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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Holistic management, as described by Allan Savory in the books Holistic Resource Management (Island Press, 1988) and the revised edition, Holistic Management (Island Press, 2001), has been practiced by thousands of people around the world to profitably restore and promote the health of their land through practices that mimic nature, and by many others who have sought a more rewarding personal or family life. Holistic Management Handbook offers a detailed explanation of the planning procedures presented in those books and gives step-by-step guidance for implementing holistic management on a ranch or farm.
Holistic Management and Holistic Management Handbook are essential reading for anyone involved with land management and stewardship, and together represent an indispensable guide for individuals interested in making better decisions within their organizations or in any aspect of their personal or professional lives.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Allan Savory is a former wildlife biologist, farmer, and politician who left an international consulting practice to found Holistic Management International in 1984.
Jody Butterfield is a former journalist specializing in agriculture and the environment and co-founder of Holistic Management International.
Sam Bingham is a Holistic Management Certified Educator and the author of five books and numerous articles.
REVIEWS
"The new Holistic Management Handbook shows how healthy land leads to healthy profits. It has in-depth how-to figures, complete with charts, graphs and pictures. I found the chapter on creating your financial plan especially informative...You will profit, your land will profit, and the world in general will profit."
— Small Farm Today
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreward
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 ¿ Financial Planning
Holistic Management® Financial Planning
¿Making a Healthy Profit
MASTERING THE BASICS
Your Holistic Goal¿Aligning Your Financial Decisions
The Testing Guidelines¿Reducing Decision-Making Stress
Weak Link (Financial)¿Generating Wealth
Energy/Money Source and Use¿Investing Soundly
Marginal Reaction¿Getting the Biggest Bank for Your Buck
Gross Profit Analysis¿Bringing in the Most Money for the Least
Additional Cost
Management Tips and Good Ideas
Simple Appreciation¿How to Handle Emergencies
Decision-Making Matrix¿Tracking Your Decisions
Brainstorming¿Generating New Ideas
Net Managerial Income¿Rewarding Managerial Effectiveness
Planning Forms
Standard Worksheets
Livestock Production Worksheet
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Planning the Planning¿Laying the Foundation
Who Should be Involved?¿Creating Ownership
Overview and General Scheduling
Preliminary Planning¿Taking a Hard Look
Is There a Logjam and If So, How Will You Address it?
Are There Other Factors Adversely Affecting the Business as a Whole?
Are Current Enterprises ¿Profitable¿ and Have You Spread Your Risk?
What is the Weak Link in Each Enterprise and How Will You Address It?
Putting the Plan on Paper
Step 1. Plan the Income and the Direct Expenses Associated With Each
Enterprise.
Step 2. Plan Miscellaneous Income
Step 3. Categorize the Expenses
Step 4. Plan All Other Expenses
Step 5. Transfer Income Figures to the Spreadsheet
Step 6. Allocate Funds to the Logjam (if there is one)
Step 7. Plan the Profit
Step 8. Transfer the Inescapable Expenses (if any) to the Spreadsheet
Step 9. Transfer the Remaining Expenses to the Spreadsheet
Step 10. Bring the Plan into Balance
Step 11. Determine Where to Invest Your Profit
Step 12. Check the Cash Flow
Step 13. Figure Debt Costs in Relation to Cash Flow (if applicable)
Step 14. Assess the Plan
Monitoring Your Plan¿To Ensure Profit
SUMMARY
Part 2 ¿ Grazing Planning
Holistic Management® Grazing Planning
¿Getting Animals to the Right Place, at the Right Time, and for the Right Reasons
MASTERING THE BASICS
Why Plan Your Grazing?
Measuring Forage Utilization¿in Days
Animal Days
Animal Days per Acre (ADA) or Hectare (ADH)
Grazing, Overgrazing and Growth Rates
Recovery Requirements
Grazing Periods and Recovery Periods
Time, Paddocks and Land Divisions
The Effect of Paddock Numbers on Timing
The Effect of Paddock Numbers on Density
Stock Density and Animal Nutrition
Forage and Drought Reserves
Determining Correct Stocking Rates
The Critical Non-Growing or Slow-Growing Season
If You Run Out of Feed . . .
