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Farming with pollards - A productive way of pruning

Why pollard trees?

Pollarding trees optimises renewable biomass production and facilitates local production of firewood, ramial chipped wood (RCW), lumber and fodder. Harvest occurs over decades, depending on the chosen frequency of pruning and utilization. Many tree varieties can be pollarded to provide a range of products. Pollarded trees have an increased lifespan. As their growth is limited, they better resist wind and drought, and this may be of particular benefit in global warming conditions. Old pollards use compartmentation to ensure living cells are protected from diseases and dead cells in the middle of the trunk. The tree trunks, and even the roots, are also great biodiversity habitats for flora and fauna.

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Innovative business concept of an organic farm with agroforestry system – Biolandhof Braun, Freising, Germany

The Biolandhof Braun is a much-diversified organic farm with 58 ha of arable land, 17 ha of permanent grassland and some forest. In 1988, the conversion to organic farming took place with the aim of respecting and preserving the environment and resources as well as creation. The interest in closing nutrient cycles lead him via forest garden systems and permaculture to agroforestry.

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Report on agroforestry in Belgian national media

On the 22^nd of July, a report on agroforestry was broadcasted on the Belgian national radio channel ‘Radio 1’, during the programme ‘Bonus’.

Furthermore, the same day an article on agroforestry was published at the news website www.deredactie.be.

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Submitted by cristinanascimento on Thu, 08/24/2017 - 11:56

AFINET UK first workshop - Tree Fodder

In May 2017, Organic Research Centre held the first AFINET UK Workshop. Sharing Knowledge, improving practice and enhancing livelihoods were the aims of the meeting.

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Wakelyns Agroforestry, Suffolk, UK

Silvoarable agroforestry experiment with poplar and barley

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Montado + cattle

Knepp Re-Wilding Project

Olive trees + grazing + traditional stone walls

Goats and Fraxinus, Portugal

Strip-like willow plantations offer a variety of retreats for birds and game

Squashes in SRC silvoarable system

Alley-cropping at Vattholma, Sweden

Report on agroforestry in Belgian national media

AFINET UK first workshop - Tree Fodder

Abstract Submission for IV EURAF Conference

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