Date: Monday, August 5, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Horned Lark Farm 

Partners: USDA NRCS & Breadtree Farms
Lunch Provided 🍴

Limited to the First 30 Registrants with a Preference for Bennington County Residents

No restrooms are available on site.

Available Water Quality Credits: 2.5

Discover how silvopasture can work for your farm.
Silvopasture—the intentional integration of trees into pasture—is a powerful way to create healthier, more resilient grazing systems. By combining livestock, trees, and forage, you can:

• Improve herd health with natural shade that reduces heat stress
• Boost forage diversity, including tree crop forages that fill feed gaps during summer regrowth slumps
• Support regrowth of cool‑season grasses in hot weather
• Protect water quality by reducing runoff and erosion, a critical benefit for farms near streams, rivers, or ponds

What you’ll learn at the workshop:
✅ Key benefits of silvopasture for livestock and pasture management
✅ How to access funding through the Bennington County Local Fund Pool and NRCS programs
✅ How silvopasture practices directly improve water quality on farms, especially those close to surface waters

Presented in partnership with USDA NRCS and Breadtree Farms.

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