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- 1. 1 Ranching for the Future Wendy Millet The Mixing Bowl October 2014 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 2. 2 Our Mission Provide healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to ac?on Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 3. 3 Caring for Grasslands Store Carbon Provide Biodiversity Improve Water and Soil Quality Produce Food (and local economy) Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • 40% of earth’s surface • Provide many benefits • Highly altered by management and modifica?on
- 4. Learning Lab on Sustainable Agriculture 4 Integrated Management Plan TomKat Ranch Educa?onal Founda?on Research Teach Learn Sponsor Connect Empower Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 5. 5 Our Values Happy Animals Healthy Wilderness Healthy Food Head Hundred Years Heart Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 6. 6 Our Initiatives Ø Climate-‐Smart Ranch Ø Sustainable Landscapes Ø Raising the Steaks Ø Learning Landscapes Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 7. Climate Smart Explore ways to use animal agriculture to build soil, improve water cycle, and reduce carbon footprint 7 “Soil is teaming with organisms which cycle nutrients to plants and back again.” ATTRA Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 8. 8 Preparing for Unknown Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • Look 100 years ago & 100 years ahead • Develop ranch-‐wide Water Conserva?on & Management Plan • Reduce GHG emissions from infrastructure and opera?ons • Develop land and business plans that are flexible and adap?ve
- 9. 9 What We Are Doing Ø Collect weather data (gray lines = rainfall) Ø Compare to historical records (blue dots) Ø Compare to climate model projec?ons (orange dots) Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 10. 10 Scenario Planning for Future Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 11. Growing Grass Out of Thin Air 11 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 12. The Carbon Ranch “As I see it, the only real way that large-‐scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere can start today is if we encourage plant photosynthesis and land-‐based carbon storage ac<vi<es. In other words, we need to start growing more grass.” 12 -‐Courtney White, The Carbon Ranch Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 13. 13 Sustainable Landscapes Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • Test and promote ranching prac?ces that provide • Economic benefits • Environmental benefits • Address climate change • Metrics: Ø Increase locally grown food Ø Increase na?ve perennial grasses Ø Reduce supplemental animal feed needs Ø Measure carbon storage of management prac?ces
- 14. 14 Meet Our Team Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 15. Sometimes the Grass is Greener… 15 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 16. How We Manage – Science as Guide Use science to iden?fy important areas for both forage and habitats 16 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 17. 17 Stacked Agriculture Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 18. Millions of Years of Productivity 18 and Soil Health Predator Grassland EvoluKon Grasslands Herbivores Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 19. Bio-‐‑Mimicry and Sustainable Food 19 Predator Sustainable Ranching Grasslands Herbivores Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 20. 20 Moo-‐ving the Herd Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 21. 21 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 22. 22 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 23. 23 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 24. 24 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 25. Key to Good Grazing Right # of animals, right place, right time, right reasons 25 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
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- 27. Grazing Plan to Maximize Benefits Grass growing season Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 27 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. Pasture values Low quality bird habitat High quality bird habitat Adjacent to streams Heavy rain Heavy rain Bird breeding season Calving
- 28. 28 Track Pastures to Prioritize Actions 25 11 61 20 22 39a Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. 6 30 5 7 43 8 32 12a 53 9 14 63 10 26 19 34 36 31 56 52 12b 41 35 50 3 4 48 33 68 37a 16b 57 18 37b 29 28 59 67 40 16a 2a 47 65 58a 55 64a 62 17 51 42 46 15 60 66 45 24 27 44 23 2b 38 21 Mowing Priority High Med Low
- 29. Perennial Grasses = Sustainability Compared to annual grasses, perennials: Ø Are more drought resilient Ø Improve water infiltra?on Ø Hold more water and soil Ø Store more carbon Ø Provide more forage and 29 Annual Perennial Cox et al. August 2006. Bioscience. Vol. 56, No. 8 habitat Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 30. Con?nuous Grazing Planned Grazing Na?ve Perennial Grass Distribu?on 2011 Na?ve Perennial Grass Distribu?on 2013 Pasture with no perennial grass found Pasture with at least one perennial grass found 30 Success So Far Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 31. 31 Raising the Steaks Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • We want to create condi?ons that enable animal agriculture to be both ecologically and economically success, in the face of climate change • Large-‐scale industrial efficiency doesn’t account for, or priori?ze, externali?es • Outcomes Ø Solu?ons to boilenecks of sustainable animal agriculture Ø Educa?on, outreach, and business partnerships that create solu?ons
- 32. LeftCoast GrassFed -‐‑ 32 our grassfed & grass-‐‑finished beef Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 33. Environmental Benefits Animals used as management tool to achieve a range of benefits: • Increase 33 soil fer?lity • Improve ecosystem processes • Reduce carbon in the air • Restore water and nutrient cycles • Increase biodiversity Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 34. 34 Health Benefits Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • Leaner than grain-‐fed, lower in calories • More omega-‐3 faiy acids for heart & brain • More an?oxidants, vitamins, minerals -‐ beta-‐carotene, vitamin E, calcium, iron • More CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) • Faiy acid helps prevents cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, inflamma?on. • Doctor recommended for diabe?c & auto-‐ immune pa?ents
- 35. 35 Animal Benefits Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • Eat grass, live in pastures, move in herds • Reduce stress and disease -‐ need for an?bio?cs • No grains -‐ unhealthy acids in diges?ve systems • Low stress stockmanship
- 36. 36 Certifications Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • Diet — No grains or corns • Confinement — No feedlots • Hormones — No growth hormones. • Best PracKces -‐ Con?nually improve prac?ces
- 37. BoSleneck: 2014 Rancho Recall 37 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • 8.7 million pounds of beef recalled; no reported illness • USDA unfamiliar with supply chain for small processors • If we want small sustainable producers to be successful, we have to address all the barriers
- 38. 38 Learning Landscapes Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • We want to build the next genera?on of land managers, consumers, and leaders who understand the connec?ons between nature, sustainable prac?ces, animal agriculture, and healthy food. • Outcomes Ø Managers, ranchers, scien?sts par?cipate in programs and workshops Ø Consumers par?cipate in tours and programs Ø Together we iden?fy barriers and solu?ons
- 39. 39 Food & Wellness Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. Our Goal: Build healthy habits -‐ ea?ng, buying, preparing, recycling A Few of Our Programs: • LHPUSD Healthy Meal Program – Teach students to prepare meals using local ingredients • CAFF's Harvest of the Month Kits -‐ Connect students to local farmers, increase fresh fruits and vegetables consumed through tas?ng kits and lessons. (ex: kale chips, cauliflower popcorn) • Food Lab -‐ Involve students in school meal planning, cooking, serving, while learning about nutri?on, food safety, compos?ng, math, science, history, culture. • Girls on the Run – Teach empowerment and life-‐skills
- 40. 40 Ecology & Agriculture Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. Our Goal: Provide people of all ages the opportunity to learn about connec?ons between food, health, science, conserva?on & ranching A Few of Our Programs: • Bird Banding, Earth Explorers • Students & Teachers Restoring A Watershed (STRAW) • Sustainable Agriculture Internship • Rancher to Rancher • Holis?c Management Ins?tute Training
- 41. 41 Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.
- 42. 42 Our Workshops Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. • 30 tours, 10 workshops each year • Topics include: Holis?c Management, Low-‐Stress Animal Handling, Conserva?on Ranching, Water Conserva?on and Management, etc
- 43. Manage complex communities… 43 as if everything ma:ers Providing healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action.