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Beyond Grass: Exploring the World of Tree Hay/Fodder
This episode of "The Poor Proles Almanac", hosted by Andy and Elliott, is about using tree leaves as livestock feed, a practice known as tree hay or tree fodder. It picks up on themes from previous episodes about silvopasture, coppicing, and pollarding. The episode begins with the hosts bantering about eating giraffe necks.
Nutritional Value of Tree Hay
The hosts discuss the nutritional value of tree hay, noting that the digestibility of leaves is less impacted by age than that of grasses and forbs. They explain that a mature tree can produce a significant amount of dried leaves annually, far…
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