Iowa State University Extension
- Iowa State University Animal Agriculture and Air Quality Extension Site
- Farmstead Windbreaks: Planning
- Farmstead Windbreaks: Establishment, Care, and Maintenance
- Iowa Odor Control Demonstration Project
Extension Information from Other Universities
- Odor: Give Your Neighbors A Break - A Windbreak, Michigan State University, Michigan Dairy Review
- Environmental and Production Benefits of Trees for Poultry Farms, University of Delaware
- How Windbreaks Work, University of Nebraska
- Windbreak Establishment, University of Nebraska
- Windbreaks for Livestock Operations, University of Nebraska
- Windbreaks for Rural Living, University of Nebraska
- Windbreak Management, University of Nebraska
- Windbreaks for Snow Management, University of Nebraska
- Windbreaks and Wildlife, University of Nebraska
- Windbreaks in Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Nebraska
Publications concerning VEBs
- USDA Workshop on Agricultural Air Quality: State of the Science, June 6-9, 2006. Bolger Conference Center, Potomac, Maryland, USA Sponsored by the USDA National Research Initiative - Air Quality Program. Proceedings.
- Leuty, T. 2004. Using Shelterbelts to Reduce Odors Associated with Livestock Production Barns. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
- Tyndall, J. C. and J.P. Colletti., 2003. Shelterbelts: A Successful Trend in Odor Reduction. Iowa Pork Producers Headlines. A Publication of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Fall 2003, Vol.2, No.3.
- Colletti, J. and J. Tyndall. 2002. Shelterbelts: an answer to growing odor concerns? Inside Agroforestry. USDA National Agroforestry Center. Spring 2002.
- Malone, G. and G. Van Wicklen 2001. Trees as a Vegetative Filter. Poultry Digest Online. V 3, No. 1.
- National Water Management Center, USDA NRCS, "Odor - The Issue for the New Decade."
- Nicolai, R.E., S.H. Pohl, R. Lefers, and A Dittbenner. 2004. Natural Windbreak Effect on Livestock Hydrogen Sulfide Reduction and Adapting an Odor Model to South Dakota Weather Conditions. South Dakota State University, Project funded by the South Dakota Pork Producers.
News Articles
- Farmscape: Multimedia News and Informations. 2007. Elementary School Field Trip Highlights the Environmental Benefits of Shelterbelts. Farmscape Article 2501 June 2, 2007.
- Iowa Farmer Today. 2007. Tree barrier blocks odor drift, making expansion possible. Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
- Study evaluates effectiveness of shelterbelts on hog farms, Ontario Pork and the Canadian Pork Council, 2006.
- Is it time to take another look at shelterbelts? University of Manitoba, Department of Agriculture and Food Science, Farmers Independent Weekly, Faculty Column Archive, September 23, 2004.
- Poultry scientist touts benefits of trees for chicken farms. Poultry and Egg News. April 12, 2004.
- Environmental Stewards of the Pork Industry, National Hog Farmer.
- Production practices vary widely by region, National Hog Farmer.
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