#52 Agroforestry at the landscape scale to transform ecological function and boost productivity with Bruce Maynard
The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast · Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon
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Show Notes
Bruce Maynard and his family are livestock managers and row crop farmers in New South Wales in Austalia. Over his carreer, he has succesfully integrated shrubs and trees to their livestock and row crop operation. He has been able to double his stocking rate through increasing the ecological function of the farm. We dig deep into the design of his tree systems and how it has evloved over the years. We unpack in detail how he has been able to transform his landscape on such a large scale and how this was possible from a business perspective.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:01:21 Bruce's story and description of the farm
00:10:06 No-kill cropping
00:15:05 Complexifying the landscape
00:22:57 Design over time
00:30:19 Taking machinery into account
00:37:57 Specifics of saltbush
00:42:30 Recovery times between bush and pasture
00:54:06 Microclimatic benefits
00:57:30 Planting trees at scale and its logistics
01:10:30 Management of trees/shrubs
01:16:00 Business strategy and cashflow
01:19:32 Ressources to go further
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http://selfherding.com/index.html
https://stressfreestockmanship.com.au/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHzo0fDBZs0
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