“Working Trees in Agricultural Landscapes: An Introduction to Agroforestry”, on November 16, 2012, 9:30am, at the USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Big Flats, New York.  Below is a short explanation of the day’s events. 

                              An Overview of Five Agroforestry Systems for the Northeast: Alley Cropping, Forest Riparian Buffers, Windbreaks, Silvopasturing and Forest Farming

      The Ecological and Economical Benefits of Agroforestry Ray Archuleta, USDA-NRCS National Technology Center-East, Conservation Agronomist.

      Field Tour: Examples of windbreaks, living snow fence, willows for soil bioengineering, hybrid willows for bioenergy, shrub willow time of cutting and planting study. Establishment method demonstration: nursery stock options, site preparation methods, post-planting vegetation and pest control, native willow evaluation, species and cultivars of interest.