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PRETATERRA12/16/2022

What Are Companion and Antagonistic Species?

A guide to plants that grow well together and those that may compete in an agroforestry system.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA09/23/2022

Is Agroforestry Profitable?

Can agroforestry be profitable? The answer depends on planning species, labor, equipment and markets together.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA09/01/2022

What Are Service Species?

Service species support agroforestry through biomass production and other ecological functions.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA06/06/2022

PRETATERRA Answers: How Do You Implement an Agroforest Where There Is Already a Forest?

How should you plan agroforestry when a site already has forest? PRETATERRA answers a reader’s question.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA05/31/2022

PRETATERRA Answers: How to Control Ants During Planting

How can growers manage leafcutter ants after planting? PRETATERRA answers a reader’s question.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA05/09/2022

PRETATERRA Answers: Is Agroforestry Possible in Cities?

Agroforestry principles can work in city gardens, even when plants grow in pots on paved areas.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA04/25/2022

PRETATERRA Answers: What Is the Role of Pink Pepper in Timburi?

Why plant Brazilian pepper trees alongside avocados in the Timburi agroforestry project? PRETATERRA explains the role of this species.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA04/25/2022

How Can We Restore Springs?

How can landowners restore a spring? PRETATERRA explains protective fencing, native trees and care for the surrounding area.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA03/21/2022

PRETATERRA Answers: What Is a Green CPR?

An introduction to Brazil’s Green Rural Product Note (CPR Verde) and its use in environmental services.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA02/07/2022

Agroforestry in Areas of Secondary Growth

Can an area of regenerating secondary forest become an agroforest? PRETATERRA explains the legal checks and management options.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA02/01/2022

Which Fruit Trees Grow Best on Hillsides?

Choosing fruit trees for Atlantic Forest hillsides requires local knowledge, suitable seedlings and a plan for the harvest.PRETATERRA answers

PRETATERRA01/16/2022

Tractors and Soil Compaction

Do tractors compact soil? Learn when PRETATERRA uses them and how to limit compaction in agroforestry areas.PRETATERRA answers