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hNEWS FROM HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL h HMI Learning Sites

The interest in Holistic Management continues to grow as our community continues to expand. So we’re creating a network of geographically dispersed learning/demonstration sites that are long-time Holistically Managed working operations. They provide public access to their operations to give them the opportunity to observe Holistic Management in practice and learn how to increase the productivity and profitability of farms and ranches.

HMI Learning Sites have met all requirements to formally partner with us on sharing Holistic Management with the public. HMI also provides curriculum and outreach support to these sites for the mutual benefit of all stakeholders in the regenerative agriculture community.

LEARNING SITE REQUIREMENTS

Are you interested in learning how to become an HMI Learning Site? Please review the following requirements. • Yearly cost is $150/year. Documentation of planning and monitoring required annually. • Demonstrated training in and practice of Holistic Management (Must have completed at least 3 modules in formal Holistic Management training). • Must be willing to represent the ideals of Holistic Management & formally partner with HMI. • Must be willing to host Open Gates, workshops and/or individual field tours and/or be willing to share research, monitoring, studies, articles, blogs, etc. with HMI for sharing with the larger public. • Share data you have collected annually in the form of copies of: 1. Grazing or cropping plan (production plans), and 2. Monitoring data (you can use your own monitoring or planning forms you have developed for your own purposes), and 3. Holistic goal, and 4. Any professional activity (ie. Number of field days, number of people visiting your farm/ranch, on-farm/ranch research data, other educational programming, etc.).

WHAT YOU RECEIVE AS AN HMI LEARNING SITE:

• Website Listing • Promotion of your Holistic Management events on our web calendar or promotions on HMI social media • HMI will promote your learning site through case studies, success stories, guest blogs, or IN PRACTICE articles • Discounts on Holistic Management Curriculum • Permission to reprint Holistic Management Curriculum for Programming • Free Holistic Management promotional materials • Opportunities to be involved in grant-funded programs

If you would like to submit an application, please fill out the following document by completing the HMI Learning Site Application at https://holisticmanagement.org/hmi-learning-sites/. White Oak Pastures Carbon Efficiency Study

A recent press release by General Mills highlights the findings from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) report they commissioned from Quantis, a respected international research firm. The LCA on beef raised by White Oak Pastures included all energy and environmental impacts at all stages of the product’s life cycle as well as handling of waste. They used soil samples and modeled data from 2017 to determine White Oak’s overall greenhouse gas footprint.

The White Oak Pastures LCA study demonstrated that increasing organic matter in the soil and increasing soil health through holistic grazing practices actually results in more carbon stored in the soil than the cattle emit. In fact, the net Kg CO2-eq emissions per Kg fresh meat from White Oak Pastures was -3.5. In contrast, the Beyond Burger (based on their own LCA) has net emissions per Kg of 4. Likewise, the study showed that the White Oak Pastures’ beef has a carbon footprint 111% lower than a conventional US beef system. Moreover, White Oak Pastures’ integrated system is 6 times more carbon efficient than the equivalent amount of carcass weight produced in the average North American beef system. . Will Harris

In Memoriam

It is with great sadness that HMI reports the passing of Doug McDaniel on August 15th. Doug and his wife of 21 years, Gail Hammack, have been long-time supporters of HMI with Doug serving on HMI’s Advisory Board and Gail serving on HMI’s Board of Directors.

The Wallowa Valley has been Doug’s home for over 83 years and his family is one of the original founding families who settled in Wallowa County. Doug lived in Lostine, Oregon and worked in a local dairy as a teenager and then as a logger while he attended Oregon State University. Eventually he started DMcD Corporation which grew from a small logging operation into a respected company employing over 100 people. When Doug left the logging and construction industries, he owned and operated a successful cattle business, learning about and implementing Holistic Management.

Doug also had a passion for many outdoor sports including hunting, fly fishing, hiking, and skiing.

Besides serving on HMI’s Advisory Board, Doug was also one of the founding members of Wallowa Resources and was a resource to his community in so many ways. He will be missed! Doug McDaniel