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Contour Lines Silvospasture Grant

Posted by Thomas Leonard on November 22, 2024 at 10:56am 1 Comment

Check out Contour Lines Tree Planting Grant.  We provide technical assistance and free trees to farmers who are interested in establishing silvopasture systems on their land. Apply today! The application is super simple and only takes a few minutes to apply.…

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International Silvopasture Congress, Uruguay

Posted by Harry Greene on November 15, 2023 at 9:20am 1 Comment

Hey all,



I recently went down to Argentina and Uruguay, for the Argentine Silvopasture Congress and International Silvopasture Congress in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Attendees totaled 500 or so, between the two conferences. A few high-level takeaways: 



1. The room was full of agronomists, more so than ecologists. The discussion is very matter-of-fact and pragmatic, in that silvopasture is an established, financially-beneficial practice there. The discussion does not…

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Keyline Agroforestry Planning Map Development Workflow Using QGIS

Posted by Casey Pfeifer on August 1, 2023 at 11:53am 0 Comments

I put this video together yesterday of my current workflow using QGIS for planning out keyline based agroforestry systems with consistent between-row spacing - a relatively quick way to get a handle on the precise quantity of trees and plants, length of planting lines and all of the other logistical pieces that go with implementing systems like these.

I wanted to throw it up here in a blog post in case it might be helpful to those of you designing systems for yourself or others. If…

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Is there a reasonable way to manage grazing in the woods during winter or using it as an overwintering site in place of a barn (there is no current barn)? The woods are shruby with multiflora rose, honeysuckle, and autumn olive.  Dying ash with old oaks and shagbark hickory.I would think it would be better long term to plant a dense conifer shelter belt for a living barn, if possible.In the short term could it be useful to "bale bomb" in some shruby invasive areas? See More
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overwintering sheep in the woods

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Is there a reasonable way to manage grazing in the woods during winter or using it as an overwintering site in place of a barn (there is no current barn)? The woods are shruby with multiflora rose,…Continue

river locust anyone grazing animals on it

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Wondering what folks experience is with this plant Amorpha fruticosa... Here is a cool video that includes a silvopasture that is utilizing it:…Continue

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Can anyone share experiences with willow fodder for sheep?  What cultivars did you use? Good sources for obtaining cuttings? What density did you plant?  How did it work out? Did the sheep like…Continue

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