Publications

D. Larsen, Farming for ecosystem services: A case study of multifunctional agriculture in Iowa, USA. Iowa State University, 2011.

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Farming with Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3612, 2017.

J. C. Tyndall, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Liebman, M. Z., and Helmers, M. J., “Field-Level Financial Assessment of Contour Prairie Strips for Enhancement of Environmental Quality”, Environmental Management, vol. 52, pp. 736-747, 2013.

D. Larsen, Knoot, T. G., and Tyndall, J. C., “From Science to Practice: Findings from the 2011 STRIPs Project Stakeholder Meeting (June 21, 2011)”, 2011.

J. G. Arbuckle, Jr., Helmers, M. J., Liebman, M. Z., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “From vulnerability to resiliency: Iowa agriculture in the age of biorenewables”, 2008.

A. Vargas, “Ground Beetle Response to Prairie Strips and their Potential Ecosystem Service Delivery in Crop Fields”, 2024. vargasandres_2024_msthesis.pdf (2.55 MB)

M. D. Stephenson, Yuza, K. L., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Klaver, R. W., “Habitat Amount and Edge Effects, Not Perch Proximity, Nest Exposure, or Vegetation Diversity Affect Cowbird Parasitism in Agricultural Landscapes”, Landscape Ecology, vol. 39, no. 69, 2024.

S. Secchi, Tyndall, J. C., Schulte, L. A., and Asbjornsen, H., “High crop prices and conservation: Raising the stakes”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 63, p. 68A-73A, 2008. Secchi et al. 2008 JSWC.pdf (968.32 KB)

G. Zhang, “Honey bee nutritional health in agricultural landscapes: Relationships to pollen and habitat diversity”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2020. honey_bee_nutritional_health_in_agricultural_landscapes.pdf (3.52 MB)

D. Larsen, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Tyndall, J. C., “How should Iowa's agricultural landscape look?”, Rootstalk, vol. 1, pp. 41-46, 2015.

U. S. D. A. -NRCS, “IA TN 190-ARG-41 Prairie Strips Technical Note ”. USDA-NRCS, 2021. ia_tn_190-arg-41_prairie_strips_technical_note_-_attachment.pdf (862.4 KB)

M. O'Neal and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “The impact of biodiversity services in row crop production in annual verses perennial landscapes”, 2011.

B. Khanal, Schoengold, K., Mieno, T., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “The impact of policy design on willingness to pay for ecosystem services from prairie strips”, Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2022.

R. Cox, O'Neal, M., Hessel, R., Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Helmers, M. J., “The impact of prairie strips on aphidophagous predator abundance and soybean aphid predation in agricultural catchments”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, pp. 1185-1197, 2014.

D. Rae Lockett, Zhou, X., and Helmers, M. J., “Impacts of Incorporating Prairie Vegetation within Row Crop Production on Soil Hydraulic Properties”, 2011 Louisville, Kentucky, August 7-10, 2011. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, p. 1, 2011.

M. E. Jarchow and Liebman, M. Z., “Incorporating prairies into multifunctional landscapes: establishing and managing prairies for enhanced environmental quality, livestock grazing, and hay production, bioenergy production, and carbon sequestration”. 2011. 2011-02-incorporating-prairies-multifunctional-landscapes.pdf (2.85 MB)

F. Kordbacheh, Liebman, M. Z., and Harris, M., “Increasing the quantity of forb and grass cover can enhance bee and predatory ground beetle abundance”. 2017. farnazkordbacheh-esa2018.pdf (8.32 MB)

E. J. Henning, Kolka, R. K., and Helmers, M. J., “Infiltration within Native Prairie Vegetative Strips Embedded in Row Crop Fields across Iowa”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 79, no. 1, 2024. 43.full_.pdf (587.84 KB)

J. A. Stephenson, Liebman, M. Z., Niemi, J. B., Cruse, R. M., Tyndall, J. C., Witte, C. - P., James, D. E., and Helmers, M. J., “The Influence of Prairie Strips Sown in Midwestern Corn and Soybean Fields on Sediment Discharge Throughout the Year”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 79, no. 2, 2024. 87.full_.pdf (688.49 KB)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “Installing Prairie Strips: Frequently Asked Questions”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3613, 2017.

M. Z. Liebman, Helmers, M. J., and Moore, L. A. Schulte, “Integrating conservation with biofuel feedstock production”, Managing agricultural landscapes for environmental quality II: achieving more effective conservation. Soil and Water Conservation Society of America, Ames, IA, pp. 131-142, 2011.

J. G. Arbuckle, Jr., “Investigating Opportunities for Enhancing Adoption of Strategically Targeted Prairie Strips in Iowa”, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, IA, Sociology Technical Report 1040, 2015. Arbuckle_2015_Sociology_Technical_Report_1040.pdf (1.76 MB)

G. J. Arbuckle, “Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll - 2020 Summary Report”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, 2020. soc3094.pdf (930.35 KB)

J. G. Arbuckle, Jr., Tyndall, J. C., and Sorenson, E., “Iowans’ perspectives on targeted approaches for multiple-benefit agriculture”, Iowa State University Department of Sociology, Ames, Iowa, 1038, 2015. Arbuckle et al. 2015 Iowans' Perspectives on Targeted Approaches for Multiple-Benefit Agriculture.pdf (864.71 KB)

L. A. Schulte Moore, “Iowa's farmers -- and American eaters -- need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture”, The Conversation, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://theconversation.com/iowas-farmers-and-american-eaters-need-a-national-discussion-on-transforming-us-agriculture-114902.

