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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.

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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

A New Black Walnut Financial Model
http://www.centerforagroforestry.org/profit/walnutfinancialmodel.asp

The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA), has developed a very useful Black Walnut Financial Model. It is designed to assist potential growers in making decisions about tree spacing, nut harvest, and whether to use improved (grafted) or unimproved trees. The model does not claim to accurately show tree growth characteristics at future points in time. However, it does use a simple algorithm to make estimates about future nut production and tree diameters. The model should be used to consider how certain management decisions, i.e. tree spacing, will affect the financial performance of the plantation in terms of potential increases and decreases in net present value, internal rate of return and annual equivalent value.

New in Print

Noni: The Complete Guide

A new publication by Par: Noni: The Complete Guide - This 112-page, full-color book covers the latest information o­n growing, processing, and consuming Noni. There are over 140 photographs of this tropical healing plant known as Noni. Order your copy today from the Permanent Agriculture Resources website.

Current Research

FAO Releases Forests Assessment Report

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released its 2005 Global Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) report. The report, "Progress toward Sustainable Forest Management," covers countries around the world, including the US and Canada, and examines elements of sustainable forest management. The extent of forest resources, biological diversity, forest health and vitality, productive functions of forest resources, protective functions of forest resources, and socio-economic functions are all issues addressed in the report.

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