plan on about 2 – 4 hours each week to participate in the webinars and complete the assignments.
Holistic Management® Foundation
Sept 12 – Oct 24, 2023
Learn how to more effectively manage your farm or ranch for the triple bottom line (social, environmental, and financial sustainability). Improve your ability to observe and understand relationships on your operation. Make decisions and monitor results to avoid unintended consequences and reach your goals more quickly with fewer resources.
Financial Planning
Oct 3 – Nov 14, 2023
Learn how to work on your business, not just in your business. This step-by-step financial planning approach will help you understand the big picture view, plan for profit, control costs, and make critical production decisions based on a clear analysis of your different enterprises. You will develop a financial plan for improved financial decisions on both annual budgets and long-term investments. This course is six weeks long and you should plan on about 2 – 4 hours each week to participate in the webinars and complete the assignments.
1-on-1 Learning
A full 1-on-1 technical assistance program in Holistic Management with a Certified Educator. We help you address your most pressing business management issues as outlined in the module you select. Courses can be purchased individually or as a discounted package. Scholarships are available.
Holistic Management® Foundation
Learn how to more effectively manage your farm or ranch for the triple bottom line (social, environmental, and financial sustainability). Improve your ability to observe and understand relationships on your operation. Make decisions and monitor results to avoid unintended consequences and reach your goals more quickly with fewer resources.
Financial Planning*
Learn how to work on your business, not just in your business. This step-by-step financial planning approach will help you understand the big picture view, plan for profit, control costs, and make critical production decisions based on a clear analysis of your different enterprises. You will develop a financial plan for improved financial decisions on both annual budgets and long-term investments.
Grazing Planning*
Learn the key grazing planning principles and practices for improving land and soil health and animal productivity. Understand the relationships between forage and livestock, how to better monitor livestock health, and how to address critical grazing considerations. Learn how to determine available forage, monitor livestock health, and create a step-by-step grazing plan that allows sufficient range recovery and promotes long-term productivity.
Cropping Planning
Learn how to effectively manage your cropland to increase soil fertility and resilience as well as increase profitability. Learn the latest regenerative cropping practices and a step-by-step planning process to improve crop health and production in the context of regenerative and conservation agriculture.
Marketing / Business Planning
Learn key business model and planning concepts while exploring pricing, marketing channels, opportunities, and challenges. Create your own business plan while determining viable markets for your farm or ranch.
Biological Monitoring
Develop skills to “read the land” so you can evaluate ecosystem health on a daily basis and better understand the impact of your land and livestock management practices. Learn simple monitoring techniques to annually measure changes over time and determine which monitoring techniques will give you the information to increase productivity and build long-term biodiversity and resilience.
Land Planning
Develop a land plan that optimizes your farm or ranch infrastructure to fit your environment and supports your long-term production plans. Analyze strengths and weaknesses of your current infrastructure, and prioritize implementation of infrastructure changes for financial payback.
*FSA approved in several USA states.
Workshops & Field Days
Our workshops are pack-filled days with boots-on-the-ground learning at Holistically Managed farms and ranches. Come learn together with like-minded peers, ask questions, and make connections.
2-Day Workshop: Grass-Fed Ranching in the American West
San Juan Ranch, Saguache, CO
June 15–16, 2023
Instructed by Julie Sullivan, George Whitten, Sam Schmidt, Noelle McDonough, and Wayne Knight
If you want to learn more about grass-fed ranching, discover how to overcome brittle environment and financial challenges, and improve the quality of all life on your ranch, please join us at the San Juan Ranch. You will take home Holistic Management tools that can improve your profits, water usage, land health, and more. You will be able to share ideas, ask questions, connect with like-minded peers, and learn from grazing experts. Large- and small-scale producers are all invited!
Making Money with Regenerative Grazing Using Holistic Management®
Greenacres Foundation Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
June 30, 2023
Instructed by Larry Dyer, Wayne Knight, and Michael Cox
Greenacres Foundation raises a variety of animals using humane and low-stress handling techniques. They produce grass-finished Black Angus cattle and lamb, woodland-raised pork, pastured poultry, and vegetables that are free of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Please join us at this farm field day to see how working with nature can improve your land and generate more wealth. Discussions will revolve around the role of animals in healthy ecosystem functions, soil health, infrastructure, grazing planning, and animal investments. You will be presented with case studies, a tour of the farm, and Holistic Management tools to help you determine your next steps and priorities.
COVID-19 Policy:
Of note, the format and/or requirements for event attendance may change in light of shifting CDC and state public health guidelines. HMI will make every effort to communicate these changes in a timely fashion.
Stay tuned for more upcoming 2023 workshops!
Certified Educator Training Program
Join our community of professional HMI Certified Educators and be a force for regenerative agriculture in the world! Graduates of our 1-on-1 learning courses have the opportunity to apply for our Certified Educator Training Program.
Not Sure Where to Start?
We will work with you on the best path forward for your farm or ranch operation. Complete our Holistic Help form for a free 30-minute phone consultation. No pressure, no strings attached!
Training with Results
- Participants who are motivated to change management practices after training: 89%
- A majority of trainees increased net profit an average of 39%
- Participants who had increased forage: 59%
- Participants who had improved herd health: 71%
- Increased water infiltration by as much as 800%
- Increased organic matter from 1% to 6%
- Participants who extended their grazing season: 59%
Scholarship funding support comes from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation.
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.
