Adaptive Grazing for Resilient Farms & Landscapes

Adaptive Grazing for Resilient Farms & Landscapes is a field-based academy focused on how intentional grazing management can regenerate land, improve livestock performance, and strengthen farm profitability. This academy is designed for farmers, ranchers, and land managers working across cropland, pasture, and marginal grazing land.

Hosted at Voss Farms in central Minnesota, this academy explores adaptive grazing on cropland converted to diverse perennial systems, marginal grazing acres, and both public and private lands — with real-world examples of how grazing decisions are used to meet specific resource and production goals.

Adaptive grazing is a powerful tool for improving soil health, plant diversity, and livestock outcomes when applied with intention and observation. This academy focuses on how grazing management can be adapted to different landscapes, cattle classes, and production goals — from custom grazing beef to dairy systems.

Participants will explore how adaptive grazing supports land regeneration, improves nutrient cycling, and encourages positive epigenetic expression in livestock. Through hands-on learning and field observation, attendees will gain a practical, systems-level understanding of how grazing decisions influence both land resources and long-term farm profitability.