Silvopasture 2021

NOTE - This event has been postponed from 3 May 2020 to 2 May 2021 due to COVID-19. If you purchased a ticket for the 2020 event, you are automatically registered for the new date in 2021. Full refunds available to those who cannot make the new date.

On-farm information and demonstration day for integrating trees and pastures for long term resilience and profit. Hosted by Harnham Landcare Group, a sub-group of Southern New England Landcare Ltd and Taylors Run Farm, Kentucky.

Featuring:

• Rowan Reid Australia’s #1 advocate for agroforestry, author of ‘Heartwood’ and founder of the Australian Master TreeGrower program.
• Michael Taylor principal at Taylors Run silvopasture farm, grazier and Master Tree Grower.
• Professor Nick Reid (Ecosystem Management, University of New England) co-author of ‘Nature and Farming: Sustaining Native Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes’ and researcher of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agriculture for two decades.
• David Carr, specialist in ecological restoration http://stringybarkecological.com.au
• Fields Environmental Solutions, specialists in native vegetation restoration https://fieldsenvironmentalsolutions.com.au

• Kentucky Tree Nursery, specialists in farm tree establishment and Master Tree Grower http://www.kentuckytreenursery.com

• Dr Rhiannon Smith, Research Fellow and Lecturer in Environmental Management at University of New England.

The event will feature the following sessions:

• Establishment (design, species selection, seed collection, planting)
• Ecosystem Benefits (conservation and ecosystem services)
• Maintenance (intermediate products, thinning and pruning)
• Production (timber, food, fibre, flowers, oils, resins)

More information at www.snelandcare.org.au or www.silvopasture.com.au.