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We facilitate agroforestry project implementation with farmland owners, including farm design, site preparation, procurement, tree planting & establishment, and tree crop agronomy.

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2,400+

Acres Under Management

200,000+

Trees Planted

115+

Tree Crops Analyzed

The Value We Bring

Quick & Easy Farm Designs: Overyield

Farm design software to choose crops, format fields and automatically see the results on costs, revenues, labor assumptions, yield projections, and more.

Project Financing

We work with private and public funders to unlock access to capital, driving greater participation for qualified farms.

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Project Origination & Contract Creation

We work across the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Services include design, tree supply, planting and ongoing management.

High-Quality Nursery Stock

Get access to in-house procurement services that ensure availability and quality for project plantings.

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Propagate has emerged as a leader in agroforestry design and implementation, and collaborating with their team will allow us to both have a greater impact on increasing the understanding and uptake of agroforestry across the country.

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— Dr. Leigh Archer, Perennial Crops Scientist

Practices We Support

Agroforestry is the integration of fruit, nut and timber trees with animal or crop farming systems. We work with tree species that have attractive supply-demand dynamics and strong growth prospects.

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Silvopasture

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Alley Cropping

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Windbreaks

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Riparian Buffers

Featured Tree Crops

We work with tree species that have strong financial returns and suitability for your land. Our team has navigated the nursery supply chain to reduce costs and secure stock. We help ensure that you’ll get high-quality trees and shrubs on-time.

We also work with a variety of other trees and shrubs, see a full catalog here.

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Black Locust

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Chinese Chestnut

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Veneer Poplar

Creating the Largest Chestnut Operation in the United States

In 2021, Keavin Hill, owner of Hill Farms in central Ohio, recognized an opportunity to meet a growing and underserved demand for domestically-produced chestnuts. With Propagate’s support, he converted 1,850 acres of his farmland from corn, soy, and wheat to chestnut and hay production.

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Our Service Areas

We work with technical service providers to support the implementation of agroforestry across the United States. The map below illustrates where we work across our three primary services: site analysis, tree procurement, and project development.

We often work outside of the areas detailed below, depending on project type and size.

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Featured Stories

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Now Accepting Applications for The Expanding Agroforestry Project

Eligible producers in the United States are invited to apply to an incentive payment program from the USDA. Over the course of five years, $36 million will be paid out to producers in direct incentive payments to transform 30,000 acres spanning 30 states into agroforestry systems, thus building a foundation for expanding agroforestry practices nationally.

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Chestnuts & Agroforestry: Massive Opportunity for American Farmers

Producing chestnuts in the United States represents a significant opportunity for farmers to meet a growing and under-served demand. In 2022, the U.S. imported roughly 6.7 million pounds valued at $9.8 million. That demand could easily be satisfied with domestic production, bringing substantial profit to farmers.

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Silvopasture Creates Profitable and Resilient Food Systems

Livestock producers face increasing threats to farm viability from thin profit margins to extreme weather, and shifting consumer demand. Silvopasture, a form of agroforestry, is one tool in our regenerative toolkit that provides a host of benefits to producers, consumers and the planet, simultaneously.

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