#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 CONTENTS01:48 Felix’s story 08:18 Overview of the farm20:16 Agroforestry systems30:56 Objectives and design 40:13 Choosing varieties and genetics46:38 Protection of the young trees50:30 Weed management55:34 Balancing complexity and labour 01:01:24 Funding01:10 Next steps  • RESOURCEShttps://rieckens-landmilch.de/eichhof/familie-riecken/https://agroforst-info.de/• GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org• SUPPORT US www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry• FOLLOW US on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram• FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN PROJECTS https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.