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Cream of the Crop: Assessing the Environmental Benefits of Prairie StripsScience · Life Science · Grades 6–8Reading

The research in this monograph looks at the use of prairie strips, which are strips of native prairie plants that are planted between sections of agricultural crops. Scientists wanted to know how practical and effective the use of prairie strips was. They also wanted to know if local farmers would be interested in the potential benefits of prairie strips. Topics: Agriculture, Grasslands, Crops, Economics, Ecosystem, Harvesting, Native Ecosystem, Nonnative.

From USDA Forest Service, Natural Inquirer · Public domain (US Gov) · original source

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