N. Jordan, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Williams, C., Pitt, D., Slotterback, C. Shively, Jackson, R., Landis, D., Dale, B., Becker, D., and Rickenbach, M., “Landlabs: An Integrated Approach to Creating Agricultural Enterprises That Meet the Triple Bottom Line”, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, vol. 17, pp. 175-200, 2013.

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “A Landowner's Guide to Prairie Conservation Strips”, 2011. . landowners_guide_to_prairie_conservation_strips.pdf (327.73 KB)

S. T. R. I. P. S. team, “A Landowner's Guide to Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ames, Iowa, AE3609, 2017.

M. E. Jarchow and Liebman, M. Z., “Maintaining multifunctionality as landscapes provide ecosystem services”, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 9, pp. 262-262, 2011.

E. A. Heaton, Schulte, L. A., Berti, M., Langeveld, H., Zegada-Lizarazu, W., Parrish, D., and Monti, A., “Managing a second-generation crop portfolio through sustainable intensification: Examples from the USA and the EU”, Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining, vol. 7, 2013.

Conservation Learning Group, “Managing manure transport with prairie strips”. 2025. prairie_strips-manure_infographic-250701.pdf (7.28 MB)

M. D. Stephenson, Moore, L. A. Schulte, Klaver, R. W., and Niemi, J. B., “Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests”, Journal of Field Ornithology, 2021.

M. Perez-Bidegain, Helmers, M. J., and Cruse, R. M., “Modeling phosphorus transport in an agricultural watershed using the WEPP model”, Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 39, pp. 2121-2129, 2010.

M. Perez-Bidegain, “Modeling phosphorus transport using the WEPP model”, Iowa State University, 2007.

J. A. Nelson, “Monitoring Soil Movement at the Field-Scale in Row Crop Systems with Prairie Strips”, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2022. nelson_iastate_0097m_20504.pdf (5.48 MB)

A. G. Dolezal, Clair, A. L. St., Zhang, G., Toth, A. L., and O'Neal, M., “Native habitat mitigates feast-famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019. dolezal_st._clair_et_al._2019_pnas.pdf (1007.54 KB)

V. Hernandez-Santana, Zhou, X., Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R. K., and Tomer, M. D., “Native prairie filter strips reduce runoff from hillslopes under annual row-crop systems in Iowa, USA”, Journal of HydrologyJournal of Hydrology, vol. 477, pp. 94-103, 2013.

G. Zhang, Murray, C., A Clair, S., Cass, R., Dolezal, A. G., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Toth, A. L., and O'Neal, M., “Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity”, Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023.

F. Service and Outdoors, F. I. N. D., “Natural Inquirer Monograph Series: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie Strips”, Natural Inquirer , vol. 20, 2021. ni_creamofthecrop_2021_web.pdf (23.6 MB)

M. L. Hladik, Bradbury, S. P., Moore, L. A. Schulte, Helmers, M. J., Witte, C., Kolpin, D. W., Garrett, J. D., and Harris, M., “Neonicotinoid insecticide removal by prairie strips in row-cropped watersheds with historical seed coating use”, Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, vol. 241, pp. 160-167, 2017.

C. E. Rutkoski, Moore, L. A. Schulte, and Evans, S. E., “Neonicotinoid Retention and Transport in a Maize Cropping System with Contour Prairie Strips”, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 373, 2024.

M. Perez-Suarez, Castellano, M. J., Kolka, R. K., Asbjornsen, H., and Helmers, M. J., “Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in prairie vegetation strips across topographical gradients in mixed Central Iowa agroecosystems”, Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, vol. 188, p. 11, 2014.

D. C. Mitchell, “Nitrogen sources and sinks in Iowa soils: biogeochemical links between carbon inputs, nitrate leaching, and nitrous oxide emissions”, 2012.

M. J. Helmers, Grudens-Schuck, N., and Youngquist, T. D., “Novel Use of Conceptual Change Framework Improves Video on Challenging Science Topic”, Journal of Extension, vol. 57, no. 1IAW2, 2019. novel_use_of_conceptual_change_framework_improves_video_on_challenging_science_topic.pdf (558.77 KB)

X. Zhou, Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R. K., Tomer, M. D., and Cruse, R. M., “Nutrient removal by prairie filter strips in agricultural landscapes”, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 69, pp. 54-64, 2014.

E. M. Hsieh and Dolezal, A. G., “Nutrition, Pesticide Exposure, and Virus Infection Interact to Produce Context-Dependent Effects in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)”, Science of the Total Environment, vol. 949, 2024. 1-s2.0-s0048969724052756-main.pdf (2.34 MB)

B. Khanal, Mieno, T., Schoengold, K., and Bullock, D. S., “Optimizing precision conservation with on-farm precision experiment data: the role of crop insurance and spatially variable profit”, Science of The Total Environment, vol. 979, 2025.

B. Chen, Krajewski, W. F., Zhou, X., and Helmers, M. J., “Organized variability of surface runoff responses across neighboring hillslopes in Iowa”, Journal of Hydrology, vol. 523, pp. 1-13, 2015.

X. Zhou, Helmers, M. J., Asbjornsen, H., Kolka, R. K., and Tomer, M. D., “Perennial filter strips reduce nitrate levels in soil and shallow groundwater after grassland-to-cropland conversion”, Journal of environmental quality, vol. 39, pp. 2006-2015, 2010.

G. McNally and Rogers, B., “Perennial Systems Conservation: Reaching Women Landowners & Farmers”. 2023. perennial_systems_conservation_reaching_women_landowners_farmers_one_pager_6.21.pdf (4.18 MB)