The IN PRACTICE Archive
USA Case Histories
Northwest/California
A New Appreciation for Biodiversity (Jack Varian, California)
Changing the Way We Make Decisions-Sheepishly (Rob Rutherford, California)
Collaborating to Solve Big Game Depredation (Doug Warnock, Washington)
Grass Wintering, Montana-style-Sieben Livestock (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Guaranteed Land Reclamation Specialists (The Tiptons, Nevada)
Holistic Management® Gets Results in the Northern Rockies (Cliff Montagne and Charley Orchard, Montana)
Holistic Management® Squared (Joe Morris, California)
Investing in a Sustainable Future (The Hydes, Oregon)
ISU Grazing Research-Detecting Changes on the Land (Keith T. Weber, Idaho)
Keeping Ahead of the Curve (Jack Southworth, Oregon)
Monitoring in Montana (Wayne Burleson, Montana)
Sieben Livestock--A Resource Base alancing Act (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Surviving or Thriving in Drought (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming, & Jim Howell, Colorado)
The Sustainable Production System - Linking Beef Producers to Consumers (Abbey Kingdon, California)
Thundering Hooves Family Farm–Prospering Through Working with Natural Laws (Joel Huesby, Washington)
Think Like a River (Tony & Andrea Malmberg, Wyoming)
Twin Creek Ranch–The Beauty of Animal Impact (Andrea Malmberg, Wyoming)
Southwest
A Sense of Belonging-Holistic Management in Colorado (Cindy Dvergsten, Colorado)
A Texas Learning Site (Maryann West, New Mexico)
Animal Impact & Soil Health (Dr. Pat Richardson, Texas)
Ariola Sunshine Farm-Small Farm, Big Results (Aspen Edge, Spain)
Coming Home to Colorado-A Sense of Place (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Doing the RIGHT Thing (The McNeils, Colorado)
Frazier Farms-Beyond the Learning Curve (Colorado)
From Pests to Profit (Kathryn Ehrhorn, Arizona)
From Rock Rangeland to Pretty Pasture-Working Together on the James Ranch (Jim Howell, Colorado)
HRM of Texas, Inc. (Peggy Cole, Texas)
In the Mouth of the Tiger (George Whitten, Colorado)
Launching Holistic Mangement on a Forest Service Allotment (David Bradford, Colorado)
Learning Involving Nature & Kids-Kids on the Land at the West Ranch (Peggy Cole, Texas)
On Becoming Native (Jim Howell, Colorado)
On the Howell Ranch-Profitable Custom Grazing (Jim Howell, Colorado)
On the Slick Rock Ranch: Big Dreams and Stark Reality (Jim Howell, Colorado)
On the Trigg Ranch: Tough Challenges, Big Possibilities (Jim Howell, New Mexico)
Partnering with Oil Companies (Devil Spring's Ranch, New Mexico)
Same Path,
New Horizons-Del Cerrro at The Howell Ranch (Jim, Howell, Colorado)
Sticking with it on the Circle Ranch (Jim Howell, Texas)
The Quest for Viable Ranching-Interning at the San Juan Ranch, (Vanessa Prileson, Colorado)
When the Thistle Wilts (Cindy Dvergsten, Colorado)
The Whitten Ranch: Creating More With Less (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Northeast
A Holistic Management® Skeptic (Seth Wilner, New Hampshire)
Integrated Agroforestry and Aquaculture (Fred Hays, West Virginia)
KTS Farm--From Setbacks to Success (Jim Weaver, Pennsylvania)
New Soil and No Grain-Planned Grazing on Cimmaron Farm (Abe Collins, Vermont)
Rocky Trails Farm-Where Farming is Fun (Jim Weaver, Pennsylvania)
The Davis Farm (Seth Wilner, New Hampshire)
Midwest
47 Ranch Update (Nebraska)
A Middle -Age Adventure (Laura Paine, Wisconsin)
An Island of Grass in a Sea of Corn (Laura Paine, Wisconsin)
From Theory to Practice (Terri Goodfellow-Heyer, Minnesota)
Holistic Management® in Nebraska--A Twenty-Year Perspective (Roland Kroos, Montana)
Holistic Transitions in America's Breadbasket (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Hope for Hard Wheat - Holistic Research in Ohio (Ann Adams, New Mexico)
Neighbor Helping Neighbor (Gene Goven, North Dakota)
Never Underestimate Change (Roland Kroos, Nebraska)
Pastured Poultry--Nebraska Style (Dennis Demmel, Nebraska)
Southeast
Hunting for Habitat Health (Jim Reed, Texas)
On the Circle Ranch--Nourishing Wilderness (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Persistence Pays (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Africa
