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Silvopasture And Eastern Wild Turkey, Jim Robinson
Silvopasture And Eastern Wild Turkey, Jim Robinson
Agroforestry Notes (USDA-NAC)
Trees and livestock account for much of the income production on lands throughout the southern United States. Today many landowners are combining these two operations into one system called silvopasture, where both timber and livestock are produced on the same field.
While economic gain is most often the primary goal of a silvopasture system, wildlife habitat enhancement is commonly seen as an added benefit. This Agroforestry Note discusses the habitat requirements of Eastern wild turkey with respect to management considerations for the production of timber and livestock forage within silvopasture systems.
Silvopasture systems typically are laid out by either planting …
Silvopasture Water And Fencing Systems For Cattle, Sid Brantly
Silvopasture Water And Fencing Systems For Cattle, Sid Brantly
Agroforestry Notes (USDA-NAC)
Silvopasture is an agroforestry system that combines grazing livestock with growing trees for a timber product. Creating small, fenced paddocks and rotating cattle builds in "recovery periods" for the forage and protects the soil and trees. In a silvopastoral system, grazing recovery periods can only be achieved when well-designed livestock water supplies and cross fences are used. Fortunately, technological advances in livestock water system design and fence materials have helped to create a feasible working environment where rotating livestock from one silvopasture paddock to another can be both convenient and affordable. However, some special considerations must be given to water …