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Demonstration Site Profile
University of Missouri: Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm
New Franklin, MO
The Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Farm is the primary research site for the Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri. This farm includes numerous experimental fruit (peach, pawpaw, elderberry) and nut orchards (chestnut, black walnut, northern pecan, ‘Bucks Unlimited’TM oak); forest farming, riparian buffers, silvopasture, alley cropping, and windbreak demonstrations as well as forage shade trials; flood tolerance trials; biofuel trials; pinestraw production trials; greenhouses; five lakes and ponds and one of Missouri’s oldest brick homes, the 1819 Thomas Hickman House on the National Register of Historic Homes. Tours and educational events, including the annual Missouri Chestnut Roast, are hosted regularly.
Farm Information
Location:
New Franklin, MO
County:
(not provided)
Context:
Rural
Land Tenure:
Total Acres:
665
Other Practices:
Agroforestry Profile
Agroforestry Established:
1995
Agroforestry Acres:
665
Agroforestry Practices:
Windbreaks, Riparian Buffer, Forest Farming, Silvopasture, Germplasm repositories & breeding research
Do you offer tours, programming or events?
Size of Agroforestry Practices:
Contact Information
Mallory Daily
Farm Visitors
By appointment only
Agroforestry Practice Details,
Production & Crops
Chinese chestnut, Eastern Black Walnut, Hazelnut, Pecan, Elderberry, Pawpaw, some forest botanicals
Other Information
Support: Technical Assistance, implementation, grant cost share, funding, etc.
Barriers/Obstacles
Business, Marketing, sales
How did you get involved in agroforestry?
Future plans
Imported: May 2025, Updated: October 1, 2025
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