Time & Location
Dates: November 5 - December 17, 2026, with weekly live sessions on Thursdays (no live session during Thanksgiving week)
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mountain Time (recorded for later access)
Scholarship Deadline: October 26, 2026
Registration Deadline: November 5, 2026
Instructor: HMI Certified Educator Angela Boudro
Overview
In this course, you will learn the key grazing planning principles and practices for improving land health and productivity. You will learn the steps to this simple approach to grazing planning so that you can better analyze and address critical grazing considerations, as well as determine forage inventory, animal needs, and grazing and recovery periods. Once you have clarity about these parameters you will learn how to develop and communicate to others a written grazing plan. This course is seven weeks long and you should plan on about 2 – 4 hours each week to participate in the webinars and complete the assignments.
Topics
How to address key management considerations
Identification & mapping of grazing areas for effective management of forage
Regenerative grazing principles
How to determine animal carrying capacity and herd makeup
Plant recovery periods and grazing periods
Approaches to written grazing planning to maximize productivity and profitability
Implementing and monitoring a grazing plan for success
Feed needs for grazing and non-grazing periods
Developing grazing plans that work with nature
Basics of using animal behavior to improve grazing management
Outcomes
You’ll develop a grazing plan which will consist of a grazing map and grazing chart that identifies key management issues, estimated forage production, actual forage utilization, and livestock moves to maximize forage production and animal performance
Explore issues around grazing and recovery periods
Discuss options for grazing implementation and how they influence infrastructure development and animal performance
Fee & Financial Assistance
$350 per person
Money-Back Guarantee
HMI stands behind our training programs. If you participate fully in this training program by attending all sessions and completing all assignments satisfactorily, and if you are not completely satisfied within 10 days of program completion, we will refund your registration fees.
Technology /Language Requirements
Computer (PC or Mac are fine)
Reliable high-speed internet access
Internet browser (Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)
Microsoft Word and Excel
Telephone (cell or landline) OR Microphone
E-mail address
All classes are taught in English (unless otherwise specified)
Your Presenter(s):
Angela Boudro, Holistic Management Certified Educator
Angela Boudro has worked in agriculture her entire life and has experience on small and large farms with a wide variety of animals, markets and clients. She earned her B.S. in Animal Science and Agricultural Communications at Purdue University and an M.S. in Animal Science at UC Davis. She previously owned and operated a brush control business using goats, specializing in the management of invasive plants and fuels reduction. She and her husband also started an aquaponics-based farm, and currently produce grass-fed lamb, pastured eggs and honey. Angie is passionate about regenerative agriculture and works as an independent contractor and consultant, where she contracts with various agencies and individuals, consults with private landowners, and teaches a variety of courses.