How can Extension support practices that sustain healthy forests and rangelands, while enhancing food Security? The rapidly growing population in the United States and the world creates food security challenges at local, regional, and national scales and threatens our ability to export important food resources to other nations. To meet these challenges U.S. farmers and ranchers need innovative approaches to increase productivity while maintaining the sustainability of the lands they manage.
Healthy and productive forests and rangelands are the hallmark of the Renewable Resources Extension Act and essential for addressing our future food security challenges through advances in agroforestry and rangeland management practices. Successful Extension Educators transfer innovations to stakeholders via engaging curricula.
This webinar will feature the work of three successful Extension Educators:
- Dr. John Munsell, Agroforestry and whole farm planning, Virginia Tech.
- Gary Wyatt, Extension Educator & Extension Professor, Agroforestry, University of Minnesota
- Dr. Travis Mulliniks, Nebraska Ranch Practicum, University of Nebraska
Join us as our three speakers share their best kept secrets to engage and educate their stakeholders in methods to sustain forest and rangeland productivity while addressing local, regional and national food security needs.
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Retta replied on
Resource shared at this webinar:
- Resources for Southwestern agroforestry: Southwest Agroforestry Action Nework: https://swaan-site.org/
- Case studies on cover crops and sustainable practices: https://www.sfa-mn.org/soil-health-case-studies/ and https://www.sfa-mn.org/2020/03/26/nine-more-case-studies-illustrate-impa...
- Info on shade-obligate species for many regions: https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs232/gtr_srs232.pdf
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During the webinar - From John Munsell to Dustin Hancock: Where are you located Dustin? A good resource is the recently published NTFP national assessment, but if you provide info on the region we can figure out something more specific. https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs232/gtr_srs232.pdf
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During the webinar - From Kate MacFarland: Some great resources are being developed for Colorado and beyond with the Southwest Agroforestry Action Newwork. https://swaan-site.org/
john.munsell replied on
Yes, SWAAN is a great resource. Jim Allen at NAU is a leader in this group.
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During webinar - From Gary Wyatt: Case Studeis web sites at the UM publication site. https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/201784 and https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/211953
john.munsell replied on
This site may be helpful as well
https://ext.vt.edu/agriculture/silvopasture.html