February 2009
AGROFORESTRY NEWSLINE >>> February 2009
News of the science and practice of temperate agroforestry in North America, brought to you by the Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA).
IN THIS EDITION:
- December 2008 issue of Temperate Agroforester available online
- The 2009 11th North American Agroforestry Conference: Early Bird Registration deadline March 1
- The 2009 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry
December issue of Temperate Agroforester available online
The December issue of the Temperate Agroforester is now available for online viewing. This issue includes an article on riparian forestry in North Dakota, and an article on the "McKenzie" Black Chokeberry as a potential agroforestry crop.
The 2009 11th North American Agroforestry Conference: Early bird discounted registration fee has been extended to March 1.
The 11th North American Agroforestry Conference of the Association for Temperate Agroforestry (AFTA) will be held May 31 � June 4, 2009 at the Stoney Creek Inn and Conference Center located in Columbia, Missouri. The goal of the conference is to further stimulate rural land management practices centered on the integration of trees into the landscape. The main focus will be on upland and riparian forest buffers, windbreaks and shelterbelts, silvopasture, alley cropping and forest farming practices. For more information pertaining to the conference including the registration form, please visit the UMCA website (above).
The 2009 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry
The 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry will be held August 23-28, 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference will serve as a forum for agroforestry researches, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world. The 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. The Congress will be organized by ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre) at the conference facilities of UNEP (UN Environment Programme). For more details, please see the Congress website (above).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to the following correspondents and sources for the information they contributed this month: UMCA, USDA-NAC and WCA.
Thanks to the following correspondents and sources for the information they contributed this month: UMCA, USDA-NAC and WCA.
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