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AgroforestryWorking Trees for Agriculture
USDA National Agroforestry Center
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USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC)
USDA National Agroforestry CenterUNL-East Campus
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0822
www.unl.edu/nac
NAC is a partnership between USDA Forest Service & Natural
Resources Conservation Service. Agroforestry technology
developed, acquired, and delivered to natural resource
professionals nationwide.
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What is agroforestry?
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Agroforestry is…
… intensive land management that optimizes the benefits (physical, biological, ecological, economic, social) arising from biophysical interactions created when trees and/or shrubs are deliberately combined with crops and/or livestock.
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Agroforestry is…
…the intentional mixing of trees and/or shrubs into crop/animal production systems to create environmental, economic and social benefits.
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Why agroforestry?
• Improves water quality
• Improves wildlife habitat
• Increases recreational and hunting opportunities
• Reduces noise, dust, & odors
• More beautiful and pleasant place to work
Good stewardship
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Why agroforestry?
• Produces salable products
• Provides value-added opportunities
• Diversifies risk• Increases property values• Increases crop yields & livestock
production• Eligible for cost-share & land rental
payments
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Agriculture Forestry
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Natural Resource Professionals
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Agroforestry is…..
… putting the right plant,in the right location,for the right reason.
Alley Cropping
Riparian Forest Buffers
Silvopasture Forest Farming
Windbreaks
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Windbreaks (Shelterbelts)
Plantings of single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs that are established for one or more environmental purposes.
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Windbreak Benefits
• Modify wind, odor, and noise• Screen unsightly areas• Reduce erosion and pesticide
drift• Protect plants• Manage snow• Improve irrigation use• Protect structures• Shelter livestock• Provide wildlife habitat • Enhance aesthetics • Sequester carbon
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Alley Cropping
Growing an annual or perennial crop simultaneously with a long term tree crop. The agricultural crop generates annual income while the longer-term tree crop matures.
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• Diversify farm enterprise• Reduce erosion• Improve water quality• Protect crops• Improve utilization of nutrients• Enhance wildlife habitat• Improve aesthetics• Store carbon
Alley Cropping Benefits
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Silvopasture
Combines timber and forage production. Trees provide longer-term returns, while livestock generate an annual income.
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Silvopasture Benefits
• Increased biodiversity• Improved plant vigor• Thermal mediation• Structural diversity• Diversified timing, quality, and
availability of browse and forage
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Forest Farming
The intentional manipulation, integration, and intensive management of forested lands that capitalize on specific plant interactions to produce specific non-timber products.
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• Optimize production of forest perennials
• Improve value of existing forests
• Increase household income
Forest Farming Benefits
By using the positive ecological and economic interactions between overstory and understory forest plants, we hope to:
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Forest Farming Products
Handicrafts Decorative FloralsMedicinalProducts
Food Products
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Riparian Forest Buffers
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.
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Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits
• Improve water quality• Protect aquatic habitat• Provide wildlife habitat• Protect streambanks • Reduce cropland loss• Flood protection
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The 2002 Farm Bill provides an increased level of support for agroforestry.
Funding agroforestry
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For more information, contactUSDA National Agroforestry Center
Lincoln, NE 68583-0822www.unl.edu/nac
