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@jimcolbert.bsky.social

@savannainstitute.bsky.social Just heard about your organization. Watched some of your YouTube videos. On the topic of agroforestry, do you see a return to full sized apple trees to allow better grazing opportunities below the canopy?

6/5/26, 11:48 am0 reposts0 likes

Savanna Institute

@savannainstitute.bsky.social

6 May

>> You can supplement livestock feed with the apples that fall to the ground as well as the fresh leaves. Agroforestry systems also exist well in highly-managed orchards that use smaller stock. Check out HogTree Farm for a good example of this at work.

Jim Colbert

@jimcolbert.bsky.social

6 May

I would love to see less acres of soy and corn and more of what your organization is doing. Is anyone testing hedges as windbreaks but also for pest control by attracting birds that eat the pests?

Savanna Institute

@savannainstitute.bsky.social

11 May

Hi Jim, we don't know of anyone researching that specific topic, but you could look into the Xerces Society: xerces.org/publications...

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Savanna Institute

@savannainstitute.bsky.social

6 May

Hi Jim, standard apples live significantly longer and grow much taller than the more popular-for-orchards dwarf and semi-dwarf stock. This does make the standard apple appealing for use purely as tree fodder for larger animals. >>