A South African Family-Lessons Learned (Wayne Knight, South Africa)
The Africa Centre-A Participant's Perspective (Selinah Ndubiwa, Zimbabwe)
The Africa Centre-Working Toward Self-Sufficiency (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Bringing Hope to Africa-World Vision Kenya (Craig Leggett, Colorado)
From Employee to Entrepreneur (Judy Richardson, South Africa)
Going Beyond Sustainable Management of Wildlife (Colin Nott, Namibia)
Holsitic Management and Food Gardens (Jozua Lambrechts, South Africa)
Holistic Management® in South Africa--Monitoring the Progress (Johan Blom, South Africa)
Land & Livelihood Restoration in Zimbabwe (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Reintroducing An Old Idea-Holistic Management® in Ethiopia (Monte Bell, California)
Returning the Land to Productivity-Kriegerskraal (Ann Adams, New Mexico)
World Vision - Kenya Update (Craig Leggett, Colorado)
Australia / New Zealand
A New Approach to Managing Roadsides (Brian Marshall, Australia)
Avalon Organics-Combining Organics and Holistic Management® (John King, New Zealand)
Beyond the Boundary Fence-Tilbuster Commons (John King, New Zealand)
Blue Skies for the Gray Family (John King, New Zealand)
Building Soils, Harvesting Rainwater, Storing Carbon (Abe Collins, Vermont/
Darren Doherty, Australia)
Clear Runoff Means True Wealth--Binding Soil at Inverary (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Dark Clouds Have Silver Linings (George Gundy, Australia)
Developing a Cuisine of Stewardship (Jim Howell, Colorado/New Zealand)
Eden Hope (Jason Virtue, Australia)
From Zero to Twenty Five (Tom Redfern, Australia)
Getting the Most from Your Pastures (Brain Wehlburg, Australia)
Lana Litter--Money in the Bank (Nick Reid and Karen Forge, Australia)
Pasture Cropping--Profitable Regenerative Agriculture (Colin Seis, Australia)
Prosperity through Simplicity-The Coughlans of Tarabah (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Resiliency Down Under - Planning through Drought in New South Wales (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Special Land, Special Wool, Special People (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Tussock Jumper (John King, New Zealand)
"yerba binda" (Judi Earl, Australia)
Canada
A Profitable Paradigm Shift - The Campbell Family (Ann Adams, New Mexico)
Can Annual Cropping be Sustainable? (Blain Hjertaas, Canada)
From Feedyard to Grass Farming (Hi-Gain Ranch, Canada)
Holistic Management® in Canada
Keen on Grass and Dollars (Ann Adams, New Mexico)
Living Rural Communities (Melisa Yestrau, Manitoba)
Mexico / South America
Creating a Sustainable Ranching Culture - Rancho de la Inmaculada (Ann Adams, New Mexico)
Holistic Globalization-The Ponderings of a Global Cowpuncher (Jim Howell, Colorado)
The Nonbrittle Pampas of Argentina: A Pastoral Paradise (Jim Howell, Colorado)
In Northern Mexico--Islands of Abundance (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Pampas through Patagonia-A Journey through Argentina (Jim Howell, Argentina)
Planning for Patagonia-Land of Possibility (Jim Howell, Argentina)
Saving the Lung of Mexico - A Silviopastoral Collective (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Rancho de la Inmaculada--Prospering in the Desert (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Rancho San Jacinto (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Continuing Education Topics
Grazing Management/ Monitoring
Holistic Management® Perspective
Animal Production
Bull Beef Finishing in New Zealand (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Cows have Culture Too - Understanding Livestock/Landscape Interactions (Jim Howell, Colorado)
In Tall Grass Pastures--Enhancing Animal Performance (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Managing the Whole Horse (Tim McGraffic, California)
Microorganisms in the Rumen--Indicators for Veld or range Management Decisions (Willem Schultheiss, South Africa)
Parasite Poisoning Kills More than Bugs--Losing Biodiversity with Chemicals (Ian Mitchell-Innes, South Africa)
Predators: Friend or Foe? (Tony Malmberg, Oregon)
