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Controlling noxious plant communities in forest and silvopasture landscapes

this post will jump around a bit, but I wanted to tie together several thoughts generated by two news stories that come across my inbox thi…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

8 Sep 7, 2018
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Agroforestry = Climate mitigation (Mongabay)

Please check this Mongabay.com article on agroforestry –Agroforestry is a practice that integrates trees, shrubs, and crops in a system tha…

Started by Juan P. Alvez

1 Jul 24, 2018
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

New to silvopasture

Hi, My family and I have a small pasture poultry farm and we are looking at purchasing a 43 acre farm which has about 32 acres of woods . …

Started by Joe Repetur

0 Jul 20, 2018

Good to be back!

Hi All: im glad to be back on here.  We changed our email provider a while back and I had to start again.  The farm is going well.  I just…

Started by Keith Ohlinger

0 Jun 27, 2018

The Grassfed Exchange Conference

Some of you will be heading to the Grassfed Exchange Conference later this week in Albany.  This national conference dedicated to pasture-b…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

6 Jun 11, 2018
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Role of Silvopasturing in "Saving the Planet"

Thanks to Erica Campbell from Senator Sander's office for sharing with our "Northeast Silvopasture Initiative" group... Silvopasture is li…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

4 Jun 7, 2018
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Tree leaf livestock fodder as component of silcvopasture systems

I was honored to present at Agroforesterie Francais' Colloque Trognes this winter. Proceedings should be published soon. Many inspiring ove…

Started by Shana Hanson

0 Apr 15, 2018

SilvoPasture Program In Michigan

This walk was given by Brett Chedzoy via zoom at the 2018 Great Lakes Forage and Grazing Conference held at the Agroliquid Headquarters in…

Started by Kable Thurlow

0 Mar 28, 2018

What is Silvopasturing?

This topic probably should have been discussed at the forum’s inception in 2011, but better late than never :)  Two recent articles in th…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

17 Mar 5, 2018
Reply by Edmund Brown

"Slash Walls" and innovative forest regeneration strategies - potential applications for silvopastures?

The link below is for a blog on the Cornell forestry forum related to using logging debris (slash) for exclusionary fences to protect fores…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Feb 7, 2018

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river locust anyone grazing animals on it

Started by Jonathan Bates Nov 14. 0 Replies

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

willow fodder block

Started by Emily Macdonald. Last reply by Joanne Vaughn Oct 4. 5 Replies

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

How Can We Know If Livestock Benefit or Harm Our Trees?

Started by Scott O'Bar Aug 29. 0 Replies

I was watching this conference with Ian Mitchell Innes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27fUjjlwm7UAt about…Continue

Off-grid low flow rate pumps

Started by Scott O'Bar. Last reply by Scott O'Bar Jun 1. 2 Replies

Anyone know of some 12v water pumps that can produce a small trickle of water through a very small diameter tube. Interested in putting cattle on my property, but the water situation is difficult.Continue

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