Countries

Policy Briefings

More soon!

Pick Your Factsheet!

Key challenges of orchard grazing - Issues to consider before introducing sheep

Why should you plan carefully?

The potential benefits from grazing apple orchards with sheep include a reduction in mowing costs and an additional source of grass for the sheep. The sheep can promote nutrient cycling and can benefit from the shelter in winter.

DE • EN • FL • FR • HU • IT • PL • PT • SP • GR

Featured Farm of the day

Wakelyns Agroforestry - a diverse organic silvoarable system in the UK

The general layout of the farm (Google Earth UK postcode IP21 5SD) is a series of 2 ha alley-cropping systems, with all production hedges aligned north-south on each side of 12m wide cropping areas. There are two coppice systems (hazel, willow), two mixed hardwood systems (ash, hornbeam, Italian alder, oak, small-leaved lime, sycamore, wild cherry, with or without apple) and two mixed fruit and nut systems. The organic crop rotation (cereals-ley-potatoes/squash-ley-cereals) runs as a single cycle around the whole farm.

In this area of the website you can find more specific country related information. The content administration of each country section is, at this stage, done by each country delegate. Please browse on the left menu.

Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems

Grazed orchard

Silvopastoral system with Ash at Loughall, Northern Ireland

Silvoarable agroforestry experiment with poplar and barley

Red Tractor Farm

Wild asparagus in traditional olive orchard at CRA OLI Spoleto, Italy

Sweet cherry in combination with vegetables on an organic farm

Authochtonous goat breed (Serpentina) grazing under Holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia)

Oak agro-silvo-pastoral system

Bisons in a forest reserve, Poland

Countries