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Agroforestry and silvipasture: no matter the weather, cattle and trees go great

together!

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“Living barns” provide windbreaks

in winter storms, and shade from summer heat.

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Much of the ranch's marginal and sloping land is

planted to trees...

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...in 2-foot deep trenches ripped 6 feet apart on the contour.

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Loblolly pine makes up the bulk of these plantings.

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On its better grazing acres, the ranch plants

trees into rows of mulch formed by

haying and raking.

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For the first three years, hay is cut in the wide

strips between rows...

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...but cattle are fenced out.

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After three years, cattle can graze without damaging the young trees.

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The Between the Lakes

agroforestry project is planted in 60-foot rows: five thousand

trees, including loblolly pine,

sycamore, green ash, and black

locust, on 5 acres, and 28

acres of pasture.

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The New Fescue agroforesty

project is planted in 90-foot rows: ten thousand

trees, including green ash, bald

cypress, and four species of oak, on 4 acres, and

35 acres of pasture.

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Benefits include shelter for cattle...

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...and enhanced wildlife habitat.

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