Monday, March 3, 2008

Agroforestry As An Agricultural Alternative

Monday, March 3, 2008

With the price of feed grains skyrocketing, many grain farmers are laughing all the way to the bank while numerous livestock producers are finding difficulties making it from year to year. Regardless which situation your farm is currently experiencing, it is a perfect time to think about diversification as a hedge against future market reversal. One of the simplest ways to fancy up an every day cash flow is through agroforestry

Although planting trees as a long term investment has been known for years, what may come as a surprise to many landowners, is that the most valuable aspect of trees are rarely found in the back of a logging truck. The long, medium and short term return generated from small acreages of trees is often nothing short of spectacular. Listed in the next 5 weeks in order of importance are 5 types of plantations that can reap some big rewards

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