• The importance of Carbon to Nitrogen ratio in prairie soils

    The importance of Carbon to Nitrogen ratio in prairie soils

    In this article I want to explain and emphasise on the effect of grazing and mowing on the C/N (Carbon to Nitrogen) ratio in prairie soils, and why a balanced C/N ratio is so important. What is the C/N ratio and why is it important? The C/N ratio represents the amount of carbon and Nitrogen…

  • Predator Prey relationship in grazing management

    Predator Prey relationship in grazing management

    In this article I wanted to explain one of the 4 key insights of holistic management; the predator prey relationship. So the interaction grazing animals have with their predators. In nature nothing is independent, everything is interdependent and acts as one big whole. Just as the relationship between the grazing animals and their predators (Lions,…

  • Agneaux engraissés à l’herbe / Grass finished lambs

    Agneaux engraissés à l’herbe / Grass finished lambs

    In recent years meat got a bad reputation because of an increased risk in higher cholesterol and so and increased risk in heart diseases.But not all meat is the same. In the book: “What your food ate”, Anne Biklé and David R. Montgomery describe how the diet of the animals influence their nutritional profile. They…

  • 7 Habits of highly effective people.      Habit 3: Put first things first

    7 Habits of highly effective people. Habit 3: Put first things first

    Now that you know that you are in control (habit 1), where you want to go (habit 2), you need to figure out how to get there (habit 3).This is the management part of things. Habit 1 and 2 are all about leadership, habit 3 is about management. It’s about prioritizing your tasks to get…

  • The 7 habits of highly effective people. Habit 2: Start with the end in mind

    The 7 habits of highly effective people. Habit 2: Start with the end in mind

    Habit 2: start with the end in mind, is all about your goals, missions or context.If Habit 1 is to understand that you are in control, that you can shape your life how you want it. Habit 2 is shaping it. So describing how you want your life to be.A principal of life is that everything…

  • The 7 habits of highly effective people. Habit 1: be proactive.

    The 7 habits of highly effective people. Habit 1: be proactive.

    To learn the 7 habits is a journey. It’s not a quick fix to get effective from one day to the other. It takes time to deeply understand and live the 7 habits. The first three habits are personal changes, while the other 4 habits go to the outside. The approach is an inside out…

  • The 7 habits of highly effective people: The balance of P and PC

    The 7 habits of highly effective people: The balance of P and PC

    I’m starting to study the book: 7habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey. He wrote that it is an even better learning experience if you teach what you learn to someone else in the next 48h . So I thought: let’s give it a try. So now I will write a post on each…

  • Business IQ from Ranching for Profit

    Business IQ from Ranching for Profit

    Aujourd’hui je vais encore traduire une article de “Ranching for Profit”. Une école qui apprendre aux éleveurs de faire la gestion d’entreprise et régénérer leurs business et leurs sol. Today I’m going to translate another Ranching for Profit article. RFP is a school for ranchers who teaches ranchers how to run a business and to…

  • Ranching for Profit

    Ranching for Profit

    Depuis quelque temps je lis les acticles de “Ranching for Profit”, une ecole aux états unis qui apprend les principes de l’agriculture régénératrice pour les éleveurs. Ils donne des clés pour construire une entreprise rentable. Je voulais vous partager quelque des leurs article traduit en francais qui j’ai trouvé très interessant. Je vais traduit une…