Holistic Management is a proven management and decision making process that enables producers to maximize their livestock operations while simultaneously minimizing costs, improving land and animal health, and increasing wildlife and ecosystem services. Whether you are a curious individual wanting to enhance your quality of life and well being through holistic decision-making or a land steward wanting to maximize stocking rates for optimal ecological system functions, this intro course is your first step.

Complete this intro course to take future online courses to further your Holistic Management knowledge.

Holistic land planning is one of the least understood yet most important aspects of Holistic Management. Allan Savory once said, “if you go home and immediately build a fence, then you haven’t understood me.”

 Understanding the long-term goals of a land base and anticipating long—and short-term infrastructure and improvement plans requires many factors, including money, time, timing, and resources, to come together in a way that creates the highest impact on our land, livestock, livelihood, and quality of life. 

Holistic planned grazing caters to many variables commonly left out of grazing planning, such as erratic weather, wildlife needs, and time with family. Holistic Planned Grazing uses concepts that mimic nature to reduce the need for costly inputs and can increase plant biodiversity and density. 

You will learn the step-by-step process using the aide memoire to plan your grazing to enhance your environment, financial well-being, and quality of life. 

Monitoring is a key skill for ensuring that your decisions have regenerative outcomes on the land. Monitoring skills are used informally every day and more formally every year to track the progress of your land base across ecosystem processes.

Holistic Ecological Monitoring enables you to gather relevant information to keep your management on track and to see trends in your Ecological Health Index over time. Learning to monitor the land for the earliest signs of change enables you to quickly adapt your management to move toward your desired future resource base.

By adopting good grazing practices, you can increase grass productivity, profits, stocking rates, and crop yields. You can improve livestock health, increase biodiversity, and even mitigate floods, drought, and climate change. Learning to monitor the land for the earliest signs of change enables you to adapt your management quickly.

Complete both sets of coursework (4 courses) to become qualified as an Accredited Professional

This is an immersive 5-day experience that combines classroom and hands on learning.

Everything you wanted to know about ranching but didn’t know who to ask

Maybe you have been dreaming of a career in agriculture, but you did not grow up in a farming or ranching family. It can be hard to know where to start. At New Cowgirl Camp you will be learning from lifelong ranchers and seasoned professionals. No question is too basic or too advanced.

Cowgirl Camp curriculum includes:

• Basic farm skills, fencing, and facilities

• Animal husbandry and low-stress animal handling techniques

• Planning grazing to maximize ecological benefit

• Assessing pasture health

• Managing your farm or ranch for resilience

• Relationship building

• Farm business management

• Leadership and creating positive change

• Working in the field of agriculture and seeking opportunities 

By following a simple-to-use, cash-based planning process, you can increase your profit while making decisions that improve your quality of life and land health, and productivity. By creating a long-term infrastructure development plan you can generate enduring wealth from the land.

Complete both sets of coursework (4 courses) to become qualified as an Accredited Professional