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The Problem of the Disappearing American Prairie

February 28, 2025

Kent Boucher with Hoksey Native Seeds talks with an attendee of the 2025 Practical Farmers of Iowa annual conference in Des Moines.

Examining the benefits of prairie strips for row crop farmers

February 28, 2025

The Guardian, ‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers

December 30, 2024

Ag Web, A Big Bang for Conservation Bucks — Why Not Try Prairie Strips

December 10, 2024

NBC Nightly News, Prairie Strips Bring Beauty to Farms with Big Environmental Benefits

December 03, 2024

WBUR Here and Now, Why more Midwest farmers are growing prairie strips on their agricultural farms

October 29, 2024

Publication Alert STRIPS researchers model model system was used to track resistance contaminants through prairie strips.

Transport of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes Through Prairie Strips During Simulated Runoff

October 21, 2024

New York Times, Hidden in Corn Fields Tiny Edens Bloom

October 03, 2024

Harvest Public Media, Prairie Home Companions: Why More Farmers are Planting Native Landscapes in their Crop Fields

September 25, 2024

Establishing and Managing Prairie Field Day

August 21, 2024

Experience the Prairie at Iowa State University's STRIPS Exhibition

August 20, 2024

Enjoy the Iowa Prairie Experience at Interactive Prairie Strips Display

August 06, 2024

Nutrition, Pesticide Exposure, and Virus Infection Interact to Produce Context-Dependent Effects in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

August 05, 2024

Iowa Farmer Sees Benefits of Conservation Management

July 30, 2024

Multidisciplinary KBS Team Produces New Conservation Tool

July 09, 2024

Horticulture Research Station to Host Prairie Field Day July 16

July 09, 2024

Bird Community Response to Field-Level Integration of Prairie Strips

July 03, 2024

Bird Community Response to Field-Level Integration of Prairie Strips

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Horticulture Research Station to Host Inaugural Prairie Field Day

July 02, 2024

Farmers Field Day in Kane-DuPage County, Illinois

Iowa State University Joins Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District to Host Prairie Strips Field Day

July 02, 2024

Neonicotinoid Retention and Transport in a Maize Cropping System with Contour Prairie Strips

June 17, 2024

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'The prairie sells itself:' Iowa Farmers Discover Advantages to Planting Prairie Strips

June 06, 2024

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Prairie Strips: A Cornerstone for Regenerative Agriculture

June 06, 2024

Contour Prairie Strips Alter Microbial Communities and Functioning Both Below and in Adjacent Cropland Fields

May 02, 2024

Contour Prairie Strips Alter Microbial Communities and Functioning Both Below and in Adjacent Cropland Soils

The Relative Contributions of Habitat Area, Configuration, and Vegetative Diversity on Snake and Lizard Presence in Agricultural Landscapes

March 25, 2024

The Relative Contributions of Habitat Area, Configuration, and Vegetative Diversity on Snake and Lizard Presence in Agricultural Landscapes

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Technology Helps Farmer Target Conservation

March 19, 2024

Technology Helps Farmer Target Conservation

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