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The official first day of the 2024 REGENERATE Conference is in the books! We had a little bit of everything including a live podcast, 10 roundtables, amazing plenaries and panels, and our New Agrarian Program graduation with great discussion and connection sprinkled throughout. We are so grateful to everyone that is here and online; YOU are what makes this conference such a hit! See you tomorrow! #regenerate2024 American Grassfed Association Holistic Management International

🌾 From succession planning to looking at healthy organs to implementing adaptive grazing, what a way to kickoff our 2024 REGENERATE Conference! Today was full of collaboration, community, and coming together to support regenerative agriculture and land stewardship. We are so excited for the next few days and hope to see each of you here in Denver! Want to join in on the fun? Register for our virtual conference: https://lnkd.in/e8_gY7kS

🎉 We are so excited to kickoff our 2024 REGENERATE Conference this week! From our conference regulars to our first-timers, we are so grateful that you are joining us! Not able to attend in person this year? Join us virtually! There's still time to register for our virtual conference: https://lnkd.in/e8_gY7kS

In this two part webinar series, founders of Grazing School of the West, Brittany "Cole" Bush and Olivia Tincani will dig into the roots of what makes a grazier’s business different. In part one they will discuss business planning, decision-making, and the distinct things to consider while planning your contract or prescribed grazing business. In part two they will review various business tools, templates, and instruments that power operations of grazing businesses and empower their entrepreneurs and employees. Webinars will take place on December 3 and 10 from 9 - 10:30 a.m. MT. Photo credit: Liam Pickhardt To register and find more information: https://lnkd.in/g2NzWtnT

🥁 The moment you've all been waiting for... Applications are OPEN for our New Agrarian Program’s 2025 apprenticeships! Be sure to check out our locations page and see the mentors who will be accepting applications in 2025. Applications are open through December 15. https://lnkd.in/gdCC_8BZ If you’d like to join a live call to hear more about the program and ask any questions, register for our New Agrarian Program 101 webinar on November 13: https://lnkd.in/gPu5JsPt

"Family. The word means a lot of different things to different people. My family is my husband and our children, my parents, and my big sister and her family. I have amazing aunts and cousins who make my stomach ache from laughter. I have uncles who have guided me and friends who have saved me. I had no idea when I took the position as the Northern Plains Manager that my family would grow quite the way it did.     This is the second year I’ve coordinated the New Agrarian Program (NAP) in Montana, the second year I’ve stood on the sidelines and cheered on the next generation of ranchers. I’ve listened and encouraged, even given advice here and there. I've heard about the hardest days and the most rewarding ones, too. I’ve heard people address challenging times both in ranching and in life in general. I’ve been there when they needed someone to cry to or someone to celebrate with. In similar situations, we might never talk again after the eight-month apprentice is over. But thankfully, it’s not like that in NAP. I’ve run into a handful of 2023 Northern Plains apprentices this summer, and each time, we greet each other with laughter, maybe a squeal (mainly from me), and a great big good-to-see-you hug! I hope they all know the time we’ve spent getting to know each other makes them my family now, too." Read more from this month's New Agrarian Newsletter by Hayden Vandeberg, one of our Northern Plains managers: https://lnkd.in/g_mNwzyY

🎧 On the latest episode of Down to Earth, hear from Don Boyd, David Johnson, and Hui-Chun Johnson about their restoration project at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. They are working with a small team to restore 38 acres on the refuge that have been degraded by “conventional” agricultural practices and invasive plant species. They have completed the first year of the five-year BEAM project (Biologically Enhanced Agricultural Management) using cover-crops, no-till methods, and compost tea, with the goal of creating more self-sustaining, regenerative agricultural fields that provide food for the many wildlife species on the refuge, water conservation, and a model for regenerative practices for other agrarians in New Mexico and beyond. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/gT7Yyqtp

Do you have a story related to conservation practices in New Mexico? We need you! We are looking for farmers, ranchers, farm and ranch workers, and/or land stewards to serve as contracted conservation voices on our radio segments for our Pathways to Resilience project. Ideally these conservation voices have some experience working with a federal agency, like FSA, USDA, NRCS, or RD. Check out our Pathways to Resilience webpage for more information: https://lnkd.in/gsB9KygE Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g8CXaETB

This Sunday, October 27, is National Mentoring Day! We want to take a moment to recognize our New Agrarian Program mentors, without whom the apprenticeship program wouldn’t be possible. Our program mentors are not only exceptional land and animal stewards, but they take the time to invest in the next generation, even when it means that four-wheelers get stuck in the mud more often, or it takes a little longer to move cattle. We want to share our most sincere THANK YOU to all current and past mentors across five states, over 15 years, and serving over 140 apprentices. You truly do make a difference. PHOTO CREDIT: Alexis Bonogofsky images 1-3

🎉 As we prepare to kick off our 2024 REGENERATE Conference, here’s a flashback to one of our 2023 HERD Fellow’s experience at last year’s conference! We are so excited to have Kathleen Voight join us again this year and to continue to support the regenerative agriculture community. Don’t miss out! There’s still time to sign up for in-person or virtual conference: https://lnkd.in/e8_gY7kS