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Online Silvopasture Lecture as part of the Yale Forest Forum at Zoom

September 10, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm
Topic: Yale Forest Forum Lunch - Sept. 10Time: Sep 10, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) YFF welcomes its first virtual speaker Brett Chezdoy on Thursday, September 10 at 12pm EDT. In his talk entitled Silvopasturing as a Solution to Land Management Challenges in Argentina and New York, Brett will share his personal experiences of the past 30 years with silvopasturing as an innovative approach to address socio-economic and environmental challenges in opposite ends of the world. Join…See More
Sep 10, 2020

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New York
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Rennselaer
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Owner/Producer
Please describe, with two or three sentences, why you are interested in silvopasture. Your answer helps us ensure that only those people truly interested in silvopasture are added as members.
I am starting a farm, and have 190 acres of land, of which 120 is forested. I like trees and animals, and the idea of them coexisting together for maximum economic efficiency is very appealing. I have a small herd of goats and cattle now, and wish to grow then. I cannot do so until I have sufficient forage for them. Hoping to use this site as a resource for expanding the land I have for productive forage and timber production.

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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

willow fodder block

Started by Emily Macdonald. Last reply by Joanne Vaughn Oct 4, 2024. 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, 2024. 0 Replies

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

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