About the Farm
CS Ranch in Colfax County, New Mexico, is a family-owned-and-operated ranch that has employed holistic management principles since the mid 1980s. More recently, CS has been able to accelerate its regenerative efforts through a “focused goal of regenerating the health and function of the ranch’s soils.”
The three-day, SHA school at CS Ranch will feature instruction by some of the most preeminent pioneers, innovators and advocates in today’s soil health and regenerative agricultural movement and cover topics including…
• How to increase profitability
• How to grow more forage
• How to make your ranch resilient to drought
• How to graze adaptively
• How to reverse desertification
CS Ranch partner and school host Kim Barmann says the ranch will provide SHA attendees with the opportunity to see the improvements gained by implementing adaptive stewardship principles. “Attendees will see our native rangeland pastures and will learn how and why practicing and implementing soil health principles is key to improving ecosystem function and increasing the economic stability of our family ranch,” she says.
The school at CS Ranch will also provide an opportunity for experienced, expert grazers and the participants to work together in teams to solve real-world grazing problems and to sharpen their skills.
“I’ve no doubt this school will change one’s perspective on what grazing can and should be,” Barmann says. “Any grazer who wants to take their grazing to the next level will profit from this experience.”
Who Should Attend?
Anyone that wants to take their ranch to the next level. This course will examine all aspects of regenerative ranching, soil health, plant health, and animal health. Hands-on experience will be heavily emphasized.
This is a power-packed three days that will change your ranch. It is taught by highly experienced regenerative ranchers.
Participants will be participating in adaptive grazing practices.
August 7-9, 2024
Tuition of $1,375 includes:
• Regen Ag 101 course ($499.00 value), which we would like you to complete prior to the first day of class
• In-person attendance at the SHA school, as well as digital course materials and lunch each day
• Access to future scheduled conference calls with the instructors
Scholarship Money Available
We are committed to helping you finance this educational experience. We encourage anyone with interest to apply. If you want to attend one of our 3-day events, you are eligible for a scholarship. Our scholarships for this school were made possible by a donation from Wells Fargo.
We will be giving special consideration to the following:
- Students
- Families or farms with more than one person attending
- Past SHA students
- Veterans
- Agricultural educators and influencers
- Minority, tribal, women and historically underserved individuals
What You Will Learn
- Principles of Soil Health & Adaptive Stewardship
- Restoring Vibrant Ecosystems Through Adaptive Grazing
- How to Make Grazing Highly Profitable & Desirable
- How to Increase Diversity and Productivity of Your Pastures
- Designing Livestock Watering System
- How to keep more money in your pocket
- Determining paddock size and layout
- Plant Brix: how to measure & how to Use
- Paddock construction and layout
- Six soil health principles
- Three principles of adaptive stewardship
- Determining soil water infiltration rates
- Forage Biomass determination
- How to address resource concerns
- How to increase your ranch’s resilience
- Epigenetics
Educators
School Location
CS Ranch
620 C State Rd 58
Cimarron, NM 87714
Farm Location
CS Ranch
620C State Rd 58
Cimarron, NM 87714
Closest Airport
Santa Fe Regional
121 Aviation Dr
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 955-2900
Hotel Information
There are several small hotels/motels, RV parks, bed and breakfasts, and Airbnb's for you to consider, but not one large hotel that we are able to reserve a block of rooms. Because of this, a list of ideas to consider are as followed:
Cimarron Hotels:
St James Hotel 617 S Collison Ave, Cimarron, NM 87714 exstjames.com
Hiker’s Cimarron Inn 212 E 10th St, Cimarron, NM 87714 hikerscimarroninn.com
Blue Dragonfly Inn (Airbnb) 600 W. 18th St. Cimarron, NM 87714
Casa Del Gavilan (Bed & Breakfast)
casadelgavilan.com
6 Miles South of Cimarron, NM-21, Cimarron, NM 87714
Springer Hotels:
Broken Arrow Motel 811 Maxwell Ave Springer, NM 87747 brokenarrowhotelnm.com
Kim's Oasis Motel 1001 Railroad Ave, Springer, NM 87747
Campgrounds: (Cimarron & Springer)
Ponil Campground 31130 US Hwy 64 Cimarron, NM 87714 ponilcampgrounds.com
Santa Fe Trail RV Park NM 468 Springer, NM 87747