The funny thing is that many people still don't know that livestock are the best tool we have to manage these rangelands ... We've seen riparian areas (creek and river banks) on every single ranch grow in health as measured by vegetation cover, cleanliness of the water, perennial plants... (through Holistic Management) we've changed the pattern, and the pattern of life has reflected that — so now we have a beautiful expanding wetland; we have oak trees that were not there, all of a sudden growing, we have lots of diverse vegetation and perennial grasses...

—Joe Morris, TO Cattle Company
California, U.S.A

... if you think about the past when you had large herds of animals moving across the land, you also had grass that was chest-high, especially out in the west, and there was a reason for that...
... historically, healthy range and grasslands supported large herds, tightly packed, stirring the soil and constantly moving – it's a simple way to work with nature.

—Philip Metzger, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services

About HMI

Working for a sustainable future since 1984

HMI provides, promotes and teaches holistic land management, which works in concert with natural processes. Holistic Management has been proven effective in restoring damaged grasslands to health and sustainability, and at increasing the productivity and profitability of ranches and farms. HMI facilitates scientific research on grasslands from around the world, offering both a clearinghouse and contact point for others involved in the urgent battle to save earth’s grasslands.

Our primary objective is to help farmers and ranchers, as well as public land managers and development organizations, to achieve these and other critical goals:

• Enhance the efficiency, natural health, productivity and profitability of their land;
• Increase annual profits, effectively and significantly;
• Provide a framework for family, owners, managers, foremen, communal agriculturalists and other ranch / farm stakeholders to work together toward a common future;
• Enable conservation or public land managers to consistently improve the health of the land while minimizing the cost to the public or constituencies;
• Enable development agencies working with marginalized farmers or pastoral people to break the cycle of food and water insecurity.

We are responsible for, and committed to, the economic viability of our enterprise. Philanthropic support accounts for approximately one third of our operating and program costs. In addition to receiving donations and other funding, we offer consulting services and training in land management, as well as a variety of revenue generating educational tools.

Finally, we are committed to furthering Holistic Management education worldwide, to supporting trained Holistic Management professionals, and to forming strategic partnerships that address a wide range of environmental, social and economic objectives.