Agroforestry

By Connor Youngerman, Agroforestry Specialist for the Cornell Small Farms Program. Connor makes a compelling case for the use of mulberries in silvopasture systems as fodder trees, laying out their ancient history of use around the world and the scientific literature documenting their many benefits. Watch recording

By John Fike, Virginia Tech. John walks us through his experience with silvopasture, historical context, research results including shade benefits, and rates of adoption and producer perspectives. Watch recording

By Steve Gabriel. In this video Steve describes how and why he has integrated silvopasture into his farm, including his design principles and lessons learned. Watch recording

By Shana Hanson of 3 Streams Farm in ME. Shana offers an example of a silvopasture system not commonly seen: she feeds her herd of goats on leaves cut from existing forest trees. She has collected and analyzed extensive data via 3 SARE Farmer Grants to understand feed value and palatability. NOTE: audio quality is…

By Kathie Arnold of Twin Oaks dairy in Truxton, NY. Kathie is a long-time organic dairy farmer who took time away from her farm duties to share how and why she is investing in planted silvopastures on her farm. Watch recording

By Justine Vanden Heuvel, Professor in Cornell Horticulture. While she does not often use the word «silvopasture» — tending to use «integrated crop-livestock systems» instead — she is doing important research on the integration of livestock in orchards of woody perennials such as vineyards. Watch recording

By Eli Roberts of Sunfleck Consulting. Eli joined us to dive into the details of a silvopasture system he designed, planted, and maintained for several years at All One, One All Farm in NY. Watch recording

By Eli Roberts of Sunfleck Consulting. Eli is a thoughtful designer with significant experience in the design of integrated tree-livestock systems. Here he offers his distilled thoughts on good design principles. Watch recording