Different agroforestry practice

1. Agroforestry
Enriching our lives with trees that work
This presentation was developed by the USDA National Agroforestry Center

2. Presentation Objectives
 What is Agroforestry?
 What are the benefits of agroforestry?
 Where can I get more information on
agroforestry?
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3. What is agroforestry?
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4. What is Agroforestry?
…..the intentional combining of agriculture and
working trees to create sustainable farming and
ranching systems.
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5. Why Agroforestry?
• Clean water and air
• Safe and healthy food
• Abundant wildlife
• Beautiful places
• Clean renewable energy
• Sustainable family farms
and ranches
If you are interested in:
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6. Why Agroforestry?
 Produces salable products
 Provides value-added opportunities
 Diversifies risk
 Increases property values
 Increases crop yields & livestock
production
 May be eligible for cost-share
& land rental payments
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7. Agriculture
Forestry
Here, do this!
Use agriculture!
Here, do this!
Use forestry!
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8. Agroforestry Practices
Putting the right plant, in the right place, for the right purpose!
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9. Windbreaks
Plantings of single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs that redirect or modify
the wind and are established for one or more environmental purposes.
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10. Windbreak Benefits
 Reduce energy costs
 Screen unsightly areas
 Reduce erosion and pesticide drift
 Protect plants
 Manage snow
 Improve irrigation use
 Increase crop yields
 Shelter livestock
 Mitigate odors and dust
 Provide wildlife habitat
 Enhance aesthetics
 Sequester carbon
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11. Alley Cropping
Growing an annual or perennial crop simultaneously in the alley ways between
rows of a long term tree crop. The agricultural crop generates annual income
while the longer-term tree crop matures.
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12. Alley Cropping Benefits
 Diversify farm enterprise
 Reduce erosion
 Improve water quality
 Protect crops
 Improve utilization of nutrients
 Enhance wildlife habitat
 Improve aesthetics
 Store carbon
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13. Silvopasture
Combines timber, livestock and forage production on the same acreage. Trees
provide longer-term returns, while livestock generate an annual income.
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14. Silvopasture Benefits
 Improved plant vigor
 Lower animal stress
 Reduced wildfire risk
 Improved wildlife habitat
 Annual income (e.g. grazing, hay,
pine straw, hunting)
 Long-term income (timber)
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15. Forest Farming
The intentional manipulation, integration, and intensive management of
woodlands under a managed forest canopy to produce non-timber products.
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16. Forest Farming Benefits
 Improve economic value of existing forests
 Diversify income
 Increase cash flow
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17. Forest Farming Products
 Medicinals
 Handicrafts
 Decoratives
 Food Products
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18. Specialty Forest Products
 Chestnuts
 Pecans
 Pawpaw
 Persimmon
 Syrup
 Mushrooms
 Black cohosh
 Ginseng
 Goldenseal
 May apple
 Witch-hazel
 Pacific yew
 Bittersweet
 Red-twig
dogwood
 Forsythia
 Corkscrew willow
 Pine Straw
Medicinals Decoratives
Foods
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19. Riparian Forest Buffers
Riparian forest buffers are natural or planted woodlands adjacent to
water bodies. They are designed with trees, shrubs, and grasses to
protect water resources from non-point source pollution.
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20. Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits
 Clean water
 Protect aquatic habitat
 Enhance wildlife habitat
 Protect stream banks
 Income source (timber and specialty products)
 Flood protection
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21. Special Applications (Energy Crops)
Benefits:
 Reduce on farm energy costs
 Reduce reliance on fossil fuels
 Income source
 Improve soil health
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22. Agroforestry on the farm or ranch
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23. Summary
• Clean water and air
• Safe and healthy food
• Abundant wildlife
• Beautiful places
• Clean renewable energy
• Sustainable family farms
and ranches
Agroforestry Means:
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24. For Additional Information
 USDA National Agroforestry Center
http://www.unl.edu/nac/
 The Center for Agroforestry
http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/
 Association for Temperate Agroforestry
http://www.aftaweb.org/agroforestry-introduction.php
 The Center for Subtropical Agroforestry
http://sfrc.ifas.ufl.edu/cstaf/
A number of web sites are available to provide more detailed information
on agroforestry systems. Here are a few:
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25. Acknowledgements
 "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion,
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from any public assistance. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
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TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD).
 To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer."
This presentation was developed by the
USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC),
Lincoln NE.
NAC is a USDA partnership between the U.S.
Forest Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
A partnership of:
National
Agroforestry
Center
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