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Creating silvopasture from EAB infested woodland
Posted by Joanne Vaughn on September 16, 2020 at 7:55pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
(1) PROBLEMS WE WERE SOLVING WITH THIS PROJECT
In 2013 our family acquired a 23 acre property that was the first site where EAB was detected in Monroe County. From what we have learned, in an attempt to control the EAB the Ash were all cut, and apparently so were the accessible Oaks and Black…
Continue Tree Fodder Silage Experiment Video and Invitation for Comments
Posted by Jonathan Bates on August 31, 2020 at 1:27pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Hey Folks. I wanted to share this video I made of an experiment ensiling tree and shrub species in a five gallon bucket. I was inspired by a Mexican Agave silage project, where they ensiled Agave leaves in five gallon buckets for a nutritious climate fighting solution using livestock and climate appropriate food producing polyculture systems. I foresee a time where it will be more expensive to use a tractor to make round bales, and silage for winter feed. I also foresee a time when more and…
Continue VIDEO: Agroforestry hightlighted at Cornell's NY Soil Health congratulations Steve Gabriel
Posted by Jonathan Bates on January 16, 2020 at 10:03am 0 Comments 1 Like
Tree And Herb Silvopasture Forage Trial Establishment Round Bale Nursery
Posted by Jonathan Bates on December 17, 2019 at 9:47pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thought I'd share this video I just uploaded about my silvopasture forage estabishment trials in Brooktondale, NY. Enjoy!
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Adapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economies at Zoom
October 8, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
JB Friday, extension forester with the University of Hawaii will speak this week at the Yale Forest Forum. Adapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economieshttps://yale.zoom.us/j/96243059669See More
Adapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economies at Zoom
October 8, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
JB Friday, extension forester with the University of Hawaii will speak this week at the Yale Forest Forum. Adapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economieshttps://yale.zoom.us/j/96243059669See More
Adapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economies
October 8, 2020 from 12pm to 1pmAdapting Traditional Agroforestry Systems in the Pacific to Modern Economies
October 8, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
"before I loose this information, I want to add this advice shared by Carl Albers (retired Extension specialist and Black Locust admirer) on propagation from root cuttings (vs. seeds, which is covered in one of the documents above).…"
"Hey Richard,
That's the ecological trajectory I've taken. Natives are recovering quickly, and I'm holding off on seeding anything else until livestock (and maximizing their production) becomes an immediate reality.
Y'all better…"
"If wildlife rather than grazing areas for domestic animals is your focus, you need to focus on native biomass rather than non-native biomass, most of which is not usable, or not efficiently usable by wildlife. What wildlife you intend to support…"
Bill Fosher commented on Joe Orefice's event Agroforestry in Germany: Diverse systems between the CAP, climate change adaptation and innovative farmers"Thanks!"
Agroforestry in Germany: Diverse systems between the CAP, climate change adaptation and innovative farmers at Zoom
September 24, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
Join the Yale Forest Forum on Thursday, September 24 at 12pm EDT for the next webinar in our fall 2020 series Frontiers in Agroforestry, hosted by ELTI and the Yale Forests. YFF’s third virtual speaker is Dr. Rico Hübner, of the Technical University of Munich and the European Agroforestry Federation. Dr. Hübner’s research focuses on sustainable agriculture, renewable energies, and agricultural policy. In his talk entitled, Agroforestry in Germany: Diverse systems between the CAP, climate change…See More
"Bill,
Sorry for the short notice on this, it's largely on my part not catching up to computer work each week. The series occurs each Thursday at Noon EST this fall until the final talk on November 19th.
The series is being…"
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Growing Black Locust as a Timber Cash Crop in the Northeast
Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy Sep 29. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Posting the presentations here in the order they were givenContinue
Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?
Started by Ben Harris. Last reply by Ben Harris Sep 29. 14 Replies 0 Likes
As I thin some woods and open up some edge lines, I'm hoping to seed some perennial shade-tolerant forages. I'm mainly focused on wildlife at this point (I don't yet own livestock), and hope to get…Continue
Hedgerows and windbreaks: The paddocks edges.
Started by Joanne Vaughn Sep 16. 0 Replies 0 Likes
As we developed our plan we considered what to do about paddock edges. Hedgerows, windbreaks came to mind. Can't have an inside without a boundary condition.Is there a list of plants which are safe…Continue
Online International Congress on Beef Cattle
Started by Érico de Sá Petit Lobão. Last reply by Érico de Sá Petit Lobão Sep 10. 1 Reply 0 Likes
The International Online Congress on Beef Cattle (CONACORTE) is an event for all stakeholders in the beef production chain, especially for lovers of quality information from one of the largest world…Continue
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