Windbreak Renovation

EC1777
Published 2006
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Windbreaks are an integral part of many farms and ranches and provide critical protection for farmsteads, livestock and crops. Unfortunately, many windbreaks planted in the 1930s and 1940s are losing their effectiveness due to age, poor health or neglect. In some cases, the windbreak no longer has the necessary density to provide winter protection. In other cases, overcrowding may have reduced the health and vigor of the windbreak, or the windbreak may have been invaded by aggressive sod-forming grasses such as smooth brome, reducing tree growth.
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Publication Details

Authors

Jon S. Wilson

James R. Brandle

Subject

Crops

Forestry

Publication Date August 03, 1998
Last Revision Date August 29, 2006
Language English
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