why do farmers leave trees in the middle of there fields?

Answer 1

The tress would have been part of an original hedgerow and when then hedge was removed the tree would have been left in place.

Only a tiny minority of these trees have preservation orders on them. Despite generally receiving a bad press regarding their management of the countryside most farmers care deeply for the environment and the trees are left for the wildlife they support.

Answer 2

There was most likely an old hedge row with the tree in it. When the farmer grubbed out the hedge to make the field bigger the tree was too big to fell so he left it.
They also provide a certain amount of shelter for livestock if there are animals in the field.

Answer 3

In Ireland there is another reason, It's concerning fairies, if a tree is rumoured to be a fairy tree, then farmers are reluctant to cut it down.
I remember reading in the sixties of a construction company building a modern factory way out in the countryside, they had to remove a tree, and when the tree was felled everything seemed to go wrong, bulldozers burst their lines, had punctures, men went off sick etc.
On the next job they had to build a fence, and there was a tree in the way, so they built the fence around the tree therby avoiding any more trouble.
LATER
Look up " Fairy trees in Ireland " on google it is quite interesting

Answer 4

Because usally they are pastures. Occasionally farmers will turn out cattle into these pasture fields, and the trees are shade for the cattle. Even if the field is mostly empty of cattle, it is usually grass that is mown for hay. As farmers practice rotation of crops, the cornfield you see now with a few trees in it will be sown in grass occasionaly and used for pasture again. In any event, the trees are left for THE EVENTUALITY that it will be used for cattle.

Answer 5

Here in the Dakotas and elsewhere trees are planted as shelter belts and living snow fences and the government subsidizes these plantings. It's done stop wind erosion, although they are redundant these days because of no-till farming techniques. They also provide food and shelter for wildlife. We farmers also leave strips of corn, sunflower and small grains standing in the field for the critters. There is no government subsidy for this, it's called "stewardship". RScott

Answer 6

I agree with rscottx,,,erosion being the biggest eater of farm land well besides those pesky developers,lol.As a matter of fact,out in the midwest the farmers could do a lot worse than edge their fields with trees.shade is a smaller much smaller problem than wind and rain erosion.

Answer 7

They like them?
You can't just chop down trees these days - most trees even of s fairly small size are protected & need permission to be chopped down. Even if they were chopped down, it's a pretty big job to get rid of the roots so the land can be used for anything productive.
More important, they provide shelter for animals from rain and sun

Answer 8

in some parts of the country its a superstition and there has to be an odd number of trees in an area usually walled but i like the pee idea sounds feasible

Answer 9

It keeps the soil from erroding the roots are like anchors they hold the dirt to keep the soil from erroding.

Answer 10

Because they can

But I think rscotx2 has a better answer