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Poisonous Plants in Silvopastures

I was surprised in looking over the numerous past topics that we haven't had a discussion on plant toxicity risks to livestock in silvopast…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Oct 23, 2014

Following Thinning- Assessing damage to Silvopasture Trees

Dear Silvopasture Sleuths, One of our little SP demo/trial/research here continues to move forward.  We have had the degraded hardwood stan…

Started by Adam Downing

0 Oct 17, 2014

Silvopasturing Webinars and Videos

There's a growing list of webinars and videos on silvopasturing in the Northeast.  Here are links to some of the ones that I know of (one-s…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Sep 30, 2014

The value of growing valuable trees in silvopastures

I had the opportunity to tour a local sawmill last week with Cornell Master Forest Owner trainees.  I've toured this mill many times in the…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Sep 29, 2014

Petersham, MA silvopasture harvest

The last post were recent photos of a silvopasture harvest in Petersham, MA.  The harvest is being carried out as a whole tree harvest with…

Started by Jeff Jourdain

0 Aug 3, 2014

Silvopasture overview on permaculture website

Peter came across the following permaculture site: http://transterraform.com/permaculture-strategies-silvopasture/   Authors do a nice job…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Jun 16, 2014

Browse block/ Tree ID

I'm planting a mixture of trees, closely spaced, on a open patch of land that I haven't had much luck converting to pasture. The horrible h…

Started by CJ Sloane

6 Jun 1, 2014
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Will NRCS adopt a Silvopasture Standard in Massachusetts?

At the suggestion of a speaker at the Watkins Glen conference (Nov. 2011), I attended my state's NRCS State Technical Committee meeting on…

Started by Maryanne Reynolds

6 May 22, 2014
Reply by CJ Sloane

Silvopasture project in Huntington, MA

For those of you who were at the Silvopasture Conference in Latham in January you may remember that Ross Hackerson and I talked about a pla…

Started by Jeff Jourdain

3 May 19, 2014
Reply by Peter Smallidge

Goats taking silvopasturing to "new heights" in Morocco

Leave it to goats!  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/12/goats-trees-photos_n_5310448.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news      "Found in the s…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 May 14, 2014

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willow fodder block

Started by Emily Macdonald. Last reply by Erica Frenay May 26. 6 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 to measure average amount of sun light hitting silvopasture floor?

Started by Joanne Vaughn. Last reply by Tom Ward Feb 25. 5 Replies

What is a good simple way to estimate the average amount of sunlight hitting the pasture part of the silvopasture over an area of say 10 acres? The goal is to determine if further thinning may be…Continue

Hi! Newbie here...

Started by Lolly Winne Clough Jun 18, 2025. 0 Replies

Hello everyone! I'm Lolly and I'm new here. 👋 I was just wondering if there's an organization in Chenango County that will assess your land and assist with a silvopasture plan? I have about 4 acres…Continue

Silvopasture article in Modern Farmer

Started by Brett Chedzoy May 27, 2025. 0 Replies

Nice overview of silvopasturinghttps://modernfarmer.com/2025/05/silvopasture/Continue

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