Ag Canada to discontinue trees for farmsteads

[fjlip]

The old shelter belts and yards are getting bulldozed burned and buried by huge farms to make yet a few more acres. Indian Head tree farm is not needed any more. Less farm yards every year. Yours might be next.

[wilagro]

When the next "Dust Bowl" hits you may just choke to death on your farm too as the top soil swirls away.

[hobbyfrmr]

Wilagro, I think direct seeding will seriously slow
down dust bowl conditions like in the 1930s.
Stubble will hang onto the soil a little longer than
tilled soil. Around here the big farms are digging
out all tree lines, fence lines and shelter belts. It
makes larger longer fields and that makes
efficient seeding and spraying. Let the next guy
worry about erosion or spray drift.

[grassfarmer]

Good things trees and shelter belts on the prairies
but no reason they should be provided free to those
wanting them at taxpayer expense.

[Ronski]

I have to agree with Grassfarmer. If you want trees buy trees, don't expect the taxpayer to do it for you.

[Hopperbin]

Also anything recieved free of charge should be paid back if destroyed like the shelterbelts. A lean should be placed upon these lands that the free trees are planted. not likely to happen, what should is not what is.

[sawfly]

my wife will not like it but since notill it really does not serve a purpose .
it is sad to see them bull dozed out.
i will try keep what i have except on ends corners etc.

i was ask by a lady if caragana was native here. or people planted them.
i said oh yes there native.
but there are 2 distinct variety's the east west, and the north south,

yes i know there from russia but i could not resist.

[hobbyfrmr]

Wilagro, I think direct seeding will seriously slow
down dust bowl conditions like in the 1930s.
Stubble will hang onto the soil a little longer than
tilled soil. Around here the big farms are digging
out all tree lines, fence lines and shelter belts. It
makes larger longer fields and that makes
efficient seeding and spraying. Let the next guy
worry about erosion or spray drift.

[Fransisco]

Willy if you want trees go buy them yourself. I'm not interested in buying them for you thankyou very much.

This is whats wrong with the world today. Far too many people think that every little thing in their life should be paid for by some government program. From the whining students in Quebec, to the bimbo in the States who wants free birth control, to the Greeks over in Europe, to willy's shelterbelts, welfare schemes are welfare schemes and we have way too many of them.

[ASRG]

The PFRA shelterbelt program has probably outlived it's uselfulness. Similar to the farm dugout program and water well program?
Maybe those Chinese, who Saskfarmer thinks are going to replace us all, aren't very keen on anything but ditch to ditch grain fields?
The good news is now that we don't have to be paying for trees, we can afford more fighter jets and prisons?