Wind farm performance could be improved by 10 percent by using low barriers to increase the wind speed directed at the turbines, simulations suggest.

Multiple rows of trees and/or shrubs may constitute a windbreak. Ideally, a farm or homestead windbreak should be composed of at least two rows of conifers (cone-bearing species) and one row each of ...

Horses are very hardy animals, and with quality shelter from wind and moisture, most horses will not need additional shelter except during extreme weather occurrences such as blizzards. Horse ...

If strong winds are damaging your garden — for example, breaking branches, pulling moisture from foliage and drying out the soil — consider planting a living windbreak.

A properly designed farm windbreak can take up as much as 50 per cent of land under cultivation without causing any net reduction in crop yields.

Effective windbreak plantings save energy dollars, paying for themselves many times over the years.

Building A Functional Windbreak With Grasses The first and most important step to building a grass windbreak is species selection. Choose species that are well-adapted to the soil, light levels ...

In climates where wind chill can be an issue during colder months, windbreaks are very helpful. When cattle are stressed by wind and cold, they seek shelter.

Your local Natural Resource District might be the place to turn. They offer low-cost seedling trees for planting farm or livestock windbreaks, wildlife habitat, living snow fences, or other plantings.