Brendon Bumpkin
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An Introduction to Holistic Management with specific focus on Financial and Grazing Planning with Tony McQuail, and Rob Havard
Co-sponsored by Holistic Management International (HMI)
Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, WR7 4PG - plus various holdings in the area
21st-23rd November, 2016
Would you like to increase the health and productivity of your land and animals?
As a farmer or land manager you know that one of your greatest assets is the land you work with, and managing that land can be tough due to weather conditions, environmental pressures and high input costs, and farming is still a business. This course was designed to help you regenerate your land for better soil health, bio-diversity, productivity and profitability through the practice of Holistic Planned Grazing and Holistic Financial Planning. We know that to create a sustainable, healthy agricultural enterprise, you need to run it like a business and we've created this course to give both new and experienced farmers and land managers the knowledge and tools they need to do just that.
Holistic Management is a farm planning and decision making process developed to help farmers and land managers achieve a triple bottom line of healthy land, people and profits. It has a full toolbox of planning resources to help farmers reach this goal. In this three day workshop we will be focusing on the Financial Planning and Planned Grazing systems and will highlight the key features of each which make them so effective. This is an active hands-on course and by the end of the three days you will have completed a draft financial plan and grazing plan.
This is a participatory workshop. Registrants will be encouraged to bring questions and information about their own operation which they can use during the workshop to develop resources they can use when they return to their farm.
Tony McQuail is the workshop leader. He and his wife, Fran, have operated a mixed livestock farm since 1973 in the rolling hills of Huron County, Ontario, Canada inland from Lake Huron (https://meetingplaceorganicfarm.ca/). They are in the process of transitioning their farm to their younger daughter, Katrina.
McQuail credits the Holistic Management Course they took in 1995 as being transformative for their farm family and a major reason their daughter wants to return to the farm.
“The course helped us develop a farm that was profitable, enjoyable and improving ecologically. We were able to manage the farm so that it felt like the farm was working for us – not us slaving for the farm.”
McQuail is a founding member of the Ecological Farmer’s Association of Ontario which has been providing farmer to farmer education, farm tours and courses for over 35 years.
HMI will be issuing certificates to those who demonstrate competence in the material covered
Thanks to the support of HMI, we also have a limited bursary fund. The intention of these scholarships is dual purpose:
- To train those who would like to first learn and apply, and then share with others their Holistic Management experiences (perhaps by hosting a future training program) for the purpose of spreading the regenerative practice of Holistic Management.
- To allow spouses or partners of paying registrants to attend with their partner.
For those who both enroll before the Early Bird deadline (10th October) and fulfill the requirements for certification, HMI is additionally offering a free online‘Getting Started’ class - note that there will also be a new Cropping Planning module available in early 2017.
The Course will include:
Financial planning
- Introduction to the key concepts and steps in financial planning.
- Planning for profit and paying yourself first.
- Using the enterprise weak link analysis to prioritize expenses to generate new wealth.
- Develop an appreciation for the power of “planning, monitoring, controlling and re-planning” as an approach which can keep a financial plan on track to meet a farm family’s larger goals.
Planned Grazing
- Introduction to the key concepts in Holistic Management Planned Grazing.
- Discussion of recovery periods and how to manage livestock to improve both pastures and livestock performance.
- Use of the Planned Grazing Chart and how to use the concept of Animal Units to evaluate pasture productivity and plan paddock utilization and moves.
Please bring: appropriate clothing for the weather (remember that we will be outside for a significant amount of time - a hat is no doubt a good idea); clean boots (think biohazards); notebook and pens; flask.
Fees (Booking Essential):
All fees include a £15 per day charge for full refreshments including lunch; we will do our best to cater for medical diets when given appropriate warning.
Early Bird Rate is applicable for bookings paid in full by 10th October.