The Economics of Destocking
Nutrition During Slow- or Non-Growth Periods
Managing a Drought
Watering Large Herds
Creating Herd Effect
Single Versus Multiple Herds
Single Herd Management
Multiple Herd Management
Wild Grazers and Browsers
Matching Animal Cycles to Land Cycles
Pests, Parasites and Other Headaches
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Guidelines for Planning
The Aide Memoire for Holistic Management® Grazing Planning
Step 1. Opening Decisions¿Seasonal Big Picture
Step 2. Set Up the Planning Chart
Step 3. Record Management Concerns Affecting the Whole Cell
Step 4. Record Herd Information
Step 5. Record Livestock Exclusion Periods
Step 6. Open-Ended Plan only: Check for Unfavorable Grazing Patterns
Step 7. Record Paddocks Still Available
Step 8. Note Paddocks Requiring Special Attention
Step 9. Rate Paddock Productivity
Step 10. Open-Ended Plan only: Determine the Length of Recovery
Period(s)
Step 11. Open-Ended Plan only: Calculate Grazing Periods
Step 12. Closed Plan only: Assess Forage Volume, Carrying Capacity, and
Drought Reserve
Step 13. Closed Plan only: Plan the Number of Selections and the Grazing
Periods
Step 14. Plot the Grazings
Step 15. Make a Final Check of Your Plan
Step 16. Implementing (and Monitoring) the Plan
Step 17. Keeping the Record
SUMMARY
Part 3 ¿ Biological Monitoring
Holistic Management? Biological Monitoring
¿Monitoring to Make Happen What You Want to Happen
MASTERING THE BASICS
General Observations
Historical Data ¿ Where You¿ve Been
Creating Your Future Landscape¿Where You Want to Go
The Photo Record
The Soil Surface is Key
The Brittleness Factor
Key Land Health Indicators¿The Four Ecosystem Processes
Community Dynamics¿Assessing Succession
Water Cycle¿Assessing its Effectiveness
Mineral Cycle¿Assessing its Effectiveness
Energy Flow¿Assessing Sunlight Conversion
Soil Capping¿its Development and Effects
Reading Plant Forms
Overgrazed Plants
Overbrowsed Plants
Overrested Plants
Identifying Species¿It¿s Not Just a Name Game
Grazing Patterns¿and What They Can Tell You
Habits and Routines
Living Organisms¿Community Dynamics Revisited
MONITORING YOUR LAND
The Monitoring Procedures
Gathering the Data
About Transects
Time of Year to Monitor
Monitoring Criteria May Change
Completing the Feedback Loop
Basic Monitoring
Equipment Needed
Establishing Transects
Recording Transect Information
Taking Photos
Recording Your Observations
Analyzing Your Observations
Comprehensive Monitoring
Siting Transects
The Monitoring Forms
Equipment Needed
Marking the Transect Area
Recording Transect Information
Summarizing the Data
Analyzing the Data
A Note on Shortcuts
SUMMARY
Part 4 ¿Land Planning
Holistic Management® Land Planning
¿Designing the Ideal Layout of Your Infrastructure
MASTERING THE BASICS
Gathering Important Information
Map Your Future Landscape
Start a Checklist of Issues
Identify Management Factors
Start a List of the Infrastructure Needed
Circulate Your Lists and Ask For Feedback
Preparing Maps and Overlays
Create a Master Map of the Property
Prepare a Map Showing Existing Developments
Create Overlays
Measuring Acres and Hectares
Deciding on Herd and Cell Sizes
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Prepare Maps for Planning
Hold the Planning Session
Divide the Planners into Teams
Brief the Planning Teams
Brainstorming¿Warmup
Brainstorming¿Create Many Possible Plans
Create One Plan Based on Existing Facilities
Evaluate the Plans
Design the Ideal Plan
Make Map Overlays Incorporating Your Best Ideas
Review Water Supplies
Review Your Checklists
Check Each Plan Against the Overlays
Check Your Ideal Plan Against the Reality on the Land
Implementing Your Plan
Figuring Costs and Schedules
Allotting Time and Money for Development
Layouts and Hardware
Paddock Layouts
Cell Centers
Water
Fences
Educating Livestock
EPILOGUE
Appendices
Appendix 1-A. The Testing Guidelines¿in Summary
Appendix 1-B. Financial Planning Forms
Appendix 2-A. Grazing Two or More Herds in the Same Cell
Appendix 2-B. A More Refined Method for Calculating Grazing Period Adjustments
Based
on Herd Size Changes
Appendix 2-C. Grazing Planning Forms
Appendix 3-A. Interpreting Your Monitoring¿5 Scenarios
Appendix 3-B. Biological Monitoring Forms
Appendix 4. Holistic Management International
Glossary
Index
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Island Press, 2006 eISBN: 978-1-61091-135-1 Paper: 978-1-55963-885-2
Holistic management, as described by Allan Savory in the books Holistic Resource Management (Island Press, 1988) and the revised edition, Holistic Management (Island Press, 2001), has been practiced by thousands of people around the world to profitably restore and promote the health of their land through practices that mimic nature, and by many others who have sought a more rewarding personal or family life. Holistic Management Handbook offers a detailed explanation of the planning procedures presented in those books and gives step-by-step guidance for implementing holistic management on a ranch or farm.
