Is Converting CRP to Silvopasture Right for You?

Authors

Date of this Version

3-2014

Citation

Working Trees Info, March 2014

United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

Is converting CRP to silvopasture right for you?

Silvopasture combines forage, grazing, and trees on the same acre. Silvopasture produces quality timber while also providing shorter-term cash flow from livestock and forage production. The benefits of silvopasture on expired CRP land in particular are protecting the land from erosion by maintaining tree and grass cover, improving water quality by reducing and filtering runoff, and enhancing recreational opportunities by maintaining habitat and landscape diversity.