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Join us as we welcome Webb Dulin, a dedicated farmer from Maryland's Eastern Shore, who walks us through his transformative journey into grass-fed beef farming. Webb shares his fascinating transition from crop farming to raising cattle, offering a glimpse into the unique challenges he faced due to environmental concerns and the area's high real estate values. Listen in as he reveals the strategies that helped him adapt his family's generational farming legacy into a thriving livestock operation, against the backdrop of a region more known for its crop cultivation than cattle rearing.

Explore the nuances of regenerative agriculture with Webb as he details the ins and outs of starting a grass-fed livestock operation from scratch. Discover the careful considerations that go into selecting the right cattle breeds for grass efficiency and the importance of implementing rotational grazing systems. Webb provides a compelling narrative on the economic aspects of sustainable farming, including the wisdom of growing operations debt-free and the intricate balance between profitability and maintaining a healthy ecosystem.

In this episode, we delve into the trials and triumphs of scaling up a beef farming venture, touching on topics from land acquisition to direct-to-consumer marketing strategies. Webb offers insight into how he navigated the turbulent times of the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting his business model to meet new market demands. He also emphasizes the importance of embracing innovation and community engagement, and he invites fellow farmers to connect with Twin Cedar Farms, a testament to the resilience and adaptability that hallmark modern regenerative farming practices.

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Aloha and mahalo for tuning in! In this episode, we talk story with Dr. Travis Idol about a Seedless Leucaena hybrids for sustainable silvopasture
systems project that he is leading. He is an Associate Professor of Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 

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Foresters have been warning landowners for years about the potentially damaging impacts of cows in their woods. So it is not surprising that we raise an eyebrow when conversations start about intentionally integrating livestock and forests. In this episode of SilviCast we explore the management practice known as silvopasture, or the intentional integration of trees, forage, and livestock. Join us as we discuss what silvopasture is and is not, with Rich Straight, Technology Transfer Leader at the U.S. Forest Service’s National Agroforestry Center.

Technology is simply the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. We typically think of a “tech stack” as a set of digital technologies stacked together to build an application or run a business. Silvopasture regenerative farming use multiple farming styles that integrate together to create one well-balanced eco-system. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with Ariane Daguin, founder and CEO of D’Artangnan, and her daughter Alix Daguin, principal at Duck Duck Design, about their new farm All For One For All (AOOA). The 501c3 non-profit farm in the Mid-Hudson Valley is geared for visits and education, with events, cooking classes, and a farm stand.

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Urban agroforestry is the intentional use of perennial trees and shrubs to improve the sustainability and resilience of urban farms and communities. In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Agroforestry Specialist Katherine Favor sits down with Christopher Marciello of Ecology Artisans — a regenerative landscape and design firm — to talk about urban agroforestry in dryland environments.  

While urban agroforestry can take many forms, there are several design principles to keep in mind, no matter what your system looks like. These include sustainable water harvesting, soil development, habitat development, regionally appropriate plant species, and appropriately scaled food production. Chris and Katherine discuss how these design principles can be applied to create productive and regenerative urban agroforestry systems in arid areas.    

Related ATTRA Resources:  

Agroforestry  

Meet NCAT: Katherine Favor Says Agroforestry Can Plant the Seeds of Sustainability   

Silvopasture 101  

Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 1   

Perspectives on Agroforestry with Rowan Reid. Part 2  

Opportunities in Agroforestry  

Agroforestry: An Overview   

Other Resources:  

Ecology Artisans  

Community Food Forests   

Introduction to Agroforestry  

Olga Romanova and Doctor Lovell – Urban Agriculture Food Safety Considerations  

Sustainable Community Food Landscapes Sharing Successes  

Desert-Adapted Nurse Plants and Agaves in Climate Friendly Perennial Polycultures  

Indoor and Outdoor Forest Gardens  

Southwest Agroforestry Action Network  

Urban Agroforestry and Its Potential Integration into City Planning Efforts  

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In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Katherine Favor sits down with silvopasture specialist Delie Wilkens to talk about the basics of silvopasture, an agroforestry practice integrating trees, forage, and the grazing of livestock.

Delie currently serves as the program analyst for the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, a nonprofit organization that works to advance the health and vitality of the nation’s working forests and forest-reliant communities. She has been working in forestry, agroforestry, and sustainable agriculture for many years, and has researched silvopasture adoption and best practices in the Southeast.

Less than one percent of farms in the U.S. use silvopasture, Delie says, although she sees it gaining popularity in the future.

Katherine and Delie discuss the benefits, applications, and social considerations surrounding silvopasture adoption in the U.S. Delie also shares advice for designing, implementing, and managing silvopasture systems as well as things to keep in mind before beginning a silvopasture enterprise.

Related ATTRA Resources:

• Agroforestry: An Overview
• Opportunities in Agroforestry

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• U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities
• California Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Soils Program
• NRCS Conservation Programs

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Eric Shatt grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Agriculture Biology. 

After hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2000 he started his own journey in farming. 

He worked for a few small organic farms before jumping into the world of viticulture and winemaking working for vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of central New York for over nine seasons. 

He also worked as Orchard Manager for Cornell University’s research orchard and vineyard in Ithaca, NY for 10 years. 

During this time Eric and his partner Deva started Redbyrd Orchard in 2003, a Biodynamic orchard and cidery where they grow along with their 3 sons, apples, pears, strawberries, geese and sheep in an attempt to harmoniously blend agriculture with the rhythms of nature and the cosmos. 

Redbyrd Orchard became Biodynamic Certified by Demeter in 2018. 

They recognize their farming activities take place on land taken from the *Hau-den-o’sau-nee* and strive for social justice and equity in community and agriculture. 

Redbyrd Orchard Cider has been featured in the Smithsonian Magazine, the Washington Post, Bloomberg.com, the New York Times, GQ and more. You can find Eric and Redbyrd Orchard Cider at RedbyrdOrchardCider.com

Producing food requires land. As a result, forests are often razed to make space for crops or animals, creating environmental tradeoffs. But what if there were a middle ground between forest and farmland? In this episode, host Lisa Held explores the concept of agroforestry with Jacob Grace, a program manager at the Savanna Institute based in Madison, Wisconsin. They discuss varied agroforestry practices like alley cropping and silvopasture, potential environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration, and barriers that currently prevent more farmers from adopting the practices.

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Our Thought Leader for today is Greg Gershuny, Interim Director of the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program.

The Stories You Need to Know:
• Silvopasture: bringing Benefits for both the Herd and the Soil.
• The Beef Industry debuts Sustainability Framework.
• Opportunity for Timely corn Planting depends on the Soil.
• Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy are collaborating on Nature Innovation.

Today's Farmer is Jamie Robertson, dairy farmer featured on "American Farms" Reality TV show.