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The 2021 Gathering at Polyface

Joel Salatin - Grass Farming: Solutions for Tomorrow.

^{Grass farming brings ecology, emotion, and economics together under one vocational umbrella to speak security and sustainability into the food and farm future. The greatest needs and greatest hopes of our times find elegant answers in the grass farming imperative. In his unique style, Joel inspires and challenges the SGF family to message and model our solutions for tomorrow.}

Jim Gerrish - The Joy of Wasting Grass.

^{The first mantra of grass farming is “Grass feeds the grass, grass feeds the soil, then grass can feed the livestock.” If you take care of the grass and the soil, the livestock will come along for the ride. Progress towards soil health and farm profitability will only come when you accept the need to waste grass.}

Ray Archuleta - Understanding the Indicators of Soil Function.

^{Living systems are complex. Many indicators have to be evaluated to determine soil ecosystem function. With a basic understanding of soil function and learning key indicators-landowners can evaluate their own soils with inexpensive tools.}

Daniel Salatin - Building a Team.  The Labor Link of Farming. 

^{How do you set up a fun, helpful, winning culture to work in?  Daniel will cover ways to help minimize stress for a winning culture so that both the leader and team members feel like they are living their best life!  How to find help that won't break the bank or drive you crazy.}

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Greg Judy - Starting Regenerative Grazing on Leased Land - Mistakes and Successes.

^{With land prices skyrocketing, it makes sense now more than ever to start your grazing operation on leased land. It allows you to free up equity to grow your grazing business at exponential rates. Greg will share mistakes and successes from building their operation from scratch to 16 farms today.}

 Sheri Salatin - Be the Middleman: Catch and Keep those Elusive Profits.

^{You’ve spent all your blood, sweat, and tears creating the world’s best product only to lose your profits to the vilified middleman. Sheri will share her experience with capturing the entire retail dollar for your products and down-to-earth tips on catching and keeping customers for your farm.}

Jordan Green - Becoming a Farm Builder.

^{From starting a farm in the late 2000's economic crisis to thriving through the pandemic, Jordan shares lessons he and Laura learned along the way and the principle guiding their farm business.}

 Steve Kenyon - Starting From Scratch.

^{Starting a farm from nothing is one thing, but keeping it cash flowing year after year is quite another. Steve will explain how figuring margins, opportunity costs, and monthly income kept him solvent as he grew from zero to 1400 head of cattle on 3500 acres of leased land.} 

2007 Organic Grass Finished Production School

Soils, Minerals, and Animal Health

^{Herd health consultant, Will Winter, shows how soils & minerals contribute to a successful grassfed beef operation, how to develop a strategy to build organic matter in your soils, and how to increase the bio-diversity of your farm.} 

Preventive Approach to Animal Health

^{Ann Wells discusses good farming practices without using synthetic chemicals and preventing disease by holistic management of animal, soil & forages.}

Flies, Parasites and Creepy Crawlies

^{Grazing management for parasite & pest control is presented as vital by organic vet, Ann Wells.  Multiple species, herbs, forage diversity and use of weather are some of the management tips talked about.}

Organic Certification- How to Get it Done 

^{Grassfed meats have the best chance of being the most profitable organic product. Get tips on how from Margaret Scoles, the executive director of the Independent Organic Inspectors.}

2007 Grazier's Money Conference

Making Money Grazing

^{Bud Williams shows you that there is a profit for those who structure their ranches correctly.}

10 Transitional Steps

^{Joel Salatin tells how he transitioned the management and responsibility of his farm to a young adult.}

New Salatin Enterprises

^{Joel discusses the huge expansion his firm has undergone, why they expanded and how they did it while avoiding debt.}

Keep The Ranch, Fund Your Retirement

^{Richard Parry describes how he monitors the interest rate and business cycle to decide what and when to buy and sell in his off-ranch investments.}

Major Life Changes

^{Jim Gerrish relates the process he used to get his family on board with his dream of living on a small, remote Idaho ranch and leaving a secure farm in Missouri.} 

No Land? No Money? No Problem!

^{By changing his business structure, Greg Judy was not only able to get out of debt but he expanded his grazing operation.}

2005 Custom Grazing Conference

Getting Started in Custom Grazing

^{Greg Judy went from the brink of bankruptcy to a prospering operation with little risk thanks to custom grazing and he'll tell you how he did it.}

Custom Grazing Basics

^{Jim Gerrish discovered custom grazing late in his ranch's development but it made a big difference.  He'll tell you how he would do it if he were to do it again.}

The Custom Grazing Client's Point of View

^{Allan Nation will go through the business and economics of custom grazing from the client's view giving you tips to keep him as a client for life.}

The Grazier's Point of View

^{Greg Judy goes through the economics of custom grazing from the grazier's view giving you margins, fears and tips to get him as a grazier for life.}

Getting the Hay Out

^{There is virtually nothing you can do that will increase your return more than going to hayless ranching. Jim Gerrish shows you how this can be done in almost all climates.}

Grassfed Beef and Custom Grazing

^{Jon Taggart discusses how he was able to develop a profitable grassfed beef business while maintaining a monthly income from custom grazing.}

Oldies but Goodies

A Profit for 15 Years Straight

^{Oklahoma cow-calf/stocker rancher, Walt Davis, has been in the black for 15 years straight. He will detail the changes he did to make profit an every year event, including the biggest change - the one in his head!}

Putting Yourself in Control of Your Ranch

^{Ranch management consultant, Stan Parsons' proven economic principles work rain or drought for ranches, livestock and finances.  Stan tells how some ranches are structured to fail economically and how to redo for long term profitability.}

Marketing Livestock

^{Bud Williams will expand your mind about the many ways you can market livestock today: commodity cash, futures and direct markets.}

Take a Look at Sheep

^{Hudson Glimp shows you how to make some serious money from a relatively small family farm.}