Howdy folks! Given I’ve helped Ontario farmers fortify crop enclosures against heavy winds for over 30 years now, extreme gusts barely make me blink an eye anymore. But I know the threat swirling air currents pose to vulnerable produce still stresses most growers. So in this post, I want to chat about navigating wind currents on farms—and how strategic barriers protect harvests.
Specifically, we’ll get into the mechanics behind wind damage, unique climate challenges in Canadian agriculture, and how integrated Polygrid windbreaker frameworks defend against storm forces compromising fruit and vegetation. My aim is equipping farmers to safeguard investments from tempest threats whipping over the plains!
How Do Blustery Winds Wreck Crops?
Before introducing wind damage solutions, let’s spotlight the deceptive destruction winds unleash. While ripping vegetation makes headlines, more subtle side effects slowly undermine crop health too.
Fierce gusts don’t need to fully upend plants to degrade integrity. Instead, factors like:
- Defoliation
- Dehydration
- Nutrition loss from stunted roots
- Spreading airborne blights
…incrementally reduce yields, even if stocks remain upright.
Frailer crops like berry bushes, grape vines, specialty corn, or dwarf apple trees suffer most. But eventually, sustained assault from those merciless lake winds wears down even hearty ones!
Unique Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Challenges
Now agricultural towns from Chatham to Rainy River all wrestle against blowing snow, fall gales, and spring blinders threatening delicate fruits and veggies.
But across Ontario specifically, that magnified corridor between Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario funnels forceful gusts unrelentingly. The meteorological beatdown off water currents demands next-level barricades. These prevailing winds easily gust over 60 mph multiple times annually.
That consistent pummeling demands more tenacious buffers than inland territories face. No room for flimsy trellis teepees here—we need robust reinforcement to thrive!
Recommended Gear: Polygrid Wind Barriers
Facing these weather realities for decades now informs my gale protection philosophy enormously: integrate rugged, interlocking Polygrid wind barriers strategically within fields and along perimeters.
Polygrid wind fences provide two key benefits:
- Flexible framework braces vulnerable vegetation.
- Permeable construction deflects gusts rather than bottling pressure.
Let me explain these twin advantages…
Fortified Support Structures
Polygrid’s galvanized high tensile steel wire construction withstands up to 30,000 lb/ft of sustained pressure without stretching or collapsing. Grizzled Great Lakes gusts may clock 100+ mph but these stalwart grids stand firm!
Meanwhile, the flexible framework adapts to uneven ground without compromising. The grids maintain stabilized balance rather than toppling.
With embedment anchors and Tensar Glide channel posts, the framework stays put—extending durable support next to tender crops during turbulent months.
Pressure Release Valve Effect
Solid barricades seem sensible enough. But in practice, large safety walls create problematic wind vortex turbulence and bottling effects.
By contrast, Polygrid wind fences have permeability allowing gale forces to channels through cleanly. This pressure release valve effect equalizes atmospherics rather than brewing concentrated whirlwinds that wreak havoc.
The result? Winds slash over and around—not against—vulnerable vegetation. We diffuse threats rather than intensify them.
Additional Advantages
Beyond stabilizing flexibility and pressure diffusion, Polygrid wind barriers boast extra perks like:
- Minimal maintenance needs
- Quick DIY assembly
- Economical scaling options
- 25 year limited warranty
The total package equates true long-term asset protection during turbulent seasons!
Ready to Engineer Durable Wind Barriers?
Don’t leave precious harvests vulnerable another growing cycle when Polygrid wind protection offers proven defense. These fences serve as faithful crop allies against the merciless gales threatening soil viability across Ontario’s specialty crop acres.
Let’s connect to overview the ideal barrier footprint needed for your plots. With integrated climate modeling, we custom-tailor the perfect grid framework to confer resilience from ruthless wind erosion.
The technology exists to fortify farms—it just needs implementing! I urge putting a defense action plan in place before the next growing season. We stand ready to help engineers durable reprieve so storm winds hold no fear.