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Keith Ohlinger Woodbine, MD United States: Like

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State where you live or work?: MD

County where you live or work?: Howard

What is your occupation relative to silvopasture? (for example, owner/producer, extension specialist, agency specialist, etc.): 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 planting a silvopasture here on our farm. I've installed keylines and rotationalgrzing and am planting trees now.

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Food safety modernization act, gap, & silvopasture

Posted on October 18, 2013 at 9:16am 9 Comments 0 Likes

I would like to start a discussion regarding the proposed FSMA regulation from the FDA. I have been told by the Maryland Department of Agriculture that my tree crops will be considered unfit for human consumption if I graze my animals around my trees. The comment period ends in November, I realize most people are not planting fruit, nut, cane, & vine crops in their silvopasture systems, but if you are or think you may in the future these changes will make it impossible for you to sell them… Continue