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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