Holistic Management International

Healthy Land, Healthy Food, Healthy Lives

Holistic Biological Monitoring

“What I liked most about this course was the hands on monitoring. All the techniques I learned at the university were far too complicated to do as a routine and on several locations. As a contrast, the Holistic Management Biological Monitoring methods are simple and fast and teach you to read the land. The second most useful thing has been the realization, that organic crop fields are really perennial grasslands! The “weeds” are actually a perennial layer of ground cover, and it is the task of the farmer to manipulate disturbance in order to get a perennial grassland species mix which is good for growing crops as well (e.g. white clover instead of sow thistle).” – Tuomas Mattila, Finland

Certificate Program

Certificate Program

Scholarship Program

Scholarships Available

Learn how to read the land and analyze land health and productivity!

Quickly determine which management practices are creating the results you want.

In this course you will learn the key biological monitoring principles and practices related to soil fertility and how production practices are influencing that fertility. You will have the opportunity to explore different monitoring techniques for rangelands, pastures, and croplands to better analyze land health and effectiveness of production practices. You will also learn a simple approach to natural resource issue diagnosis based on monitoring data, past production practices, and potential new production practices that will address resource issues profitability.

This course begins when you sign up, so register today!

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TOPICS OUTCOMES
  • Building resilience and increased productivity by managing for biodiversity
  • Incorporating simple monitoring techniques into daily routine
  • Simple and effective monitoring techniques for rangeland, pasture, and crops
  • Create more profit from renewable resources.
  • Techniques for quantifying ranch or farm performance
  • Natural resource diagnosis techniques
  • Developing on-farm/ranch research to address natural resource issues
  • Practice with biological monitoring techniques (up to 3 biological monitoring transects)
  • Ability to analyze data from monitoring summary
  • Explore with your mentor suggested management strategies moving forward to increase your land health and production or having those conversations with land owners/managers.

Fee and Financial Assistance

  • $600 per person, or take the full package of 6 courses at 10% off (your choice of either Holistic Grazing or Cropping Planning)
  • Eligible for Scholarships

You can sign up for this course individually or register for five or more courses in the Individualized Learning Series Package and save 10%. We strongly recommend taking the Introduction course before starting the others.

Cancellations received before or within 7 days after the course begins will receive an 80% 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.

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Logistics

How Individualized Distance Learning Works:

  • All the learning materials needed for the course are included in the course fee
  • The course begins when you sign up and receive your learning materials
  • The courses are self-paced, flexible and designed to meet the needs of busy agricultural professionals, educators and producers
  • You will receive 15 hours of personalized one-on-one training per course
  • Three months are allowed to complete each course
  • You will earn a certificate of completion and credit towards a Holistic Management Certified Educator credential
  • You will have lots of time for in-depth conversations and guidance about your unique situation

Technology/Language Requirements:

  • computer (PC or Mac are fine)
  • reliable high-speed internet access
  • internet browser (Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)
  • Microsoft Word and Excel
  • telephone (cell or land line) or Skype
  • e-mail address
  • all classes are taught in English

Wondering about the results our courses achieve and the impact they make on our students? Find out here.

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