Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans. Over the ...

Industrial agriculture is profitable, but recent trends show that profit may only last in the short run if soil health isn’t prioritized. Farmers in the central US in the 1930s learned the hard way.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmers in Iowa have added “prairie strips” alongside rows of corn and soybeans to help halt serious environmental challenges ...

This article is more than 1 year old. More farmers are adding strips of native prairie on their farmland to conserve plant species, prevent erosion and provide a habitat for pollinators and birds.

Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute. Prairie ...

Back in 2003, a team of scientists from Iowa State University began to study how to best introduce conservation practices into working farmland without undermining the crop productivity of the fields ...

Join the Kane County Farm Bureau, Kane-DuPage County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Iowa State University STRIPS team for a Prairie Strips Field Day in St. Charles beginning 9 a.m. on ...

Species loss is a huge concern in larger agricultural models. Hard annual tilling and the use of what was once habitat to grow food lessen the likelihood of survival. But there are multiple ...

More farmers are adding strips of native prairie on their farmland to conserve plant species, prevent erosion and provide a habitat for pollinators and birds. Harvest Public Media’s Rachel Cramer ...

Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health Institute. Subscribe ...