Fodder trees on dairy farms - Extend the grazing season with trees and shrubs

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Grazing and biodiversity in Transylvanian wood-pastures

Grazing and biodiversity

Extensively managed wood-pastures are considered archetypes of traditional farming landscapes with high natural and cultural values in Europe. The livestock type used for grazing, as well as the structural features on the pastures, influences the biodiversity value of pastures. Scattered trees and shrubs were valued for their fruits, shade for livestock, beneficial effects on grassland and their beauty.

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Wakelyns Agroforestry - a diverse organic silvoarable system in the UK

The general layout of the farm (Google Earth UK postcode IP21 5SD) is a series of 2 ha alley-cropping systems, with all production hedges aligned north-south on each side of 12m wide cropping areas. There are two coppice systems (hazel, willow), two mixed hardwood systems (ash, hornbeam, Italian alder, oak, small-leaved lime, sycamore, wild cherry, with or without apple) and two mixed fruit and nut systems. The organic crop rotation (cereals-ley-potatoes/squash-ley-cereals) runs as a single cycle around the whole farm.

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Why browse woody plants?

To face the challenges arising from decreasing water and fossil fuel resources, dairy systems will have to limit their use of irrigation, mineral nitrogen fertilisers and exogenous concentrates.

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Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Holm oak, pasture + turkey

Switzerland

Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems

Strip-like willow plantations offer a variety of retreats for birds and game

3rd EURAF conference, Montpellier, France, May 2016

Grazed orchard

Agforward General Assembly in 2017

Olive tree silvarable-pastoral system, near Viterbo, Italy

Ploughing in between 14 year old walnut trees

Fodder trees on dairy farms - Extend the grazing season with trees and shrubs