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Agroforestry Article Library
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Cultivating Change: The West Coast’s Collective Push to Solve Agroforestry Challenges
Carrie Brausieck, Executive Director, Agroforestry Northwest
6 min read
Early Adopter Farms and the Emerging Agroforestry Landscape in New England
Author line & affiliation: Ryan Smitha, Heidi Asbjornsena, Analena Bruceb, Alexandra Contostaa, Sajja Pantaa, Umama Begum Rubab, and Ranjit Bawa*,a
7 min read
Introducing the Midwest Agroforestry Farm Network!
Kaitie Adams, Savanna Institute, Demonstration Farm Network Director
4 min read
Navigating State Preferential Property Tax Programs: Opportunities and Barriers for Agroforestry Practitioners
Stephanie Chizmar, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NC
5 min read
Agroforestry and Resilience: Case Studies from the Northeast U.S.
Kate Holcomb, Agroforestry Fellow, USDA Northeast Climate Hub
4 min read
From Tropical Success to Temperate Adoption
How Free Digital Tools are Democratizing Syntropic Agroforestry Knowledge
5 min read
Wisconsin Agroforestry Farm Network Member Profile: Mark Villers, Homestead 36 Farms
Eleanor Johnson, Savanna Institute, Demonstration and Partner Farm Coordinator (WI)
4 min read
Chinese Chestnut Seedling Mycorrhization with Porcini
Badger Johnson, Southern Ohio Chestnut Company, Founder, southernohiochestnuts@gmail.com All photo credits to Badger Johnson. Editor’s Note: This article was previously published in January/February 2026 edition of The Mushroom Log, which is the newsletter of Ohio Mushroom Society. Small edits have since been made. Author Badger Johnson holding a King Bolete mushroom (specifically Boletus variipes fagicola) freshly harvested from a Chinese chestnut orchard in Ohio. Prior to t
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Climate-Ready Woodlands: Windbreak and Silvopasture Trees for Minnesota
Gary Wyatt, University of Minnesota, Extension Educator, Agroforestry
3 min read
Agroforestry in the United States
Research and Technology Transfer Needs for the Next Millennium
16 min read
Suggest Updates to the AFTA Website!
Please help us keep this website as up-to-date and complete as possible by
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The Status, Opportunities and Needs for Agroforestry in the United States: A National Report
There are five basic types of agroforestry practices today in the US: windbreaks, alley cropping, silvopasture, riparian buffers and forest
64 min read
Windbreaks on the Great Plains: A Historical Perspective Using GIS
Windbreaks play an important role on the landscape in the plains region. These linear plantings of trees and shrubs are designed to enhance
3 min read
"Undercover" Shelterbelt Carbon
Carbon (C) sequestration in forests has been widely promoted as a practice to offset increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrati
3 min read
Is seeing really believing? Windbreak effects on nearby crop yields.
Past research has shown that the crop yield reductions immediately adjacent to windbreaks are more than compensated for by increased yields
3 min read
Silvopasture Design with Animals in Mind
Silvopasture Design with Animals in Mind
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Silvopastoral Agroforestry Practices for Small Farm Management
The financial potential and environmental impact of agroforestry practices are being evaluated on approximately 300 acres of land at the Hi
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Trees in Pastures: Do Cattle Benefit from Shade?
One visible effect of including trees in pastures is the shady haven which they provide for livestock on hot summer days.
7 min read
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Please help us keep this website as up-to-date and complete as possible by suggesting information that should be added, updated....
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What is Agroforestry?
AFTA defines agroforestry as an intensive land management system that optimizes the benefits from the biological interactions created when
4 min read
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