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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Silvopasture"”.
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Silvopasture interests among livestock producers in Virginia
Silvopasture is a land-use management practice which intentionally integrates trees, forage, and livestock. It is increasingly prevalent in outreach and extension, yet considerations for adoption are complex. The implementation of a cost-share initiative for silvopasture created by the Natural …
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Using Silvopasture to Mitigate Heat Stress in Grazing Beef Cattle
<p>This study evaluated the impact of silvopasture on mitigating heat stress in grazing beef cattle by comparing physiological and behavioral responses between shaded and non-shaded pastures. Twenty-two multiparous cows were monitored over a 20-day summer trial in East Texas. Data were collected on …
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Lamb performance, behavior, and body temperatures in hardwood silvopasture systems
Trees in silvopastures may provide forage-livestock systems with multiple goods and services, including shade, shelter, and browse. Reports of forage and animal productivity from these systems indicate that, in some cases, animal gains are similar or better despite lower forage yield. The …
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Forage Production and Nutritive Value in a Temperate Appalachian Silvopasture
… in Appalachia. We tested this hypothesis in a silvopasture near Blacksburg, VA. In 1995, black walnut and honey locust trees were planted within plots (r=3) of predominantly tall fescue pasture. Across a 12% slope, trees were planted to create treatments of low, medium, and high tree densities …
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Establishment of native plant species for livestock forage in silvopasture systems
… and legume species in two different existing silvopasture systems -- pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) x loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) hybrid and eastern American black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) -- with open pasture as a control, and determine how differences in environmental factors …
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Honeylocust and Black Walnut Tree Products within a Temperate Appalachian Silvopasture
… tree density and topography within an emulated silvopasture. Ground Millwood seedpods were comparable to whole-ear dent corn in terms of nutritive value. Both ground pods and seeds were highly digestible (78.7 and 96.3%, respectively) and low in fiber and lignin. Seeds, with over 20% crude …
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Linking Cattle, Forage, and Tree Production in Silvopastures
Silvopasture is the intentional integration of trees with forages and livestock. In Blackstone, Virginia a silvopasture management plan was created in a thinned, timber stand seeded with a cool-season forage mixture. Treatment pastures for this study included an open pasture, a thinned pine …
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Motivations and incentives for pro-environmental behaviour: the case of silvopasture adoption in the tropical forest frontier
… soil quality and degrades the landscape. Silvopasture is a type of agroforestry that provides both ecological and livelihood benefits. A number of projects have been implemented across the tropics to encourage silvopasture adoption, with varying success. This dissertation questions the …
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Quality and Yield Responses of Seven Warm Season Forage Grasses to Partial Shading in a Simulated Silvopasture in East Texas
… found beneath loblolly pine stands arranged for silvopasture. The forages selected for the study included ‘Tifton 9’ bahiagrass (<em>Paspalum notatum</em>), ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass (<em>Cynodon dactylon</em>), ‘Alamo’ switchgrass (<em>Panicum virgatum),</em> ‘Kaw’ Big Bluestem (<em>Andropogon …
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Effects of Black Walnut and Honey Locust on Forage Growth, Soil Water, and Soil Quality Indicators
… between forage and tree components of a silvopasture system. Two studies were performed on adjacent sites established in 1995 at Virginia Tech's Kentland Research Farm. The objectives of the studies were to: 1. Determine the influence of honey locust and black walnut silvopastures on …
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CBFM (community-based forest management) : participation and perceptions. a case study in Malang, Indonesia
… of family who work on farm, the practice of agro-silvopasture and income derived from forest positively influenced people's participation in CBFM, while size of private land ownership and income not derived from forest had a negative association with people's participation. Results from ordinal …
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Hair Sheep Production in Temperate, Deciduous Appalachian Silvopastures
… the output from livestock production systems. Silvopasture production offers solutions to many management issues associated with grazing systems in the Appalachian region. Several tree species have been proposed for silvopastures in humid temperate regions, but little data comparing animal …
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Behavior and Physiological Responses of Livestock Under Different Grazing Systems
… of ewes that grazed either mid-stage hardwood silvopastures or open pasture (OP) were compared. The study site consists of 0.27-ha of black walnut (Juglans nigra; BSP) and honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos; HSP) silvopastures and open pasture treatments, each replicated three times. During the …
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Biochar in Land Reclamation, Biosolids Applications and Prescribed Fires
Biochar is a form of stable organic carbon whose application to soils has the potential to sequester large amounts of atmospheric CO2 while improving the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. However, the optimal rates and methods of biochar application are unknown for many …
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Impact of shade on cool-season forage mixtures for the Mid-Atlantic region
Silvopastures integrate trees, forages, and livestock. Tall fescue, the dominant forage in much of the U.S., harbors an endophyte that produces toxic ergot alkaloids. Diluting the sward with other forages can reduce ergot alkaloid concentrations, but it is unknown how shade impacts alkaloid …
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Perennial pathways: Planning and establishment practices for edible agroforestry
Agriculture faces the unprecedented task of feeding a world population of 9 billion people by 2050 while simultaneously avoiding harmful environmental and social effects. One effort to meet this challenge has been organic farming, with outcomes that are generally positive. However, a number of …