"I listen to everyone, and file their information accordingly. I've talked to many people about developing a silvopasture, and of all the people, someone from Caterpillar warned me to be careful of the root systems when I'm taking out…"
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Silvopasture class in Albany NY
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I picked up a copy of The Stockman Grass Farmer newspaper and saw a flyer for two upcoming classes they are going to have September 25th-27th in Albany NY. The first is Grazier's Multi Species…Continue
Starting a silvopasture in the woods
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Repetur Jul 22, 2020. 6 Replies 0 Likes
We have about 20+ acres of woods we can use as a silvopasture, but we're not sure how to start it. The woods are a mess, and we're not sure if we should "clear cut" and start over, or?? We have a lot…Continue
New to silvopasture
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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 . My first thought was clearing it and turning it into…Continue
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"definitely listen to them, and not me!"
"Thanks for the info, I was debating on the order of the animals. I also got in touch with my local NRCS office, and they're going to help me with a plan. "
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A year or two of goats or sheep to help thin the underbrush? Then a season of pigs to disturb the ground for seeding (don't over-winter them... send 'em to the butcher instead)? Obviously you'd need to come through with your…"
Silvopasture class in Albany NY
I picked up a copy of The Stockman Grass Farmer newspaper and saw a flyer for two upcoming classes they are going to have September 25th-27th in Albany NY. The first is Grazier's Multi Species Grazing School the 25th and 26th, and Grazier's Silvopasture School on the 27th. I tried to post the flyer, but apparently that is beyond my capabilities. You can get more information at stockmangrassfarmer.com See More
"It's has a lot of overgrown underbrush, Widow makers, standing dead,(some of which is rotted) and piles of old cut trees from who knows how long ago. We alao have a lot of stinging nettle, honey suckle everywhere."
Jeff Jourdain replied to Joe Repetur's discussion Starting a silvopasture in the woods"Joe-
What do you mean by a 'mess'? When was the last time it was cut? Did the forester recommend giving it 5 years for a harvest or to start converting to a silvopasture?
Jeff"
Starting a silvopasture in the woods
We have about 20+ acres of woods we can use as a silvopasture, but we're not sure how to start it. The woods are a mess, and we're not sure if we should "clear cut" and start over, or?? We have a lot of Northern White Pines which I know are good for lumber, along with some Birch, Oak, Maple and not sure. I had a forester look, and recommended giving it 5 years, but we don't know if we can look at the over grown mess for 5 years. Anyone else start off with woods rather than pasture?
"We finally did It! After 9 months, we finally closed on our new homestead in VT. Now we're working on moving, and getting things going."
"All goes well, we'll be closing on a place in VT in a few weeks. The other place in NY fell through. The new place has 30 acres of woods."
"Wow so it's been a year. I thought I had posted an update a while ago, but I guess it didn't post. We`re still trying to buy a place."
"Hey everyone, it's been a bit since we've been on here. We missed out on the place last year, but we're closing on a place in VT on the 25th"
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Ecosystem Services from Silvopastures
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Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?
Started by Ben Harris. Last reply by Ben Harris Sep 29, 2020. 14 Replies 0 Likes
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Hedgerows and windbreaks: The paddocks edges.
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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
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