Working with Animal Nature (Joe Morris, California)
The Right Stuff--Cashing in on Genetics (John King, New Zealand)
Community Development
Case Studies in Community Building (Shannon Horst, New Mexico)
Leaving it to the Experts (Desertification) (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
Managing Whole Communities (Sandra Halpin, New Mexico)
When Your 'Whole' is a Nation -- How The Colville Confederated Tribes Developed Their Quality of Life Statement (Sandra Halpin, Washington)
Education
A New Path--Teaching Children about Holistic Management® (Peggy Maddox, Texas)
Certified Educator Training - It's Not Just a Job, It's an Adventure (Kelly Boney, New Mexico)
Discovering Our Youth (Sandra Matheson, Washington)
From the Student's Perspective (Texas)
Holistic Mangement Goes to 'Family School' (Sandra Halpin, New Mexico)
Practicing What We Preach: An Enviromentally Innovative College Begins to Manage
Holistically
(Ann Ingerson, Vermont)
Family Issues
Are We Having Fun Yet? (Kelly Pasztor, New Mexico)
Beyond Nickel Flipping-Reed Ranch Estate Planning (Jim and Judy Reed, Texas)
From Here to Eternity--Redefining Conservation Easements (Jim & Daniela Howell, Colorado)
Holistic Management® and the Whole Family (Mark Gardner, Australia)
Investing in Your Grandchildren (Peggy Maddox, Texas)
Learning Through Death & Life (John Ball, Maryland)
Learning to Create a Passionate & Profitable Livelihood--In the Wyoming Hinterland (Andrea Malmberg, Wyoming)
Okay Dad, I Get It--Introducing Holistic Management® to My Family (Phil Metzger, New York)
The Power in a Holistic Goal (Len Pigott, Canada)
Testing the Tool of Marriage (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
The Tightwad and the Overspender (Kevin Minogue, New Mexico) (temporarily unavailable)
Twelve Keys to Better Family Relationships ( David Irvine, Canada)
We're Doing It for the Children (Steven Dahlberg, Minnesota)
Finances
A Holistic Approach to Economic Crisis (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
A Letter To My Banker (Floss Garner, Nebraska
A Roadmap for the Year (Preston Sullivan, Arkansas)
Adversity and Creativity (Annette Smith, Wyoming) (temporarily unavailable)
Beyond the Budget--Using Our Holistic Goal for Financial Planning (Craig & Sue Lani Madsen, Washington)
Beyond Financial Planning--Is Your Life Energy Profitable? (Andrea Malmberg, Wyoming)
Exploring Long-term Profitability (Steve Dorrance, California)
Seamless Marketing & Holistic Management® (Aspen Edge, Spain)
Tailoring Your Holistic Financial Planning (Lee Johnson, New Mexico)
Fire
Brush Fire and Grazing in the Brittle Pampas (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Brussels Ranch--After the Fire (Dick & Judy Richardson, South Africa)
Forestry
Edible Forests (Steven Dahlberg, Minnesota)
From Grass to Trees--Extending Holistic Management® to Forests (Ray Travers, Canada)
Into the Woods--Holistic Decisions in the Forest (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Managing for a Whole Forest (Peter Donovan, Oregon)
Why Holistic Management® Will Work for Large Teams: A Forester's Perspective (Ray Travers, Canada)
Grazing Management / Monitoring
9 things to Stop Doing (Wayne Burleson, Montana)
A Broader Look at the Grazing Debate (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Amazing Grazing-Can Grazing Corn Be a Good Option? (Terry Gompert, Nebraska)
Beyond the Row Crop--Ultra High Density Grazing (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
Bringing Back the Beasts--Managing Wild Herbivores & Their Predators (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Completing the Feedback Loop (Allan Savory, The Savory Center)
Creating Open Water Wildlife Habitat--Using Multi-Species Grazing for Bulrush Management (Craig Madsen & Michael Crowder, Washington)
Creative Solutions--Living with Predators (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Dealing With Drought--Getting Ready for Rain (George Whitten, Colorado)
For Cool Season Grasses--Springtime Begins in the Fall (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Goats as Tools for Flood Control (Rob Rutherford, California)
