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overwintering sheep in the woods

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…

Started by Gabe Smith

1 Feb 5
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

river locust anyone grazing animals on it

Wondering what folks experience is with this plant Amorpha fruticosa... Here is a cool video that includes a silvopasture that is utilizing…

Started by Jonathan Bates

0 Nov 14, 2024

willow fodder block

Can anyone share experiences with willow fodder for sheep?  What cultivars did you use? Good sources for obtaining cuttings? What density d…

Started by Emily Macdonald

5 Oct 4, 2024
Reply by Joanne Vaughn

How Can We Know If Livestock Benefit or Harm Our Trees?

I was watching this conference with Ian Mitchell Innes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27fUjjlwm7U At about the 1 hour 6 minute mark he sh…

Started by Scott O'Bar

0 Aug 29, 2024

Off-grid low flow rate pumps

Anyone know of some 12v water pumps that can produce a small trickle of water through a very small diameter tube. Interested in putting cat…

Started by Scott O'Bar

2 Jun 1, 2024
Reply by Scott O'Bar

Forages, Grasses, Legumes

I am clearing my woodlots for silvopasture in the Mid-Hudson River Valley in New York State. Can anyone recommend a good mixture of grasses…

Started by Travis Hermance

0 Mar 18, 2024

Pasture in forest practitioners tend to have higher uptake of climate-smart forestry practices?

Months ago I had read that woodland graziers tend to have higher acceptance of forest management activities: logging, thinning, mechanical…

Started by Robbie Coville

0 Mar 15, 2024

Busy fall in the silvopasture world

Hopefully some of you have found the time to attend either the "SilvoPro" training this week in PA or maybe even the International Agrofore…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

1 Jan 2, 2024
Reply by Joshua Greene

Feed values for fodder trees

Hello everyone! We live in northern Canada, we have Aspen, birch, popular, willows and various wild roses and berry shrubs as well as white…

Started by jackie milne

10 Oct 31, 2023
Reply by Shana Hanson

using animal units and AU equivalents to estimate dry matter demand in silvopasture

I thought of posting this in the discussion about tree fodder feed value as it has a lot of influence on this. I am working on a silvopastu…

Started by Gabe Smith

0 Oct 26, 2023

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overwintering sheep in the woods

Started by Gabe Smith. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy Feb 5. 1 Reply

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

river locust anyone grazing animals on it

Started by Jonathan Bates Nov 14, 2024. 0 Replies

Wondering what folks experience is with this plant Amorpha fruticosa... Here is a cool video that includes a silvopasture that is utilizing it:…Continue

willow fodder block

Started by Emily Macdonald. Last reply by Joanne Vaughn Oct 4, 2024. 5 Replies

Can anyone share experiences with willow fodder for sheep?  What cultivars did you use? Good sources for obtaining cuttings? What density did you plant?  How did it work out? Did the sheep like…Continue

How Can We Know If Livestock Benefit or Harm Our Trees?

Started by Scott O'Bar Aug 29, 2024. 0 Replies

I was watching this conference with Ian Mitchell Innes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27fUjjlwm7UAt about…Continue

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