Quivara Coalition

[matto]

I would hope that Peter is aware of this group of 'ranchers' in America, the ethos and action plans are similar to what NSF is trying to achieve.


http://quiviracoalition.org

About Us
The Quivira Coalition was founded by a rancher and two conservationists in June, 1997, to build bridges among ranchers, conservationists, scientists and public land managers around concepts of progressive cattle management, innovative stewardship and improved land health.

Our original mission was "to demonstrate that ecologically sensitive ranch management and economically robust ranches can be compatible." We proposed common sense solutions to the grazing "debate," which at the time was marked by extreme polarization on both sides. We sought to break the gridlock by advocating a new set of tools: grassbanks, dormant season grazing, planned grazing, restoration, and collaboration.

We took a vow not to do lawsuits or legislation. Nor would we be mediators or facilitators between extremes in the grazing debate. Instead, we concentrated on creating a 'third position,' outside the continuum of brawling. We called this position The New Ranch, which we defined as "an emerging progressive ranching movement that operates on the principle that the natural processes that sustain wildlife habitat, biological diversity and functioning watersheds are the same processes that make land productive for livestock."

For some sample pages, see the online store for downloadable PDF on erosion control, an introduction to induced meandering, and an article by Kirk Gadzia from Holistic Management.

[matto]

I have heard that Kirk Gadziz and friends will be coming to Australia for some workshops with the regenerative agriculture workshop series.
www.regenag.com
Free for Prime Producers and farm managers.