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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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