The Rural Voice, 1999-04, Page 60Decision Making is Tougher Than Ever!
The biggest change in the farming business is the rate of change. Farm '
managers are now faced with a multitude of issues which are more complex
than ever. At times, the options and the consequences are overwhelming to
the decision maker.
For 30 years Ward & Uptigrove has been helping farmers
make decisions by providing advice with respect to:
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will have received some fresh ideas and a free coffee.
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56 THE RURAL VOICE
Advice
By choosing the correct tree
species to match the soil conditions
and planting a combination of
shallow -rooted, deeper -rooted and
deep tap -rooted trees within a
windbreak or in a wider shelterbelt
you will be creating an underground
vertical nitrate vacuum. The roots
that develop will create a nitrate -
absorbing wall that can help filter out
and absorb nitrates from deeper soil
levels.
Tree roots and field tile drainage
systems do not perform well together
(tree roots can plug tile lines).
However, it might be a good idea to
establish trees around the perimeters
of your fields and as shelter around
the barn and house. Establish trees to
work for you, not against you.
Establish trees in suitable locations
on your farm as long as the business
of farming still gets priority. Dividing
a large open field into two smaller
fields with a new windbreak is also
possible, however, if drainage lines
are presently in place and functioning
you will need to do some redesigning
or re -arranging of your drainage lines
to prevent plugging by the new row
of tree roots. Non -perforated tiles are
recommended if drain lines must pass
under or near tree rows.
Similar to a stream, ground water
also flows carrying the nitrates with
it. Groundwater flows along the slope
of the bedrock layer below the soil
surface but not as fast as an above
ground stream. Nitrate dissolved in
the groundwater under your fields
may have originated from your farm.
It may have moved in from
neighbouring farms. The source does
not matter to a tree. With windbreaks
or shelterbelts established more
nitrates will be absorbed from the soil
before it leaves your property or
before it enters your property from
neighbouring farms. Faster growing
trees such as poplar tend to take up
nitrogen at faster rates. Although you
can't see the wall of roots under the
soil surface the roots will be there
and they will be functioning as long
as the above ground parts of the trees
(what you can see) look healthy.
So plant those windbreaks and
shelterbelts. Vacuum up those
nitrates.°
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