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Tag: wind erosion

Planning ahead to reduce the risk of wind erosion

fine soil particles blowing off a field onto a rural highway
Posted on October 24, 2025 (October 24, 2025) by Jake Munroe

Wind erosion can cause significant soil loss. This fall, consider how your residue management and tillage practices can help reduce risk of erosion by wind over the winter and into next spring. […]

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Everyone Knows It’s Windy

Posted on May 14, 2012 (March 14, 2013) by OMAFA Field Crop Team

by Doug Young, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus Monday April 23, 2012 was a reminder that wind erosion can be a serious issue in Ontario (photo 1).  Soils are most vulnerable to wind erosion when they are bare or when crops are newly emerged. Photo 1:  Wind erosion south of Ridgetown ON, April 23, […]

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