Conservation & Stewardship

On February 12, the federal government finalized a rule removing the legal obligation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, overturning a determination, backed by decades of scientific review, that those emissions endanger human health. The United States has also withdrawn from international climate negotiations, standing alone among nations in that decision. Merck Forest is not a policy organization; we are a land organization. And we can tell you what we see from here. Wint

Hadley Stock, MFFC Farmer Agroforestry is a term I’ve been getting acquainted with lately. According to the Oxford Dictionary, it’s: “agriculture incorporating the cultivation and conservation of trees.”  The USDA defines it as “the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.”  And my definition? Short answer: trees in pastures. Long answer… do you have a minute? Agroforestry is so mu