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Forest Farming produces herbs and medicinal plants.
A windbreak stands near Wisconsin Highway Highway 137 is used to reduce and redirect wind. Field windbreaks can reduce soil erosion and water loss, and farmstead windbreaks can enhance the living environment as well as reduce home-heating costs and dust. In addition windbreaks can help shelter livestock and can help keep roads clear of drifting snow.
Trees being grown for woody biomass form a windbreak near Wisconsin Highway 137. Although we tend to think of windbreaks as conservation measures, they can be designed to produce marketable products while also delivering environmental services.
Trees form a windbreak for a field along Wisconsin Highway 137. When designing a windbreak take a wide variety of factors in mind, beginning with the engineering of the windbreak. The proper placement of the windbreak will depend on the prevailing winds in that location.
Trees and shrubs form a windbreak at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center west of Ashland, Wisconsin. For winter protection of structures and livestock a windbreak should be at least 60 percent dense, while 40 percent to 60 percent density is best for crop and soil protection; 30 percent is adequate for a living snow fence. The density of the windbreak is determined by what species is planted, how close together they are and how many rows the windbreak has.
Jason Maloney and Red
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three-part article. The first installment ran in the April 23 issue and the second installment in the April 30 issue of Agri-View.
Rich Straight
Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
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Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part article. The first installment ran in the April 23 issue of Agri-View.
A windbreak stands near Wisconsin Highway Highway 137 is used to reduce and redirect wind. Field windbreaks can reduce soil erosion and water loss, and farmstead windbreaks can enhance the living environment as well as reduce home-heating costs and dust. In addition windbreaks can help shelter livestock and can help keep roads clear of drifting snow.
Trees being grown for woody biomass form a windbreak near Wisconsin Highway 137. Although we tend to think of windbreaks as conservation measures, they can be designed to produce marketable products while also delivering environmental services.
Trees form a windbreak for a field along Wisconsin Highway 137. When designing a windbreak take a wide variety of factors in mind, beginning with the engineering of the windbreak. The proper placement of the windbreak will depend on the prevailing winds in that location.
Trees and shrubs form a windbreak at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center west of Ashland, Wisconsin. For winter protection of structures and livestock a windbreak should be at least 60 percent dense, while 40 percent to 60 percent density is best for crop and soil protection; 30 percent is adequate for a living snow fence. The density of the windbreak is determined by what species is planted, how close together they are and how many rows the windbreak has.
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