Section 50.71. Field windbreaks.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "field windbreak" means a strip or belt of trees, shrubs, or grasses established or renovated within or adjacent to a field, so as to control soil erosion by reducing wind velocities at the land surface.

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of planting trees, shrubs, or grasses to protect farm fields from wind erosion.

(3)   Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse field windbreak costs unless all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The windbreak is protected from destructive grazing.

(b) The windbreak complies with all of the following that apply:

1. NRCS technical guide fence standard 382 (January, 2014).

2. NRCS technical guide windbreak/shelterbelt establishment standard 380 (November, 2011).

3. NRCS technical guide access control standard 472 (October, 2008).

4. NRCS technical guide windbreak/shelterbelt renovation standard 650 (January, 2013).

(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the windbreak for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075 : am. (3) (b) 1. to 3. Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (1), (3) (b) 1. to 3., cr. (3) (b) 4. Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047 : am. (3) (b) 1. Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15.