Wayne Knight

With 27 years of ranching experience using Holistic Management, Wayne became an HMI 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. As a young graduate with a Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Natal, South Africa, he traveled across the US west working on ranches in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, California, and New Mexico. When not involved in Holistic Management you will find him fishing, birding, hiking, or exploring wild spaces and places.

Book: At Home with Holistic Management: Creating a Life of Meaning

Roundtable Facilitator

Linking lead-indicator monitoring to adaptive management: What to look for and how to incorporate that information into effective plant- livestock- people outcomes

Management is about matching needs with outcomes in an ever changing environment – where rainfall, growth rates, animal needs and people’s needs shift and change with market fluctuations and input cost variability. Planning is essential. Observation is key to noticing and reacting quickly and appropriately. In this round table we will discuss the lead indicators to watch for and how to apply them to a grazing plan/biological plan.