#40 How to diversify a milk and meat farm using silvopasture and alley cropping with Felix Riecken

I talk with Felix Riecken who is planting out silvopastoral and silvoarable systems on his 90ha family farm in the North of Germany. The farm traditionally produces cow milk and meat. He explains the journey that led him to agroforestry and integrating these techniques into the family business. His systems being still quite young, we focus the conversation on the design, the objectives and the establishment of the tree systems. This goes from choosing the right genetics, to protecting the trees and managing the weeds. Felix also explains how he successfully funded the agroforestry systems. In Collaboration with the German Agroforestry Association (DeFAF) TABLE OF CONTENTS 01:48 Felix’s story 08:18 Overview of the farm 20:16 Agroforestry systems 30:56 Objectives and design 40:13 Choosing varieties and genetics 46:38 Protection of the young trees 50:30 Weed management 55:34 Balancing complexity and labour 01:01:24 Funding 01:10 Next steps • RESOURCES • GET IN TOUCH • SUPPORT US •

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#40 How to diversify a milk and meat farm using silvopasture and alley cropping with Felix Riecken is an episode from The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast by Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon.

This episode is 1:13:10 long.

This episode was published on Jun 9, 2022.

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