Agroforestry can be described as a combination of agriculture and forestry. It is designed to maximize yield from the land, especially in areas with limited space. Forest farming, one of the six ...

Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow’s framework promotes farming and tree-raising. A more modest proposal is emerging in the House. Farming that puts crops, trees and sometimes animals all on the ...

Soil is often overlooked in climate conversations, but it might just be our greatest ally in the fight against rising carbon ...

We’re talking about the nuts again. It seems to be a perpetual topic of conversation within my group of about 15 neighbors: where to place the nut orchard. Some want to see the orchard planted on the ...

Food security and extreme weather are never far from the headlines. Helen Chesshire, Lead Farming Advocate for the Woodland Trust, shares her take on how trees on farms can support landscape ...

Agroforestry is attracting a lot of attention from policy makers, environmentalists and farmers seeking new opportunities. Environmentally, the benefits are well recorded. The Woodland Trust’s Farming ...

By planting and nurturing trees on farms, the nation can empower its farmers, strengthen its economy and safeguard its ...

SNOHOMISH — Raising Cane Ranch doesn’t look like a typical farm. You won’t find neatly tilled rows or evenly spread sprouts on Nick Pate’s 40 acres. Instead, his crops mimic a natural ecosystem — with ...

Rubber farmers in Thailand are increasingly adopting agroforestry as a more climate-friendly and sustainable way of cultivating the commodity, which ranks among the world’s largest drivers of tropical ...