Silvopasture is a management option by which
landowners can realize diverse income-generating
possibilities from the same acreage. A primary goal of
a silvopasture system is to produce high-quality timber
For silvopasture, the landowner is establishing and
producing trees with the goal of harvesting primarily
for sawtimber and establishing forage to reduce the
need to purchase feed, thus optimizing land use by
producing intermediate and long-term benefits.
Landowners must be prepared to engage in some
management of both tree and forage components over
time as silvopasture is not a “plant it and leave it” system