"That was my 2023 Annual Report for SARE FNE22-013. I am web-incompetent, but I think it can be searched on NESARE, and also has functioning link from the Resource page, or else is pasted into the page you get from the "SARE Grant"…"
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Feed values for fodder trees
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shana Hanson Oct 31, 2023. 10 Replies 0 Likes
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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"An update on Shana's project to mechanize foliage harvesting: file:///C:/Users/bjc226/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/WSNV5NFV/article_popover_share.pdf"
"Sharing another research update in this thead: Steve Gabriel of Wellspring Forest Farm in NY recently completed a SARE-funded project on the nutritional value of various tree fodders in ruminant grazing…"
Bryan Clark replied to jackie milne's discussion Feed values for fodder trees"https://www.feedipedia.org/search/node/Acca%20sellowiana
This website has been a goldmine of information for all sorts of tree/shrub fodder, various crops. It's still in development for many things as they are continuously adding and updating…"
jackie milne replied to jackie milne's discussion Feed values for fodder trees"Thank you so very much for sharing this update! Extremely helpful right now!
I am going to make a post about you and this info on our small Facebook page, thanks again!
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"Shana Hanson in Maine recently shared this report from her study done with help from U of Vermont. The announcement of the study is pasted below, and the referenced report is attached as .pdf.
Tree Leaf Silages and Dried Leaves as Livestock…"
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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
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