Who is Graeme Hand?
Graeme Hand is a Holistic Management Certified Educator.
Graeme was taught by Alan Savory and learnt much through observing and through his own experience on his farm and other people’s farms. Graeme invites you to join Stipa Native Grasses Association.
Also Graeme is the president of Stipa Native Grasses Association and is available as a consultant.
Unique to Farming Secrets is his Film “Living Soils – Nutrisoil Open Day 2011”, “STIPA’s 6th National Native Grasslands Conference” and “Stipa National Conference 2011: – Managing Native Grasslands for Soil and animal Heath”
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Living Soils – Nutrisoil Open Day 2011
Presentations from Dr Christine Jones, Nicole Masters & Graeme Hand.
Comments from attendees:
– Rewarding & informative.
– Too much to take in in 1 day
– Graeme Hand’s grazing management talk very useful, especially how long he suggests rest periods ie. 150 days
– Liquid carbon pathway through microbial bridge particularly interesting. Why aren’t we all doing it?
– Changed our pasture management since the day.
– Another “not to be missed” Open Day
– I have been studying the biological approach for the last 18 years and been implementing. Still picking up tips from your speakers

STIPA’s 6th National Native Grasslands: “Holistic Management Amazing Results”
The speakers at this conference make a living from their decisions relating to various native pasture management regimes in their various enterprises.
Film 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGEMENT Graeme Hand, Branxholme, Victoria
Graeme’s property, small beef (200 ha) was purchased in 2001 and had previously been cropped or “pasture improved”. The majority of the property was capeweed, onion grass, bare ground and thistles with some areas of ryegrass and phalaris. Using the Holistic Management® framework and Planned grazing™ the property now has significant areas of native grasses as well as introduced perennial grasses. A simple explanation of this management is provided.

STIPA’s 7th National Native Grasslands Conference – 3 Days
This special pack combines 2 Film Sets:
Stipa National Conference 2011 – Managing Native Grasslands for Soil and Animal Health
Dr. Fred Provenza – Animal Nutritional Wisdom and Feeding BehaviourIncludes Farm Walk to one of Australia’s leading cattle propertiesAre your curious to extend what you are doing?– Have you heard about STIPA Native Grasses Association?
– What about Pasture Cropping?
– Holistic Management?
– Wisdom of Animals in Feeding and Behaviour?
– Stress Free Animal Handling?
– The Role of Animals in Pasture Biodiversity?
– Experiences of Innovative Farmers?
– The value of 100s of Australian plants for macro, micro and extra-nutrients?
– Building Carbon with Ease

Stipa 8th Native Grasslands National Conference: “No more sowing seeds with Native Grasses”
Landscape function and grassland condition are important indicators of the health of a landscape and its capability to retain water and nutrient re-serves and respond vigorously to good growing conditions. Being able to accurately and quickly assess function and condition enables land managers to improve plant and animal performance at low cost and risk and reduces vulnerability to difficult conditions.
These conference Films will provide you with the skills and knowledge to:
- Lower your farming risk.
- Keep more money over time in your business.
- Increase biodiversity on your farm.
- Improve your soil health
- Determine what regeneration technique will work for you.
2 day intensive workshop- Pasture Cropping and Grazing Management
Wanting to increase soil carbon, decrease chemical and fertiliser inputs, better manage your stock through better grass? The below may be of interest. Good afternoon,As

8th Stipa Conference Sneak Peek – Definition of Perennial Grassland Recovery
Graeme Hand, CEO of Stipa Grasslands Association, was one of the speakers in the recent Stipa Conference. His talk: “Action on the Ground Project” examines

8th Stipa Conference Sneak Peek – Know Your Soil By Your Plants
Graeme Hand, CEO of Stipa Grasslands Association, was one of the speakers in the recent Stipa Conference. In this clip he shows a list of

8th Stipa Conference Sneak Peek – You Can See Quick Changes If You Do The Right Thing
Graeme Hand, CEO of Stipa Grasslands Association, was one of the speakers in the recent Stipa Conference. In this clip he shows some data of

Holistic Management: Observing your cattle to manage grazing
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Holistic Management: What do you do to recover an overgrazed paddock?
Graeme Hand is talking about a quick way of assessing the paddock and says that if you did throw the pencil in the padock, overwhelming

An Overview of Biological Farming – ‘Walk the Talk’ Sneak Peek with Graeme Hand & Lyn Kelson
Lyn Kelson runs The Green Cocky which aims to bring local farmers together to share biologically sustainable farming practices. In her introduction Lyn states that

Using animals to regenerate grasslands
Graeme Hand explains what animals do to break up the soil. He speaks of the trial used to show the potential of native grassland recovery.

Reasons Why Your Farming Sucks!
Helen Disler gave her feedback from the recent ABC News report about the importance of soil carbon for the fertility of the soil. This is

Does your soil need fertilizers?
Learn more about Graeme Hand here This clip is a sneak peek of our “Walk the Talk” February 2014 filming from the An Introduction to

It is impossible not to increase soil health when you do these things
This clip is a sneak peek of our “Walk the Talk” February 2014 filming from the An Introduction to Holistic Management workshop. ‘Walk the Talk’

How do you manage weeds?
One of the biggest challenges farmers face while transitioning to regenerative agriculture is weed management. Watch this video as Graeme Hand shares how he manages

Native Perennial Pastures and Strategic Grazing in Holbrook
The secret is understanding the value of native pastures and planning for long rest times.

Stipa Visits A Stress-Free Farm in Holbrook with Native Pasture
Anna and Michael now can manage 1000’s of hectares and keep their grazing costs to a minimum due to knowing how to manage their cattle and realise the value of native pastures.

FS – Walk The Talk – Graeme Hand – 2 of 3
The Need To Think Of The Whole Farm System Graeme Hand presents a crucial part of holistic farming when he discusses the rotation of the

FS – Walk The Talk – Graeme Hand – 3 of 3
Management Is A Key Factor In Regenerating Grassland Using just livestock only it is possible to turn bare paddocks into native grassland. This is a

FS – Walk The Talk – Graeme Hand – 1 of 3
What Are The Benefits Of Holistic Management? Graeme Hand introduces us to the urgency of using animals as a critical step in regenerating our farms.

How to save $50K on fertiliser annually!!
Colin Seis tells how by restoring the function of the grassland pastures he increased the quality of his feed. He gets production equal to, and