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Who has experience with Empress Tree?

Hello folks, I'm doing research for the possibility of growing this tree as a silvopasture crop, mostly for intensive silvopasture forage f…

Started by Jonathan Bates

13 Jul 2, 2019
Reply by Dr. Akos Bodnar

Traits of a good silvopastoralist

Good afternoon all!  My name is Jesse Matt - I am a forestry and global resource systems student at Iowa State University, with an emphasis…

Started by Jesse Matt

1 Jun 17, 2019
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

UMASS research on silvopasture establishment

Kuddos to U Mass for their silvopasturing research https://www.gazettenet.com/Silvopasture-25233385

Started by Brett Chedzoy

0 Jun 17, 2019

Tree protection

Friends, Following is a link to the AFTA website looking at some different means of protecting trees in a silvopasture.  Incidentally, this…

Started by John Herschel Fike

0 Apr 22, 2019

Tree Fodder Seminar July 8-12 in Maine invites presenters and attendees

TREE FODDER SEMINAR 2019:  TREES IN THE FOOD CHAIN FOR CLIMATE REMEDIATION will be July 8-12, 2019.  Presenters, suggestions invited.  Call…

Started by Shana Hanson

1 Apr 4, 2019
Reply by Emily Macdonald

AFTA 2019 - Abstract submissions requested!

Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 2019 AFTA Conference! Please share this announcement with anyone who may be interested!…

Started by Kate MacFarland

0 Dec 3, 2018

Examples of Silvopasture in Public Areas Needed

Hello Folks, My village is hoping to keep our town commons and oak grove with grazers (I'm pushing shropshire sheep). It is a 10-ac plot (7…

Started by Scott Johnson

4 Oct 11, 2018
Reply by Scott Johnson

Controlling noxious plant communities in forest and silvopasture landscapes

this post will jump around a bit, but I wanted to tie together several thoughts generated by two news stories that come across my inbox thi…

Started by Brett Chedzoy

8 Sep 7, 2018
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

Agroforestry = Climate mitigation (Mongabay)

Please check this Mongabay.com article on agroforestry –Agroforestry is a practice that integrates trees, shrubs, and crops in a system tha…

Started by Juan P. Alvez

1 Jul 24, 2018
Reply by Brett Chedzoy

New to silvopasture

Hi, My family and I have a small pasture poultry farm and we are looking at purchasing a 43 acre farm which has about 32 acres of woods . …

Started by Joe Repetur

0 Jul 20, 2018

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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

Busy fall in the silvopasture world

Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Joshua Greene Jan 2. 1 Reply

Hopefully some of you have found the time to attend either the "SilvoPro" training this week in PA or maybe even the International Agroforestry Conference in Ireland.  Look forward to some updates…Continue

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