Identify agroforestry management practices to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Identification should include
- agroforestry farming systems
- alley cropping
- forest farming
- silvopasture
- linear agroforestry practices
- riparian forest buffers
- windbreaks (e.g., shelterbelts, hedgerows, living snow fences)
- forest products (e.g., pulp, hardwood, byproducts)
- silviculture
- Christmas tree farming.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What resources are available for landowners interested in integrating agroforestry management practices on their farms?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of silvopasture systems?
- How does Christmas tree farming differ from forest farming?
- What forest products and by-products are produced in Virginia forests?