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The Science-based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips (or “STRIPS”) experiment site in Ames, Iowa, where this experiment was conducted.

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Lead author Dr. Corinn Rutkoski (right) and her PhD mentor Dr. Sarah Evans (left) pictured at their study site in Ames Iowa.

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Prairie strips, strips of planted prairie that split agricultural plots, provide huge ecosystem benefits. The prairie strip is on the left, consisting of primarily ryegrass but containing many other species. The canola on the right makes up the commercial crop in this LTAR field.

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Bonanza Creek researchers use boats to access many of their floodplain research sites along the Tanana river. This day was so smoky from the nearby McDonald Fire that it was hard to see the far bank at times.