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Creating silvopasture from EAB infested woodland
Posted by Joanne Vaughn on September 16, 2020 at 7:55pm 0 Comments 1 Like
(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 2 Comments 1 Like
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 2 Likes
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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"we have had an extreme ice event, many of our older hardwood trees have been destroyed. Specific recommendation for replacements? native?"
Cynthia Berg liked Brett Chedzoy's event Silvopasturing as a Strategy to Enhance Grazing Systems in New EnglandSilvopasturing as a Strategy to Enhance Grazing Systems in New England at webinar
March 9, 2021 from 7pm to 8pm
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation’s (MFBF’s) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) committee is sponsoring a webinar on March 9 at 7 p.m. covering silvopasturing as a strategy to enhance grazing systems in New England. Speaker, Brett, Chedzoy, will share personal experiences on how silvopasturing has benefited family ranching operations in western New York and central Argentina to improve the land and welfare of their livestock, while also improving the bottom line. Brett Chedzoy is a…See More
2021 Oxford Real Farming Conference - The Value of Trees in a Hotter Climate
recording from our session this past January at the ORFC. We already know silvopastures are awesome, but some great food for thought from the other presenters:https://youtu.be/eFmK0DRLAacIf there was an upside to covid, it made a lot of otherwise faraway conference virtually available to the masses. I hope to make it in person some day to the Oxford Real Farming Conference - over 500 presenters and 5,000 participants. Check it out: …See More
Jonathan Bates commented on Jonathan Bates's blog post Tree Fodder Silage Experiment Video and Invitation for Comments"Hey folks. I thought I would add some other links for interesting follow up research, mostly how willow can be used as…"
"Welcome to the silvopasture forum, Clara.
A big part of silvopasturing is sound rotational grazing skills. I teach a 6-week on-line "Grazing Management" course for the Cornell Small Farms program starting at the end of this…"
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2021 Oxford Real Farming Conference - The Value of Trees in a Hotter Climate
Started by Brett Chedzoy on Wednesday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
recording from our session this past January at the ORFC. We already know silvopastures are awesome, but some great food for thought from the other presenters:…Continue
Growing Black Locust as a Timber Cash Crop in the Northeast
Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Bing Cheah Jan 31. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Posting the presentations here in the order they were givenContinue
Ecosystem Services from Silvopastures
Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy Nov 30, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Likes
One of the more interesting talks that I've heard over the years on grazing or silvopasturing was by Dr. Gene Garrett at the 2011 Northeast Silvopasture Conference titled: Silvopasture Ecosystem…Continue
Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?
Started by Ben Harris. Last reply by Ben Harris Sep 29, 2020. 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
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