Forest Stewardship Silvopasture Tour
If you missed last year’s Forest Stewardship tour at George Owens Farm, here’s another chance to see one of the most renowned silvopasture operations in the Southeastern U.S. Silvopasture is the intentional integration of intensively managed timber and pastureland for sustained, long-term production from both enterprises. Silvopasture combines trees with forage and livestock production. The trees are managed for high-value saw logs and at the same time provide shade, shelter and forage for livestock, reducing stress and increasing forage production. Properly managed silvopasture can be more productive and often more profitable than either timber or pasture management alone. Come see firsthand how this operation works.
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2007; meet at the Washington County Extension Agriculture Center at 9:00 AM CT. Program will conclude by 3:00 PM.
Register: This program is free but you must pre-register. Call the Washington County Extension Office at 850-638-6180 to register. Please register by April 2 so we can plan accordingly. We’ll meet at the Washington County Extension Ag Center on April 10 at 9:00 AM CT and travel to the property in vans. We’ll return to the Ag. Center for lunch (sponsors are listed on the Stewardship Web site linked on the back) and a brief afternoon session.
Project Partners: Florida Division of Forestry, Forest Stewardship Program
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)
University of Florida, IFAS, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
University of Florida, IFAS, Washington County Cooperative Extension Service
Auburn University, College of Agriculture
Funding for Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program is provided by the USDA Forest Service through the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forestry.
