Our cooperating farmers, farm managers, and farmland owners are best at explaining why and how prairie strips fit into the commercial farm environment. They are also passionate about sharing their perspectives with others. Here we've captured their thoughts and experiences in a series of short interviews.
- Eric Hoien, from Spirit Lake, owns four farms in northwest Iowa. Eric Hoien Testimonial
- David Gossman crops the best and covers the rest of his farm in Jackson County, Iowa. Starting in 1996, at the recommendation of his farmer, he started converting many of his farm's sensitive areas to prairie, including prairie strips. David Gossman Testimonial.
- Maggie McQuown returned to the farm she grew up on near Red Oak and became and early adopter of prairie strips. Maggie McQuown Testimonial.
- Shami Morse and her siblings own their family farm in Iowa County, Iowa. They established 16 acres of prairie strips on a 200 acre row crop field in the fall of 2014. Shami Morse Testimonial.
- Paul Mugge farms organic corn, soybeans, small grains, and alfalfa in O'Brien County, Iowa. He pioneered prairie strips before they were cool. Paul Mugge Testimonial.
- Darwin Pierce is the Farm Manager at Whiterock Conservancy, located just outside of Coon Rapids, Iowa. Darwin Pierce Testimonial.
- Tim Smith is a corn and soybean farmer near Eagle Grove, Iowa. Tim Smith Testimonial.
- Dan Stoffel grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa on Washington County’s rolling terrain in southeast Wisconsin. Prior to returning home to farm with his brothers Lee and Tim, he worked as a biochemist. Dan Stoffel Testimonial.
- Lee Tesdell owns and manages his family's Century Farm near Slater, Iowa. Lee Tesdell Testimonial.
- Seth Watkins is a cow-calf farmer who also grows corn, soybeans, oats, and alfalfa near Clarinda, Iowa. Seth Watkins Testimonial.