Early Bird Rate (for independent individuals): £295
Standard Rate (for independent individuals): £345
Organisation/Institution/Business Rate (for representatives of larger organisations - those which will be taking their learning back to benefit a larger organisation, who are claiming the cost on the expenses of that organisation): £495 (or £395 Early Bird rate)
Fee includes a substantial lunch plus refreshments through the day; closer to the time we will evaluate whether it is feasible/desirable to have shared meals in the evening too (in which those who partake will be expected to help with the preparation and clear-up)
Booking: email Natasha or call 07866 674 205
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Co-sponsored by Holistic Management International (HMI)
Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire, WR7 4PG - plus various holdings in the area
21st-23rd November, 2016
Would you like to increase the health and productivity of your land and animals?
As a farmer or land manager you know that one of your greatest assets is the land you work with, and managing that land can be tough due to weather conditions, environmental pressures and high input costs, and farming is still a business. This course was designed to help you regenerate your land for better soil health, bio-diversity, productivity and profitability through the practice of Holistic Planned Grazing and Holistic Financial Planning. We know that to create a sustainable, healthy agricultural enterprise, you need to run it like a business and we've created this course to give both new and experienced farmers and land managers the knowledge and tools they need to do just that.
Holistic Management is a farm planning and decision making process developed to help farmers and land managers achieve a triple bottom line of healthy land, people and profits. It has a full toolbox of planning resources to help farmers reach this goal. In this three day workshop we will be focusing on the Financial Planning and Planned Grazing systems and will highlight the key features of each which make them so effective. This is an active hands-on course and by the end of the three days you will have completed a draft financial plan and grazing plan.
This is a participatory workshop. Registrants will be encouraged to bring questions and information about their own operation which they can use during the workshop to develop resources they can use when they return to their farm.
McQuail credits the Holistic Management Course they took in 1995 as being transformative for their farm family and a major reason their daughter wants to return to the farm.
“The course helped us develop a farm that was profitable, enjoyable and improving ecologically. We were able to manage the farm so that it felt like the farm was working for us – not us slaving for the farm.”
McQuail is a founding member of the Ecological Farmer’s Association of Ontario which has been providing farmer to farmer education, farm tours and courses for over 35 years.
HMI will be issuing certificates to those who demonstrate competence in the material covered
Thanks to the support of HMI, we also have a limited bursary fund. The intention of these scholarships is dual purpose:
- To train those who would like to first learn and apply, and then share with others their Holistic Management experiences (perhaps by hosting a future training program) for the purpose of spreading the regenerative practice of Holistic Management.
- To allow spouses or partners of paying registrants to attend with their partner.
For those who both enroll before the Early Bird deadline (10th October) and fulfill the requirements for certification, HMI is additionally offering a free online‘Getting Started’ class - note that there will also be a new Cropping Planning module available in early 2017.
The Course will include:
Financial planning
- Introduction to the key concepts and steps in financial planning.
- Planning for profit and paying yourself first.
- Using the enterprise weak link analysis to prioritize expenses to generate new wealth.
- Develop an appreciation for the power of “planning, monitoring, controlling and re-planning” as an approach which can keep a financial plan on track to meet a farm family’s larger goals.
Planned Grazing
- Introduction to the key concepts in Holistic Management Planned Grazing.
- Discussion of recovery periods and how to manage livestock to improve both pastures and livestock performance.
- Use of the Planned Grazing Chart and how to use the concept of Animal Units to evaluate pasture productivity and plan paddock utilization and moves.
Please bring: appropriate clothing for the weather (remember that we will be outside for a significant amount of time - a hat is no doubt a good idea); clean boots (think biohazards); notebook and pens; flask.
Fees (Booking Essential):
All fees include a £15 per day charge for full refreshments including lunch; we will do our best to cater for medical diets when given appropriate warning.
Early Bird Rate is applicable for bookings paid in full by 10th October.
Early Bird Rate (for independent individuals): £295
Standard Rate (for independent individuals): £345
Organisation/Institution/Business Rate (for representatives of larger organisations - those which will be taking their learning back to benefit a larger organisation, who are claiming the cost on the expenses of that organisation): £495 (or £395 Early Bird rate)
Fee includes a substantial lunch plus refreshments through the day; closer to the time we will evaluate whether it is feasible/desirable to have shared meals in the evening too (in which those who partake will be expected to help with the preparation and clear-up)
Booking: email Natasha or call 07866 674 205
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