Tallgrass Prairie Center
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The Tallgrass Prairie Center restores native vegetation for the benefit of society and environment through research, education, and technology.
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Leopold Letter: "Prairie strips transition from research to reality"
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(Summer, 2013) Read more about STRIPS first demonstration site in this article from the Summer, 2013 Leopold Letter! Read more about Leopold Letter: "Prairie strips transition from research to reality"
Iowa Learning Farms Webinar Featuring Pollinators and Prairie Strips
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(November, 2014) Listen and watch Dr. Mary Harris describe her research on pollinators and prairie strips in this Iowa Learning Farms webinar. This webinar was first delivered on November 19th. Read more about Iowa Learning Farms Webinar Featuring Pollinators and Prairie Strips
Tim Youngquist Presents Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
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STRIPS Farmer Liaison presents on "Spreading Prairie to Iowa Farms" in this recent Iowa Learning Farms webinar. Tim is the best person on the team to ask questions of when it comes to on-farm implementation of prairie strips. Read more about Tim Youngquist Presents Iowa Learning Farms Webinar
Plant Iowa Native
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Plant Iowa Native is an initiative of the Tallgrass Prairie Center at the University of Northern Iowa. Plant Iowa Native helps link consumers, private industry, non-profit organizations, and government agencies for the purpose of promoting native Iowa plants. Plant Iowa Native maintains a list of native seed dealers and technical service providers.
STRIPS Team Assesses Tile Systems Under Prairies
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This news release and video summarizes the team's evaluation of corn and prairie root penetration into tile lines. Read more about STRIPS Team Assesses Tile Systems Under Prairies
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
Ohio State Weed Guide
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Farmers and landowners who would like to implement prairie strips will have to follow herbicide restrictions. Learn more with this guide.
Prairie Strips in Corn & Soybean Digest
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Read about prairie strips in Corn & Soybean Digest. STRIPS Farmer Liaison Tim Youngquist says, “Each field is unique; each farmer’s entrepreneurial spirit is different. We consider equipment width and ‘farmability’ to avoid dramatically changing a field’s existing farming pattern.”
Why Prairie Strips? Our Farmer & Farm Landowner Cooperators Explain
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Our cooperators are best at explaining why prairie strips are a practical farmland conservation tool. We've collected a few of their testimonials on this new web page. Check back in the future for more. Read more about Why Prairie Strips? Our Farmer & Farm Landowner Cooperators Explain