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Overcoming history: attitudes of resource professionals and farmers toward silvopasture in southwest Wisconsin
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mayerfeld, Diane Rickenbach, Mark Rissman, Adena R. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | In the Midwestern US, both forestry and agriculture advisors have advocated against combining trees and livestock for more than 50 years. This established stance poses a potential barrier to the adoption of silvopasture, an agroforestry practice that integrates grazing with trees. We conducted three focus group interviews in southwestern Wisconsin, two with foresters and agriculture professionals, and one with farmers to assess their attitudes toward silvopasture. Although resource professionals were reluctant to endorse livestock access to woodlands, they were cautiously interested in exploring silvopasture as a means to improve the management of grazing in wooded areas and as a management tool for savanna restoration. Foresters, agricultural professionals, and farmers identified similar potential benefits and concerns associated with silvopasture, and requested better information on establishment, economics, and best management practices for silvopasture in the Midwest. Their questions and concerns provide direction for future silvopasture research and outreach efforts in the Midwest. |
| Starting Page | 723 |
| Ending Page | 736 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10457-016-9954-7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/rissman/files/2011/12/Mayerfeld-et-al.-2016-overcoming-history-attitudes-silvopasture-AgroFor.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-016-9954-7 |
| Volume Number | 90 |
| Journal | Agroforestry Systems |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
