Shelterbelts proving to be beneficial this winter

Shelterbelts are proving to be beneficial this winter with the large amount of snow that's fallen.

Richard Warkentin is with the Stanley Soil Management Association (SSMA).

"Right now I've noticed, even more than ever, there's a big element of keeping snow on the field so that the water doesn't just run off into the waterway. When the snow melts, it will stay on the field and it will benefit the crops," he said. "There is snow on the fields. The shelterbelts help to distribute the snow throughout the field. Denser shelterbelts, there's a bit of a pile of snow on each side of the shelter belt. But actually, that snow will slowly melt. It goes almost directly into the aquifer. When the snow melts, it goes into the ground water and it's a great way to recharge the ground water."

SSMA will be holding its AGM online March 15th at 7pm.