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North American Agroforestry Conference 4-9 June 2011: http://hosting.caes.uga.edu/2011NAAC/

Save the dates for the 2011 NAAC in Athens, Georgia

The Twelfth North American Agroforestry Conference will be sponsored under the auspices of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry http://www.aftaweb.org.

The conference will have a minimum of three, half-day sessions and

• A landowner presentation session
• One or more all-day field trips as Pre- or Post-conference tours
• A poster session
• A trade show of public and private organizations to display goods and services related to agroforestry and
• A silent auction or other fundraising event during the conference.

We'll post and send out additional information as time progresses.
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Preliminary concurrent session themes include:

Pest management and agroforestry
Botanicals and medicinal plants as nontimber forest products
Silvopasture establishment and management
Riparian Buffers and water conservation/management
Cultural and socio-economic aspects, including heritage varieties, in temperate agroforestry
Agroforestry crops and products, and market development
Education, training and outreach in agroforestry
Soil conservation, water quality and wildlife habitat in agroforestry systems
Multiple use landscape management through agroforestry
Agroforestry for ecological goods and services delivery
Decision support systems for agroforestry
Carbon Sequestration and Conservation Agriculture with Trees
Incentive programs and support for Agroforestry practices

From September to November of 2009, AFTA conducted a survey of the membership to help guide AFTA’s strategic planning process and to assist the Board of Directors identify areas for improvement. The survey provides information to the Board of Directors related to AFTA’s current activities, future directions and membership needs. The Board believes that there are many opportunities for AFTA to become a stronger organization. The survey questions asked for members’ input about what they expect and would like to see from their AFTA membership.

Current and past members were invited to participate in the confidential, o­nline survey. Fifty seven responses were received and analyzed. A summary of the results can be found HERE.

The Board would like to thank the membership for taking the time to provide feedback. The comments and recommendations are a valuable resource for improving AFTA’s offerings and becoming a stronger organization.

Read the Latest Temperate Agroforester

Haskap, a.k.a. blue honeysuckle or honeyberry (Photo courtesy of ForestFirst)

The June issue of the Temperate Agroforester is now available for o­nline viewing. Sour cherries and haskap are the focus of this issue. Shannon Poppy of ForestFirst discusses these new additions to the Canadian market. Great read. The editor.

The Agroforester Bookshop is announcing the continued availability of the paper version of the 2010 journal of Agroforestry Systems. To avoid missing o­ne issue, please continue your subscription today by logging in with your member ID (above right) and then clicking here. Any subscription received within a calendar year entitles o­ne to all issues of that calendar year. Anyone wanting issues from the succeeding year must again subscribe at the beginning of that year.

Remember that AFTA members may order, at discount, any book from the publisher catalogs linked o­n the Agroforester's Bookshop website. Contact sales [at] aftaweb.org with the publisher, title and ISBN.