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Searching for tree seeds

Hey y'all, I'm in search of tree seeds - fruits, nuts, fodder, N fixers, etc. Do you have favorite seed/nut sources or cultivars? I'm look…

Started by Ben Harris

1 Sep 1, 2023
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Virtual Fence

I've been hearing a lot about virtual fencing lately on podcasts I'm subscribed to. It sounds like a real game changer especially for a sil…

Started by Scott O'Bar

0 Aug 28, 2023

Movable fencing for home-scale chicken paddocks

Do you use electric netting to graze chickens? Any tips or suggestions on styles or brands? I have various forest garden patches at home an…

Started by Robbie Coville

0 Jul 24, 2023

Are There Many Viable Careers in Agroforestry?

Most of my opinions about getting a job based on agroforestry / regenerative agriculture stem from the time I was fresh out of college a li…

Started by Scott O'Bar

4 Jul 23, 2023
Reply by Scott O'Bar

Intern sought for ensiled tree foliage research project at 3 Streams Farm in Belfast, Maine

Posted at the request of Shana Hanson: Working guests invited, and a paid helper would also be welcome, for innovative SARE FNE22-013 tree…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Jul 3, 2023

Pasture-in-the-woods forestry consulting in PA

Hello folks. Are there any consultants here who advise and plan forestry thinning for silvopasture in PA? Or can you point me in the direct…

Started by Robbie Coville

2 Jun 23, 2023
Reply by Robbie Coville

Biochar by-products from silvopasture thinnings

In 2020, a local grazier friend did an intensive thinning on 70 acres of mature woods to create silvopasture.  Learning from other's past m…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

6 Jun 5, 2023
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Need input whether I should chip tree limbs vs burning

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.…

Started by Mark E. Kunnemann

6 May 15, 2023
Reply by Mark E. Kunnemann

Establishing Silvopasture in Horse Fields

Hi, I am in Central Virginia and interested in establishing silvopasture in prior cattle/horse fields with no trees or cover.  I am rotatio…

Started by Susan Skalak

3 May 14, 2023
Reply by Scott O'Bar

Silvopasturing Webinar for the Northern New York Hay & Pasture School

On March 16th, 2023 I had the opportunity to present at the annual "NNY Hay & Pasture School".  A recording of the presentation is avai…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Apr 24, 2023

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Off-grid low flow rate pumps

Started by Scott O'Bar Mar 29. 0 Replies

Anyone know of some 12v water pumps that can produce a small trickle of water through a very small diameter tube. Interested in putting cattle on my property, but the water situation is difficult.Continue

willow fodder block

Started by Emily Macdonald Mar 20. 0 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

Forages, Grasses, Legumes

Started by Travis Hermance Mar 18. 0 Replies

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 and legumes that are more shade tolerate for my new…Continue

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

Started by Robbie Coville Mar 15. 0 Replies

Months ago I had read that woodland graziers tend to have higher acceptance of forest management activities: logging, thinning, mechanical interventions, prescribed burning, chemical treatments,…Continue

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