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Is it best that our food is Local and Organic or Big and Conventional? Our view is “Both, and..” We don’t come to the table with a bias, except that good farming like good food comes in all shapes and sizes. Farm to Table Talk explores issues and the growing interest in the story of how and where the food on our tables is produced, processed and marketed. The host, Rodger Wasson is a food and agriculture veteran. Although he was the first of his family to leave the grain and livestock farm a ...
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#12 Grazing cattle in the woods with Brett Chedzoy
Manage episode 280963814 series 2777935
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In this episode, Brett Chedzoy shares with us his extensive experience practicing and teaching silvopasture. Brett clearly discussed some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities associated with silvopasture. We spent quite some time covering the importance of rotational grazing and how silvopasture differs from pasture grazing. We cover specific topics such as tree fodder, animal behaviour and the different interactions between trees and animals. We finish the conversation with a practical step by step method to convert a forest into a silvopasture system.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:02:00 Introduction
00:06:58 Silvopasture basics
00:13:40 Challenges and risks
00:17:26 Grazing on pasture vs rotational grazing in silvopasture
00:34:08 Effect of animal presence on tree growth
00:39:16 Animal behaviour
00:43:25 Tree fodder and browsing
00:47:45 Forage quality
00:56:29 Skills necessary to transition to silvopasture grazing
01:00:38 Stocking density and rotation timing
01:06:30 Three step process to convert forest to silvopasture
01:16:23 Resources
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