1. (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. (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. (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:

   1. (a) The windbreak is protected from destructive grazing.

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

      1. 1. NRCS conservation practice standard 382 fence (January, 2014).
      2. 2. NRCS conservation practice standard 380 windbreak-shelterbelt establishment and renovation (January, 2023).
      3. 3. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).
      4. 4. NRCS conservation practice standard 650 windbreak/shelterbelt renovation (January, 2013).
   3. (c) The landowner agrees to maintain the windbreak for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.

History

History: 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; CR 16-083: am. (3) (b) 2., 3. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (3) (b) 1. to 4. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.