John Herschel Fike
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Tree protection

Started Apr 22, 2019 0 Replies

Friends,Following is a link to the AFTA website looking at some different means of protecting trees in a silvopasture.  Incidentally, this site was overgrown with invasives and the existing timber…Continue

Tags: seedling, protection, Establishment

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Webinar: Trees for shade, fodder, and carbon revenue at on line

September 7, 2022 from 1pm to 2:15pm
Please join to hear from Rancher Wyn Miller of Lick Skillet Farms, and WorkingTrees CEO John Foye along with Professor John Fike, Virginia Tech, as we discuss key questions about these systems and coming carbon markets, including:What are the animal and production benefits of shade-grown livestock?What does it take to start planting trees on my property?How do carbon credits work?How can I finance a silvopasture planting with carbon credits?Join us for a lively discussion and…See More
Aug 25, 2022
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Tree protection

Friends,Following is a link to the AFTA website looking at some different means of protecting trees in a silvopasture.  Incidentally, this site was overgrown with invasives and the existing timber stand not in great health, and then there were emerald ash borers that took out our best trees, the ash.   We continue to be interested in inexpensive, effective establishment methods and plan to work on this more in the future. …See More
Apr 22, 2019

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Virginia
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Montgomery
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Research and Extension Specialist

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Forages, Grasses, Legumes

Started by Travis Hermance 13 hours ago. 0 Replies

I am clearing my woodlots for silvopasture in the Mid-Hudson River Valley in New York State. Can anyone recommend a good mixture of grasses and legumes that are more shade tolerate for my new…Continue

Pasture in forest practitioners tend to have higher uptake of climate-smart forestry practices?

Started by Robbie Coville on Friday. 0 Replies

Months ago I had read that woodland graziers tend to have higher acceptance of forest management activities: logging, thinning, mechanical interventions, prescribed burning, chemical treatments,…Continue

Busy fall in the silvopasture world

Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Joshua Greene Jan 2. 1 Reply

Hopefully some of you have found the time to attend either the "SilvoPro" training this week in PA or maybe even the International Agroforestry Conference in Ireland.  Look forward to some updates…Continue

Feed values for fodder trees

Started by jackie milne. Last reply by Shana Hanson Oct 31, 2023. 10 Replies

Hello everyone!We live in northern Canada, we have Aspen, birch, popular, willows and various wild roses and berry shrubs as well as white and black spruce mainly some pine. What I have been trying…Continue

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