Agroforestry and Riparian Buffers for Land Productivity and Environmental Stability

The 8th North American Agroforestry Conference
June 23-25, 2003 / Oregon State University, Corvallis

Table of Conents

Introduction, Acknowledgements and Contents

Reducing Runoff Contaminants with Riparian Buffer Strips
Charles J. Barden, Wayne A. Geyer, Kyle R. Mankin, Daniel Ngandu, Daniel L. Devlin, and Kent McVay

Agroforestry and GIS: Achieving Land Productivity and Environmental Protection
Gary Bentrup and Todd Kellerman

The Fourth P: Planning for Multi-Purpose Riparian Buffers
Gary Bentrup, Michele Schoeneberger, Mike Dosskey, andGary Wells

Riparian Forest Planning and Management of Agricultural Riparian Buffers
Dean Rae Berg and Michael J. Maki

Conceptual Framework for Establishing and Managing Riparian Buffers o­n Agricultural Lands in Western Oregon
Badege Bishaw and William Emmingham

Effects of pasture species o­n above- and belowground tree biomass production in a temperate silvopastoral system in New Zealand
Scott X. Chang, Bambang Purwoto, and Donald J. Mead

Establishment of a Temperate Agro-forest
C.M. Feldhake and C.M. Schumann

Forage response to light level in a northern conifer silvopasture
C.M. Feldhake, J.P.S. Neel, D.P. Belesky, and E.L. Mathias

Tree establishment in floodplain agroforestry practices
Daniel C. Dey, John M. Kabrick, and Michael A. Gold

Integration of Woody Buffers at Three Levels of Spatial Scale in the Urban/Rural Interface in Lincoln – Lancaster County, Nebraska
Charles Francis, Gary Bentrup, Michele Schoeneberger, and Mike DeKalb

Eastern Red Cedar: A Competitive Market Analysis
Larry D. Godsey, Michael A. Gold, and Mihaela M. Cernusca

Market-Driven Conservation: Diversifying Farm Enterprises by Producing Woody Florals in Agroforestry Systems
Scott J. Josiah, Heidi Brott, and Peter Skelton

Forest Farming: Ferns as a companion crop in Missouri
John Kluthe, Larry Godsey and H.E. ‘Gene’ Garrett

Public goods assessment for shelterbelt programming in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
Surendra Kulshreshtha and John Kort

Quality and Quantity Evaluations of Shade Grown Forages
K.P. Ladyman, M.S. Kerley, R.L. Kallenbach, H.E. Garrett, J.W. Van Sambeek, and N.E. Navarrete-Tindall

Reduction of Nitrate in Leachate and Soils by Five Selected Forages under Influence of Atrazine and Balance (Isoxaflutole)
C.H.Lin, R.N. Lerch, H.E. Garrett, and M.F. George

Soil Organic C and N Fractions in Long-Term Temperate Alley Cropping Practices
N.W. Mungai, P.P. Motavalli and R.J. Kremer

Total nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of alfalfa roots grown under three light intensities
Melissa L. Niedermann and Robert L. McGraw

Managing riparian lands in Australia for multiple uses – Towards a catchment scale framework
Lisa Robins

Acclimatization of Micropropagated American Ginseng Plantlets for the Replenishment of its Wild Populations and its Production in Forest Farming Systems
Rajae Sfendla, Hélène Desilets Sylvie Laliberté and Alain Olivier

Understanding the Adoption Process: Factors Affecting the Decision to Install Riparian Forest Buffers in two Eastern Nebraska Watersheds
Peter Skelton, Scott J. Josiah, and James R. Brandle

The Australian Master TreeGrower Program 1996-2002. Development, delivery and impact of a national agroforestry education program
Peter Stephen and Rowan Reid

Interest in Agroforestry Practices, Farmer Diversification Strategies and Government Transfers in Missouri’s Northeast and Southeast
Corinne Valdivia and Srinivasa Konduru

Selection of Poplar Species for the Establishment of Riparian Forest Buffer
Jin Kie Yeo, In Sik Kim, Yeong Bon Koo, Young Joung Kim, and In Sun Yeo

Abstracts

Oral Presentation Abstracts: Riparian Buffer Symposium Session

Oral Presentation Abstracts:

• Slvopasture
• Alley Cropping
• Poplar Trees
• Tree Establishment and Growth
• Planning and Outreach 1
• Windbreaks
• Planning and Outreach 2
• Production and Support Functions
• Forest Farming

Poster Session Abstracts