Intensive Silvopasture Workshop

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

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.

Reserve your spot now!

Join us and take the first step toward a cooler, healthier, more productive pasture system.