Posts Tagged ‘grazing’

Episode #102: Behave

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

In this installment of the Holistic Management Series, we are joined by Dr. Fred Provenza, a researcher at Utah State University. He has spent the last two decades looking at the behavior of grazing animals and how principles of behavior can be used for the economic and ecologic benefit of rangelands, pastures, and feedlots. Topics of discussion include the challenges grazing animals face in new and changing environments, epigenetics, animal culture, how animals select their foods, using positive and negative reinforcement to encourage desirable behavior, and some general principles of behavioral management.

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Episode #92: Holistic Grazing Research

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Today we are joined by Dr. Keith Weber, the GIS Director at Idaho State University.  Dr. Weber has done research of ecosystem responses to grazing, animal impact, and total rest.  This research provides key insights into the relationship between grazing animals and range health.  He has also done extensive research on the use of GIS and remote sensing technologies as tools for monitoring rangelands.

In this interview we discuss the context, methods, and results of the O’Neal grazing research, a multi-year study on the effects of grazing that was conducted just outside of Pocatello, Idaho.  We also discuss Dr. Weber’s work with satellite images to measure bare ground.

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Episode #42: Permaculture in the Savanna

Monday, January 26th, 2009

In this first of (hopefully) many collaborative episodes of the podcast, fellow Agrocaster Mike Moon interviews permaculturalist Mark Shepard about his strategies for developing a permaculture on the natural model of transitional upper mid-West savanna ecosystems. Fruits, nuts, and birds abound.

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Episode #34: Holistic Management with Allan Savory (Part II)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

In part two of our interview with Allan Savory, we discuss the process of developing a holisticgoal, the role of monitoring in Holistic Management, and the scientific evidence that supports the claims of Holistic management.

I conclude with a brief summary of the work Agricultural Innovations is doing with Holistic Management International, and some other general comments about the podcast.

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Episode #33: Holistic Management with Allan Savory (Part I)

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Allan Savory is the pioneer of Holistic Management, a decision making framework that has had exceptional success stories in the areas of range and livestock management. In this interview, Allan lays out the basics of Holistic Management, how he discovered it, and how it works. This is part one of a two part series.

Allan is also the founder of Holistic Management International. Please visit their website to learn more.

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