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"Hey Richard, That's the ecological trajectory I've taken. Natives are recovering qu…"

Ben Harris replied Sep 29, 2020 to Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?

14 Sep 29, 2020
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"Hi Sienna, I haven't planted anything, just created the opportunity for the seed ba…"

Ben Harris replied Sep 10, 2020 to Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?

14 Sep 29, 2020
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"Yeah, lots of understory trees, for sure; I've tried not to open things up too fast.…"

Ben Harris replied Aug 7, 2020 to Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?

14 Sep 29, 2020
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"Thanks, Brett! Unfortunately, stilt grass is growing in the sunnier spots right now.…"

Ben Harris replied Aug 6, 2020 to Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?

14 Sep 29, 2020
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"Thanks, Kable. I've looked at orchard grass, and it's towards the top of my list. If…"

Ben Harris replied Aug 3, 2020 to Shade-tolerant forage seed species and sources?

14 Sep 29, 2020
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"definitely listen to them, and not me!"

Ben Harris replied Jul 20, 2020 to Starting a silvopasture in the woods

8 Mar 21, 2022
Reply by Cydney Cornell

"woooooey! A year or two of goats or sheep to help thin the underbrush? Then a season…"

Ben Harris replied Jul 20, 2020 to Starting a silvopasture in the woods

8 Mar 21, 2022
Reply by Cydney Cornell

"You could also align felled trees on contour (or 1% slope towards ridges) to slow ru…"

Ben Harris replied Dec 24, 2019 to [Iowa] Looking for a critique of my plan

7 Jan 11, 2020
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Pasture-in-the-woods forestry consulting in PA

Started by Robbie Coville on Wednesday. 0 Replies

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!Continue

Need input whether I should chip tree limbs vs burning

Started by Mark E. Kunnemann. Last reply by Mark E. Kunnemann May 15. 6 Replies

I live in south central Texas on 21 very wooded acres. I have a plan to thin the trees to open up the canopy for allowing grasses to grow. I have 31 large piles of brush which I had planned to burn,…Continue

Biochar by-products from silvopasture thinnings

Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Scott O'Bar May 14. 4 Replies

In 2020, a local grazier friend did an intensive thinning on 70 acres of mature woods to create silvopasture.  Learning from other's past mistakes (including mine) of leaving too much logging debris…Continue

Establishing Silvopasture in Horse Fields

Started by Susan Skalak. Last reply by Scott O'Bar May 14. 3 Replies

Hi,I am in Central Virginia and interested in establishing silvopasture in prior cattle/horse fields with no trees or cover.  I am rotationally grazing goats/sheep and horses.  Anyone in mid-Atlantic…Continue

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