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(Time: 5:21) Step 1 of 5 on planting and managing native warm season grasses.

This video will outline and explain the aspects of soil chemistry which sustains agricultural nutrient cycling. Soil biology is the key player in sustainable farming supporting soil chemistry and enabling nutrient cycling. Soil organic matter is the building block to support microbes and enhance soil chemistry.

Graham Lancaster is the founding director of the Environmental Analysis Laboratory (EAL) at Southern Cross University, Lismore, Northern New South Wales, Australia, and now the senior manager of commercial and research services. EAL has been supporting sustainable farming for over 30 years and promoting all forms of soil management using the principles of biological, organic, regenerative farming.

Jim Fritz (SE ARC, MN NRCS), James Fett (Watershed Technician, Mower SWCD), and Andrea Eger (Regenerative Ag Project Manager, TNC) discuss the following topics on CP43 CCRP Prairie Strips:

• FSA CRP eligibility, contract length, eligible for SIP and PIP payments, acreage limits
• Program policy specific to CP43 such as field locations, size requirements, grass and forb requirements
• NRCS CP43 suitability and feasibility worksheet, CP43 Implementation Requirement job sheet
• Seed design calculator
• Pollinator concerns with adjacent cropland, referencing Agronomy Tech Note 9 and 31 for guidance to planners and landowners
• What makes CRP prairie strips the newest most exciting conservation practice?
• Outreach and promotion in Mower County
• Partnerships to leverage incentives for landowner adoption
• Grant opportunities to promote STRIPS

Emily May and Karin Jokela from the Xerces Society present on pesticide risks to pollinators in habitat near cropland, including field research on pesticide contamination and impacts, and how to address and mitigate those risks in planning prairie strips. The talk includes local case studies and partner experiences.

(Time:16:27) Jake Watson, USDA NRCS and Michael McCord discuss how to calibrate a drill for Native Warm Season Grasses.

(Time: 1:00) Learn about ecotypes and ecological restoration planning tools for greater long term conservation planting success.