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, cultural treatments. That sounds intuitive enough, but I remember this was in a scientific paper that involved a survey of woodland owners, with results showing that woodland graziers were more willing to engage in those practices (and perhaps work with a forester) as compared with non-grazing woodland…See More

Do you use electric netting to graze chickens? Any tips or suggestions on styles or brands?I have various forest garden patches at home and plan to rotate chickens in between them. I may come back with questions on grazing plans, as some areas I'd want to rotate and let the pasture reset, whereas other areas I'd want the chickens to wipe out the lawn and prep it for meadow seed mixes. In any case, I want to have a few paddocks setup at once and move the fencing around.This is for a small,…See More

Hello folks. Are there any consultants here who advise and plan forestry thinning for silvopasture in PA? Or can you point me in the direction of anyone who provides those services in PA? Thank you!See More