Agroforestry

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

2. What is Agroforestry? • What are the benefits of agroforestry? • Where can I get more information onagroforestry? Presentation Objectives

3. + What is agroforestry?

4. …..theintentional combining of agriculture and working trees to create sustainable farming and ranching systems. Riparian buffer Windbreaks Silvopasture Forest farming What is Agroforestry? Alley cropping

5. Clean water and air • Safe and healthy food • Abundant wildlife • Beautiful places • Clean renewable energy • Sustainable family farmsand ranches If you are interested in: Why Agroforestry?

6. Produces salable products • Provides value-added opportunities • Diversifies risk • Increases property values • Increases crop yields & livestockproduction • May be eligible for cost-share & land rental payments Why Agroforestry?

7. Here, do this! Use forestry! Here, do this! Use agriculture! Forestry Agriculture

8. Putting the right plant, in the right place, for the right purpose! Alley cropping Silvopasture Forest farming Riparian buffer Special applications Windbreak Agroforestry Practices

9. 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. Windbreaks

10. 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 Windbreak Benefits

11. 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. Alley Cropping

12. Diversify farm enterprise • Reduce erosion • Improve water quality • Protect crops • Improve utilization of nutrients • Enhance wildlife habitat • Improve aesthetics • Store carbon Alley Cropping Benefits

13. Combines timber, livestock and forage production on the same acreage. Trees provide longer-term returns, while livestock generate an annual income. Silvopasture

14. 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) Silvopasture Benefits

15. The intentional manipulation, integration, and intensive management of woodlands under a managed forest canopy to produce non-timber products. Forest Farming

16. Improve economic value of existing forests • Diversify income • Increase cash flow Forest Farming Benefits

17. Medicinals • Handicrafts • Decoratives • Food Products Forest Farming Products

18. 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 Foods Medicinals Decoratives Specialty Forest Products

19. 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. Riparian Forest Buffers

20. Clean water • Protect aquatic habitat • Enhance wildlife habitat • Protect stream banks • Income source (timber and specialty products) • Flood protection Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits

21. Benefits: • Reduce on farm energy costs • Reduce reliance on fossil fuels • Income source • Improve soil health Special Applications (Energy Crops)

22. Agroforestry on the farm or ranch

23. Clean water and air • Safe and healthy food • Abundant wildlife • Beautiful places • Clean renewable energy • Sustainable family farmsand ranches Agroforestry Means: Summary

24. USDA National Agroforestry Centerhttp://www.unl.edu/nac/ • The Center for Agroforestryhttp://www.centerforagroforestry.org/ • Association for Temperate Agroforestryhttp://www.aftaweb.org/agroforestry-introduction.php • The Center for Subtropical Agroforestryhttp://sfrc.ifas.ufl.edu/cstaf/ A number of web sites are available to provide more detailed information on agroforestry systems. Here are a few: For Additional Information

25. 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: NationalAgroforestryCenter • "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, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 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." Acknowledgements