Managing the land and finances through a drought

Wayne Knight from Van Alstyne, TX presents at our 2025 Holistic Management Conference on his experiences managing land and planning finances through a drought.

Over the years Wayne has gone from calling himself  a cattle rancher, to a grass farmer, to a soil-microbe farmer, even though he has always marketed beef. Privileged to work with his father, Tom Knight, who was an early adopter of Holistic Management under Allan Savory – Stan Parsons consulting, Wayne enthusiastically increased and intensified the practices HMI teaches. He became a Certified Educator in 2006 and was actively involved with the Southern African CE community organization, Community Dynamics. He has spoken at numerous conferences in Southern Africa, trained and mentored farmers, hosted open days on his property, and has written about his positive results using Holistic Management. Before joining the team at HMI Wayne served as a board member of the organization for 8 years. Through his enthusiasm for Holistic Management Wayne has traveled widely visiting farmers who practice high-density, long recovery grazing practices in Southern Africa, Australia, and the US.

Resources:

How to estimate forage

Youtube - How to calculate available dry matter 

Youtube - Calculate forage

Youtube: Holistic Management Grazing in 60 seconds

Example of how to use the grazing planning chart

Savory Shop - Grazing Planning Bundle

Holistic Management International

YouTube - Field Day: Wayne Knight

Find a course in your area or meet with a consultant one-on-one to build your grazing plan. 

Reach out to us for a grazing planning worksheet. 

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