Holistic Management and Holistic Management Handbook are essential reading for anyone involved with land management and stewardship, and together represent an indispensable guide for individuals interested in making better decisions within their organizations or in any aspect of their personal or professional lives.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Allan Savory is a former wildlife biologist, farmer, and politician who left an international consulting practice to found Holistic Management International in 1984.
Jody Butterfield is a former journalist specializing in agriculture and the environment and co-founder of Holistic Management International.
Sam Bingham is a Holistic Management Certified Educator and the author of five books and numerous articles.
REVIEWS
"The new Holistic Management Handbook shows how healthy land leads to healthy profits. It has in-depth how-to figures, complete with charts, graphs and pictures. I found the chapter on creating your financial plan especially informative...You will profit, your land will profit, and the world in general will profit."
— Small Farm Today
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Foreward
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1 ¿ Financial Planning
Holistic Management® Financial Planning
¿Making a Healthy Profit
MASTERING THE BASICS
Your Holistic Goal¿Aligning Your Financial Decisions
The Testing Guidelines¿Reducing Decision-Making Stress
Weak Link (Financial)¿Generating Wealth
Energy/Money Source and Use¿Investing Soundly
Marginal Reaction¿Getting the Biggest Bank for Your Buck
Gross Profit Analysis¿Bringing in the Most Money for the Least
Additional Cost
Management Tips and Good Ideas
Simple Appreciation¿How to Handle Emergencies
Decision-Making Matrix¿Tracking Your Decisions
Brainstorming¿Generating New Ideas
Net Managerial Income¿Rewarding Managerial Effectiveness
Planning Forms
Standard Worksheets
Livestock Production Worksheet
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Planning the Planning¿Laying the Foundation
Who Should be Involved?¿Creating Ownership
Overview and General Scheduling
Preliminary Planning¿Taking a Hard Look
Is There a Logjam and If So, How Will You Address it?
Are There Other Factors Adversely Affecting the Business as a Whole?
Are Current Enterprises ¿Profitable¿ and Have You Spread Your Risk?
What is the Weak Link in Each Enterprise and How Will You Address It?
Putting the Plan on Paper
Step 1. Plan the Income and the Direct Expenses Associated With Each
Enterprise.
Step 2. Plan Miscellaneous Income
Step 3. Categorize the Expenses
Step 4. Plan All Other Expenses
Step 5. Transfer Income Figures to the Spreadsheet
Step 6. Allocate Funds to the Logjam (if there is one)
Step 7. Plan the Profit
Step 8. Transfer the Inescapable Expenses (if any) to the Spreadsheet
Step 9. Transfer the Remaining Expenses to the Spreadsheet
Step 10. Bring the Plan into Balance
Step 11. Determine Where to Invest Your Profit
Step 12. Check the Cash Flow
Step 13. Figure Debt Costs in Relation to Cash Flow (if applicable)
Step 14. Assess the Plan
Monitoring Your Plan¿To Ensure Profit
SUMMARY
Part 2 ¿ Grazing Planning
Holistic Management® Grazing Planning
¿Getting Animals to the Right Place, at the Right Time, and for the Right Reasons
MASTERING THE BASICS
Why Plan Your Grazing?
Measuring Forage Utilization¿in Days
Animal Days
Animal Days per Acre (ADA) or Hectare (ADH)
Grazing, Overgrazing and Growth Rates
Recovery Requirements
Grazing Periods and Recovery Periods
Time, Paddocks and Land Divisions
The Effect of Paddock Numbers on Timing
The Effect of Paddock Numbers on Density
Stock Density and Animal Nutrition
Forage and Drought Reserves
Determining Correct Stocking Rates
The Critical Non-Growing or Slow-Growing Season
If You Run Out of Feed . . .
