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Agriculture Innovation Agenda


Trees and Shrubs Protect Crops and Generate Income for Farmers

June 30, 2020 Kate MacFarland, National Agroforestry Center

Across the United States, farmers are taking innovative approaches to foster environmental stewardship and economic viability through a common conservation practice called the riparian forest buffer. Supporting production while enhancing conservation is an important goal of both US Department of...

Forestry

Why the Trees Outside Forests Count

March 10, 2020 Kate MacFarland, State and Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service

Windbreaks and other agroforestry practices provide a wide range of agricultural production and conservation benefits, helping farmers and furthering the goals of U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Perdue’s Agriculture Innovation Agenda. Windbreaks are designed to increase crop yields, reduce...

Forestry
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