Learn about the ecological and economic values of purposely integrating trees and crops (or livestock) together as one management and land use system at the Minnesota Agroforestry Institute, Sept. 17-19 in Wabasha, MN. The Minnesota Agroforestry Institute is a two-and-a-half-day training that includes classroom workshops and on-farm visits of Agroforestry practices in the field. Learn more about the Agroforestry practices of windbreaks, alley cropping, silvopasture, riparian forest buffers and forest farming in Minnesota. Agroforestry practices can benefit farmers and woodland owners and can bring trees back in the agricultural landscape where they are most appropriate.
The target audience for this training is Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Department of Natural Resources staff. Natural resource and agricultural consultants/professionals, farmers and landowners are also invited. Presentations and tours of area agroforestry practices will be a highlight of the training.
The 2024 Minnesota Agroforestry Institute will be held Sept. 17, 18 and 19 at the National Eagle Center, 50 Pembroke Ave. S, Wabasha, MN 55981.
The participants will work in small groups to gain hands-on practice in agroforestry design based on the needs of a working farm case study. As a result of this training, participants will help to enhance Minnesota landowner adoption of Agroforestry practices. To learn more about the 2024 Minnesota Agroforestry Institute, visit: https://z.umn.edu/Agroforestry2024.
Registration for this event is $100. Sponsors will cover the costs for three light breakfasts, three lunches, two dinners and refreshments. Participants are responsible for their own lodging and transportation costs. This event is approved for 2.5 CEU’s.
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