2022 Winter Farminar Series: Prairie Strips & Conservation Programs

Paul Mugge and Tim Youngquist come together to share their passion for integrating conservation practices into their family farms through prairie strips. In this farminar, they will share their experience with prairie strips, which includes discovering how strategic use of prairie strips can help protect the land while benefitting native wildlife.

Paul Mugge, a lifelong environmentalist, lives in Sutherland, Iowa, with his wife, Karen. On their farm, they raise corn, soybeans and small grains, and dedicate portions to pollinator and wildlife habitat. The Mugges have been growing organic crops for nearly 20 years.

Tim Youngquist is the farmer liaison with Iowa State University’s STRIPS project, which studies the impacts of strategically integrating prairie strips into farm fields. He grew up on a century farm near Kiron, Iowa, that has been in his family since 1871, and where he still farms today. He is both knowledgeable and passionate about production agriculture and natural resource conservation in Iowa.

Farminars are webinars that are free and produced to help farmers learn about business and production issues that matter to them from the convenience of their homes. Learn more about Practical Farmers of Iowa. View previous Farminars here.