The Rural Voice, 2000-06, Page 23Windbreaks and inter -planting trees
and crops could help preserve
moisture.
Brighton farmer has planted 20 acres
of walnuts in rows 50 feet apart and
spring grain, hay and corn between
the rows. Others have used corn as a
nurse crop for high-value trees. They
all claim its profitable and can't
understand why more farmers don't
practice agroforestry.
Protecting riparian zones, headwater
areas, river valleys, flood plains and
stream corridors: For water
management, these areas:
•play an integral part in the water
cycle
•slow runoff and reduce local and
downstream erosion, and flooding.
•act as natural filters by capturing
sediments, neutralizing
contaminants and purifying water.
•recharge groundwater sources for
wells.
•provide water for irrigation,
livestock and crop spraying.
•have plant communities
surrounding them that provide a
source of hay, help control the
spread of salts into crop land,
reduce erosion and trap snow in the
winter.
•reduce sedimentation in streams
and can lengthen the economic life
of reservoirs, canals, and
recreational lakes.
These aquatic resources need to
be maintained and protected as
natural areas. There is a
significant amount of literature
identifying management practices
available to farmers to restrict
livestock access, protect wetlands
and riparian areas, and improve
forage quality. These appear to have
economic benefits, according to a
study by the Saskatchewan Wetlands
Conservation Corporation. Animal
health and performance
improvements from restricting access
are readily apparent, and are
associated with reductions of risk
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