...so when we came to understand the role that soils could have in sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere... and the benefits that has – you increase fertility, you increase water holding capacity– it has these multiple benefits.

—Louisa Kiely, Rancher, Australia

 

 

...through practices like planned grazing, you're using animals to actually improve the land— if you think about the past (on the great plains of the United States for example) when you had large herds of animals moving across the land, you also had grass that was chest-high, and there was a reason for that.

—Philip Metzger, USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service

 

 

We came here in 1979, and it was totally barren — had been abandoned for 15 years. There was nothing but moss on the ground ... it wasn't even growing grass anymore, the fertility was so poor. We're coming up on our 30th year, and here, we now have lush pasture ... this has been grazed (using a grazing plan) since about April— four or five rotations through this field right here. The whole ball game's to have your land producing the way it should be producing, and not being raped all the time... you know, not taking things out of it all the time, but putting things back...
(I look around and I think) "oh my gosh — we're building. We're building soil ... we're building life".

—Adele Hays, Farmer,
Sap Bush Hollow Farm, New York

 

 

Land Management Services

Your Land Can Be Healthier, More Productive,
More Profitable... manage It Holistically.
We'll Show You How.

Farms and ranches like yours that are Holistically managed ranches have seen increases in profits of up to 300%.

Holistic Management recognizes that nature and systems function as a whole and every decision impacts the whole system. Managing land holistically integrates grazing planning, land planning, financial planning and biological monitoring in ways that are proven to achieve results — while reducing your operating costs.

 

HMI Services Range from Consulting and Training to Whole Farm/Ranch Master Planning

Site Assessment and Short-term Consulting

A review and analysis of your current operations, with recommendations for improvements in financial, livestock, pasture health or infrastructure planning.

On-site Workshops

Designed to provide customized training at your location, tailored to your needs. You leave the workshop with a targeted action plan based upon your priorities. Training can be provided for a variety of topics including:

• Grazing planning
• Financial planning
• Infrastructure planning
• Goal setting, decision-making, and setting of priorities
• Overview of Holistic Management principles

Turnkey Field Services

Conducted by HMI personnel on your property.

• Grazing planning
• Land, facility and infrastructure planning
• Master farm conservation planning
• Biological monitoring
• Financial planning

Long-term Training and Mentoring

HMI provides ongoing training and mentoring of your management and operations personnel.

Whole Enterprise Master Planning

A comprehensive, whole-farm or ranch stewardship plan, based on Holistic Management principles. HMI works with you and your staff to develop the long-range vision, goals and implementation plans that will ensure sustainability far into the future.

Turn-key Operations Management

HMI provides on-site personnel to manage a your operation according to Holistic Management principles. This comprehensive management is ideal if you are an absentee owner or would like to have day-to-day oversight and guidance of your personnel.