Description
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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