March 20. 2024

Well-planned silvopasture can provide shade to improve livestock comfort & productivity, fodder in extreme weather, and beautiful habitat for wildlife. Join Joshua Greene from Trees For Graziers as he shares establishment techniques, protection methods, and silvopasture tree species being used at Greene Kitchen Farm and many livestock farms in the Northeast. Shoestring methods for jump starting your silvopasture will be discussed as well as other resources to 'start small, start now’ in order to take your grazing to new heights.

Many farmers are becoming enthralled with Katahdin sheep for parasite resistance, hardiness, versatility, and willingness to consume a wide arrange of pasture plants and even woody browse.

During this session, we will cover the basics of rotational grazing, the math you can use to determine carrying capacity of your pastures, and cost-effective steps you can take to improve your grazing systems.

What woods are a good fit for silvopasture? Learn how to identify promising sites, and which ones to leave alone.

Learn a range of techniques to thin trees, remove vegetation, and set a woodland up for efficient grazing.

oin us to learn some of the differences and when to leverage different types for different uses. This is the third part of a three part silvopasture webinar series with presenter Steve Gabriel.

Part 2 of a 3-part silvopasture webinar series with presenter Steve Gabriel.

Part 1 of a 3-part silvopasture webinar series with presenter Steve Gabriel.

Presenter Steve Gabriel discusses the medicinal and feed values trees can offer ruminant livestock, and methods for managing them on your landscape.

This session discusses why hogs and tree crops are an ideal silvopastoral combination.