{"id":50023,"date":"2025-12-15T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/?page_id=50023"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:07:52","slug":"windbreaks-shelterbelts","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/es\/recursos\/windbreaks-shelterbelts\/","title":{"rendered":"Windbreaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Windbreak.jpg?resize=525%2C296&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Windbreak.jpg?w=525&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallfarms.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Windbreak.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windbreaks are plantings of trees and\/or shrubs that reduce wind speed in an agricultural area. 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