Title: Identify agroforestry management practices to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Managing a Forest Enterprise

Identification should include

- agroforestry farming systems
  - alley cropping
  - forest farming
  - silvopasture
- linear agroforestry practices
  - riparian forest buffers
  - windbreaks (e.g., shelterbelts, hedgerows, living snow fences)
- forest products (e.g., pulp, hardwood, byproducts)
- silviculture
- Christmas tree farming.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What resources are available for landowners interested in integrating agroforestry management practices on their farms?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of silvopasture systems?
- How does Christmas tree farming differ from forest farming?
- What forest products and by-products are produced in Virginia forests?