Cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the 120 people who attended the professional agroforestry training workshop January 10-11, 2001 in Columbia, Mo., sponsored by the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA).
Natural resource professionals from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural Research Service, state forestry departments, University Outreach and Extension, university faculty, consulting foresters, woodlot owners and managers, as well as landowners represented Missouri, six other states, Ireland and British Columbia. Faculty from the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, Oregon State University, Iowa State University, the University of Nebraska and the National Agroforestry Center in Lincoln, Neb. presented in-depth discussions about the five temperate agroforestry practices. Sessions focused on design and species selection. There were also unique presentations on using agroforestry for growing mushrooms and managing for wildlife. A special session was held on the economics of agroforestry and how to estimate the costs and benefits associated with agroforestry practices. Incentive programs for landowners that have potential to support agroforestry in Missouri were also presented.
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The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry announces two new publications in the Agroforestry-in-Action Series.
Propagating Pecan and Black Walnut in Missouri and Trees and Shrubs for Agroforestry in Missouri are due out in May and can be downloaded from the Center's website at:
Several Canadians from British Columbia attended the Professional Agroforestry Training in January. Pictured (l-r) here with an exhibit of agroforestry from British Columbia are Jill Hatfield, agrologist, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries; Niels Holbeck, forest practices officer, Land Reserve Commission on Vancouver Island; Richard Hallman, provincial agroforestry specialist, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries; and Chris Cunningham, president, Kamloops Woodlot Assoc./SIFERP in Pinantan Lake, British Columbia.