The Economics of Destocking
Nutrition During Slow- or Non-Growth Periods
Managing a Drought
Watering Large Herds
Creating Herd Effect
Single Versus Multiple Herds
Single Herd Management
Multiple Herd Management
Wild Grazers and Browsers
Matching Animal Cycles to Land Cycles
Pests, Parasites and Other Headaches
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Guidelines for Planning
The Aide Memoire for Holistic Management® Grazing Planning
Step 1. Opening Decisions¿Seasonal Big Picture
Step 2. Set Up the Planning Chart
Step 3. Record Management Concerns Affecting the Whole Cell
Step 4. Record Herd Information
Step 5. Record Livestock Exclusion Periods
Step 6. Open-Ended Plan only: Check for Unfavorable Grazing Patterns
Step 7. Record Paddocks Still Available
Step 8. Note Paddocks Requiring Special Attention
Step 9. Rate Paddock Productivity
Step 10. Open-Ended Plan only: Determine the Length of Recovery
Period(s)
Step 11. Open-Ended Plan only: Calculate Grazing Periods
Step 12. Closed Plan only: Assess Forage Volume, Carrying Capacity, and
Drought Reserve
Step 13. Closed Plan only: Plan the Number of Selections and the Grazing
Periods
Step 14. Plot the Grazings
Step 15. Make a Final Check of Your Plan
Step 16. Implementing (and Monitoring) the Plan
Step 17. Keeping the Record
SUMMARY
Part 3 ¿ Biological Monitoring
Holistic Management? Biological Monitoring
¿Monitoring to Make Happen What You Want to Happen
MASTERING THE BASICS
General Observations
Historical Data ¿ Where You¿ve Been
Creating Your Future Landscape¿Where You Want to Go
The Photo Record
The Soil Surface is Key
The Brittleness Factor
Key Land Health Indicators¿The Four Ecosystem Processes
Community Dynamics¿Assessing Succession
Water Cycle¿Assessing its Effectiveness
Mineral Cycle¿Assessing its Effectiveness
Energy Flow¿Assessing Sunlight Conversion
Soil Capping¿its Development and Effects
Reading Plant Forms
Overgrazed Plants
Overbrowsed Plants
Overrested Plants
Identifying Species¿It¿s Not Just a Name Game
Grazing Patterns¿and What They Can Tell You
Habits and Routines
Living Organisms¿Community Dynamics Revisited
MONITORING YOUR LAND
The Monitoring Procedures
Gathering the Data
About Transects
Time of Year to Monitor
Monitoring Criteria May Change
Completing the Feedback Loop
Basic Monitoring
Equipment Needed
Establishing Transects
Recording Transect Information
Taking Photos
Recording Your Observations
Analyzing Your Observations
Comprehensive Monitoring
Siting Transects
The Monitoring Forms
Equipment Needed
Marking the Transect Area
Recording Transect Information
Summarizing the Data
Analyzing the Data
A Note on Shortcuts
SUMMARY
Part 4 ¿Land Planning
Holistic Management® Land Planning
¿Designing the Ideal Layout of Your Infrastructure
MASTERING THE BASICS
Gathering Important Information
Map Your Future Landscape
Start a Checklist of Issues
Identify Management Factors
Start a List of the Infrastructure Needed
Circulate Your Lists and Ask For Feedback
Preparing Maps and Overlays
Create a Master Map of the Property
Prepare a Map Showing Existing Developments
Create Overlays
Measuring Acres and Hectares
Deciding on Herd and Cell Sizes
CREATING YOUR PLAN
Prepare Maps for Planning
Hold the Planning Session
Divide the Planners into Teams
Brief the Planning Teams
Brainstorming¿Warmup
Brainstorming¿Create Many Possible Plans
Create One Plan Based on Existing Facilities
Evaluate the Plans
Design the Ideal Plan
Make Map Overlays Incorporating Your Best Ideas
Review Water Supplies
Review Your Checklists
Check Each Plan Against the Overlays
Check Your Ideal Plan Against the Reality on the Land
Implementing Your Plan
Figuring Costs and Schedules
Allotting Time and Money for Development
Layouts and Hardware
Paddock Layouts
Cell Centers
Water
Fences
Educating Livestock
EPILOGUE
Appendices
Appendix 1-A. The Testing Guidelines¿in Summary
Appendix 1-B. Financial Planning Forms
Appendix 2-A. Grazing Two or More Herds in the Same Cell
Appendix 2-B. A More Refined Method for Calculating Grazing Period Adjustments
Based
on Herd Size Changes
Appendix 2-C. Grazing Planning Forms
Appendix 3-A. Interpreting Your Monitoring¿5 Scenarios
Appendix 3-B. Biological Monitoring Forms
Appendix 4. Holistic Management International
Glossary
Index
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