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Prairie strips are cost-effective
2013-10-24 13:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Strips of perennial prairie grass amid row crops may be one of the most cost-effective and low-effort conservation practices. The conservation practice, the Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairies (STRIPs), developed by Iowas Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, can effectively manage more than 90% of sedimentation and nutrient transport. read more
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