Establishing Cool-Season Forages in Thinned Hardwood Forests: Planting, Production, and Nutritive Value
Speaker(s): Christine Nieman, USDA-ARS
Description: The presented work evaluated the yield and nutritive value of orchardgrass and novel-endophyte tall fescue established in thinned, previously unmanaged hardwood forest. The purpose of this work was to create data-based best management practices to support small beef farmers transitioning a portion of their forestland to silvopasture.

Under the Canopy: Exploring Woodland Silvopasture Establishment as a Land Management Option for Forested Landowners With Livestock
Speaker(s): Ashley Conway-Anderson, University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
Description: We explore the ecological dynamics of a previously unmanaged Ozark woodland using silvicultural management techniques (midstory removal, prescribed fire, seeding native forages, logging) with the end goal of forage establishment for silvopasture. This study is part of a long-term project assessing the impact of grazing and silvopasture management in woodlands.

Under the Canopy: Perceptions and Practices of Woodland Silvopasture among Missouri Livestock Producers and Landowners
Speaker(s): Kendra Esparza-Harris, Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri
Description: Missouri livestock producers and forest landowners were surveyed to understand their forest management practices as related to their livestock management. Survey questions queried current perceptions and practices with regard to grazing livestock in wooded areas, and their understanding of silvopastoral practices.

SAF CFE: 1.5 Category 1
ESA CEU: 0.375