Getting Started Holistic Grazing Planning Course Results

HMI’s Online Learning Series Getting Started Holistic Grazing Planning course began in March 2016 with 33 participants from the United States, Canada, Iceland, Belgium, Ireland, Chile and New Zealand. This course focused on the key grazing planning principles and practices. Participants practiced the tools to hone in on such as critical grazing considerations, determining forage inventory, animal needs, and grazing and recovery periods before putting all these calculations into a written grazing plan. Featured Participant:

Randy Pistacchio

"Holistic Grazing Planning was an excellent stepping stone off of the Whole Farm/Ranch Planning course I recently completed. The challenges of grazing on a small urban property are unique and the tools I gained will allow me to maximize the output of our land while increasing soil health and maintaining a happy healthy herd.  Also, as if I needed another excuse, monitoring paddock quality throughout the season will get me out on the land with my hands to the earth." Here’s the best things participant’s learned/experienced:

Based on the survey responses, here are the changes that occurred:

Getting Started Holistic Grazing Planning Survey Results