3 - Forest farming in the United States: Results from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, River Birch A

Speaker(s)

Matthew M. Smith, PhD

Research Program Lead
USDA National Agroforestry Center
SAF Working Group Officer
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Co-author(s)

Mark Batcheler, PhD

Natural Resource Specialist
National Agroforestry Center, Washington, United States
Gary Bentrup, MLA (he/him/his)

Research Landscape Architect
USDA National Agroforestry Center
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Kristin Floress, PhD

Research Social Scientist
USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Todd Kellerman

GIS Specialist
USDA Forest Service, United States
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Kate MacFarland, MCRP

Agroforester
USDA Forest Service - National Agroforestry Center
Burlington, Vermont, United States

This presentation summarizes findings from the National Agroforestry Producer Survey, with a focus on forest farming/multi-story cropping. The presentation will cover producer-reported benefits and challenges of forest farming, methods producers use to establish and manage their systems, preferences for information sources, funding mechanisms used, and future plans for their systems.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the primary benefits and challenges identified by producers and forest landowners that have forest farming systems.
Know what crops and products are being harvested from forest farming systems in the U.S.
Know how satisfied producers are with their forest farming system and trends for the future.