Prairie Strips Field Day
Join the Kane County Farm Bureau, Kane-DuPage County Soil and Water Conservation District
and the Iowa State University STRIPS team for a prairie strips field day in St. Charles beginning
9:00am on Thursday, July 25. Registration deadline is July 15.
Prairie strips, or CP 43, is a practice in the Conservation Reserve Program that protects soil and
water while providing habitat for wildlife through the integration of native perennial plants into
strategic locations within corn and soybean fields. Presenter Tim Youngquist, Iowa State ag
specialist, will highlight conservation benefits and the history of STRIPS, Science-based Trials
of Row Crops Integrated with Prairie Strips. Field day topics include prairie strip design,
pollinators, roots and vegetation, soil retention, and water quality. The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) will also be on hand to answer additional questions.
The event will begin at the Kane County Farm Bureau with coffee and a brief welcome. The
group will travel 2 miles to Prairie Green Preserve for the field visit, then wrap up back at the
Kane County Farmers Bureau with presentations and light refreshments.
Please dress for the weather, including long pants and closed-toe shoes in the field.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Time: 8:30am doors open; 9:00am, brief welcome
Wrap up at 11:00am
Location 1: Kane County Farmers Bureau (2N710 Randall Road, St. Charles, IL)
Location 2: Prairie Green Preserve (698 North Peck Road, Geneva, IL)
Parking Note
The group will meet near the Geneva Community Gardens parking lot to begin the field portion
of the event.  Parking is limited at the Geneva Community Gardens parking lot, so we
encourage groups to carpool from the Kane County Farm Bureau to Prairie Green Preserve.
Registration is FREE but space is limited; please register online by July 15.

Questions about the training can be directed to:
 Brooke Rogers, Regenerative Ag Specialist, barogers@iastate.edu or 815-546-2210
 Kat Gerdts, Administrative Coordinator, KDSWCD, kat.gerdts@kanedupageswcd.org or
(630) 584-7960 ext 3