Green Horizons Newsletter -- Green Horizons is a free, quarterly newsletter produced by the Center for Agroforestry in conjunction with the University of Missouri Extension Forestry division and several sponsors representing Missouri’s forestry and natural resources industries. Articles feature a variety of topics related to forestry and agroforestry, including forest health and management; community and urban forestry; value-added products produced through agroforestry; upcoming forestry and natural resources events; tree health and care; and new market opportunities.
	The Chestnut Growers Newsletter -- The Chestnut Growers of America is the western hemisphere’s premier organization for chestnut producers, consumers, retailers and distributors. A diverse membership spanning internationally, as well as both coasts and the Midwest, helps contribute to articles on chestnut production, harvesting, marketing and expansion of the industry. The Center for Agroforestry produces the The Chestnut Grower newsletter quarterly as a tool for increasing consumer awareness and demand, as well as landowner production, of this versatile, sweet nut that holds great potential as a successful cash-crop for Missouri agricultural producers.

General Agroforestry Publications

	UMCA Publications Catalog and Order Form (PDF, 2.9 MB)
	Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices - 2006 Edition Printed in January 2006, this newest version of the Agroforestry Training Manual is designed for natural resources professionals and landowners and includes worksheets and exercises for use as an educational tool. The manual features descriptions of establishing and managing the five agroforestry practices, plus success stories of Midwestern landowners utilizing agroforestry on agricultural and forested lands. Additional sections include a Planning for Agroforestry workbook; wildlife habitat and agroforestry; marketing principles and economic considerations. Appendix sections include tree, shrub, grass and forage information for agroforestry plantings and timber sales suggestions. The pdf version of the Training Manual is available for downloading here, or request a free CD version from the Center for Agroforestry using the Publication Order Form.
	Eastern Redcedar Market Analysis (PDF, 1.6 MB)  Updated! Text Version
	Eastern Redcedar Directory (PDF, 34 KB) Updated! Redcedar Market Directory Form (PDF, 63 KB) Redcedar Mail Survey (PDF, 161 KB)
	Chestnut Market Analysis: Producers’ Perspective (PDF, 309 KB) 2006 Market Directory (PDF, 55 KB) The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry (UMCA) is conducting research to identify and describe the chestnut (Castanea spp.) product market value chain. Through detailed market research and by organizing events that increase consumer awareness towards chestnuts, UMCA’s goal is to broaden market opportunities for all individuals and businesses in the chestnut marketplace. In 2004, UMCA conducted a nationwide survey of individuals and businesses active in the U.S. chestnut market (nurseries, producers and sellers). The focus of this report is to describe the market from the producers’ perspective.
	A Competitive Market Analysis of the United States Shiitake Marketplace (PDF, 384 KB)
	Shiitake Mushroom Market Research - Producer Survey (PDF, 61.8 KB)
	Shiitake Mushroom Market Directory (PDF, 36 KB)
	2007 Research Highlights (PDF, 10.9 MB) 2006 Research Highlights (PDF, 4.7 MB) 2005 Research Highlights (PDF, 3.7 MB) 2004 Research Highlights (PDF, 17 MB) 2003 Research Highlights (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Agroforestry 5-Practices DVD

The Center for Agroforestry recently completed a DVD integrating the four previously produced videos on the agroforestry practices of alley cropping, windbreaks, riparian forest buffers and silvopasture with the fifth practice, forest farming. The new section shows examples of successful forest farming practices, including shiitake mushroom production, pine straw, woodland wildflowers, medicinal plants, high value wood blanks and tips for marketing forest farming products. Each DVD includes all five agroforestry practices and can be purchased for $10. To order, print and mail the DVD order form.

Agroforestry in Action Series

	The Five Practices of Agroforestry: Enhancing Land Stewardship, Farm Profitability and Wildlife Habitat (PDF, 1.6 MB) New!
	Growing Black Walnut for Nut Production (PDF, 1.5 MB) Eastern black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) produce high-value, hardwood products and distinctively flavored, edible nuts. The potential for producing two valuable products from the same tree has captured the imagination of tree planters for years. While black walnut trees can be grown for timber and/or nut production, the focus of this guide is toward planting, managing and harvesting top-quality black walnut nuts for sales at the retail or wholesale level from an orchard practice, similar to pecan and other nut trees. This guide is a collaborative effort of the nut tree research cluster at the Center for Agroforestry and the nut research program of Kansas State University and represents a decade of research on growing black walnut trees in an orchard practice for nut production.
	Economic Budgeting for Agroforestry Practices (PDF, 1.01 MB) Updated!
	Growing Shiitake Mushrooms in an Agroforestry Practice (PDF, 2.84 MB) Learn more about shiitake production as a profitable component of forest farming, one of the five agroforestry practices. Tips for marketing shiitakes, winter production and the success story of Ozark Forest Mushrooms, a Missouri-based specialty mushroom business, are included in the guide. Download the guide as a pdf file.
	Growing Chinese Chestnuts In Missouri (PDF, 387 KB)
	Growing Pecans in Missouri (PDF, 853 KB)
	Propagating Pecan and Black Walnut (PDF, 3.13 MB)
	Tax Considerations for the Establishment of Agroforestry Practices (PDF, 678 KB)
	Funding Incentives for Agroforestry in Missouri (PDF, 527 KB)
	Establishing and Managing Riparian Forest Buffers (PDF, 735 KB)
	Integrating Agroforestry Practices for Wildlife Habitat (PDF, 679 KB) At the MU Center for Agroforestry, we believe that active and productive farms can also be managed to support a wide spectrum of wildlife species. With that in mind, the center has created a new Agroforestry in Action, in cooperation with MU Fisheries and Wildlife Extension Specialist, Dr. Bob Pierce. This publication gives landowners and farmers ideas on how to incorporate management of trees, shrubs and grasses with their current farm practices so wildlife will benefit. This publication provides information on white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkey, bobwhite quail, waterfowl and mourning doves, briefly describing the needs of each species and providing ideas on how agroforestry can be applied to help meet habitat requirements and improve the likelihood of a farm keeping populations of the desired wildlife. More information on any of the wildlife species can be found through the list of resources at the end of the document. New!

NUTrition and Your Health

	Why Chestnuts? (PDF, 267 KB)
	Why Pecans? (PDF, 233 KB)
	Why Black Walnuts? (PDF, 278 KB)

Associated Publications

National Agroforestry Center - Contains various Agroforestry Publications from across the country AFTA (Association for Temperate Agroforestry) - Temperate Agroforestry Text Book Chestnut Recipes - Compiled by Julie Rhoads

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