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Presentation given at the 2018 Farm Woodland Forum meeting held at the Allerton Project, UK on 10th and 11th July by Paul Burgess, Cranfield University: Lessons learnt for livestock agroforestry in the AGFORWARD project This presentation will review the lessons learnt from using trees and shrubs in livestock systems from various stakeholder groups across Europe. The improved seasonality of grass production under trees was a key benefit within beef and sheep systems in Spain and the UK. In Epping Forest near London, the use of "invisible fencing" allow unconstrained public access to an important area for recreation. In Herefordshire, the use of sheep within high stem apple orchards reduced mowing costs and provided additional grass for sheep production. Work by the Organic Research Centre highlighted how grass swards can be established in poultry systems. In Italy and the Netherlands, trees reduced the level of heat stress experienced by outdoor pigs. Partners in the Netherlands led on the production of an tree fodder database, where leaves of black locust, chestnut, white mulberry and ash can have crude protein levels of 22%. |
