Planting trees on farms can help boost productivity, resilience, and wildlife - but how do you get started?
We've collected expert advice and farmer experiences on Scotland-specific best practice when it comes to agroforestry.
Read more below about how Scottish farmers, crofters and landowners are putting agroforestry principles into practice in silvo-pasture and silvo-arable systems.
Our free handbook was written by leading agroforestry researchers and practitioners, to help you assess the business and wider environmental benefits for your farm or client.
Niels Corfield, a specialist in soil health, pasture health, agroforestry, and whole farm planning, offers his advice on how to get started with an agroforestry project.
Watch our webinar with Rosa Bevan and James Reid, of small farm and market garden Tap o’ Noth, Aberdeenshire, and arable farmer Roger Howison, of 537-acre Parkhill Farm in Fife, to find out how trees are helping them achieve their goals
Watch our webinar on how to use trees to improve your farm with Iain Macdonald of Ardoch and Threepland farms, Virginia Harden Scott of Scottish Forestry, and David Robertson of Scottish Woodlands.
Watch this online event recording, which focused on sheep and beef farmer Andrew Whiteford's experience creating a small woodland in his Dumfries and Galloway with the support of the Scottish Forestry Sheep and Trees grant.
Watch this online event recording with forestry experts CONFOR, Tilhill, Scottish Forestry and sawmill James Jones Ltd about adding value to your farm with forestry.
Learn more about agroforestry
Here are a few links to further information on getting started in agroforestry that you may find useful:
Database of tree species- this is a live database of the nutritional value of different tree species, and it explains which part of the tree has been sampled and time of year
