William G. Winter received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Kansas State University in 1975. He also received a degree in Animal Husbandry and completed post-graduate studies and conducted research in veterinary toxicology. After graduating, he moved to Minnesota, specializing in surgical referrals and opened an emergency clinic. In 1980 he created the Uptown Veterinarian, one of the largest and most successful holistic veterinary practices in the United States.

 

In 1983 he co-founded the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. He writes for several veterinary and agricultural journals and web sites and has served as the veterinary advisor to the International Alliance of Sustainable Agriculture since 1984. He is the author of THE HOLISTIC VETERINARY HANDBOOK.  Will is actively involved in farm visits, consultation, providing livestock nutrition minerals, grazing, promoting EMF Safe farm practices, along with lecturing and his writing of articles.

 

In 1999 he retired from active licensed practice, then sold the Sojourner Farms Pet Food Company to become a free-lance journalist and lecturer, teaching about holistic veterinary livestock issues, sustainable agriculture and traditional nutrition.  He founded the American Holistic Livestock Association. He is the chapter leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation for Minneapolis-St. Paul, and moderates several web discussion groups. In 2008 he founded Traditional Foods MN. He works as a holistic herd heath consultant for grass-based livestock producers. He is currently a livestock and forage consultant for Practical Livestock Solutions, as well as for grass-based and pastured-livestock ranches and farms throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.  A life-long devotee of the Great Plains of America, he resides with his wife Rebekah in Minnesota.