Grazing in Nature's Image, Part 1 (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Grazing in Nature's Image, Part 2 (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Grazing in Nature's Image, Part 3--Lessons from Nature's Migratory Herbivores (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Grazing Planning on the Colorado Plateau--Measuring the Desert (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Grazing Planning Practicalities in the Dry, Cold Steppes (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Greenacres Farm - The Symbiotic Paths of Soil Growing and Multi-Species Grazing (Carter Randolph and Erin Payne, Ohio)
The Hidden Loss-Understanding the Cost of Overgrazing & Overresting (Allan Savory)
In a Drought--Trapping Sunshine (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Irrigation Water-Handle with Care! (Cindy Dvergsten, Colorado)
Keeping Things Simple (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Lite Planned Grazing--Another Approach to Planned Grazing (Aspen Edge, Spain)
Managing Large Herds (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
New Insights into the Grazing Debate (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Of Mule Deer & Paradigms (Chris Gill, Texas)
Paddlock Monitoring-Are We On Track? (Mark Gardner & David Marsh, Australia)
Planned Grazing to Better Manage Multi-Species Grazing ( Judi Earl, Australia)
Planning Your Grazing-Time, Paddocks, and Land Divisions (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Re-establishing The Herd Instinct (Ian Middleton, South Africa)
Reaping Free Sunshine & Dollars-Holistic Grazing Planning (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Richardson's Rainfall Analysis (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
STAC (Dick Richardson, South Africa)
Stock Density & Patchy Landscapes - Land Planning for Diet Selection (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Stock Water Management (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
Surviving a Genuine Drought (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Using Horses to Regenerate the Land (Graeme Hand, Australia)
Wildlife-Friendly Fencing Made Easy (Wayne Burleson, Montana)
Holistic Management® Perspective
A Score of Observations (Peggy Sechrist, Texas)
The Art of Slowing Down (Jack Varian, California)
From Factory Farming to National Prosperity (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Grazing Grasslands Could Help the Environment & Economy (Peter Holter, New Mexico)
Holism--The Emerging Future (Peggy Sechrist, Texas)
Holistic Globalization - Ponderings of a Global Cowpuncher (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Holistic Management as Service Learning (R.H. Richardson, Texas)
Land Language (Steve Rich, Utah)
The Earth's Breathing System at Risk - HMI on Climate Change
The Laws of Farming (Joel Huesby, Washington)
Love & Trust on the Range (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
Moving the World Towards Sustainability (Allan Savory, New Mexico and Christopher Peck, California)
New Perspectives (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Prosperity and the Ecology of Commerce (Paul Hawken, California)
Reversing Desertification (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Rocks, Farming, Love, & Loyalty ( Tom Frantzen, Iowa)
Systems Thinking and Holistic Management (David Irvine, Canada)
Watersheds--Connecting the Whole (Jim Weaver, Pennsylvania)
West Sheep Mountain -- One Way to Resolve a Dispute (Sam Bingham, North Carolina)
Holistic Management® Practice
A Dancing Holisticgoal (Wiebke Volkmann, Namibia)
Achieving Your Potential--Holistic Management In Motion (Roland Kroos, Montana)
Clubs Are a New Neighborhood Glue (Wayne Burleson, Montana)
Integrating Permaculture and Holistic Management ( Aspen Edge, Spain)
Keeping Your Roots Strong In the Storms of Life (David Irvine, Canada)
Land Chi--Working with Nature (Julie Sullivan, Colorado)
Making Progress Toward Your Holistic Goal (Dick Richardson, South Africa)
Management Clubs--Supporting & Sustaining Change (Dick Richardson, South Africa)
