Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems
This paper does a greenhouse gas life cycle analysis (LCA) comparison of two grazing finishing systems in the Upper Midwest, USA: feedlot finishing and Holistic Planned Grazing, which the authors refer to as adaptive multipaddock (AMP). It finds that AMP finishing improved soil organic carbon by 3.5 tons per hectare per year. This resulted in a net negative footprint of 6.6 kg of carbon dioxide equivalence per kg of carcass-weight.
Herd Impact
Husband and wife ranchers Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark have been going against the grain of North Texas ranching for decades – hiding their ability to raise many, many more cattle per acre than any of their neighbors.
Running Out of Time
This in-depth documentary explores Allan Savory’s life and how he has used Holistic Management to completely transform the land at Dimbangombe in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Less Stress, More Grass by Managing Holistically
Organic dairy farm, Dharma Lea, experienced economic, social and ecological benefits when making the switch from rotational grazing to Holistic Planned Grazing.
The Effect of Grazing Regime on Grassland Bird Abundance in New York State
This paper quantified and compared bird abundances on pastures that were subject to continuous grazing, minimal rotation, or Holistic Management. Holistic resource managed pastures had 1.5 and 4.5 times higher average abundances of obligate grassland birds than minimally rotated or continuously grazed pastures, respectively.
The Story of Leather
This docuseries explores a new movement in agriculture championed by forward-thinking producers regenerating land with Holistic Management. In this episode, we meet leaders in the leather industry.
The Story of Wool
This docuseries explores a new movement in agriculture championed by forward-thinking producers regenerating land with Holistic Management. In this episode, we meet leaders in the wool industry.
The Story of Dairy
This docuseries explores a new movement in agriculture championed by forward-thinking producers regenerating land with Holistic Management. In this episode, we meet leaders in the dairy industry.
The Story of Meat
This docuseries explores a new movement in agriculture championed by forward-thinking producers regenerating land with Holistic Management. In this episode, we meet leaders in the meat industry.
Holistic Management, Third Edition
Now in its third edition, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment is the seminal work of Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield.
