United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Agroforestry Center
Working Trees (USDA-NAC)
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Date of this Version
1-2012
Citation
Working Trees Info, January 2012
United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Abstract
What is alley cropping?
Alley Cropping is an agroforestry practice where agricultural or horticultural crops are grown in the alleyways between widely spaced rows of woody plants. Alley Cropping can diversify farm income, increase crop production, improve landscape aesthetics, enhance wildlife habitat and provide protection and conservation benefits to crops. By combining annual and perennial crops that yield mulitple products and profits at different times, a landowner can use available space, time and resources more effectively.
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United States government work