Silvopasture is more than putting cows in the woods. Learn why intentional management is key to building a resilient, high-performing grazing system.

In 2016, drought struck Steve Gabriel’s sheep farm. There was little grass and hay prices were climbing, so Gabriel and his wife, Elizabeth, fed their sheep brush from their forestland. “It saved us ...

Many private landowners are still ruminating over the closing of the paper mill in North Charleston, and wondering how the pulp wood market will fare now. One potential solution for existing land ...

An upcoming workshop in La Crescent will show off an unfamiliar approach to farming. The Sustainable Farming Association's Driftless Chapter will co-sponsor an event on Aug. 4 and 5 with University of ...

How best to raise trees and forage crops, graze pasture and harvest both hay for livestock and trees for lumber – all off the same field? Such multitasking is called silvopasture, or agroforestry, and ...

This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how — and where — we live. Josh Payne planted chestnut trees six years ago. The rows of nut trees haven’t ...

When Elizabeth and Steve Gabriel eventually leave their Wellspring Forest Farm in the Finger Lakes region of New York state, it’s their intention to leave a forest behind them as opposed to what they ...

Silvopasture is a term that many people may be unfamiliar with. But the concept behind it - combining trees with pasture to benefit both livestock and the land - is an old one that's garnering growing ...

Reintroduction of deep-rooting native grasses like Big Bluestem and Indiangrass, along with soil amendments and planting more trees in cattle pastures, are part of a proposed strategy to store more ...