Not Resisting the Resistance/Why Holistic Management? (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
Policy Change - A Holistic Perspective (Fred Hays, West Virginia)
Prospecting for Green--The Importance of a Resource Base Reality Check (Jim Howell, Colorado)
The Modern Native-Living Consciously in the Age of Choice (Jim Howell, Colorado)
Monitoring Farm Progress Toward Sustainability (Karl North, New York)
Support For Change (Mark Gardner, Australia)
The Power of a Holistic Goal (Chandler McLay, Utah)
Testing the Social Weak Link--Paul and Cheri Little (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
Two Campers & a Fairy--Learning How to Test Decisions (Jeff & Pam Herdrich, Wisconsin)
Holistic Management® Process
A Collaborative Solution:Profile of G R Farm (Fred Hayes, West Virginia)
A Holistic Focus - Beyond Policy (Wyatt Fraas, Nebraska)
Awareness Isn't Change (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Building Soils, Harvesting Rainwater, Storing Carbon (Abe Collins, Vermont/
Darren Doherty, Australia)
Creative Decision-Making (Ann Hodgens, Australia)
The Endangered Species Act--Lessons from the Field (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
The Essence of Holistic Management® (Ann Adams and Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Governing for Sustainability (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Holistic Management® Biological Monitoring - Basic Monitoring For Results (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Holistic Management® in a Nutshell (Aspen Edge, Spain)
Holistic Management® Land Planning - Designing the Ideal Layout of Your Infrastructure (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
The Importance of Livestock in Natural Resource Policies (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Measuring the Successes of Holistic Management (Frank Aragona, New Mexico)
Policy Change - A Holistic Perspective (Fred Hays, West Virginia)
What's the Problem?-Japanese Stilt Grass in Central Appalachia (Fred Hays, West Virginia)
Write it Down-Holistic Goal ( Joe Morris, California)
Holistic Management® Projects
Achieving Milestrones-USAID Project (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Holistic Management® and Village Banking (Jody Butterfield, Zimbabwe)
Participatory Rural Appraisal (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Progress at The West Ranch (Peggy Maddox, Texas)
Proving Up On Proving Ground--La Semilla Land Restoration (Craig Leggett, Colorado)
Restoring Land and Livelihod in Zimbabwe (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
Ruminations on Herding, Handling, and Africa (Guy Glosson, Zimbabwe)
Terra Madre--Celebrating Food and Those Who Produce It (Jody Butterfield, New Mexico)
The West Ranch--A Legacy Born (Texas)
Organizations / Business / Agency
A Holistic Approach to Town Planning (Joel Benson, Colorado)
A Turning Point (Vicki Ruby, North Dakota)
Building a Tribal Legacy (Colville Confederated Tribes, Washington)
Changing The Way We Do Business (Sandra Halpin, New Mexico)
A Company Transformed (Liberty Mabhena, Zimbabwe)
Compost Doesn't Just Happen (Washington)
The Dry Creek Basin--A Rock in the Pond (Colorado)
The Future of Mining (Walter Ruzzo, California)
Healing the Land--Changing Colorado Bureaucracy (Cindy Dvergsten, Colorado)
Managing a Non-Profit Holistically (Phil Metzgar, New York)
What We Know Now--Lessons on Capacity Building From Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Shannon Horst, New Mexico)
Wonderland Ranch (Chad McKellar, Colorado)
Simple Ideas
Feed Bunk Water Tank & Pump (Chad Peterson, Nebraska)
Loading Chute (Tony Malmberg, Wyoming)
Soil Management
Beyond the Numbers--Managing Soil Life (Christine Jones, Australia)
Cropping (Allan Savory, New Mexico)
Harvesting Solar Energy--Brix and Soil Health (Jon Frank, Minnesota)
New Innovations: Pasture Cropping (Christine Jones, Australia)
Simple Ways to Assess Soil Health (Preston Sullivan, Mississippi)
Time Management
A Working Vacation--Testing the Decision (Vivianne Holmes, Maine)
Buying Time (Aspen Edge, Spain)
Life Planning (Aspen Edge, Spain)
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