TREES FOR DAIRY COWS (SILVOPASTURE SERIES EP 8 )
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- čas přidán 5. 03. 2024
- Springwood Dairy is a 200- head, 100% grass-fed dairy in southern PA. In 2020 and 2021, 3000 trees were planted across 60 acres of Springwood’s pastures. Tree rows are widely spaced to accommodate machinery used in this large-scale mechanized dairy.
ABOUT THE SERIES
With support from the USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC), a collaboration of Regenerative Design Group, Wellspring Forest Farm, and Inhabit Films announce the release of a free video series documenting Silvopasture systems in the Northeastern USA.
Silvopasture (grazing livestock with trees) systems are complex, dynamic and site specific. The practice is both rooted in indigenous land stewardship and its benefits are well documented by scientific literature. Adoption by farmers and land stewards of silvopasture is relatively low, but growing in interest.
This project began with an inventory of self-identified silvopasture practitioners in the Northeast US region which resulted in 145 responses across 9 states (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, NY, RI, NJ, PA) of people who reported stewarding 26,782 acres, with 5,267 of those acres in Silvopasture. From these respondents a range of examples were selected for videos and case studies to offer a snapshot of the practice along with ideas and inspiration for others to follow.
Videos will be released biweekly through the Farming with Trees collective, a decentralized network encouraging collaborative projects in Agroforestry that are grounded in the wisdom and knowledge of people, communities and ecosystems. Find out more at www.FarmingwithTrees.org. - Hudba
That's going to be incredible in a few decades - a locust and persimmon savannah! Also a fantastic foundation for a food forest
How do you intend to protect your locust trees from boring beetles and cankers and root rot? Or are there varieties that aren't as susceptible?
Are other species of trees considered in these situations? I know many species can be used directly as fodder by pollarding and controlled harvest of the leaves. What about nuts like chestnut (although the spiny casings would be a deterrent)?
You tell us how good it is but you don't tell where to source the grow tubes?? WTF? A non-profit can buy in bulk and then sell at a profit if the profit is used to forward the mission of the non-profit. Same thing you can be an amazon affiliate and show us where to buy these. You are selling this idea to academics instead of farmers.. Farmers don't have time to research where to find all these thing.
you have 10 minutes to watch youtube
You’re exactly right they charge for their services, a nonprofit that charges for their services and again you can look that stuff up and find it yourself but it takes time and as a man said most farmers don’t have time they need ideas and help not someone else to pay
Why aren’t they doing adaptive grazing?