Tag Archives: Holistic Management

Episode #126: The Paicines Ranch

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Frank is joined by Sallie Calhoun, Owner/Executive Director of the Paicines Ranch.   Sallie is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Holistic Management International, and is a passionate practitioner of and advocate for Holistic Management.  Please visit … Continue reading →

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Episode #125: Holistic Management in Saskatchewan

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Frank is joined by Blain Hjertaas, farmer, rancher, and Holistic Management Practitioner in Saskatchewan, Canada. Blain tells what is now the familiar tale of a high input farmer making the transition to low-input, holistic agriculture and seeing vast improvements in … Continue reading →

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Episode #122: Inadvertently Organic

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Rancher and Holistic Management Practitioner Walt Davis joins us to talk about his transition from a high, input technology intensive cattle rancher to an observation-based, ecological holistic manager. Topics of discussion include the economics of input-intensive agriculture, controlling parasites through … Continue reading →

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Episode #118: Cowherd Management

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Herder, low stress livestock handler, and cowboy poet Bob Kinford joins us to talk about herding as a strategy for improved grazing planning and management. Topics of discussion include the ecological, economic, wildlife, and animal performance advantages of herding grazing … Continue reading →

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Episode #112: Planned, Rotational Grazing

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

We are joined by Dr. Richard Teague of Texas A&M’s Agrilife Research Center.  Dr. Teague joined me for an interview at the Quivira Coalition Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November of 2010.  Topics of discussion include rotational vs. continuous … Continue reading →

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Episode #109: The Gardeners of Eden

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

This interview is a follow-up to an audio visual presentation narrated by author Dan Dagget. Dan is an author, journalist, environmentalist, and ecosystem restorer. He has written the books Beyond the Rangeland Conflict and The Gardeners of Eden. Topics of … Continue reading →

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Episode #102: Behave

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Episode #100: Regenerative Permaculture

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

In this 100th episode of the Agroinnovations Podcast we are joined by Darren Doherty, a permaculture designer and consultant who is an expert in keyline design, broadacre permaculture, and agroforestry.  Topics of discussion include Australia as a source of innovation … Continue reading →

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Episode #98: Pasture Cropping

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

In this episode we are joined by Colin Seis, an Australian farmer who has invented a new way to grow annual cereal crops. Pasture cropping, as it is called, involves the direct seeding of annual crops into perennial pastures that … Continue reading →

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Episode #97: Towards Holistic Research

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

In this episode we are joined by Josh Egenolf, who is a Ph.d. candidate with the Odum School of Ecology, which is part of the University of Georgia.  Josh is currently developing a research proposal that will evaluate the relationships … Continue reading →

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