Summer 2018 Field Days
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Prairie strips will be part of several field days this summer. Click here for more information. Read more about Summer 2018 Field Days
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Chapter 1: Learning Objectives
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Students will be able to:
- Explain challenges facing Midwestern farmers.
- Define and explain the prairie STRIPS project.
- Explain the agronomic benefits of prairie strips.
- Recommend key features of prairie strip designs.
- Identify prairie plant species and the characteristics which make them useful in achieving conservation.
How Prairie Strips Address Midwestern Farmer Challenges
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Challenge #1 How can Prairie Strips reduce Soil Erosion?
The flumes pictured below are used to measure runoff from the STRIPS watersheds. Note the difference in the amount of sediment displaced between pictures 1, 2 and 3. Picture 1 represents a 100% no-till crop field with corn and soybean rotation compared to just 10% prairie treatment in picture 2 and 100% prairie in picture 3. Read more about How Prairie Strips Address Midwestern Farmer Challenges
What are Prairie Strips?
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Prairie Strip Design and Placement
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Prairie Strip Design Considerations
The following are some general guidelines to consider when strategically incorporating prairie on the land.
Considerations for Prairie Plant Species Selection
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Considerations for Prairie Plant Species Selection
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Installation and Establishment
Prairie strips are most easily established in fields which have previously been used for tilled annual row crop production (Jarchow and Liebman, 2011). Seeding following soybeans is especially favored for prairie strip establishment because the tilled field will have a reduced seed bank of annual weed seed and the soybean stubble will decompose readily (Jarchow and Liebman, 2011).
Nonetheless, if the correct procedures are followed prairie can be easily established following any crop or land cover. Read more about Prairie Strip Installation and Establishment
2018 STRIPS Landowner Report
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2018 Research summary for prairie strips cooperators and landowners: landowner_summary_2018_-_public.pdf Read more about 2018 STRIPS Landowner Report
STRIPS Cooperator Survey 2018 results
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Prairie Strips Consultants
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The Become a Prairie Strips Consultant program for Technical Service Providers (TSPs), Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), and other farm advisors offers education for supporting installation and maintenance of prairie strips. See our list of participants who completed the program at the Bluestem, Coneflower, and Prairie Clover levels as of October 18, 2 Read more about Prairie Strips Consultants