Silvopasture in the Eastern Hardwood Forests WORKSHOP

Name: Silvopasture in the Eastern Hardwood Forests WORKSHOP
Start: 2025-01-23T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-23T17:00:00-05:00
Location: KYSU Research and Demonstration Farm

Schedule

Thu Jan 23 2025 at 12:30 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

KYSU Research and Demonstration Farm | Frankfort, KY

Silvopasture practices in many forms and scales are expanding across farm landscapes in the Eastern US, allowing graziers of pastured livestock to provide shade, diversify market products and protect woodlands and water quality. Join this workshop with Greg Brann and Brett Chedzoy for an in-depth conversation on successful experiences creating and managing silvopastures on typical grazing operations, including:
- Adding (planting) and subtracting (thinning) trees to create opportunities for silvopasturing
- Establishing productive forages under existing trees and balancing proper shade and sunlight levels
- Using livestock as the workforce to improve system productivity over time and reduce the presence of noxious plants
- Working with technical service professionals to make larger projects happen
This comprehensive silvopasture workshop will help beginning and intermediate graziers alike to take their practices to the next level. Locally-sourced lunch included in $50 registration (NOTE: Price increases after December 13, 2024). Support for this project comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities under agreement number NR233A750004G092.
This workshop precedes OAK's 14th Annual Organic Farming Conference, Grounded in Organics: From Soil to Market, January 24-25, 2025, at Kentucky State University's Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm in Frankfort, Kentucky.
This event is open to everyone. From the experienced farmer to the beginning farmer, from field production to market opportunities, #OAK2025 will have something for any interested farmer, grazier, grower or food/farming systems professional. More information, registration and scholarship information available at oak-ky.org/annual-conference