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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

The Charter of the Forest - 800 years old today!

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/11/youve-never-heard-charter-important-magna-carta.html also, The Magna Carta Manifesto by Peter Line…

Started by Glacial Till

0 Nov 6, 2017

The forum turns 300!

Reaching 300 members has been an elusive goal, but we made it! ... and what a difference rain can make from one year to another.  Pictures…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

2 Oct 16, 2017
Reply by Ricardo Zachrisson C.

Agroforestry and Agrivoltaics

Silvopastures have a higher-than-average efficiency amongst agroforestry system thanks to the added benefits of livestock converting plant…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Sep 5, 2017

Silvopasture Workshop

Silvopasture Workshop https://misanews.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/silvopasture-workshop/August 4-5, 2017La Crescent, Minnesota --------------…

Started by Alicia Rose

0 Jul 6, 2017

Getting started with silvopasture

Hello all! Just a quick background:  my family and I are on 12.5 acres in south central PA.  We have already established our version of a f…

Started by Kellan Cook

3 Jun 24, 2017
Reply by Edmund Brown

GMO American Chestnuts - will the King of the Eastern Forests return?

Since I first became obsessed with trees and forests and set out on a path to become a forester ~ 30 years ago, I have dreamed of someday s…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

6 May 18, 2017
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Open Position: Research Scientist in Silvopasture - UMCA

The MU Agroforestry Center has an open position "Research Scientist - Silvopasture".   Seeking a Ph.D. w/a strong background in pasture-bas…

Started by Michael A Gold

0 May 1, 2017

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Started by Lolly Winne Clough Jun 18. 0 Replies

Hello everyone! I'm Lolly and I'm new here. 👋 I was just wondering if there's an organization in Chenango County that will assess your land and assist with a silvopasture plan? I have about 4 acres…Continue

overwintering sheep in the woods

Started by Gabe Smith. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy Feb 5. 1 Reply

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

Started by Jonathan Bates Nov 14, 2024. 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

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