Testimonials

"I was concerned with erosion since my farm is so hilly. Half of my farm is on a rather steep hill with the east half fairly flat as it becomes part of the East Nishnabotna River valley, so this hilly area is prone to significant erosion."

"I’d say the biggest thing to get other landowners interested in planting the strips on their land would be recognition of the value of the soil and that we are losing it."

"I had some initial concerns about whether I could establish prairie in an agricultural setting. But now I have been a part of five prairie reconstructions, and all my worries have been settled with how smooth of a transition and how beneficial prairie is.

"Once we demonstrate that there are economic benefits to prairie strips, there may be a lot more owners who will want to get involved."

"If we can have healthy soil with higher organic matter with no-till, cover crops, and prairie strips, then together this system can sequester soil nutrients and the water leaving my farm would be cleaner."

"As the farm manager for Whiterock Conservancy, I am always looking out for conservation practices that have promise at the broader scale."

"As farmers, we need to figure out how we don’t waste half of the fertilizer we use for our own economic reasons, but also to make sure we are socially responsible in using those products."

"Since I’m an organic farmer, I can’t spray, so I’m interested in seeing how far out the seed predators will go out from the strips and eat weed seeds."

"Weeds growing in these strips will maintain some variation in their genetics and help prevent the development of resistant weeds within the fields."

"As a beekeeper, I was surprised at the number of (beneficial) insects these narrow strips of diversity attract amid a monoculture."