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Shelterbelts for livestock farms in Alberta : planning, planting and maintenance

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The shelterbelts (trees and shrubs) planted around the livestock farm provide lots of benefits, including financial benefits. This publication series, Shelterbelts for Livestock Farms in Alberta,... More ≫

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The shelterbelts (trees and shrubs) planted around the livestock farm provide lots of benefits, including financial benefits. This publication series, Shelterbelts for Livestock Farms in Alberta, provides practical information about livestock farm shelterbelts in fact sheets and a workbook. This planning, planting and maintenance publication outlines how to design a shelterbelt to serve multiple purposes on a livestock farm and how to plant and care for shelterbelts.

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Shelterbelts for livestock farms in Alberta : shelterbelt planning workbook

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This workbook has been developed to assist livestock farmers with planning shelterbelts that can be used to manage odour and other air emissions from the farm.

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Shelterbelts for livestock farms in Alberta : overview

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The shelterbelts (trees and shrubs) planted around the livestock farm provide lots of benefits, including financial benefits. This publication series, Shelterbelts for Livestock Farms in Alberta,... More ≫

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The shelterbelts (trees and shrubs) planted around the livestock farm provide lots of benefits, including financial benefits. This publication series, Shelterbelts for Livestock Farms in Alberta, provides practical information about livestock farm shelterbelts in fact sheets and a workbook. This overview describes what livestock farm shelterbelts can do for you and answers some common questions about such shelterbelts.

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Field shelterbelts for soil conservation

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Field shelterbelts reduce soil erosion by wind, conserve soil moisture and reduce wind damage to crops. They complement good crop residue management and other conservation practices to protect the... More ≫

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Field shelterbelts reduce soil erosion by wind, conserve soil moisture and reduce wind damage to crops. They complement good crop residue management and other conservation practices to protect the soil. Field shelterbelts should not be considered as an alternative to good residue management, but as a complement. Field shelterbelts are a part of conservation management systems that will help safeguard the productive quality of our soils.

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Weed control for Alberta shelterbelts

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Competition by weeds for soil moisture, nutrients and light can reduce the growth and survival of newly planted shelterbelts. This is particularly true in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of... More ≫

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Competition by weeds for soil moisture, nutrients and light can reduce the growth and survival of newly planted shelterbelts. This is particularly true in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones of Alberta, where soil moisture often limits plant growth. Moderate infestations of annual weeds can reduce the growth of tree or shrub seedlings by 50 to 75 per cent. Perennial weeds must be controlled before planting a shelterbelt. After shelterbelt planting, weeds within the tree row can be controlled using mulches, herbicides, specially designed mowers or tillers, or hoeing. As well, weeds should be controlled in strips at least 2 m (6.5 feet) wide on each side of the tree row.

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Shelterbelts in Alberta

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Windbreaks reduce wind speed by forcing the air currents up and over the windbreak, leaving areas of relative calm on the protected side. This fact sheet discusses how to plan, plant and maintain... More ≫

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Windbreaks reduce wind speed by forcing the air currents up and over the windbreak, leaving areas of relative calm on the protected side. This fact sheet discusses how to plan, plant and maintain shelterbelts to protect farmstead, fields and roads in Alberta from prevailing winds.

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