Landscape Planning for Environmental Benefits
This revision of a 2008 Agroforestry Note includes new research and case studies of agroforestry in broader (landscape-level) conservation initiatives. It discusses benefits, challenges, and planning and collaboration considerations to support natural resource professionals working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners.
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Silvopasture: An Agroforestry Practice
This Agroforestry Note, a revision of a 1997 publication, integrates new science and best practices for silvopasture—a type of agroforestry system in which trees and shrubs are intentionally integrated with forages and livestock on the same unit of land. The information in this publication can support natural resource professionals working with farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in silvopasture systems to help them achieve multiple ecological, social, and production benefits.
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Forest Farming: An Agroforestry Practice
This Agroforestry Note provides technical assistance information to those implementing forest farming—a system of managing stands of trees or shrubs along with understory plants or nontimber forest products (NTFPs). The information focuses on the production and management of herbaceous, understory NTFPs and is an update to a shorter document published in 1999.
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Silvopasture in Vineyards
This Agroforestry Note provides technical assistance information for implementing silvopasture—the practice of managing desired woody perennials, forages, and livestock on the same unit of land—in vineyard systems. The information focuses on considerations for planning and design (including infrastructure and selection of livestock and forage), successful establishment and management, and the benefits and challenges of such a silvopasture system.
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Windbreaks and Hedgerows in Vineyards
This Agroforestry Note provides technical assistance information for using windbreaks (rows of trees and/or shrubs used for slowing wind) and hedgerows (dense groupings of trees, shrubs, and other plants for a natural resource conservation purpose) in vineyard systems. The information focuses on considerations for planning and design, benefits, and successful establishment and management.
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Alley Cropping in Vineyards
This Agroforestry Note provides technical assistance information for using alley cropping in vineyards for environmental and production benefits. The information focuses on systems in which rows of grapes are interspersed with widely spaced rows of trees or shrubs.