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At 10:12pm on February 29, 2012, Darren Bender-Beauregard said…

Brett, I just found this site from your producer profile in the latest SGF.  I am very interested in any details you'd care to share of your silvopasture use in a beef operation.  I am just starting a grassfed beef operation on 250 acres and just got my started herd.  They are linebred, old-type black angus, largely Octoraro and Wye, but some others in the background too.  Got them from a guy named Larry Sansom in KY.  I'm also curious how you like your Octoraro and Wye angus stock--seemed like a good way to go but it's always good to hear someone else's experiences!

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

-Darren

At 4:42pm on November 30, 2015, Ricardo Zachrisson C. said…

Hello Brett, you  indicated about an international silvopasture program, could you please advise.

Rgs,

Ricardo

At 11:44am on December 1, 2015, Brett Chedzoy said…

Hi Ricardo

I think you're referring to the blog that I started a couple months back asking for more "stories" from other members on their silvopasture experiences and projects in other parts of the US and world?

At 10:35am on November 21, 2019, Scott Johnson said…

Hi Brett,
Thanks! Unfortunately the town council said "no" to our proposal:

https://lowtechinstitute.org/2018/10/01/proposal-for-community-flock/

They cited worries about cars hitting the sheep if they got out, but I think it was political (the person with the mowing contract has connections to the council).

Scott

At 7:06am on November 20, 2023, Mark E. Kunnemann said…

Brett just wanted to give you a follow up on my progress. I have dismantled my brush piles into slash surrounding some clearings I wanted to grow some grass. Summer was too hot and dry in Texas so I didn't get much accomplished. Well now I have finished and planted some ryegrass which is coming up nicely. Spring hope to plant bahia seed or bermuda. I can't thank you enough for your suggestion and I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving. Also burn ban lifted last week so smaller brush piles were set which has improved the look of the property.

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