Story: Shelter on farms

Artificial shelter belts

Artificial shelter can be built quickly, and will not compete with the adjacent crop for moisture. The materials and design can be selected to suit the environment and crop needs. It may also be an interim measure until planted shelter becomes established.

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Allan Gillingham, Shelter on farms – Problems and alternatives, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15605/artificial-shelter-belts (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Allan Gillingham, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Colleen S from England and Ireland
22 June 2012

Thanks for this site - I shall use some of the information for making a shelter belt to protect apple trees. Colleen S