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Silvopasture is a climate conscious alternative to clearing forests for pasture

Guest Contributor - August 22, 2022 0

Thanks to the University of New Hampshire and Robbin Ray for this article. Land use change, like cutting down a forest to make way for...

Sloppy Work Leads to a Great Silvopasture Discovery

John Marble - July 25, 2022 2

In 1839, a bumbling inventor named Charles Goodyear left a gooey mixture of raw rubber and sulfur on the stove while he took a...

If it’s so great, why don’t we see silvopasture everywhere?

Austin Unruh - October 26, 2020 3

I was at a pasture walk some time ago, when the farmer pointed to the few scraggly trees strewn throughout his paddocks. They were...

On Spaghetti, Silvopasture and New Opportunities

Austin Unruh - August 17, 2020 4

When you think of Italian food, what pictures come to mind? Scrumptious spaghetti. Luscious lasagna. Perfect pizzas. What do they all have in common,...

How to Turn Wooded Sites into Silvopastures (Pastures With Trees!)

Brett Chedzoy - June 22, 2020 0

Throughout most humid regions of the US, the landscape is dotted with old farm fields and pastures that today grow trees and shrubs. In...

Shiitake Mushrooms Add Value to Silvopasture

Greg Judy - February 18, 2019 0

Note from Kathy: In April of 2018 I visited Greg and Jan Judy at Green Pastures farm. When I arrived, Greg was in the...

Greg Judy Talks Drought and Silvopasture

Greg Judy - August 6, 2018 4

Greg Judy takes us on a 4:16 tour of one of his pastures on a typical hot summer day in central Missouri with a...

Creating Quality Silvopastures in Open Pasture Areas Part 2

Brett Chedzoy - August 24, 2015 0

Last week we started the process of turning open pastures into quality silvopastures by asking the questions we should all ask before we start...

Creating Quality Silvopastures in Open Pasture Areas Part 1

Brett Chedzoy - August 17, 2015 0

Silvopasturing usually starts from the forest and moves to pasture. But what if you have pasture and you want to add trees? Brett Chedzoy gets you started with this 2 part series.

Creating Quality Silvopastures From Wooded Areas

Brett Chedzoy - June 1, 2015 0

Silvopasturing is the sustainable (long-term) production of timber, forages and livestock on the same land. Silvopastures are dynamic, symbiotic and intensively managed grazing systems....