Agroforestry Extension Resources

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bullet2 A040 NAC "Working Trees.." resources

Miscellaneous resources (brochures, displays, slides and videos). USDA-FS / NRCS National Agroforestry Centre, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.

The USDA National Agroforestry Centre (NAC) is a partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and has produced a range of resources for US farmers promoting agroforestry techniques, under the theme "Working Trees for the Community"

  • The website of the NAC is: http://www.unl.edu/nac/
  • A full index of publications, including videos,  is at: http://www.unl.edu/nac/pubs.html . All publications can be downloaded in html or pdf format. Many are in Spanish. There is a series of Agroforestry Notes that cover agroforestry techniques, but of most interest are the series of brochures, illustrated in colour, explaining the application of a range of agroforestry practices in the USA.
  • See also A051 about videos

Working Trees for Agriculture
Árboles Trabajando en Beneficio de la Agricultura
- rural agroforestry practices and their benefits.

Working Trees for Communities
- agroforestry technologies for community conservation.

Working Trees for Livestock
Árboles Trabajando en Beneficio de la Ganadería
- agroforestry technologies for livestock protection and silvopasture operations.

Agroforestry: Silvopasture in the Southeast
Árboles Trabajando en Beneficio de la Ganadería - Agroforestería: Silvicultura en el Sureste de los EE. UU.
- silvopastoral systems in the Southeast region of the United States.

Working Trees for Wildlife
- agroforestry technologies designed specifically for wildlife habitat.

Working Trees for Treating Waste
- natural, alternative use for nutrients from livestock and farm operations, municipalities, and industries.

Working Trees for Carbon Cycle Balance
-  using trees and shrubs to produce social, economic, and conservation benefits.

Working Trees for Carbon: Windbreaks in the U.S.
-  the role of windbreaks in the sequestration of carbon.

Working Trees for Water Quality
- agroforestry's role in watershed management.

Working Trees for the 2002 Farm Bill
- detailing USDA 2002 Farm Bill programs that support agroforestry.